So my fiance knows that I'm a car enthusiast even down to the model and RC cars, and how much I love RC cars and how much i've wanted one since the last one I got 10 years ago which was electric and I had to build from the ground up. She decided to get me one for xmas, a gas powered one which is pretty sweet, she took me shopping to pick out one I like, picked out the Kyosho DBX 4WD off-road buggy (it's a pre-built car, not in the mood to build another one, lol).

However, anyone have experience with gas powered RC cars? Any modifications that can be done to the stock engine that it brings or can the engine actually be swapped? (The engine is the GXR18 ) How is the maintenence? If the engine can be swapped, what would be a nice recommendation for a speedy engine?

I'm just so eager to have fun after xmas in my neighborhood and outside of work where there's patches of dirt road perfect for running it.

I know it's random but I haven't really found a topic for this lol.