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Thanks Noj, a lot of useful info there, it's running a hobby craft 3400 EZRUN Series Brushless System Combo (WATERPROOF ESC) that's had less than 30 min run time due to multiple probs, I've not ran one of the 3s down yet either, I'll keep plugging on until it's right and add your suggestions! Thankyou!

Both are chewed now, it's the plastic 54 spurs and a 18 pinion, I'll order new ones and start again!

This is not my car (found it on YouTube) but it's making the same noise!

So my hobby wing motor decided to un-solder it's self today so has I'm pulling it out to re-solder I notice my pinion is all chewed, without the motor in the chassis rolls nice, no noise, as soon as I put the motor back in it sounds very clunky.. Any ideas?

Is this the kind of package that would work? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360800461787 Good shout about the. MIP CVD's, I'll order some of them also! Thankyou!

Excellent, looks like I'll get the hobbywing wp sc8 & motor then if they are getting recommended!

Thanks for quick response.. So if I went for the hobby wing combo it bolts straight in with similar performance? Off the top of my head it has a 13 tooth pinion so look for 11 0r less?

I really didn't want my first post to be a negative one but hey ho, So I bought my Slash 4x4 on here off a top lad (samdzharov) running all standard gearing and Lipo 2s, After a few good bashes with no issues I decided to up grade to 3s so bought a Turnigy Zippy 5000mah 3s 11.1v 30-40c hard case battery, First run out today lasted 15 mins and the car stopped, Motor and ESC was hot, ESC has a fan on it but clearly not cooling it enough, so I let the car sit a cool a while, next thing thick black smoke came from under the ESC, I unplugged the battery and it stopped.. Gutted!!! So I'm at a loss now, have both ESC and motor burnt out? Was putting the 3s' to much for the VXL-3s system? Do I buy new or try and send off to TRAXXAS? If I buy new again do I go back to 2s? I run with friends who have Hyper 7's so I just wanted my Slash to keep up with them, sorry for all the questions, would just like to be pointed in the right direction and to see where i went wrong. Thanks.. Chris!

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