Does the nitro rustler really break after a gallon of gas or whats the average life span of it? Whats all around better for big jumps and bashing, what 1 is more durable.. What has a better engine life, and more hop ups. Its up to you guys what i get.. So tell me what u know thanks.

If i put better shocks on the rustler would it be as good or better then the mt for jumping?

if u keep any truck nice and clean, and take care of it it will last a long time. [8D]

MT for jumping for sure, Mt has more hop ups.

I don't know what you mean by break after a gallon of gas, like you drive it for a gallon, then all the parts fall off and break in half?
If your askin if a part will break by the end of the first gallon the no one can answer that, it all depends on how you drive your truck, if your goin full throttle, and hit somthing head on while still on your first gallon, then yea chances are you will break a part... if your talking about the engine life, most people get around 6 or 7 gallons before they get a sleeve pinch, or new piston and sleeve. when you first start jumping you will probably break parts on either truck, but after a while you will get used to jumping and knowing how to correct it in the air... Don't know which has a better engine life, but again its all about how you take care of your car, how you tune it, and if you do after run... I think the rustler would have more hop-ups than the mt2, but really the only place you need for hop-ups for the rustler is www.rdracingproducts.com they sell really good alluminum and carbon fiber hop-up parts, and since the rustler has the same engine as the t-maxx you could also get a ton of powerfull drop-in engines, and cooling heads, etc..

I don't know why you are asking if you put better shocks on if it would be a better jumper, maybe because you hear people say the plastic shock caps somtimes pop off? if thats it all you have to do is buy some alluminum shock caps for the big bores...

sry for the long post... I think I answered everything though [8D]

I told u zach, buying new shocks isnt gonna do nothing.. All its gonna do is make your truck look bling. You just need stiffer springs and heavier shock oil.

And i just gotta prove to you that buying threaded shocks, and adjusting them so it would be inposible for the truck to bottem out will only **** your truck up.. Your just gonna put all the strain on your shock towers and a-arms and your gonna break them.. Even if u upgrade to all aluminum ull just bend them.

Ive never seen a mt 2 but i gotta stand by there side.. I have a savage and it takes a sludge hammer to brake it.. Ive tooken it off 13 ft jumps landed on the nose from about 20ft in the air and it didnt even phaze it. So im guessing the mt is gonna be the same.. And i heard nothing but good about them trucks besides that.

I wouldnt consider buying a product from traxxas just because of the t-max.. You can't even drive that truck without it breaking something, even if u drive like a *****. And my 1st truck was a electric rustler so i know what there like, they suck.

And sense all you care about is how fast it goes. I bet if you put a 2.5 in a MT-2 it would go just as fast as a rustler.. You even said you plan on putting a new engine in it anyways.. So comon sense on what to get.. MT 2, 4 wheel drive, more travel, more ground clearance, more durable.. Hmm lets see what the rustler has over the MT-2, its faster... Thats it, and its only cause its got a bigger engine.

Those are 2 pretty different trucks your considering. The MT2 is more like a monster truck while the rustler is a stadium truck. If your going to race you can't go for the mt2 because you probably won't find a 4wd 1/10th scale class. The MT2 would be a better basher cause it's got more ground clearance and 4wd etc. The rustler is for flat out speed and doesn't jump very well. I had to rebalance my rustler so that I could jump it off ramps etc. Parts will be much easier to get for the rustler at you lhs or internet or hop-ups. I love my rustler and would never part with it, but I've put a lot of time and energy into it for racing and bashing. It's solid aluminum with an .18 now. Just pick what will be best for your needs and consider everything out there so that you won't be dissappointed. Check out what your friends are running also as it's no fun just running or bashing by yourself. Well not as much fun at least.

does the nitro rustler really suck at jumpin like it can only get like 5ft of air tops cause according to my freind it just plains out sucks so tell me what u no plz thanks

no way, because of the high speeds the rustler can jump really high and far, latley ive been getting 8-10 feet of air, could get more if i wanted to but I don't run with my body on and if you land upsidedown withought a body while jumping any higher than that and ur probably gonna break somthing. some people say its bad for jumping because the balance is a little off, but once you get used to adjusting the car while its in the air, its fine.

alright sweet but will i have put a lot of hopups on it first though like aluminum towers rear axils and axils

well actually getting thicker shock oil is the thing that will make it harder on your shock tower, and buying stiffer springs will almost give the same affect as adjusting the preload of the spings, even if they arent on threaded shocks. stiffer sping and adjusting the preload on the springs doesnt make your shocks harder, it adjusts the rate at which the shocks will expand after being compressed... but alluminum shock are alot stronger, and are smoother when being compressed and expanding, the threaded shock bodies are mainly for fine tuning your suspension, but you could adjust the preload on the stock plastic shock by putting some preload spacers on the shock bodies which come stock with the rusty

well i think it would take a little more than just putting a new motor in it to make it go 50, since it is 4wd, half the power of the motor is going to the front 2 weels and the back 2, while on a 2wd vehicle all the power is going to 2 weels allowing them to spin faster than they would if it was going to all 4 weels.. but if you stuck a powerful motor in, and changed the gears for alot more speed, you might be able to reach speeds of 50mph, but then your acceleration would suffer..

the stock a arms on the rustler allow you to adjust how much ground clearance you have, you could easily get as much ground clearance as the mt2, my rustler has almost as much ground clearance as my uncles mt2 while on the stock setting(which is about medium), and you can also put some masher 2ks on, but then handleing would suffer horribly.

but 4wd is nice to have if you are going to be doing some steep hills, but other than that and rock climbing, i dont see any jumping advantage of 4wd, also it makes it harder to work on your car...

thanks man that about anserd my qustions but is there a more powerfull motor than the trx 2.5 not that i need it or nothing 50 is plenty fast for me but justin case i really wanted it to go and if u no one how much does it go for

there are more powerfull engines than the 2.5, but i dont know if they would be faster considering, i think most of them have less rpm, im about to buy a sirio .18 for my rustler, which has 1.9 hp, while the trx 2.5 has 1.3 hp.... im not sure it will be faster... but its worth a try...

yeah i gess how much is that gona cost u

well since the sirio .18 t-maxx engine is a direct replacment for the trx 2.5 i can just use my old clutch, starter, and exhaust, and the engine is $190

cool i also heard that it is hard to start up like it takes 5 min for it to warm up is that true and what do u thinkis better graphite or alluminum shock towers

well wich can hold more pressure

Rustler sucks, i would never buy anything from traxxas.. Everything they make is for speed only, but it has nothing to sapport the speed..

Only reason this guy isnt braking nothing is because he knows how to control the truck in the air and lands on all 4 every time.. I garentee if he landed on 2 tires or on the nose the truck would have huge damage.. 4 wheel drive is a big benifit for in air handling also.

Just to make the rustler as durable as a stock MT your gonna have to buy like 150orth of titanium parts for it.. And then its gonna be 4 pounds heavier and then your gonna have to buy a more powerfull engine witch your grand total would be around 300$... When you could just buy a mt and get a wasp 18 for 80$ and you would be going 50+ mph.

MT all the way

yea, there has been a few times that it was really hard for me to start, but som of those time were because of a dead glow plug ignitor...

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*** man ur askin the mt2 or nitro rustler and now ur sayin that rustlers suck???!!![:-] Dude lmao you make me laugh.

craig u ****in fagot hey skull i wouldnt dis rustler thats craig or gordon69 and he musta got my password

thats not me man ****in gordin69 is goin on my thing and is just typin ****

*** man you better contact a mod or sumthin thats just messed up. Contact slodsm or rcadmin or sumbody.

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