Also JST XH is 2.5mm pitch, not 2.0. 2.0 is PH. You should get one of these balance adapters that breaks out the 7-pin 6s balance connector into 2,3,4,5 and 6s sockets. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=balance+adapter
@whaddys once you have done this, strip the silicone from the 8awg and fully tin the exposed copper. If it is too big to fit into the bullets of the xt90, you can take a dremel with a cutoff wheel and ‘whittle’ down the tinned ends until they fit.
25-45ms on malectrics
turnigy hd 5Ah 60c, got a larger S count and broke them down to 3S x3, use only one at a time and cycle through when they heat up. just retired them after 2+ years use.