RTR. sell the servos off w/the radio. thats 200bux or so back. u have a starter box now too and a rx battery (u can go lipo later). buy some good servos like u wouldve already had to do. the 454 that comes w/truck is a stellar engine just like its smaller brother the 350 in the buggy. rip it up and enjoy. the stock chassis wears as tough as the team chassis. and if/when its dead, u'll replace it with a BCE unit anyway. every1 loves to spend other folks $ vicariously thru the net. u'll more than hang w/the 'big motors' at the club races and while ur motor runs day in/day out....u'll be able to count the # of OS, ninja, GO, NR, RB, etc etc that u finished in front of both on merit and on their inability to stay running.

have fun

R

Too late i see, doh. good luck.