My soon to be Wraith - your thoughts

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I own and have built a few SCX10s. Mine has a Tekin FXR and handwound 35T. Running a 14t pinion and a 87 spur. 3S LiPo. Some other mods and goodies. Nothing too major. Has not failed on me once.

I saw that RC4WD made a 2 Speed recently and I have decided to pull the trigger on a Wraith and build an all around crawler/basher. I feel the Wraith is better suited for bashing than my SCX10. So I bought a used wraith and an open box kit that missing some parts. I purchased a RC4WD AX2 2 speed tranny. Mine dilemma now is what to do for a power plant. I am thinking of running a Castle Creations 2400KV brushless motor and an MMP all powered by a 4S LiPo. I'm hoping that the combination of the gearing of 1st gear and the low KV motor will not cause cogging issues. I also hope that the 2400 will work well in second gear and not run hot like some other have mentioned when using 3000ish KV motors. I also have an Reedy 2000KV motor and ESC from an SC8.2e.

My goal is to crawl like a true crawler and then be able to put some sand paddles on and play on the beach or play in the snow. I want a dual purpose rig. I have an RC8Te and even though it hits 60mph I get bored fast with it. Its also kind of big. I like the simplicity of the Wraith.