Was I satisfied to begin with? Yes. Did I race for about a month with it? Yes. Is it comparable to the sensored aftermarket motors/esc? No. I consider myself pretty smooth on the throttle and it was still very punchy. Plenty of power for a "13.5" but no control in my opinion. I upgraded to a LRP/Ballistic combo and immediately noticed a difference.

If you plan on racing GET THE FT and buy good electronics for it. Trust me, don't go the other route like I did you'll end up paying wayyy more than you have to. FT has the v2 shocks which are great, and a ball diff (and much more of course). I didn't realize initially how much of a difference the ball diff was but that was as much as an improvement as the electronics!