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- FMS FCX10 LC80 is a charming, licensed recreation of the Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series (buy here: amzn.to/3OqZnya). I owned one of these, in roughly this colour, before I gave it away and bought my 100 series. This vehicle has a special place in my heart.
So, what's this 1/10 scale model like? She's a bit more basic fare than the previously reviewed FCX10 Blazer, with straight axles that are always locked, and no DIG unit. But it does have 2-speed and a light kit. Oh, and the body and interior are gorgeous. Seriously.
But how's it perform? To find out, I've taken mine fresh out of the box, slapped on my comp wheels, and entered the Scale-1 field in our club's final round for the 2024 season. How will it do?
Let's test!
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I invite your thoughts on video length. Would you prefer to see this much driving in future, or a more abbreviated montage to save 10 or 15 mins of watching? Thanks!
Personally, I like this length of video. When I'm considering purchasing a truck, like I am with this FMS LC80, I like seeing it in a variety of terrain as it will give me a better understanding of how it performs. I don't get the same amount of information from a shorter length review and quick drive. Plus, your videos often include beautiful landscapes and wildlife that I would hate to see cut out if your videos were shorter. Ha.
@@WestyCoastHermit Thanks, I appreciate the feedback :)
I enjoyed seeing the competition course and how you drive the truck through it, new to me so I didn't notice the video length it kept my attention.
if you lose the fancy body clip in the front, the chassis probably has a servo mount hiding underneath it same as the Blazer.
Great video have one of these on the way and can’t wait to drive it . Keep up the great work!!!!
I always have time for your videos, and if you make shorter,i hope you then make more often, if longer,i understand editin takes alot of your time,so man,do what you like to do,were here still rooting to/for you🙂🫠
I’m fine with the length, because you keep it interesting and focused. Never seen a video where a stock out of box truck, minus tires, is thrown into comp, and we see the whole run. Excellent way to showcase truck. You’re my crawler guy, to check in with before any purchase. Keep up great content!
Right on, thanks!
finally someone put it on Real Test, thanks RC TNT is the best.
I’ve been thinking about getting one of these so I was happy to see this video. Any time I’m looking at something new I have to find out what Craig thinks of it first.
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Finally got my first 10th crawler up in going. 15 yrs dreaming, 2yrs collecting parts. 4.19 tire size and straight axle. Longstory Short got 4th in hill climb comp on the first day.
Wow! That's great! Glad you're enjoying the hobby your way, and well done!
What a great way to review! The five problems are good, but this was really good! Seeing how it performs in an actual competition goes quite a bit way longer for me in terms of understanding what the vehicle under review is capable of. I really enjoyed this, great job! And great score considering that it's brand new to you!
Thanks, I'd do it for more trucks if I could, but I also have bigger comps to prepare for, so this was a bit of a special occasion!
Thanks for going through the pain of that to show us, very capable all things considered. Thanks for sharing
No pain at all! My pleasure
FMS FCX10 LC80!!!~~~Wow awesome video my friend,, and cool rc car 👍👍💯
The video length is fine and you do a great job at talking through the whole thing - which keeps it interesting. Keep it up man! From America.
Hey thanks for that!
What a pretty pretty truck.!!
It's a bonus that it actually performs too.! 😉 👍 👍 👍
It's a killer rig, yes!
I liked it too!
Stock comping is a really interesting idea for a video series. I think a longer format is fine as long as you keep the commentary interesting (which you have done). Well done, new sub
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback too, cheers for that
Really enjoyed the video, including the length. It's super interesting to see a stock car do a complete competition run. I'd love to see more content of this type!
Thanks for the feedback, I can totally do that. Cheers!
I didn't think that was going to do as well as it did. It's certainly a great looking car, and you certainly showed it at its best. If I was after a new trail truck, I'd certainly consider this. Nice job. 👍🏻
Thanks Rob, it's a brilliant truck! Cheers
Yes on see more videos like this. Thank you!😊
Keep doing what your doing as long as it’s fun and not a job.😊
Not only it has a nice body, it performs pretty well too. Good driving Craig 👍🏾. I've enjoyed the video too 😊🎉
Thank you very much. It was a fun one!
