Well, I got one used last night and had to get it running. Oh man its a fast one. It is a stock Platinum Edition and the chassis has been dyed black. I also added this sick proline body my buddy painted up for me. It is so badass, thanks again Josh.
So, I knew I wanted more power than the stock VXL setup. So, I took a Mamba Max with extenal bec, added a Novak Fan from an HV-Maxx esc (it bolted straight to the chassis!), and a feiago 10l motor (2600kv), just the random electronics I had laying around. I am running it off 4s 20c 4000mah packs, but I may end up stepping down to 3s. Right now the ESC and lipo stays at 90* after serious bashing, but the motor got up to 180*
So I think I will run 3s until I get a higher quality, lower kv motor to replace it. Needless to say though, it is crazy fast.