[Lee]

This is the factory team version though Mike. The B4 has been developed and refined for god knows how long, it now comes with a plastic chassis, titanium turnbuckles etc etc because this is what they found to work best. The beauty with the Xfactory cars are there is constant developments, approx once a year the car makes a big leap forward. last year we had the 4 gear, this year we have the squared. AE cant to this because people would complain that they were releasing a new car every year, just like schuey and Xray in the onroad world. With Xfactory you can have a nearly new car for about £100, to me that is not expensive because we all buy a new kit for the start of most seasons or give the cars a good going over at some point.

I'm sure if Xfactory were to make a full kit then it would also include the best parts possible and be in the same ball park as the b4 xxxcr. But its not, because it is a conversion kit people try things a little bit more, look how far the x6 has come since the early days of the 3 gear car, i bet the current car is a second a lap faster now than the original 3 gear car on any track. The X cars attract and appeal to two types of drivers, A) those who enjoy tinkering and thinking about how to gain a tenth here and there and trying different things and B) those who like to throw the car on the track and know it is going to be safe to drive but quick at the same time. It's not going to bite you unless you do something silly.

The only mods i ever use on my cars are the hangers, bk axles and the losi shocks. The shocks can be picked up at sensible prices if you know where to look.