Going to take the plunge and convert my XB8EC

Hi Guys,

Been reading this forum for a while now and have finally decided to convert my nitro. Pls keep in mind that Im a complete newbie

A few questions that Im still not clear on:

1) Whats the best setup that I have now? I will be using the buggy mostly for bashing and the occasional race againsts the nitros.
2) Temps and humidity is very high where I live in (90F and 90%) so cooling is very important so Im guessing I have to run a larger motor to keep the temps down and cooling fans?
3) Whats the complete list of equipment/material that I have to purchase to make the complete conversion?

Thanks guys!