sweeeeeeeeeet. the .18 is waaaaaaaaaay better than the stock engine. tons of torque, speed is incredible!! i beat out all other savages, revos, maxes, etc. all of them cant compete with me. i beat them off the line, out of the corners, and on the straights. i HIGHLY recommend this engine. 7 tanks of break in is the only drawback, but they go by quick as the needle settings are rich from the factory. the fuel consumption is smaller aswell(i dont know how but it is). with a 10 minute main i still have about 1/4 of a tank left. and the temps/needle settings are consistent aswell. get that thing as soon as possible. word from the wise, follow the instructions.

Man this sucks!! i was just up in Hemet racing my maxx and bang!!! I destroyed a RRP tranny with hard core gears in it, and it was only the 2.5 TRX motor. How did this happen

what exactly let go? was it the gears or a shaft that let go?

ya, that shaft is prone to cracking if you only upgrade the gears and not the shaft.

ya the shaft

thats what i thought

where can i get an exhaust nipple for an outlaw pipe made by ace racing, i bought it off ebay

do you have to tap the hole yourself? if so, then just a standard nipple should do. you can get them at you LHS

no it already has the hole but it is bigger than the hole for the nipple on my old one. Should i just take my truck to the hardware store and find a nipple that will fit?

is there a bigger ci engine that will fit were my .18 is or should i just keep the .18

how much does your guys t-maxxs wight?
is there a average wight?
mine is 9.5 pounds.

dont know, never weighed mine. i have aluminum shocks, full skid plates(aliminum), cvds, larger engine, metal pipe,tranny components. though i have taken off the battery box, rear bumper, and dremeled just about everywhere. so i'm guessing about 8.5 pounds. thats still alot less than some other trucks.

thats preety light . i wish my max wa that light, but i have so much stuff on it, it like tugg boat.

here is my money pit ....err monster truck.

Epic .18
Dynamite one piece pipe
venom VTM
RRP double slipper, tranny gears, diff gears, and vented flywheel
RMP knuckles
Lunsford ti turnbuckles
Hi Tec servos
Airtronics Radio gear
Hardcore Racing Components: TI chassis, Front Rear and center skids, pillow balls, bulkhead braces brake pads (w/ carbon disc) and bumpers
Aluminum bulkheads, shock towers, throttle servo mounts, A-arms, ladderbars, pillow ball retainers
progressive suspension EDC2 shocks
Racer's edge clutch bell and shooes, and steering servo skid
Proline steering system, 40 series Velocity 6 wheels and dirt hawg tires.