I've owned both and run mostly stock. In the end I kept the 415. the EVO could run a faster single lap time, but didn't have the consitancy that my 415 does. I had to choose one of the two and I went with the 415, but in the end its your choice, and my EVO didn't strip gears with a spool like everyone else seems to have problems with, but even properly shimmed the front gears were just worn out after only one day of racing, but not stripped just worn. So I never had a problem with finishing a race.