Very interesting, I ordered this from Aliexpress two days ago and was looking forward to this video, but I couldn't wait. I also got a Yikong YK4102Pro a few days ago. I consider both to be what I hope good trail trucks, but still want a more capable crawler, I've been looking into the recommendations you gave me a couple of weeks ago, and am down to either the Element Ecto, although I'm not sure whether to consider the standard or the one with portal axles, and the Cross RC EMO AT4V as it's a build kit and I'd enjoy that. I now find you my go to for reviews of cars now Craig, I enjoy your videos and the length is fine, you give a comprehensive run down on the cars and a good run of the cars so we can really see what they have to offer. To see this stock (other than wheels) on a competition course was great, it exposed a couple of issues, mainly front and rear bumpers, and I can see how resolving these alone would make it much more capable. The ESC being weak is a shame, is there an alternative that would allow to keep the transmitter? Perhaps the same brand receiver combined with the WP1080 ESC? Didn't see anything on the FairRC website though. Thanks again for more great work, really enjoying your videos, watched a few hours of them now.
Emo and Ecto are quite different. I suspect you'll get more out of the Emo, if I've got an accurate feel for what you're into. The build will be good, too.
I'm really glad this stuff has been helpful to you 👍
There's currently no way to get a BS compatible receiver that isn't in an OEM channel in an RTR package. But give it time, I think they'll surface on Ali and Amazon before too long, hopefully!
Indeed my go to as well.
@@RCTNT Gotta admit, the EMO looks good too, the only thing putting me off is finding the bits that aren't supplied, think I need the servos and what have you, but it's just something else to look into and get sorted, it's all good for me to learn as I go. I could get the AT4 but it isn't a build and I want to paint the body too, I do like the older style truck but it's seems you can't have everything and compromise is required. And at the end of the day, if they both drive well, you can't go wrong. I have a Radiomaster MT12 but know it doesn't bind to everything, and I am still very much a novice at programming it. Then again, I have receivers and that transmitter, so may as well get an ESC and bite the bullet?
@WorkInLight yeah it'll be compatible. And the AT4 comes with a clear body. I painted mine.
Nice vid! The 1st person I’ve seen that actually challenged this rig.
Thanks, that was the plan! Cheers
The longer the video the better !!!!..... LOL ...... Love Toyota's !!!!! I have a Gen 3 2016 Taco and love it .TRD Offroad although I will admit you Aussie's have some of the best 4wd's in the world for practical use. You have a lot to teach us about full size 4 wheelin' ..... Great video. I'm learning a lot about approach/break over/departure from you. Priceless 🙂 edit: Just when I think you aren't going to make it, you get through !!!!!!! Amazing !!!!!! It's "outside the box" stuff !!!! 🙂
Australia is the place to be for technical four wheel driving, for sure. There are other parts of the world with an active scene also, but we have the huge variety of terrain and landscape here to really explore in proper, remote wilderness. I feel lucky to be here every day.
@@RCTNT AMEN !!! I feel that way about Texas !!!! 🙂
Always an interesting video from you! 🙏
Thanks, Craig. Great idea just throwing it right on the comp course. It did pretty well too, and it looks amazing doing it. Really shows what it can, and can't do, and what it's good for. :)
When they launched it I tried ordering one from FMS. 300 bucks was a steal, but of course, they only shipped to the US. I ended up buying a couple more small scale crawlers instead, a Furitek Katana and an FMS FCX24M Discovery. The FCX24M has been amazing, and looks amazing too. Just as well, I guess. I don't really have room for more 10th scale crawlers. Especially once the one I won during the Crawler Canyon livestream shows up. ;)
Oh nice! Way to go on the win!
Fcx24m is a ripper, too. Really fun!
You don't want to hear from me that this thing is right now AUD$432 delivered, including tax, to Australia from AliExpress, I'm guessing!
@@RCTNT no, most definitely not. Haha.
I'm all out spent on big rigs now. Had to spend like 1.000 USD to buy a new shower for our bathroom on Saturday too, so that put a dent in my rc budget...
Good thing it's winter in the northern hemisphere. We had snow last week, so it's officially indoor season.
Currently working on rebuilding and upgrading one of my scx24s, so maybe I can comp it.
