Nitro Napalm - I'll try, here we go:

All in US Dollars

Small - Anything under $20:
Air Cleaner - Motor Saver - $11.00
HPI Woven Graphite Front Shock Tower - 17.59
HPI Lightweight Flywheel - 17.59
HPI Dodge Body - 18.99 (Just looks Better)
HPI Brake Disk FiberGlass - 12.99
HPI Hinge Pins Nitro Set - 14.79
Tamiya 4mm Lock Nut - 2.49
HPI Aluminum Hex Hub 12mm - 17.59

Medium $20 - $50:
HPI Universal Dogbone Front - 28.99
HPI Universal Dogbone Rear - 28.99
HPI Sway Bar Set - 28.99
HPI Wheels 2 sets - 32.00
HPI S-Compound X Pattern Tires 2 sets - 50.00
HPI Woven Graphite Rear Shock Tower - 21.99
HPI Titanium Turnbuckles - 34.99 - Needed HPI Heavy Duty Ball Cup - 7.89
CVEC Exaust - 42.99 (Got mine at my LHS for 37.00)
HPI Exaust - 49.99 (Hated it)
HiTech 645 Steering Servo - 39.99

Large > $50:
HPI .18SS Engine 144.99


The biggest bang for the buck is the engine. The problem is that you need to upgrade some of the other parts to be able to handle the additional speed - or just replace the parts as they break.

The next biggest is a good exaust system. An engine is nothing more than a fancy air pump, the better you can get the air in and out the more power you will make.

The one thing I recommend to all MT2 owners are the Tamiya Lock Nuts. I ruined two sets of rims having the lock nut back off allowing the hub to round itself. Aggravated me to no end.

After that its more of a, found a problem need an upgrade to work better thing.

All the items I listed work well - other than the HPI exaust - and were purchased to resolve things I encountered at the track. Example, truck would lean heavily in the turns tranferring weight to the outside wheels, they would bite - spin out. Added sway bars, chassis stays planted, turns like its on rails. Another example, Dirt Hawgs would not hookup on packed dirt - bought the x pattern tires to correct problem. Another, added .18SS broke front end pieces fixed arms popped off too often - bought graphite shock towers and titanium arms to correct problem.

Even now I am still trying to improve the truck, waiting to have my HPI Super Chassis 2.5 mm delivered to try and fix some chassis flex.

I hope this helps.