RE: hpi firestorm
umm Matty B did u break tour motor in cause from the way it sounds you didnt but,
they can handle very big jumps, and along with that very big crashes i beat the hell (like 10ft+air, at full throttle) out of mine almost everyday, i usually stick to pavement to grass, or dirt, cause pavement is not forgiving at all,
for example land upsidedown in grass and you say whoops, you land upsidedown on the pavement and you say, oh S*** what did i break.
i also hit a tree at like 3/4 throttle and the truck just bounced off and kept going, try that with a MT and you have to replace the whole front unless...
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and the black thing over the air filter is your first stage of filtration so your 2nd stage doesnt get horibly dirty