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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 1:13:35 AM   
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If you want your diffs to last longer then i'd reccomend it. All you really need is a file, a grinding wheel just makes things easier. I'd do the mod, but can't find anywhere that actually has the correct size washers.

Today i took my stock MT-A4 (.21) here.... http://www.nnrc.co.uk/

Removed the shock spacers to drop the truck and borrowed some half decent pro-line tyres (can't remember exactly what they're called) and the truck was amazing. Handled like a dream, the engine was running perfcetly (one other racer thought it was the .28 it was that rapid). Even pulled a few wheelies. Beat the body up a bit trying (and occasionally succeeding) to clear the table-top. Destroyed the body mounts, but still managed to keep the body on the truck. Snapped a hub when i ran head-on into a HPI Rush at speed, the guy that owned the Rush also had an MGT so he gave me a free hub! Good guy (considering i broke his Rush...) And one of the screws in the drietrain kept coming loose, despite being threadlocked in place! Another racer had spares of those also, and was kind enough to donate four of them.

Went through nearly 1/3 gallon of fuel and only left the track when i ran out of fuel. Great truck!

that looks like an awesome track! that table top is huge! this thread only makes me want to buy the mgt more, but i cant afford it yet.

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 6:05:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have a 4.6 MGT on the way this week. I drove my brother-in-laws, and it is a blast to drive. I like the way it handles jumps. Not as fast as my LST2, but I liked it enough to buy one mostly for bashing.

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 6:22:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		i've had mine abouta year now i guess. the orginal .21.
my truck is almost completely stock, except for a savage ribbed pipe, and the radio system.

awesome truck, tough as nails. not as fast as a savage, stock... off the line. but when their open going, its right there withthe rest of them. i did't buy this truck too much for speed, i went and added a cool roll cage. this isn't my truck, but my is identical to this with the cage.


handles excellent, very stable.

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 11:52:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		It depends how you are driving it. At the track I can only get about 7-8 minutes out of a tank of fuel.

I haven't had any trans problems, but I also have the forward only conversion in it.

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how long is an average run time for the mgt



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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 7:59:43 PM   
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Dude nice truck mine looks like yours only thing different is mine has the 40 series velocity rims instead of spokes.


thanks post ur pic

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 8:53:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		also, while im thinking about it, how does the dual start system on the mgt work? that seems pretty cool to have a pull start/drill start in one.

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 9:37:02 PM   
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also, while im thinking about it, how does the dual start system on the mgt work? that seems pretty cool to have a pull start/drill start in one.


I can't remember exactly how it works, but i think both the pullstart and the drill start mechanisms are somehow connected to a single 1-way bearing.

Definately very handy though...

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/20/2006 10:06:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the info. Seems that the diff was a little tight (from factory). I should know better than to assume "RTR without checking.

I'm not knocking AE since everthing I have is AE and I really like their products.

I'm having a bad RC week. Monster truck broken and a plane that won't fly. waaaaa!

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/21/2006 12:48:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		It works really good. The part the drill connects to has a small shaft that goes to a 1-way bearing at the crank. The pull start has a 1-way that rides on the drill start shaft. I really like having both options. I mainly use the drill, but it is nice to not have to carry the drill around with you in case it stalls.

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also, while im thinking about it, how does the dual start system on the mgt work? that seems pretty cool to have a pull start/drill start in one.



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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/21/2006 1:11:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		yeah, i figured i could use the drill start when i was running at our home here in mesa or our vacation home in california, but use the pull start for when i was bashing at the park and didnt want to carry around a drill.

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RE: Monster GT anyone have one? - 3/21/2006 1:38:10 AM