thanks for the advice on which pipe to get. you are the second person on rctech that said the same thing about the grp and dynamite 053 combo. thats what im gonna go with for now. i didnt want to spend too much on the combo since it will be my first nitro build. Ive ran electric for a couple of years but have got a little bored with the brushless and lipo thing. no maintenance is nice when you run 2 or 3 classes but its time for a change. gonna run 1/8 scale nitro for a while, thanks !