[darkpuppet]

I'd say go electric. They have ridiculous power and decent run times now -- my E-Maxx brushless smokes the t-maxx 3.3 off the line, and has plenty of power to strip gears apparently.

that being said, you may want to look at something like the HPI Savage flux. The parts are a bit more robust on that truck compared to the E-Maxx, but you can't beat the aftermarket parts you can find for the e-maxx