Torque Control Question

[Dadx2mj]

I recently picked up a SCT/3800 combo and paired the 3800 motor with a Mamba Max I already was using in a Rustler. The motor is AWESOME with TONS of torque, in fact too much torque for a 2wd Stadium truck. So I did the motor test and enabled the torque control and set the value to 7.5 for a trial run. The torque was reduce but still too much but my ESC temps went up from ~120º to ~155º. Is this normal and will lowering the value to reduce torque more drive the ESC temps even higher?