Originally Posted by
M3Armand
Why do people use Xray blocks, Tamiya blocks, xyz blocks, etc? I mean, why don't you just buy the actual Hot Bodies blocks? I know the stock ones are brittle, but then why not just buy the Hot Bodies aluminum ones? It never made sense to me why people would go with another companies parts and "try to make it fit" when the OEM manufacturer has alternatives (to the brittle ones) which would be a DIRECT fit? I guess I just don't want to "bastardize" my Hot Bodies car with parts meant for other cars (aftermarket parts not included). It's almost like those people who put BMW badges on their Hondas...
because alum bends and can break other parts connected to it, like a pricey bellcrank. Xray blocks are stronger, but will still act like a fuse. Every car has at least one weak link point, no reason no to cross use parts that fit and either improve performance or reliability.