Good to know about the parts, I thought the SHO was just a similiar, mostly compatible car. Did they ever get around to making those hardened drives? Did someone find a solution to the car running very badly on a full tank but being fine from about 3/4 to empty? I remember that being a regular problem.
DaveM, interesting, altough you have different springs I'll give it a try. In other news, I took it to the park on a grass surface and it was awesome! At high speeds it tended to float over the ground like one of those RL race boats on water but I managed sweet huge drifts and only had it spin out now and then. I was pretty stoked about it's grass performance and it's jumping ability is amazing! It pops off most any size jump and lands solidly on all 4 wheels every time.
With the stock diff oil setup, I assume most of the power is going to the rear? Maybe with a more even distribution of power between front and rear and/or having the rear diff 'firmer' would help as well. I'm just guessing here, I know zip about tuning diffs and suspension but if the inner wheels front and back free-wheeled on turns too easily, that would cause it to do crazy donuts yes? At the same time I don't want to change things too much and have the car have a ton of push and not turn at all.
Last question (for now), when I'm going along pretty good and I lock the brakes, the car always spins 180 counterclockwise. What's up with that? Weight balance issue? Uneven action in the suspension?
I lied about the questions. After looking at the link above, I see there are lightened parts for pretty much every part on the car. Any that people recommend? This is a basher for now, but I discovered there's a handful of tracks in my area and maybe I'll race. I don't need any more top speed, I can't handle the car at full throttle as is and usually keep it to 1/2-3/4, but some more acceleration would be nice. Plus, I know lighter is always better. Just ask Lotus, it's their company motto ('Speed through lightness' I believe, or something similar).
