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02.25.2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lincpimp View Post
You can run smaller pinions, but you may find the motor undergeared, and it may run warm because of that. Otherwise it should be fine. If I were to buy a savage flux I would run 5s lipo and regear it to do around 42-45mph. That would most likely mean dropping 2 teeth on the pinion to a 23t. You can run it however you want, just take temps regularly and you will see what is not working. If you plan to run 6s, I would gear down a few teeth. Then keep an eye on the batts and if they get too hot you will need to drop a few more teeth. A MT on 6s that is geared for more than 55mph is generally a handful. That is why most of us gear for 45mph or so.
The Flux already does 41mph on 4S with a 20T pinion and a little tire ballooning. Going to 5S, you'll want to drop 2T-3T from the 20T to get back down in the mid 40mph range if you account for ballooning.
   
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