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Old 18-05-2006
Chris Doughty Chris Doughty is offline
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Originally Posted by Barry Williams
My son runs a GTB 5.5 in his B4 on 81/20 gearing & it goes really well, but be aware that it`s not just the motor that gets hot, the speed controller is where we`ve had probs in the past with it overheating & the thermal cutout stops or slows the car dramatically. I have recently had to cut the body shell to allow more airflow to try to cool things down.
Indeed, most of the 'work' in brushless setups is done by the speedo, that is normally the thing that will over heat.
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