Thanks for the suggestion. As I'm still afraid to go full throttle with the new 5S battery (even on flat roads!), I'll go low: 16/40 or 16/38.
Since it's been 2 years since I last bought spurs/pinions for this truck, I want to get this right. I remember buying the 5mm mod1 pinion gear and I'm still using the original 38T spur from the 3.3 Revo.
Using the formulas on the scriptorium, going from 20/38 to 16/40 means a 25% decrease in top speed, which will be fine by me. This will be easier on the motor, but will it also be easier on the battery?
Also, I remember from back when I was shopping for my Revo conversion motor that a lower kv motor was better for monster trucks. Going from the 1850 9XL to the 2200 CC-Neu seems like a big jump upwards.