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As someone who has never gone anywhere near nitro-RC, this kit has tempted me in to that world, so I have ordered the kit & engine. But do I need anything else apart from RC equipment & fuel? Does stuff like engine starter & exhaust come with the kit? its a good idea after every time yo...

GoMachV wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2025 1:30 pm I'm gonna buy one, probably 2. But am I the only one that thinks it's a bit... Ironic?

my pin is cooler.

i like how scr8p put him on blast in that 10talk post where he made the art collage of his haters and preached being nice.

5th or 6th grade id sneak my moms 81 dodge charger 2.2 out in the middle of the night... i'd push it down the street a little ways and start it up and go cruising the dirt roads outside town. and then jr high and high school happened... me and my friends were total degenerates. drinking cough syrup ...

doin the timing chain (amongst other things) on a buddies jk wrangler...

not really hard but jeep gives zero room and everything is just a total hassle. you would think a jeep wrangler of all things would have the idea of easy to service, but hell naw.

SG crank will be difficult, I *think* you can cut the crank and make them work, but its been along time and I could be wrong. Also the rear exhaust will make header choice difficult. I went with a USA made K&B engine from Mecoa, but had to order the machined cylinder head as mine came with the ...

freddys... imho the best fries of any fast food place (maybe best fries overall...) and the spicy fry sauce is hella good.

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 8:11 pm My dad also convinced me that pb&j on a tortilla was a thing. I think it was because we were out of bread.

I eat those regularly...

GoMachV wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:36 pm They don't see it that way, they feel like their kit is the natural evolution of their original 1985 chain drive 6 gear prototype that was never seen since then. I guess we both just guessed correctly I feel like the pics speak for themselves.

i mean... cmon.

AE charges a pretty big premium for their stuff Yes, when you see what Kyosho, Yokomo, Schumacher are selling their rere's for. All of which do some nice upgrades and kind of re engineer the whole thing to address the faults of the original without being too different from original that became very...

remember this nerd?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMpgcz6s-eI

you did alright. sport edition with the gold shocks but it does look like its got the beefy shock towers. id say every bit worth what you paid.

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:58 pmThat's half the fun! The prom scene!

lol. i just watched it on youtube and its as goofy as it was 40 some odd year ago.

now.... joe kid on a stingray. thats a good one.

their attention to detail is off the charts...

im starting to be convinced they have trained a bunch of chickens to do their production and marketing.

fixed in post. took me about 30 seconds.

its insane people are just ok with things being whack...