Talonone is a great guy to deal with. These are fun and tough little rigs. Lots of aftermarket support for the RC18T is available as well as the fact that most hobby shops carry replacement parts for them.
+1. A buddy had one with the xelerion(losi brand) b.l. system in it. 5700kv motor I believe. On a 20c 2s 1650mah lipo, it was ridiculously fast. And he just kind of hammered it and let it go where it wanted to. Only thing that happened was a shock popped off it's ball a couple of times and he eventually broke the drag link. Pure abuse, and that little thing just ate it up. Never a drivetrain issue.