Tips on motor gearing for traxxas slash

[guitar-guy91]

right now i'm runnin mine stock, i had a 23t pinion gear on it and it made it a little faster but took longer to get up to top speed. does anyone have a good gearing ratio that will get more speed without draining the batterie?

 

[sweetdiesel]

Switching to a brushless system will net you more runtime and power due to the higher efficiency. However, there is no way to go faster without more draw from the stock motor.

 

[guitar-guy91]

at the local hobbie shop you can buy a paralel plug that lets you run 2 batteries without burning up the motor. if i got that what would be a good gearing ratio. i've been wanting to go burshless but i can't afford that lol

 

[syphon68]

18 or 19 pinion and 86 tooth spur is the best combo I have found for most applications. I have run castle 5700, Traxxas VXL, and brushed but they all seem to settle into this combo for overall handling although the 5700 wanted a smaller 16t pinion due to it's crazy high winding power and heat.

 

[guitar-guy91]

thanks i appreciate it