I'm not sure I'm going to run the 22t pinion. I installed it because I wanted to try my 80mm medusa in the XXL, and was afraid it would get too hot. I just bought some new 40 series wheels which are supposed to have a 5.5" diameter, so I won't be needing the small pinion.
Your thread did get me into the Losi MT. I started with the Muggy, but switched to the LST. It's a great truck, but it does need a lot of power to get it moving. Good thing about the XXL is that the XXL diffs have the losi hd cups.
here's a pic of the 22t pinion and the stock spur. looking at the pic, a 66t spur probably would be better: