Great info, love the slash platform, even if the hinge pins do back out! haha We are big slash/sct racers here in Western KY and have found that out the box, the slash is hard to beat with preforms and reliability on and off the track.
The worst part is the HCG chassis. It’s just bad from almost every standpoint. It allows for some aerial tricks maybe, but that’s it. LCG kit is a mandatory upgrade. Should be standard.
If you pull up the Traxxas site and pick the slash build it explains every step of the process of building one. Also is a great source for when upgrading parts