The Ninja is not even remotely related to the Picco.
When I say the LRP has more topend than a Picco it is in my LST. Not everyone would notice it. I ran the Picco for the last 5 months and stuck my trusty old LRP back in this past weekend. The much smoother powerband and slightly higher max rpm allowed me to walk away from anything that was next to me in monster truck class.