Brushless motor upgrade for exceed??

I have an exceed sunfire buggy 1/10th and I am planning on getting a brushless upgrade. I don't know if the battery and car itself can handle the one i want. I have a 7.2v 4200mahNiMh battery pack and the motor I  want to get is a 5.5T 6000kv motor. I was wondering if anyone knew if my car could handle that. If it couldn't, would a 8.5T 4000kv motor be better? And how fast would the second motor go? Please comment soon if you know anything about these motors.

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Oct 12, 2009. 3:04 PMSandisk1duo says:
I think the motors have different limits

the 4000kv has more torque

the 6000kv has more rmps


it depends on the gearing of your car, the aerodynamics of it, and other factors


It think your battery can handle it

Oct 13, 2009. 4:48 PMSandisk1duo says:
don't worry about the battery, it can handle it

if the gears are stock, then i don't see a problem
Oct 15, 2009. 6:46 AMSandisk1duo says:
i have no idea about timings...
Dec 13, 2011. 1:53 PMThe nerdling says:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=10330
should get this
Oct 12, 2009. 12:44 PMRe-design says:
Either one of these should work just fine.  Less run time probably than what you have now but maybe not much less.

What you will have is more control problems because these are probably alot more powerful than what you have now and the wheels are going to break loose easier.


Oct 12, 2009. 12:48 PMRe-design says:
You'll probably have to replace the esc.  I don't think the stock one is up to handling the extra power.

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