I've been watching the temperatures closely. 260 F is the highest I've seen and that was with the body on in an outfield (grass) with a lot of WOT (wide open throttle).

As for my dads car. He picked up a similar HPI part as the CEN 2 wheel drive one, so he has been running his car with that. Only down side with that part is that there is a little bit more play in the front wheels.