Rustler vs. Rustler

[Jeremy1976]

My friends Rustler seems to spool up and run better on 2s than mine. He is running the VXL with 26/83 48 pitch gearing. I am running Medusa 36-50-3300 with a MMM and 0.8 gearing 17/56. His will wheelie and the motor spools up nice. Mine will not wheelie and sounds pale in comparison with his. Am I still overgeared? I went from a 19/56 to a 17/56 and cannot really tell too much of a difference in performance. Mine on 3s acts more like his with the wheelies and stuff on 2s.

Thanks