Was great seeing you driving that LC80 though. That'll have to do for now, watching others enjoy it. ☺️
@Br0rB not a bad way to go anyway. And at least your shower's working again! Cheers
@@RCTNT uh oh bank account winces...
Definitely passed with flying colors at an extreme use case for this rig. Proved - in a very capable set of hands- it can do great things!
Great stuff you took the time to educate us on rulebook details [as you were competing!]. Shows how much driving headroom you have.
PS: "Oh, what a feeling!" at the end got me! Toyota people of a certain age and "education" will know...😂
Lol yeah, but I forgot to do the jump!
@RCTNT haha, yeah. I guess the rig did enough for you on the comp already 😜
This is true!
12:22 that gate, if you run your left front right along the rock edge you'd be gold...
You'd think. Wasn't so easy!
@@RCTNT that bull bar is giving you headaches for sure....good job on getting up some of those verticals, I thought you were toast a number of times.
great driving - a good variation on on the other reviews.....on my wish list for sure!
Looks mint
but I've just ordered a cross rc emo x4 for my trail truck
Had to order from aliexpress as hear in the UK there fairly hard to get
Bargain though at £380
Another great informative video
Really enjoy your honest reveiws
Keep UK the good work 👍
Great choice. You are going to love it. Seriously. I want the X4 so badly and I have all the cars already - it's unusual for me to still get that urge! But I've driven with the x4 at events and it's just so, so awesome. I think it's the pick of the bunch in that scale.
Thanks
It was your review of the emo x that convinced my to get it
Some videos of the x4 on utube but don't go into much depth
Thanks
This FCX10 look awesome 💪😉
I'm still waiting for mine😊
You'll love it. Super capable. I have more on this thing coming soon!
I can't wait for the Pro model to be released with portals and brushless motor. I want it so bad.
FMS have their finger on the pulse, that's for sure
Great post. The video length is fine 🙂...its good to see this car being put through its paces. Of course, the bigger tyres would have helped, but rules are rules . Greetings from latvia, and I gave you a subscription 🤗... Harry
Thank you, Harry! Appreciate the feedback 👍
I loved this Craig, thank you!
You can believe me on this one, it was my pleasure.
Great video loving it 😊
Servo suprised me positively
They didn't muck around with this one, it's a solid performer for an RTR.
@@RCTNT sure helps its on axle but still :)
True enough, but that's more for full throw. A bit less loss in links movement too, on axle, I guess. Yeah, fair enough!
Wow man epic running epic locations 🚘💯
Challenging obstacles and the Toyota work very well ❤
That it most certainly did, yes! For out of the box it's just amazingly good value.
Oh yha Indeed my Friend ❤!
Just waiting for the Pro
I think this be the better one. Got the extras on the Blazer if you're into that, but I like the rugged simplicity of this one. 2-speed is all it needed - something really missing in the TRX4 Sport, actually.
Totally agree whit you 🐼👍🏻 but this Panda loves lots of tec and servos... 😄 only to use one time and run all the trail in low Gear and Dif look 😂😅😊
I'm a gadgets guy too!
Great looking truck 🛻 use as intended and I don’t see ever having any issues. Even my v1 gen 8 I drove pretty hard “ I’m not a crawler” I did break the known week point but only after driving hard and many packs . Like 6 $ repair . It was 40 bucks to upgrade power , 1080 HW Holmes 12t. I tried all different servos
Perfect. And yes, this and the Gen8 are similar in capability. Both are very adequate crawlers and brilliant trail rigs 👍
Great video as usual.
Curious how it would do with the base bumper on and the original wheels, or at least tires of the same diameter ... these tiny tires sure didn't help and looked odd ...
They're the biggest allowed in Scale-1 class. Bigger would definitely help.
I'll get it back to stock setup and onto my 6 problem course in a video soon. Then, we'll know!
NICE !!!!! Love it !!!! Great video as usual !!!! :-)
Awesome video!
Thanks!
In allot of yt reviews about rhe lc80 people say its mostly good for trail riding. You are climbing omg😍 now inneed one hahaha
It's a born crawler, no doubt about that.
