andy_n Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 hiya guys dunno if you can shed some light on this i run my b4 indoors its stock electrics and gearing ( i think ) im running 81 spur and 23 pinion the motors the 17t reedy that come in it as stock and the standard esc im running 3300 and 3700 matched cells when doing 5 minute heats the motor gets REALLY hot and the esc is hot aswell but the baterys are keeping cool its really really quick aswell any ideas im thinking it could be the esc at fault ? havent got a clue myself iv tried smaller pinnions but no real change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richhrly Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 hiya guys dunno if you can shed some light on this i run my b4 indoors its stock electrics and gearing ( i think ) im running 81 spur and 23 pinion the motors the 17t reedy that come in it as stock and the standard esc im running 3300 and 3700 matched cells when doing 5 minute heats the motor gets REALLY hot and the esc is hot aswell but the baterys are keeping cool its really really quick aswell any ideas im thinking it could be the esc at fault ? havent got a clue myself iv tried smaller pinnions but no real change 23 is geared quite high, I ran my B4 on a 24 pinion and it got very hot, you need a powerful motor to be able to get that sorta gearing. try going down a few teeth on the pinion gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_n Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 ok mate ill try a 19 i think thats the only other iv got see what its like i dont reace for another 2 weeks anyway but try and get it sorted for before then cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losidan Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 (edited) it is super tight at gilstead too so that needs to be taken into consideration. I was running too high a gear on me tourer and was recommended to change to a pinion about 2 teeth less and it was amazing the difference in heat on the motor (24 to 22). Edited November 10, 2007 by losidan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley b4 123 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 on a 17 you want about a 21 22 as the stock motors are pretty poo and slow so about a 21 22 should be fine. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_n Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 well its 23 standard and its proper red hot i mean ull burn ur hands if you touch the motor takes about 10 mins to cool down again im gunna try a 19 on it see what its like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 With my experience of Associated cars, they come quite overgeared from the factory. Buy a range of pinions from stock and under (and maybe 1 or 2 over) and have a play with the gearing. I still think that no one can just tell you what to run, so it's best just to buy a few so you can change when changing motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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