The car, the XXXNT is a high quality racing truck made by Team Losi and in my opinion is the best gas truck on the market right now. There's the Adam drake edition that comes loaded with just about every hopup you would ever want or need. There's also the sport [the one that I own, but its hopped up pass Adam Drake specs] it comes with a JR XR2 radio which is a good starter radio and the Mach .15 engine which is good for learning to drive the truck. You can only run small blocks on this truck, I run a Fantom .12 SE rotary carb non pullstart engine.

Setup, I like to run Adam Drake's standard the dirt setup with a few tweaks. I run 40 wt oil all around, standard 56 pistons all around, and when I run at Leisure I run a sway bar. I've tried the other losi drives setups but I've found the one that I run to work best for me. I don't change my setup too much. I hardly ever touch my shocks except sometimes I change springs. When i change my setup its usually toe in, camber, tires, and sway bars. Just basic stuff. And sometimes I'll use exponential on my XR3I to smooth out throttle response on really loose and slick tracks. The rear sway bar reduces off power steering, increases on power steering and reduces rear traction. The front sway bar does the same thing as the rear sway bar but it does not reduce traction.

Engine/Pipe, The XXXNT Sport comes with a decent Mach .15 which is plenty fast for messing around but when it comes time to race competitively you might want to upgrade to a higher performance .12 engine. I'm personally a big fan of Fantom engines. It comes with a Losi pipe which provides real smooth throttle response, but I upgraded to a Fantom pipe to get a little more bottom end power.

Tranny, The drivetrain in the XXXNT is almost friction free with the stock bearings. A lot of people have problems with the differential but I have not had any yet. If you keep it tuned correctly it will last you quite a long time. I like to run my diff 1/8 of a turn from locked. With this setting it never slips and provides good steering. One thing that you should consider getting is the Losi one piece diff nut carrier. You can lock the diff and not worry about stripping the diff nut carrier. If you do strip it, then you've got problems. When you rebuild the diff make sure you don't get the RRP diff gear. It puts more load on the drive train and you'll have to rebuild more often. Another good investment is the Kevlar Losi spur gear. It's much stronger and smoother than the stock spur. And for the slipper clutch I like to run it between 4.5 and 5 turns out. I purchased an MIP CVD kit for my truck. I did not like them at all. They made the tranny less smooth and they started to bind so badly after one tank that I had to come to a complete stop for turns because I was pushing so bad. And when i came off of a jump at Leisure i landed perfect and i snapped a rear hub carrier. The cross pins started to come out after one tank also even though I thread locked the set screws and put them on pretty tight. And I also had to use the wheel nut that came with the CVD kit and it was metric so I could not use my 4 way wrench and I had to take out my sockets every time I wanted to change the tires. I put on the stock universals and have not had any problems since.

Bodies, You have several options for bodies on the XXXNT. Not as many as the GT but you still have many options. The stock body makes the car smooth and easy to drive. But in my opinion it looks bad. The Proline Crowd Pleazer is an awesome body. It's extremely durable and drives very well. I also have the Fury NT. This body has the best handling characteristics but its very flimsy and not very durable. When you paint your bodies, try not to use chrome paint because it flakes very easy even with Covercoat. For when I race at Hobbytown in St. Charles I run a Parma 57 Chevy Pickup body designed for a nitro touring car. I got it to fit by using Duratrax body posts. Needless to say it does not drive that well but its good for the Hobbytown parking lot races. Also it looks sweet.

Hopups, I have so many hopups on my truck I have a hard time remembering. Lets see if I can. Lunsford turnbuckles, ball bearing steering, 625 mg steering servo from Hitec, XR3I radio system from JR, RPM ball cups for the steering, AE captured ball cups for all the camber links, all graphite parts except a-arms, Native Racing top deck, Native Racing battery box, Fantom engine, Fantom pipe, one piece diff nut carrier, Crowd Pleazer body, Fury NT body, Parma Chevy Body, several sets of tires, MIP CVD kit, RC Screwz screw kit, Dynamite starter box, Trinity rear pivot block, red front springs, MIP o-rings for the shocks, Fail-safe, Dynamite RX pack, 3 harness on/off switch, Kevlar spur gear. I think that's it. They're all great hopups but the best ones are captured ball cups, RPM front bumper [forgot to put on my list], ball bearing steering, Native Racing top deck and the Native Racing battery box. Oh yeah, and the one piece diff nut carrier. One misconception is that graphite is longer and stronger. It's not. It's lighter and stiffer but it's less forgiving in a crash. That's why I left the stock a-arms on the truck.

Conclusion, I love this truck and I wouldn't trade it for any other stadium truck on the market. In my opinion it's the best you can buy. It handles better than any truck that I've driven. And its very durable despite what most say. I never crash hard enough to break parts on the track so that's part of it. I can't remember the last time I broke on the track except for that hub carrier I mentioned earlier, but that's because of the Cads. For the extra money you spend over the GUT this truck is definitely worth it. I'm going to see if I can take any pictures of my truck so if you want to see any pictures you can e-mail me by clicking here: Losikid1090@aol.com.