Well, I geared way taller, I think it was like a 22/84'ish, and the truck ran waaay too hot. Plus they changed the track up, it was hard to compare apples to apples. I ended up going back to a 18/87 and the temps were back under control. The track is more technical now, so the gearing worked well, along with a pretty tight slipper. I just got my new Tekin ESC and 9.5 motor, but haven't had a chance to put it in yet. I still was running faster lap times with my RTR and it's LRP SXX Competition ESC and 17.5 Speed Passion brushless. I'll post more later.