It will work I was running a Sidewinder with 4s and CCBEC on a Novak 17.5 (~2200 kv). There was quite a bit of cogging at startup due to the gearing but once rolling it was pretty smooth. Now running a MM Pro though.
SH Z-Car, Custom Crawler, 8s Savage, 12s XTM XLB 1/7 buggy, 4wd 4-link rear/IFS Pro4 truck, Custom Hyper 10 Short Course, Belt-Drive Mammoth ST 1/8 truggy, 4s 17.5 MM Pro HPI Blitz