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05.27.2008, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by B15 View Post
I would say 3s isnt enough for a 1/8 buggy at any speed, especially not for the high 30mph range. I gear my buggy on 4s for low to mid 30s. The overgearing combined with the tiny novak rotors would definitely cause your heat problems.
This is exactly correct. I run a 6.5 hv motor in a crt.5 on 3s, and it seems like it gould do with 4s. Those novak hv motors really need rpm to produce any power. Go up to 4s and drop to a smaller pinion.
   
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