Great crawling 👍
Preordered this truck because I wanted a good trail truck and am amazed to see it could possibly do some comp events for a bit of money invested. Just got mine delivered today, looking forward to many miles on the trails just like with my SCX10 III. But might take the money I saved not buying a TRX-4 and look into a set of comp tires and wheels and getting a different servo for it. Might not get whole new electronics but if a servo change is all it needs to be classed in a good category, it might be worth it....
I found the servo to be quite good. The esc was the weak point in this video.
But it's a brilliant machine and the value for money is right up there! Enjoy yours!
@@RCTNT Two trail weekends in the bag and overall review is....Excellent! Great value for the class while also not being compromised! Electronics are a little wonky with response and what exactly I'd change, but 100% glad I bought it and it now lives in my car's trunk to be taken out almost daily after work for a quick 15-20 minute climb on some trails nearby. Definitely recommended as a great first 1/10th scale crawler or trail truck.
Now that's a glowing review! The electronics aren't hard to change, so it's a brilliant rig for the money, and even if it cost more than it does. Glad you're having such a great time with it.
That front bumper is looks great and it probably fine for trail driving. It's definitely not made for comps lol.
Absolutely, I shouldn't have swapped it on, but it looked so good!
I've put the stock one on for the 6-problem test, which will be released soon.
@@RCTNT I'd love to hear your thoughts on the stock electronics. I took mine on a 8 mile hike and I was actually impressed.
The stock motor, esc/Receiver are definitely not the best, but for stock stuff I'm plenty impressed. I heard you mention the steering servo also, again, I was impressed with it. I'm going to be putting a Fusion SE 1800kv in soon and I'm going to bump the BEC voltage to the highest to see if the steering servo improves and or survives lol.
@atomicdeath10 I gave some thoughts on the electronics during the drives in this video. My next video will highlight its strengths and weaknesses more acutely when we run it over the 6 problem course in full stock config.
Glad you're enjoying it. The car isn't perfect, but it's every bit as good as similar offerings from any other big company. It's an objectively good model.
i was hoping for the Toyota jump at the end lol
Missed opportunity! 🤦
Awesome driving, very good just for stock,, like the shopping trolley, pun, made me chuckle, 🤣🤣🤣, i reckons, Rgt rescuer, could do those courses, 👍,awesome courses, 👌
Rescuer ended with a score of 4 (bottom one in the list). Neither are really made for this sort of comp but they are both very capable for what the are!
@RCTNT oh nice one, you have done rescuer already, did you make vid, & as you said, not bad for a trailing truck, 👌
Yep, look on my channel play list for RGT Rescuer EX86190 and you'll find it
Love your work man, awesome locations ! Where are you based ?
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Thanks
@@RCTNTsweeeet !
I want this 80 too👍😎👍
She's a ripper of a model!
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I have new one. Very good rc. Love from indonesia❤
Nice! Enjoy 😎
11:11 check your butt for horseshoes with the wheelie over the marker jeeez lol...."yeah, I planned that" hahahah
I take full credit for my wins and ascribe bad luck for all the misses :p
@@RCTNT who doesn't? hehehe
GooD video. mate I never really seen a competition before except for the overly expensive custom things.
I buy quite a few mods and bits like wheels, tyres and such from Aliexpress and I've found the quality of the metal parts to be very good indeed. Have you gone down the Aliexpress route?
Also where about in Melbourne was it. I used to live other side of the bay near Frankston.
Half my channel is powered by AliExpress parts! Injora in particular for crawlers, also RCAWD and others. China has quality parts these days. I still try to avoid copies of existing designs but I miss things sometimes. Overall, AliExpress has been great to buy from though.
Nice! Wonder if the stock front bumper would have hung up less?
For sure it would have done, yes. In hindsight, I made a poor decision on that!
I'll return to the stock bumper and wheels for when I run it on the 6-problem course, soon.
I love that track
Pretty epic spot!
I just order one. How heavy is it. Do you think it need brass.
I will weigh it for you and edit this comment in a bit. (7.67lb in stock form with no battery)
You may find this video helpful for evaluating performance:
th-cam.com/video/RQuFrG59WAc/w-d-xo.html
And this video useful for considering brass vs other changes to improve crawling:
th-cam.com/video/553cZnV-pV8/w-d-xo.html
Now, That's what we call... Out of the box performer except the tires.
