Solara, I can gear up, and yes it makes the motor hotter, but it bogs like mad coming out of corners. Adding 2 teeth cost me almost 2/10ths of a second in lap times, but did make my motor hot!...
Seems weird how odd these motors are about gearing and timing. No setup from a Reedy, TP, RevTech, Duo, etc... seems to work on these, or even close to working.