ORIGINAL: blackrain
i have a nemesis very good review, even though i havent had some of the issue you have had. maybe except the engine at times gave my hands a beating. never had the shock issue and i run a 4 shock setup with a .28 engine. as far as clutch setup the nova aluminum shoes are well worth getting. the other things like needle setting and throttle settings thats miner and coman on most rc trucks since there mas produced. another thing like the servos there decent but well worth up grading i dont think there a true 144 oz of torque. i replaced my throttle servo with a hitec 645 rated at 140 oz of torque and it pulled and braked way better than stock. but i must say i have a lst2, revo, mgt, and my nemesis is by far the best built quality and toughness. the things they give you on this truck you would be buying to upgrade on the others to make them as tough as the nemesi.
I have nothing bad to say about the stock clutch shoes. They didn't wear very much and stood up great to the immense heat produced from all the friction between the shoes and clutch bell. The problem I had was in relation to the clutch springs. I'm now on my third set so hopefully the third time's a charm. I will agree that the Traxxas Revo was really nothing special compared to the huge Nemesis and GST. I had a 2.5R Revo and it was somewhat fast and decent handling-wise but didn't impress me all that much. Now the 3.3 Revo I can't say anything about but the 3.3 engine itself is awesome. I will have to respectfully disagree where you say the Nemesis is "by far the best built quality and toughness" in comparison to the Team Losi LST2. I think the LST2 is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most technically refined monster trucks on the market. Quality-wise, it overshadows the Nemesis with flying colors. Both trucks are equally as tough and I definitely wouldn't say the Nemesis is tougher than the LST2 nor would I say the LST2 is more rugged than the Nemesis. YES, the LST2 is smaller with less horsepower but it's basically just as fast as a Nemesis (given the Nemesis still has a 2-speed), the acceleration is phenomenal and the handling is unmatched by ANY monster truck I've ever driven. This is due mostly to the LST2 being designed more as a race truck, so I really can't complain of the Nemesis not handling as good as the nimbler LST2.
Nice truck by the way. What problems did you have with the stock Nemesis engine that drove you to put a .28 in?