I got the pinion ordered from the lhs. Will be in tomorrow. Gave the motor a test unloaded with a max of about 1/8 throttle. God, it sounds AWESOME! I relocated the MM to behind the motor, and wired up the bec. The way I mounted the bec is a but ghetto, just tie-wrapped it onto the esc power wires. Also, got the front brace mounted, finally. Here's a couple pics: