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I have a mad rat and the essentials are brushless if you got the brushed one, Lipo battery and charger, ball race the diff, upgrade the idler gear, change from the stock slipper and spur gear to the associated b4 ones (the spur needs a little adjustment but is better) and upgrade your shocks to the big bores or if money is tight buy 2nd hand associated b4 ones as they fit right on. And finally upgrade your bearings and stick some schumacher tyres on it and your set to go