Nice setup. I can appreciate the gearing dilemma. I have a MBX5 Prosec with a Plettenberg Maximum and Quark 125B (w fan and extra heatsink). I use a 12-13:46 gearing and I t runs pretty fast/faster than I can drive it.
I’m almost done with my new 8ight with a 1512 1.5D Neu and I’ll be using the MM. What settings do you use on your MM?
Where do you live in MI? We will be running in Holly starting at the end of April with enough converted 1/8 buggies to have our own heats and extended mains. There are all other electrics and electric MTs too that run there. We ran over the winter in Ann Arbor.
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The excitement there got others to convert buggies over the past few weeks and are itching to get started outdoors.