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Ok so i need help now lol.

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h8z2luze

h8z2luze

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I want to get some hop up parts what should I start with? I deffinatly want different bumpers and a skid plate and that kind of stuff. Help me out guys.
 
Ok so fill me in on everything I will need to get it running "right" and how much it will cost I'm already looking into getting the futaba fasst radio or whatever it is...
 
try to stay away from aluminum front and back skid plates, they will just get bent, I would get the aluminum tank protector, a reverse module really isn't needed if you can drive well :-P, I would recommended a center skid plate. RPM makes a plastic one that has held up very well for me and wont cost you much. There are many Aluminum parts out there for the savage but if you want a truck that you can beat around, jump and hit things then stay with mostly plastic. it will either absorb the shock and be fine or just snap and cost you barely anything to replace. IF you go aluminum, there is no absorption of shock and it will bend and cost you more to replace. Get a good fuel filter and if the truck didnt come with one, get a steel spur gear.
 
I have to disagree with the steel spur. I think it is a weak point for a reason. if you make it steel then the next weak point might be the tranny or something more serious. Just my thinking but I think I am right. Can sombody with a little more expierence explain it a little better?
 
I have never ran anything other than a steel spur and I have never had 1 problem with striping and teeth from the gear, tranny, or the diffs. if you have the slipper set right then you shouldn't have a problem. With the guys that run the plastic spur I always hear about them striping the teeth off and grinding them down
 
Only disadvantage to a metal spur is the extra weight. To a basher no big deal, to a racer it can make all the difference.
 
A steel spur can also roast your clutch bell if you don't run a hardened bell. It's also cheaper to run a plastic spur ($4 or so) versus the initial cost of the metal setup. Plus, properly set mesh will help the spur live a long time.

A decent steering servo would be a great hopup. As well as the throttle linkage mod. Pick up a T-Maxx throttle linkage kit and I'll help you install the mod.
 
I rubbed off two stock plastic spurs last year within the first couple months of owning it so I bit the bullet and went with steel, not one problem since. Highly recommended. FYI I also have the racing cluth bell.
 
i might do that too boody... what teeth combo will get me good top end speed? my savvy will be a part time street warrior.
 
I have a 47T steel spur and a variety of bells, 15T-18T I generally run the 16T it gives me great holeshot and good for doing wheelies with good top end. I sometimes put my 18 tooth on for radar runs and it really screems. 28mph last year with the stock plastic pipe. Now I have a HPI dual chamber tuned pipe so I'll try it this weekend and get back to you. If you get a different bell make sure its the racing bell which has hardened steel.
 

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