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Finnster · 10.26.2009, 01:57 PM

I like my SavageXL alot. Big, tough and drives over everything. Not the best for high speed handling tho. Turning radius is terrible, and I've replaced the phillips head screws w/ hex heads where ever possible. Stock diffs blew, but the CEN diffs have held up for a long time. Have not used the new bullet-proof diffs, but the machined ring gear and pinion will be even stronger then the cast CEN R&P. The spiders on the Cens are still stronger tho. Overall is a really easy truck to work on and good platform for mods. Parts are dirt cheap on ebay.

I had a muggy briefly I was going to convert. I drove it for 1 gal or so as nitro, but some things really pissed me off about it, so I sold it. I hate how Losi mixes metric and SAE screws. You are always guessing which is which. Some screws are just odd. Who has ever seen a 5-40 screw before? Try finding one in the LHS. I needed 7 different wrenchs to get to all the screws. I didn't like the servo saver either.

Other than that tho it was a nice truck, clean layout and handled really well. Probably better suited for as a big truck that you want lots of speed out of, but if you don't want a full blown truggy. Won't have the ground clearance and climbing ability of a savage, but will destroy it in more open or high speed drving.

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Finnster KillaHurtz Offline Posts: 2,958 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucks Co, PA	10.26.2009, 01:57 PM I like my SavageXL alot. Big, tough and drives over everything. Not the best for high speed handling tho. Turning radius is terrible, and I've replaced the phillips head screws w/ hex heads where ever possible. Stock diffs blew, but the CEN diffs have held up for a long time. Have not used the new bullet-proof diffs, but the machined ring gear and pinion will be even stronger then the cast CEN R&P. The spiders on the Cens are still stronger tho. Overall is a really easy truck to work on and good platform for mods. Parts are dirt cheap on ebay. I had a muggy briefly I was going to convert. I drove it for 1 gal or so as nitro, but some things really pissed me off about it, so I sold it. I hate how Losi mixes metric and SAE screws. You are always guessing which is which. Some screws are just odd. Who has ever seen a 5-40 screw before? Try finding one in the LHS. I needed 7 different wrenchs to get to all the screws. I didn't like the servo saver either. Other than that tho it was a nice truck, clean layout and handled really well. Probably better suited for as a big truck that you want lots of speed out of, but if you don't want a full blown truggy. Won't have the ground clearance and climbing ability of a savage, but will destroy it in more open or high speed drving.