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Old 04-16-2013, 07:27 PM
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Default RE: Can someone tell me why my motor went up in smoke

Im not sure what triggered it,I know I did a few high speed laps on the street seemed fine then gave back to the kids and we had a smoke bomb less then a min later. I think what happened was it wasnt under any load,,those stock tires are crap and give No traction and they were in the grass and I think they just over revved it with no load,just like you say they dont know to let off and just keep the throttle buried and dont let off.

I came across another old motor its a trinity GT-1 I tried to look it up and didnt see to much but I think its a 12T,What gearing would you recommend? On hand I have a 81T and 78T spurs and I think the lowest pinion I have is a 15T 18T and 20T Think anything out of this will work,,or I need to gear lower?