RE: The Offical Shockwave 26 thread!
OK ran the SW. I was very careful not to let it overheat on me or go into thermal overload because I ran it in my pond behind the house which is nasty and I did not want to swim or fetch.
Well it seemed maybe just as fast or if anything a little bit slower than the stock prop. Didn't run it too hard. Took it easy. Only WOT for 20 secs at a time and took short cool down breaks. Brought it in a couple times to monitor temps. Could not use the 5 second rule at the end of the motor (opposite side of the shaft) It and the wires running into it were pretty hot. ESC was hot but cooler than the Brushes area of the motor. It sucks I can't run this boat like I do my Villain EX on two 7 cells (16.8 volts). I run that thing WOT 90% of the time until batts are empty 12 mins later. There has to be a way to get this thing to run cooler. I am thinking a more Efficient and water cooled ESC along with a water jacket and brush tubes will solve the HEAT WAVE.