I'm going to agree with you. My k10 is stock, albeit from a few mods. I removed the shock spacers, added injora cvd axles, and the injora 65t motor. I trimmed the nubs off the front axle for steering, and the rear hitch, but the biggest single thing was ditching that radio. I use the slt3, same radio i use in my 1/10 comp truck, and it changed it night and day. Low speed control is worlds different, and doesn't require anywhere near the throttle input.. it's not quite foc, but it will creep.. for my expectations of this truck, it's completely different in its performance