Originally Posted by
adamym
Hey Everyone, I hope someone answers this pretty quick because I'm tired of heat problems. So here's my setup that I was running, 17t pinion, 81 spur, avid clutch, fantom 6.5 ion v.4 motor timing all the way down with an orion r10 pro. My motor was pretty much around 100 but my esc was hot at 160. This is after about 5 min of running hard. What should I be running?
What body are you running? If Bulldog, do you have the front and back cut outs for better airflow? Also unless you have an unusually small track, you're geared too low. You want at least an 18 pinion, but 19 to 21 is more commonly found on a 6.5 with 81 spur. Your low motor temps reflect this. Having said all this, your ESC temp sounds acceptable.