[JThiessen]

My initial thought is that the Slayer conversion is going to be a bit on the expensive side. I've done Revo conversions (been here, done that!), and my Converted 3.3 now sits on a shelf, probably never to be driven again. The technology gained with the new buggys, truggys, and SC's makes them a more affordable, and most importantly, much more reliable conversion.

I had sworn off Traxxas after I got my Flux, and proceeded to liquidate all of my Traxxas stuff. But recently I got the SC bug, and now have two Slash 4x4's. WHat I like about them is 1) affordable, 2) year round ability to use them, 3) they can be set up for offroad and on road and be fun and competetive at both. I like the set up of the SCRT-10 and I think the OFNA? SC 4x4 better than the Slash, but I liked the waterproof side of the Slash, and didn't want to spend time and money on doing conversions.

With the Slayer, you'll def want to ditch the tranny - that weight alone will make your truck much heavier than a center diff. Looks like a fun project, but if your doing it on a college budget, my bet is that it will be sitting in a closet until spring quarter, then when you need beer money, we'll see it being sold as a roller!