The Exotek is really just a nice piece of art and is amazing when you look at it up close.

Yesterday I spent some time on the track dialing in the 22T 2.0.  The front foams aren’t quite broken in yet, so I swapped front and rears and loosened my diff a smidge and it helped mid-corner steering.  That plus some new info regarding the track from watching some fast guys helped drop another second from my lap times.  I still need to find another second somewhere to be competitive with the 13.5 truck guys, but I’m starting to get there.
I’ve also been playing with gearing and timing and find that with the short stack motors, you pretty much have to always run with a lot of timing and make sure you get into that upper RPM range.  They produce so much power there (and only there), that timing-wise it doesn’t make sense to run anything lower.  If your layout precludes you from running high RPMs, it’s probably better to run a torquier motor than try to run a short stack.
I’m at max timing on my Team Powers Actinium 13.5t and can probably add one more tooth to the pinion.  My motor has been running in the low 105-115 degree range, so I definitely can gear up.
I’m going to mess with adding a little thicker shock fluid and probably try some higher spring rates.  Truck is a little soft right now.