GEARING
 

I have bought a 2nd hand GVE that I am wishing to set up and use for drifting. It's had a few upgrades but i believe the gearing for the car is wrong.
It runs for 15 - 20 mins fine then ESC cuts out from overheating. Need help from somebody who understands gearing as I don't and I believe that this is the issue.

specs are:
(hobbywing brand) - 5.5 turn motor brushless ezrun 6000kv (a bit overboard, i know but still want to use it)
(hobbywing brand) - esc - 12v 0.06A - max 16v
battery: - lipo 4200mAh 7.4v
Internal gearbox - 44T/16T
Main gear - 70T

have a standard 24T motor pinion gear and a 17T. both run fine with no overheating when running really cheap hard plastic tyres (no load) but when i run the desired tyres which are closer to a hard plastic rubber mix (which gives better control & drift) it cuts out after 15 - 20 mins - but does drift well while running. when running grip tyres and running around a track i get less time than that before it cuts out. 17T runs a little better than 24T on grip tyres.

What is the size motor pinion gear that i would need to go to in order to run the hard plastic rubber mix without overheating ESC? or would i need to change more than just that?

NEED HELP PLEASE! I want to get back out there drifting ~ keenly awaiting your guys replies...

RE: GEARING
 

main reason whyy your esc is overheating when you have the "grip drift" tires on i because those tires actually have to work to break loose. (not enough low end torque in the motor i think)</p>

id say just stick you the plastic wheels with it over heats. or switch motors(higher turn lower KV) till you can find one that works good witht eh "50/50 grip drift" tires </p>


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but i never really messed around with brushless since Brushed motors have worked just fine for me.</p>


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in my drift car(Yokomo YR-4 MKII) i runa  22/104 gear ratio with a 12x2 turn brushed motor and i can put touring car tires on it and drift with it with no problems. and goes pretty much faster then anyone elses car when its on plastic drift tires too</p>

RE: GEARING
 

Thanks for the reply. I have been using the cheap tyres just to drift with in the mean time but surely I could use the motor I've got if I re-gear it properly.