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That's always the way with everything though - hindsight is always 20/20 as the saying goes. I'm sure in another year or two, there will be more cool products coming out we'll all want to toss more money at haha
As for the engine, I 100% agree. Either stock or one of these more mild CY460 engines seems like the way to go, or the O'Neil brothers modded engine based on the same platform. The Taylor 50GT is just stupid, and anything more powerful is a total poop show ... even the 50GT is a wheelie fest; that's not even enjoyable looking whatsoever nor what the truck was meant to do. Not to mention, it's expensive enough as it is ... forget replacing parts after a 10 minute run.
If you look at scale speeds, 1/5 scale speeds for a monster truck should be anywhere from around 20 - 35mph tops, anything more is just goofy. The design of these trucks isn't at all meant for such high speed; they're clumsy beasts.
As for the engine, I 100% agree. Either stock or one of these more mild CY460 engines seems like the way to go, or the O'Neil brothers modded engine based on the same platform. The Taylor 50GT is just stupid, and anything more powerful is a total poop show ... even the 50GT is a wheelie fest; that's not even enjoyable looking whatsoever nor what the truck was meant to do. Not to mention, it's expensive enough as it is ... forget replacing parts after a 10 minute run.
If you look at scale speeds, 1/5 scale speeds for a monster truck should be anywhere from around 20 - 35mph tops, anything more is just goofy. The design of these trucks isn't at all meant for such high speed; they're clumsy beasts.