Which 1/8 buggy to convert for racing?

[Cain]

Reason I mention the 46T spur is that its pretty common for conversions to keep things quiet, and in some cases more durable depending on the pinions you use. That is just one option to think of if you want the plastic spur setup. If not, its not a big deal.

As for what is competitve, I say give a few vehicles a whirl and see what you think.

[GO-RIDE.com]

I'd like to run the kyosho spur, but its low on the list of must haves. When running with other nitros you certainly won't hear the metal on metal of the stock spur. However, when I run my e-crt.5 at the local indoor electric track I do get some stares because of the loud blender sound it makes. I tend to drive with my ipod on so it don't mean nut'n to me.

Whoops, I just noticed that there is an mbx5"R" out that is about twice the price of the sale on the original mbx5. I don't know how big of a difference the "R" makes, but I hate to start with an outdated buggy. Still if the Mugen is that tough I'll keep it in mind.