Thanks for the reply, I will do what you have said when i get the chance just went to check the mesh screw and it seems that the motor mount is pretty much stripped of any thread so seems I’m going to have to replace that. Could that really put all that stress on the motor? Not sure whether to contact the seller to see whether he has screwed me over or not, but I think he may have and if there has been a fire or anything like that I feel that that's something you should tell the buyer. It would make sense, a battery fire may have been the reason he did not include the stock nihms. The tyres and wheels are stock as far as I know. The issue with gearing it down is right now it's to the point where it's not fast but is still very fun. If I'm going to make it slower I will probably just put in a brushless system and skip all these issues with the brushed layout. I haven't taken it apart yet, or done anything you should do when buying used but this run was just to see whether it worked and check out the brushed system to see whether I do need to upgrade. Either way I won't do much until my thermometer arrives so I can find out the actual temps.

Got any suggestions as far as a 1/10th anything? Just something I can run off a single 2s, ideally the same batteries I use in my e-revo and I would love to build something from kit.