Mamba competition pack and Mini Quake

[MikeyLikesItSI]

I've had this setup for several months now just as a little beat around the drive way machine. The reviews i've read mentioned that it cogged a bit so i was expecting that (which it does). I've got the smallest size pinion gear (12T) and largest spur gear (49T) i could find. I'm running this all with a 2s lipo 1400mah.

Well if i start with a fresh battery and run it until its dead, the battery AND the motor are smoking hot. So hot you can't even touch under the chassis where either are positioned. The speed controller is just warm enough to comfortabley keep your finger on it. From what i've read, the gearing needs to be altered if one or the other is getting hot, or did i not understand?

Either way, where is a good place to start to try to get this to run lower temperatures.

I can't find a lower tooth metric pinion to fit this setup. Any suggestions are welcome (even critical ones that tell me the small mamba motors are garbage :027: )