are these sensor cables that came with my vesc?

This is relatively subjective, somebody who rides hard and weighs 280lbs may overheat things with much lower current than somebody who weighs half of that.

This is dependent on the model of eovan you have, mine is the older version of the GTS carbon super with a 12s4p Panasonic ncr21700T capable of putting out 60A, I would personally avoid going over 60a total (both sides together) battery current, these batteries use a discharge BMS which means the BMS may cut power (at the worst time possible) if you set battery current too high.

For reference, I am 180lbs and don’t ride very hard, my settings are:
Motor current: 50a/side
Battery current 30a/side

This was before putting kapton tape down to secure everything in place, if you’re looking to make things neat, I may not be a great example to look towards lol

I think it was @Evwan who introduced me to thermal adhesive, that stuff has worked great for me so far.