[Espeefan]

Great write-up, and photos, Heavy Metal! I am sure this thread will help out a lot of the guys who are researching the gear reduction options for the Tamiya trucks, and for those other custom projects.

On a side not, anyone running a brushed motor, with adjustable timing, can reverse the rotation without reversing the wire polarity or reversing a radio channel. It's just a matter of rotating the motor end bell 180 degrees from it's factory position. Brushless motors can be reversed by switching any two of the three motor leads.