Ok guys I'm a believer now!

[glassdoctor]

I like to run 12V fans right off the battery leads. I soldered in a rx/servo connector right on the mamba's main wire tabs outside the case, with about 1" wire leads. So I can plug in a fan or ubec right at the esc.

Fans vary in output and you don't know till you try one. Some are weak and some kick butt, both 12V and 5V... imo one is not "better" than the other. It just depends on the particular fan you try.

I think you can gear up no problem... you don't really know until you experiment to find where the breaking point is.

A fan on the mamba will help a lot if temps jump with a gear change.

160's is not bad at all.... CC says the temps were 220+ when they got them to thermal, and it won't damage the esc either.