good motor for hpi blitz?

[scarletboa]

i have been using the vxl motor from my rustler, but it has a nice sized dent from jumping my rustler 25ft+ into the air. the plastic motor mount flexed and the motor hit the skidplate thing pretty hard, leaving a nasty dent. ever since then, the motor likes to run hot. it would never go above 130F, but it will easily get up to 180F in 7-10 minutes now.

i am looking for a motor that will tolerate pretty high gearing on 2 and 3s. i like medusa motors, but they are becoming even more rare now and even if i could find one, i can't find any 32p gears that will fit the blitz, so i need a motor with a 3.17mm shaft.

i saw someone using a novak ballistic 8.5t in a slash geared conservatively (35-40mph) and was only temping at 90F after 10 minutes.


any suggestions?