Not just reviewing it and run... But, compete?!!! Just wow. It's worth watching. have a nice day sir 😊
You bet! I think it was worth sacrificing my scores for this one. Seemed too nice a car and opportunity to miss! Cheers 👍
So for my 12 year old nephew this or an scx10 base camp for trails nothing heavy. Cheers guys
I'd go this one. You get an interior (unless the base camp has updated much since I got mine when they released) and you get a 2-speed for trails, which will be missed in the base camp.
2:28 would you get bonus points for having aus licence plates AND maybe personalized ones? You can make your own stickers/decals.
If you wanted to go apeshit, you could put "objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are" and vin number plates on the frame, axles etc. Also UPC or QE codes like real autos. Put a sticker under the windshield on the dash with a vin.
All of my comp rigs run a scale-accurate Victorian license plate with small variations on RC-TNT; my Scale-1 has RC-TNT1, Tuff Truck has RCTNTT, etc. It's fun :) Don't get extra points for all that but you'll know and I'll know it's under there!
@@RCTNT ha brilliant minds think alike!!!
Video length i like it seems the motor/gearing didn't do u any favours? Now i see why a comp. course is with times etc placing extra pressure.
Could have been a bit slower but I think it was pretty much perfect. I ran on 3s. I don't think it would have had the power I wanted at times on 2s. For such a wide useable range low and higher speed, this is pretty good out if the box. It might be a shade better with one less tooth on the pinion.
Thanks for the video length feedback, too! Cheers
Nice video and beautiful truck. Something drew my attention, I got my lc80 last week and it drives almost silently but your drivetrain is loud (which I like). And I have a question, I want to install a fusion pro motor on it and as know I have to change the transmitter and receiver too, do I need to adjust the end point for the 2-speed shift servo with new transmitter and receiver?
Great question. I'm pretty sure you can leave it at full throw and default trim. I'm not completely sure, but going by previous similar trucks from fms, this seems likely.
@@RCTNT Thanks for help. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos from you on lc80
@@PouyaHaghighi-ev6gp another one is coming soon. I'll get it back to complete stock config and get it onto my 6-Problem course next week.
Pop Holmes trailmaster and HW 1080 , 50 bucks . I’m sure so many good but cheap setups , not sure you guys get Holmes over there
Need a new radio system too, in this case. Worth it though!
I feature Holmes gear on the channel regularly. I buy it direct from his website. Nearly all my comp rigs run his gear, it's brilliant.
i know there's a Pro version of this FMS FCX10 already but i just want to know based on your experience how does this compare to the RGT Rescuer? Maybe the Pro is more on the level of the Rescuer but which one do you prefer more? Thanks😊
They're both exceptional models. I'd take the LC80 but that's based purely on my real life preference for them. Had one in the family growing up, and I've owned one, and a 100 now.
But they are both excellent.
@@RCTNT Thank you for the reply. As for me I'm leaning more towards the RGT Rescuer. Performance wise I don't know if there's a big discrepancy between them hence the inquiry
Ah I see. That's what my 6 problem course is for. You'll find both on my channel.
From memory, the poor old Rescuer had a tough day in the office with it. I broke something on problem 4, if I recall correctly.
They're practically going to be similarly capable. I think you'll be able to take the LC80 a bit further with performance as the RGT is a little top heavy, but they're not that different.
I'd still say to buy based on the body you like better. Running gear is decent for both.
Ah yes, I'll watch your vids on the 6 problem courses again. I'm pretty sure I'll use any of the two for mostly trailing but if there's a chance to go crawling then why not. Hopefully you'll get the chance to test the LC80 Pro version that would be interesting. Thanks a lot ☺️
@blue3549 I've been trying really hard to get hold of the pro version but I've been unable to do it so far. I'm thinking I'll do a Fusion conversion with my standard version and keep the original radio, though it'd be a shame to not get the diff locks too, assuming they're part of the package.
We'll see.
What a great way to show real life performance. Where is this place? Looks fun.
It's a beaut spot. Club link in description, but here's a direct link to the event with location etc.
melbournecompcrawlers.com.au/2024/11/02/mcc-2024-round-6/
Would it have performed better with larger tyres?
