To run a nitro car or truck you will need the radio control, a nitro engine, and nitro fuel. You will also need accessories to start the engine. You have a choice between a pull start nitro engine that uses a mechanism similar to a lawnmower to start the engine or a non-pull nitro engine you fire up with a starter box.
The pull start nitro engines cost a little more, but you don't have to buy a starter box and it's less you have to carry around to run your vehicle. Just take it out, pull on the starter, and you're ready to go!
The benefits of a starter box are that it saves the extra weight of the pull starter (not much really) and it makes starting a little easier if the engine isn't tuned right or broken in yet. However, most people start with a pull start engine and some upgrade to a starter box later on.
