I would say a lot has to do with the distance you run. All so my MT does not bounce all over the place and handles real well so I have no idea what some are doing to there’s. I have both a Savage and a MT and I do know on a track the MT will skin the Savage every time and my Savage is built for racing. I do not think there is a Savage made that will touch my MT that has an OS 18 TZ in drag racing. Now are you trying to compare a stock MT 18ss to and hoped up Savage? Is so that is like comparing a pro dragster to a Kiwi.