I just measured my tires. They're 6 3/8 inches tall and are very soft. They balloon a lot so maybe they are getting some extra gearing from there also. I had to rob my front diff for a converted Sport Maxx so maybe being 2 wheel drive helped by removing some rotating mass. I also was wondering how much the kv actually drops with a load. It's rated for 5000kv but I was figuring it would be closer to 4700kv. Even at 4500kv I get 47mph on Brian's speed calculator with just adding .5" of tire ballooning. I took this system out of my E-Maxx because I bought another MMM so I can't recheck at the moment but I will when I get some more time.
Yeah from my experience being 2wd adds alot.In my Savage it would go from 35 4wd to 38 2wd .By you saying it's rated at 5000 you must have the new pro system,it's supposed to have more power and run cooler.So with those factors it makes it a little more acceptable, in my mind anyway :)