Heheh, I have run a few TRX2.5s, an OS .18, and an XTM .18 in my rusty. The OS is the most powerful(but also the tightest fit), the XTM .18 is much more powerful than the 2.5(just wait till I port the sucker!), and all the TRX2.5s crapped out on me after a a gallon or two. I used to be a huge supported of the TRX 2.5, but after running different engines in my truck, I'm never going to even touch a TRX 2.5 unless it's selling for $25. It isn't really the engine that makes the rusty so fast, it is more of the FD ratio. If the X-Cellerator had the same FD ratio as the rustler, I know it would be faster.

well i disagree and everyone is going to have there own opinion so im not going to argue

I thought the stock x-cellerator was faster than the stock rusty???

I love my rusty, but it is definately not the fastest stock ST out there (obviously you can't include any kit models because it all depends on what they put into it), its not even the fastest RTR ST, or even the fastest traxxas ST. It's fast but not the fastest. It has a healthy stock engine, but its not the fastest or the biggest stock engine. But its still a blast

ya i think the stock rusty can beat the stock x- cellerator!!!!

i agree that trx 2.5 has so much torque i bet u it can

i bet i can to but im not betting anything!! lol!!

"my rusty can beat your revo after i upgrade it!!"

Ermmm, a stock Rusty should be able to out run and go faster than a stock REVO, last time I checked...

well only if the truck is tuned right. but other than that yes it can beat a revo!!

i just bought a rustler a few weeks ago and wen its fully broken in and tuned right its one of the fastest trucks ive seen still stock. it smokes my friends rc 10 with mod parts. but ne way can sum 1 tell me if there is ne thing i can do to stop it frum standing up every time i touch the throttle.

what are you talking about?? i have a rusty to but i have never heard it standing up??[sm=confused.gif]

i just noticed when i was at my friends house. i noticed that the spur gear was stripped so it kinda sucked!![:@]

doin a wheelie. it does them every time i touch the gas.

well if it is doing whelies then you are hitting the throttel to hard!! duh[sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

it did a wheelie at quater throttle all the way across my lawn

your still hitting it too hard[sm=spinnyeyes.gif] is it properly broken in??

yea it is. i did what the little piece of paper on the gas tank said to do.

on my rusty i have to hit the throttle hard. but that is weird??[sm=confused.gif]

my rustler has been beaten so hard within the past 6 months, but after i rebuilt all the broken parts on it, the engine still had tons of power and torque, about the same power it had since the first day i bought it (btw my engine has about 4 gallons runned through it right now)........now im looking for parts to make it look cool and make it stronger/lighter...and faster, haha....whats better, the traxxas blue aluminum tuned pipe, or 360 stinger? Graphite or fiberglass? i have about 100 bucks to spend! dont know what to get for my rusty! suggestions would be great......thanks!

i would go with a 360 stinger. i also would go with graphite!! there u go have fun with the rusty!!!

Thanks man! hah there goes my hundred bucks lol.....i will try and post some pics of my truck when i get the hopups on and once i get a camera!! cya people

acualy i would go with somthing else than the ones that you said!!

what ones are those revokid?

I went with the traxxas blue aluminum tuned pipe, Its all top end but if you tune the rusty right you can stand it up even with the top end pipe on it and then ride that wheelie (my batt. box is so messed up) untill one wheel comes off the ground.

For all the rusty owners out there i would HIGHLY recomend getting the 0 degree axel cariers ($3-$5), They say the toe in on the stock -1 degree carriers make it less likely to slide which is such a load, the truck has enoufgh power to slide no matter what and the -1 carriers only help in brigging one wheel off the ground so you lose traction. The 0 degree will make it go straight and not wave from side to side on the straights as well

i was thinking about the vanteg pipe!!

Well, I took out my Rusty after sitting on the shelf for 2 weeks yesterday and I was having a blast with it. It has "The Perfect Tune" Wheelies on ashpalt and grass. I can't pull the trigger all the way anymore either, if I do, it flips backwords. I found away to make it turn better too, I just haven't did it yet. I was jumping it and all, and the little thing that holds the front arms on flew off one end and now I need small e -clip. It flew off and was hanging down, and would make it do wheelies with 1/4th of throttle, lol. I had much fun, but now it's time for a mt.