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Old 03-26-2004, 10:38 PM
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Originally posted by koabich
Otherwise, even with the correct gearing your motor will get so hot, the sticker on the motor can will start to bubble and eventually melt. Plus when it get really hot (usually 1.5-2 minutes into the run) the motor dies really fast!
You are obviously doing something wrong. This is the ONLY motor I've run for a year. When I really push mine it hits 180 degrees/f but normally it's around 160-70 after a run. I've NEVER had a label come off, bubble or melt. Also my motors have ALWAYS stayed strong, hell even with a 5.8ogr on a large track it didn't go soft. At my local track you run a 30mm rollout for the BS and 25mm for the MS. I run a 27mm rollout for my Mvp. On a medium sized track start with a 25mm rollout and go from there.
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