Hi. Yes very old thread but much loved. I lost a lot of my RC gear due to a fire in my garage. My Redcat was totally burnt, lost all 3 transmitters, RC bag with all accessories, batteries, glow igniters, all bodies and a few plastic parts sticking out like body posts etc. Was a massive bummer. So to do anything I need brand new radio TX and RX, all new batteries and starting gear etc and new bodies. I need a new transmission for the 8.0 as well. But, out of all this mess, I did experiment with a .32LRP that I installed in the SavageXL. I only just got it run in and not even fully tuned but it was a monster!! So I would definitely call it a good contender for the 8.0. Has a really nice cooling head on it too. Try the .32LRP. The .30 revvs higher but the .32 has more torque and still revvs quite high (higher than the 8.0).