I am also "WOT" or balls to the wall, if you will. Thats probably why there are several Castle 1717 corpses on my shelf.I had also tried the speedpassion motor for the Baja conversion (which bolts right into the stock rampage mount) - this motor with the stock esc, 10/41 gearing, and 6S was very fast, but also ran very hot. I think the speedpassion is a 1750kv, or something like that.
The combo of the Leopard 1090, Castle XL, and 12/48 gearing has been perfect so far. In addition to the electronic upgrades, my diff fluid is brand spankin new and I have new bearings throughout the car (thanks goes out to Dirtconvert for the latter!). I also have an Infinite esc (capable of 10S) whick I may try with either the Leopard 730 or the Castle 2028. Dan at Kershaw has a new mount (out in August) which will put a 2028 in the rampage: more news as events warrant...
I have a 28.5cc in my Baja with stock gearing and the current rampage makes it look like it is sitting still.
Anyone noting a big difference between the Turnigy regular batts vs the nano-tech?