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George16
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01.08.2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryu James View Post
so get this....the reason i wanted to go down to the 2200kv is recently at the track after 20 minutes of racing my motor temps are like 155* to 160* which is higher than i like to be. i couldnt figure it out. all summer my temps were like 130 or less. so this is when i took notice of the 2200kv motor thinking it would bring my motor temps down. but then i read something in another forum that answered my question for me. that a center diff motor mount will result in motor temps about 10* hotter than a Tekno chassis motor mount. the reason being is the alum motor plates and alum chassis all help to dissipate heat away from the motor. this was tested by someone. makes sense.
That's the reason why I used the stock Emaxx motor mount instead of the gorillamaxx single mount on my gmaxx. The extra surface provides a good surface for heat to dissipate.


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