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Old 02-07-2004, 10:56 AM
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first time in person at lhs...impressive...love the ball joint like suspension...dual starting...primer bulb... very innovative.I got a savage but might have to get one of those too...who has one and are you dissapointed? satisfied...it looks much bigger than the savage...how's the handling? power? thx.
Old 02-07-2004, 11:28 AM
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I have one, and i love it. I run it on the track every week. The handling is great, although it seemed to nose dive bad on jumps. I have already tuned the suspension, and it jumps like it has wings now. It has good power too, and the motor runs and tunes easily.

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Old 02-07-2004, 11:36 AM
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is it faster than the savage .21bb....25 rtr? also, how's the radio gear?
Old 02-07-2004, 12:28 PM
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its slower than the old savage .21 was :-/ as for the bulb primer, Thats something old, jus never put on a RTR. Nothing like priming it the good ol fashioned way anyways, with your mouth.
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I got my savage used, so i never ran the .21 bb. I can tell you the MGT is just as fast as my .21 RG powered savage. Hows the radio gear? Seemed like a nice radio for a RTR. Mine just sits in my spare parts box. I use my JR XS3 on all my trucks.

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is it faster than the savage .21bb....25 rtr? also, how's the radio gear?
Old 02-07-2004, 03:51 PM
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thermal, know any1 wanting to trade a savage for an 8th setup? lol
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I'll ask around at the track wednesday. Theres a good mix of MT's there, and 8th scale buggies. If i find anyone online i'll point em your direction as well.

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thermal, know any1 wanting to trade a savage for an 8th setup? lol
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thanks man!
Old 02-07-2004, 08:00 PM
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My good buddy has one and the radio well that darned 3rd channel switch is in the dumbest place possible, you tend to bump it a lot. As far as the truck goes he never used the stock engine but i can sure tell you with a wasp 26 that thing flies. It's a little one the heavy side but for its size its gunna be. The stock steering servo gets the job done nicely. Ummm, it's handling is pretty good but I find it tends to push a lot but a lot of vehicles do that. I think its a nice truck but with a terra crusher larger and under 100 dollars more, i think the terra would make a better basher, but if your planning on racing something this size(size being monstrous lol) the mgt takes it.
Old 02-07-2004, 08:53 PM
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Default RE: just saw monster gt...

i saw it also, i would say it is the big brother of tmaxx, al lots of things are similar
Old 02-08-2004, 03:54 AM
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its as fast as my savage 25 and handles 100 times better more stable less body roll and better in every way except the a-arms i just bought it today two trucks in two weeks!!!!!!
Old 02-08-2004, 12:22 PM
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i think less body roll has to do with the ball joint suspension...man, I might have to add one to the ol' collection...$$$...lol!

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