Look ive run both for a while and when i went to the rc18t ft i realized that the mini-t pro is horrible compared to it...i had tons of money into my mini-t and was losing to stock rc18t's. When i got an rc18t first time out i got 1 and second...its a much better truck all the way around. Turning radius is also much better on the rc18t, the mini-t turns like a cruise ship...lol...i am saying this and i am a definite losi guys so it takes a lot for me to like ae.