Almost certainly it would have, yes. But in this class, 4.19" is the largest diameter allowed, so that's what I ran. Also, my wheels were heavy while the stock ones are light. Even though that mass will have been helpful, larger diameter tires is the major contributing factor of these two for performance.
Soon, I'll get it back to stock form and we'll throw it across the 6-Problem course here and then can compare how it performs to its main competitors: TRX4 Sport, Element Sendero HD, RGT Prorunner and Redcat Gen8 V2/Gen9. Should be interesting!
@RCTNT thanks for that
Yikong got a new Truck Nissan Patrol Y60 called YK 4107. I think this eats up the FMS for "dinner".
They're not exactly comparable. The Yikong has the same motor, worse steering, but then it has portals, remote locking diffs, tank turn like the 4106 Pro, and a body not yet commercially available as an RTR anywhere else.
It looks amazing. We're gonna need to have a closer look!
@@RCTNT Ok you are right but its a intresting new Truck realy offroad worthy the Aussies will love too! i got a Sherpa Eco for second hand cheap and its a pretty lightweight single speed no shiftabel lockers no light kit (under 2kg) climber surprise me every week end ride.
That's pretty sweet! Glad you're having fun!
I've got 4107 on the way now anyway so we'll take a closer look at it soon 😎 Thanks for the tip!
Great test but some of these obstacles they make you try and go over are insane.Come on guys those aren’t scale climbs.
I set the courses that morning. They're about on par with higher end of competition for Scale-1 and some of us are practicing for Nats, which we'll be hosting at the end of March in this same location. I was kinda test driving the terrain, too.
You need some tough stuff to shake out the results a bit. And if you look at the scores again, you'll see several drivers managed most of the obstacles without major issues. I'd have had near perfect scores on 3 of the 5 courses with my regular comp rig. If they were easier, we'd have a bunch of guys within a point or two of each other!
But this illustrates the difference between an out of the box crawler and one that's been built and/or tuned for competition driving.
I’m late to the party.
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That's usually me on this channel anyway, you're with Your People here!
What size ate those wheels n tires?
Stock set is 1.9" beadlock wheels and 4.6".
My comp tires are 4.19"
3:54 he does not have the D/ck
Did I stutter?
I certainly have been known to!
👍🏼🇦🇺Bugger
Ehhh...pass. $300 and it doesn't even crawl like a true rock crawler. It's just another regular rc truck.
It crawls like a scale model. It is what it is. Not every car is for maximum performance. This one looks pretty and runs like a champ out of the box. I think it'll be just the ticket for anyone looking for that 👍
@RCTNT rock crawl is supposed to be slow with full articulation. This one just zips through obstacles like it's a flat pavement with zero articulation. The body looks great if you're going just for the look.
@mrvang8077 did you watch the same video as what you're talking about? There's definitely articulation, though it would be better on 2s than 3s. It still crawls better than the average 1/10 scale crawler in stock form, as shown by the 6 problem test video I did after this one.
But you don't have to like it, that's obviously fine 😁 I'm glad to have all this choice these days! Cheers
Most of these rc crawling channels don’t know how to drive their rigs scalefully. Poor control on throttle. Unnecessary speed.
You might be right. And there's always more to learn.
But for what it's worth, I'm the president of the Melbourne club and also the national champion for this class of vehicle for 2024, so there's at least a chance I may I know what I'm doing.
This is a stock RTR model with basic ESC and a fast motor, where crawling is concerned. What you think it can do vs what it can do are two different things, and I reckon gave it a fair shake in this video.
Well said! The stock electronics on these are indeed too fast for a crawler. Most owners of these FMS change their ESC to Hobbywing 1080 or the fusion giving it more throttle control.
I'm now unsure if you were criticising my driving or just youtubers in general. Either way, yeah, the car wants slowing down. It can be driven slowly too, but in a comp setting you're after gate clearing on the clock, so "scaleful" driving goes out the window in exchange for pure strategy.
If you want to see more scale type driving, I've done a few with crawlers out in the wild, where low speed and careful throttle for realistic handling is the order of the day. But comps are a different thing entirely.
You might be surprised at what a motor change alone can achieve. A decent brushed motor can really improve on the drag brake, speed modulation and more, all with stock electronics.
My next step with this car will be to turn it into a Pro without losing the stock radio and light system. That'll be coming soon.