Hey all, first post. I got to break the seal on my new Losi 8ight RTR this weekend and I am hooked! I had some electric R/C's back in the day (RC10, Kyosho OptimaMid, RC10T) but that was probably about 15-20 years ago. This is my first nitro car ever, I just sold all of my slot cars and track as I ran out of space in the house so Nitro R/C is my new hobby.
Anyways, the car is great - no problems yet at all, I've got a lot to learn about the inner workings but that will come in time. But.. yesterday, the cheapo little included spin-start gets stuck wide open because, as I later found out, the metal contact came completely out of the slot by the switch.
From what I can tell, most everyone uses a starter box and I was just wondering how it works, why it's better, which one is best and will fit and can I even use one with this stock engine without modifications?


Finally got her dirty!!!