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If I can butt in till Gee gets around to posting....I also have the Rail (Cage in some markets) and to tell you the truth asking for more from the stock setup is going to end in fried motor, ESC or both. Personally I think that the stock setup is pretty much on the edge already and trying to gear it up for more speed will end in destruction of something.

What I recommend you do I get the Castle 1515 (2200kv). Same as what is in the brushless Revo and E-Maxx. Then get a 48T spur gear. The 53T spur gear has all the little holes around it but the 48T is solid with no holes. Following that you will need a 16 or a 17T hardened Mod1 pinion. Rest is just bolting it all in and hooking up the motor to the ESC. You will also need to do a little minor panel beating to the side chassis to accommodate the larger motor. I did it with a hammer and it took less than five minutes to do. Actually took longer to put the side chassis back onto the car then to modify it.
The stock ESC has surprised me a lot. With the stock motor it did run a it on the warm side but with the 1515 it has been running pretty cool geared 17/48. I have even ran it on 5S (even though it is only 4S rated) and it was fine. Beeped five times too so it must have recognized the pack as 5S. LVC also seems to work fine with 5S. Didn't get much more hotter than what it runs on 4S but I only ran the 5S on road for speed runs. 4S with the above gearing is just insane for off road.

CLICK HERE for the spur gear you will need. Check out RCMonster store for pinions. They are the best in the business.

If you need more info or even pics just ask and I'll show you my setup.

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BIG-block Guest Posts: n/a	01.06.2011, 10:50 AM If I can butt in till Gee gets around to posting....I also have the Rail (Cage in some markets) and to tell you the truth asking for more from the stock setup is going to end in fried motor, ESC or both. Personally I think that the stock setup is pretty much on the edge already and trying to gear it up for more speed will end in destruction of something. What I recommend you do I get the Castle 1515 (2200kv). Same as what is in the brushless Revo and E-Maxx. Then get a 48T spur gear. The 53T spur gear has all the little holes around it but the 48T is solid with no holes. Following that you will need a 16 or a 17T hardened Mod1 pinion. Rest is just bolting it all in and hooking up the motor to the ESC. You will also need to do a little minor panel beating to the side chassis to accommodate the larger motor. I did it with a hammer and it took less than five minutes to do. Actually took longer to put the side chassis back onto the car then to modify it. The stock ESC has surprised me a lot. With the stock motor it did run a it on the warm side but with the 1515 it has been running pretty cool geared 17/48. I have even ran it on 5S (even though it is only 4S rated) and it was fine. Beeped five times too so it must have recognized the pack as 5S. LVC also seems to work fine with 5S. Didn't get much more hotter than what it runs on 4S but I only ran the 5S on road for speed runs. 4S with the above gearing is just insane for off road. CLICK HERE for the spur gear you will need. Check out RCMonster store for pinions. They are the best in the business. If you need more info or even pics just ask and I'll show you my setup. Last edited by BIG-block; 01.06.2011 at 10:51 AM.