RE: good nitro basher
I second the recommendation of the MGT3.0. I have one and it is way better than I expected. I am never satisfied with anything, so right away I got the New Era kit and installed a Big Block Picco .26 Outlaw. Way overpowers the truck. I thought the driveline would fail but it has held up. So...... from my experience, if you could be happy with the very nice .18 engine the truck comes with, the drive train and whole truck, except for the weak bumper bracketts, would be about bullet proof.
There are some very good parts on it that come directly from the Big MGT. The steering and brake servos are right off the big truck. The servo savers are the same. The three shoe clutch shoes are the same, the flywheel is almost the same. Very quality parts everywhere.
The dog bones are rather thin and I thought they would be the obvious weak link. They have never twisted or given any trouble holding up to the big block Picco, which has provided endless wheelies and constant drag races.
At least take a close look at the MMgt 3.0
Dennis