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Monster beetle pinion

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Hi folks, as in the title I'd like to change the pinion size on my monster beetle to get a bit more speed/acceleration if possible. I just wanted to know what size pinion you would recommend changing to. I have a spare 18t pinion but that seems to lock up the gearbox.

 

TIA 👍🏻

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You will need an adjustable motor mount to change the pinion. 

Best getting a 3s lipo, that will wake it up a bit.

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Thanks for the reply. It just so happens that I have a couple of 3s lipos here for my vorza. The thought did occur to me but I'm not clued up on all that stuff. So 3s would work straight off the bat without blowing it up? 😂

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Not sure what the voltage limit is on the tamiya esc. 

The main problem with the Tamiya esc is that it doesn't have low voltage protection for lipo so you may need a lipo alarm. 

It will run 2s but not sure about 3s.

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Speed and acceleration don’t come in a single package 

small pinion = acceleration 

large pinion = speed

lipo and/or brushless is best option with stock pinion 

JJ

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