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Old 07-24-2004, 09:54 PM
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how much is it? can i fit the motorsaver and hpi ribbed on it? what are the ups and downs?
Old 07-24-2004, 10:54 PM
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Default RE: 'zilla upgrade

with tires - 200-300
without tires - 160-250

pros:
very powerful
looks cool
come with extended chassis plates

cons:
no replacement parts
tears apart your drive train
wheels/tires are heavy
hot bodies engine is not the greatest quality
pull start seems to break often
Old 07-25-2004, 08:13 AM
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you can fit the motor saver filter on it and the ribbed pipe is better for the power than the supplied hot bodies one
Old 07-25-2004, 10:52 AM
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what all parts would break from the power? i thought all the tranni gears were metal?
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ive had nothing break on me yet and i have the reverse module
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what all parts would break from the power? i thought all the tranni gears were metal?
nah hpi went really cheap. the gears are metal on nylon. yea i know. but hot bodies makes titanium shafts for the tranny.
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do the zilla wheels matter or do i need them?
Old 07-25-2004, 07:49 PM
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Get the wheels they make your truck stand talller and make it look bigger.
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i meant are they too heavy? plus a kinda stok look is cool too. plus the extended tvp's. will it shread the stock wheels?
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no it wont shred the stock wheels. i mostly use the stock wheels
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so should i buy with or without wheels? my lhs has em and they say to have some metal rims cause the stock ones strip out?
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Old 08-02-2004, 10:29 PM
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id buy without the wheels given the chance again
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umm the hot bodies rims are really heavy use the stock so you can have all the power

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Old 08-05-2004, 12:58 AM
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let us see some zilla pictures
Old 08-05-2004, 03:05 PM
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i guess ill just save up more $$$ for the wheels and use them for backups. better safe than sorry.
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there you are kamil . a pic
Viper_GTS-R dont get the rims aswell , spend the money on a better set.
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Old 08-05-2004, 09:18 PM
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Just get a picco .26 engine or the xtm 24.7 pro engine. Ill save you money.
Old 08-06-2004, 02:36 AM
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where the zilla pics at come on guys
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kamil, cant you see that pic on post 17?
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sweet body mbx5!!! ok ill get the w/o wheels set and get some HD ones... if there are HD ones.

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