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pullinteef
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08.08.2008, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
With the internal mod and added heatsink (Mike has one in the store specifically for the Quark), it shouldn't thermal. I've never thermalled my Hyper 8 with the same voltage, a 2700 kv motor, and geared 46/16.
This is what I don't get, and why I was looking for help on that other thread started today. Are you able to run that setup for 15 mins or more of racing? I can't gear for about 36mph or higher without it thermalling in like 10 minutes. And the case and heatsink do seem to be transferring the heat well. I don't think there is excessive drag in the drivetrain which would've been a possible culprit. And to be honest, I race fine at 34 mph gearing it's just not super quick. Our track has recently switched to two 10 minute qualifiers instead of 3 five minute ones. More track time and fewer races makes the day move smoother. A-Mains are usually 15 minute unless its a trophy race when it's 30 mins. When we used to run 5 min qualifiers I could gear up and not worry about thermalling but now it's tricky to make 10 mins unless I run a 12/46 setup (on RC8 which already has 43/10 diff ratios)
   
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