Originally Posted by Toon

I am currently using an Xtreme Stock ESC in a 1/10 2WD buggy, with a 13.5T SP MMM motor on 2S LiPo. I want to change over to a SP V3 8.5T motor, but will the Xtreme Stock be OK with this setup, as the 'official' specs say 'with 2S Lipo or 4-6 cells NiMH, 1/10 on-road>=8.5T, 1/10 off-road>=11.5T'.

I won't be running any boost or turbo, but should I be looking at using a 90A or 120A ESC with the 8.5T instead to be on the safe side? This is for track use only, but it will be used for 15 minute practice runs as well as 5 minute races.