doublest

I cant see why my monster stock pro is getting soo hot. Its not overgeared as its only running at a ratio of 6.5.

Can anyone help, thanks

Claydoh

6.5?!?!? Man, I gear my monsters at 8.0. They are all rpm, no torque. Try it 8.0, you'll be surprised

Carbon_Fibre3

also be progressive on teh throttle out of turns, this will help to minimise the current through the motor, and keep it cooler, and keep the batts voltage higher for longer

TimPotter

iTrader: (15)

Yeah, I run mine close to 8 also.. On a tight carpet track

itchynads

Depends on the track, weather and the efficiency of a car's drivetrain.

Down here in down under we gear our Monsters at around 6.1 because our tracks are very big.

CGR

I run mine at 7.8 for a fairly large and sweeping track. 6.5 sounds way overgeared.

defMondo

Try 5.6 itchy.

itchynads

Oh so thats why I'm so slow

Calvin Ng

how bout a track with alot of "u"turns and some 90 degree turns about a 20m straight what would you guyz gear it at?

defMondo

That sounds like a tight track, try 7 to 7.5, that's what I gear at when I race at tight track.

As mentioned above, if you can be very smooth on the throttle and even on hair pins be able to drive through them without lots of stop and go style throttle control then you can get away with gearing up, but you have to be smooth.

Tony

Kraig

iTrader: (81)

If the above options do not work remove the links to the capacitor board. If a capacitor shorts out it will make the motor run hot. I have seen this problem before on motors such as the P2k series so it is worth a shot.