Baja 5SC set up

[fastbaja5b]

Hey Castle guys, got an XL2 and have a 2028 motor on it's way for repair in the mean time I want to know can I run the Baja on 6s Lipo with something like a Leopard 5692 1000kv or similar?

Only want to gear it for 35-40mph at the absolute maximum

Is a 6s Set up doable or is 8s absolutely essential? I know the issues we had with the MMM running close to the cell count limit and wonder if the same applies to the XLV2