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Gee · 03.20.2009, 10:51 AM

I am going to be ordering the Savage XL 5.9 GT next week.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXUHD0**&P=K

I've read the XL5.9 has been beefed up compared to the other versions. No experience with the the Savage trucks but heard the drive line/transmissions/diff were a weak point. Reading about this truck they have addressed that with the XL. I tried to do some research through threads in other forums a while back. Some people mentioned the 5.9 isn't a real powerful engine (compared to more expensive engines), but haven't found anyone complaining about tuning problems. So it might last long enough to decide on which brushless setup to use.

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Gee A Horse's Ass Offline Posts: 1,065 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spokane WA	03.20.2009, 10:51 AM I am going to be ordering the Savage XL 5.9 GT next week. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXUHD0**&P=K I've read the XL5.9 has been beefed up compared to the other versions. No experience with the the Savage trucks but heard the drive line/transmissions/diff were a weak point. Reading about this truck they have addressed that with the XL. I tried to do some research through threads in other forums a while back. Some people mentioned the 5.9 isn't a real powerful engine (compared to more expensive engines), but haven't found anyone complaining about tuning problems. So it might last long enough to decide on which brushless setup to use.