ORIGINAL: The_Shark
mine has the skinny tall head, so I think its a old truck, I have 3 gallons in after I got it used, and the clutch shoes are still good and thick. maybe you just have a lemon?
That would be an earlier one with the tall skinny head, me - lemon indeed!
Glad I only bought it back from the LHS (friend of mine) for $250 NIB as I gave it to him.
I will say it's TONS of fun when it is running, but broken body posts (I have a fix for that), broken shocks, turnbuckle ends (not just stretched out and easily put back on like the Savage), steering knuckle (not reversible like the savage), etc, in 4 gallons I broke more plastic parts just driving in a parking lot with the MGT than I did skying 20 feet up and longer out with the Savage XL for 13 gallons.
The clutch, I was exaggerating because I was angry at the MGT lol.
Toasted one stock clutch, 1/2 smoked a Dynamite Maxlife 3 shoe I ran with the Savage flywheel and 18T CB until I could afford another stock MGT 8.0 set, now that set is 1/2 worn.
EDIT- the FOC will take alot of wear out of the clutch since it engages smoothly like a normal RC instead of the clutch engaging then the trans and causing the clutch to slip on IMPACT, when I say IMPACT, I'm sure you know what I mean.
(insert neckbrace here)