have you made up your mind ???? i will say this lrp is a picco based engine thats why it runs so hard......i dont know much about the axial 32 but i had and axial 28 it did remind me of the newer hpi motors axial motor were brought upon us for monster truck because of there low end power..personally if i were in your shoes i would go lrp cause its rightful home is in a truggy....axial is a monster truck so what does that tell you.....me personally i am running a picco 21 in my sc8 and you my see how it runs tomorrow or sunday backyardbasher