Mixed bag really - at the time it was the simpler conversion as there was no motor mount available when I started - now with the techno kit it is probably easier to go the other route. Locking the tranny is a little bit of a fiddle but well documented...
http://www.stampedeproject.com/RC-Ca...onversion.html
Read this article fully - It helped me a lot and explains both conversions except now you can just buy the motor mount