The e-revo slipper is more than capable of tolerating the 1/8 scale motor I'm using now. The stock one worked for a while, but when I eventually glazed the pads, I upgraded the whole assembly. Oh yeah, I also upgraded to the e-revo slipper clutch, but that was another "do it when you need it" type of upgrade. The driveshafts are the only "essential" upgrade, and even those will probably hold up for a while if the Slash tires grip as badly as the Talons. I don't consider any of those upgrades to be "essential", and can wait until they're needed. Eventually I had a shock cap pop off in a hard crash, so I upgraded to aluminum, and eventually (after many years of abuse), I broke a suspension arm, so I upgraded to RPM. I was fine with the stock shocks, but eventually I bent one of the shock shafts, so I went with the better ones. As with any Traxxas model, Nitro Slash is about experiencing total performance and satisfaction, not just in the truck, but also with the company that stands behind it. Every one of those other upgrades was just done on an as-needed basis and not necessarily because they're a "must do". The TRX 3.3 Engine is backed by the Traxxas Power Up Plan that makes it simple and affordable to upgrade to a brand-new engine and even more power down the road. I'm not sure how the stock Slash tires are, but my guess is they're not great. The wheels/tires were my first upgrade because the stock Talon tires were awful. The only other upgrades that mine has are Proline Trencher 2.8 tires on 2.8 Desperado wheels, aluminum shock caps, upgraded shock shafts, and RPM arms. I geared mine conservatively so that it'll run 35-40mph, but still give me 45 minute run times and never get over 120 degrees. I upgraded my ESC at the same time, but I think the stock ESC will do fine with that type of motor unless you gear it to the moon. All you'll need is the motor and a 5mm 32p pinion. In my case, I went with a 2600kv 1/8 scale motor. To make it better than what you can accomplish with the stock running gear on 2S, in my opinion you need to move up to a lower KV motor. A slash has a little bit smaller tire mass & diameter, so you should be able to gear down enough to keep it comfortable on 2S, but on 3S you're still going to cook the motor. Even on 2S, with a 10 tooth pinion (which is about as small as you can fit), my Stampede ran hot. As I mentioned above, the stock Velinion motor is best suited to 2S. When I upgraded my electronics for full time 3S use, I had to put the Mip X-Duty driveshafts up front too. I bought my Stampede with Mip X-Duty rear driveshafts, and every single time I ran 3S I'd break a front stock driveshaft. If you've upgraded the rear driveshafts, you can expect to tear the front driveshafts up every time you run 3S, so you need to upgrade those too. You'll tear out the rears ones eventually, and maybe even the front ones from time to time. On 2S, the only essential upgrade in my opinion is rear driveshafts. On 2S, you'll run 30mph, which is fast enough for almost any bashing situation. To be honest, 2S is what I consider the "sweet spot" on that vehicle unless you upgrade to a lower KV motor to do 3S. You're going to destroy the driveshafts, and most likely you'll continuously overheat the motor and lock it up.
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