You may want to rethink that. Every single racer I know of does that to use the heat cycle method. If you dont you will be stressing th eengine too hard during break in to reach those temps, especially when its cold outside.
Happy to help share knowledge. I have learned quite a bit about Team Losi LST series of trucks, I race and bash a LST2, and my brother has an Aftershock he races
I WISH there was a brand of antenna tubing that was more durable, I have broken mine SO many times and bought countless tubes. And yeah I used fuel tubing to fix it
Sell it. I have yet to hear one good thing about that engine.
The dyno hp performance of it is horrid as well
Get an LRP Spec 3, unbeatable bang for buck at around $170
IMO Traxxas (or as I like to call them Trashas) is a marketing firm that happens to make rc vehicles.
The TMaxx needs to be retired, its a glass jaw truck