Trout nailed it on the head there..I couldn't agree more!...get her goin and having fun then mod what needs to be modded...BTW getting rid of reverse is one the best mods you can do to a t-maxx
The flywheel should have a good resistance to it when trying to turn it past the compression stoke with the tip of of your finger,..buy using short pulls on a pull start it should have nice tight pop,with your finger it should feel like it's under some solid spring pressure......if not the p/s...