Which 1/8 buggy to convert for racing?

[Cain]

I will say I have been very impressed with the quality of the parts used by mugen. They feel top notch.

[skillx]

I have been putting my Kyosho through its paces for the last few weeks now that a track has opened about 1/2 mile from my house ..

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9531

I will say this about Kyosho quality and durabilty. I have owned about 25 or so different hobby quality rc's in my 34 years. Probably 50 or more if you count the Radio Shack junk I got as presents...

NOTHING!,and I mean nothing, i have ever owned has matched my Kyosho in terms of durabilty and quality of parts. About the only brand I have not tired has been Xray but all the nitro guys at my LHS have jumped ship from Losi to Xray so that has to mean something. My 10 cents....my 2 cents are free...

[GO-RIDE.com]

Originally Posted by skillx

NOTHING!,and I mean nothing, i have ever owned has matched my Kyosho in terms of durabilty and quality of parts. About the only brand I have not tired has been Xray but all the nitro guys at my LHS have jumped ship from Losi to Xray so that has to mean something. My 10 cents....my 2 cents are free...

Your Kyosho looks great. How's race against nitro buggies?

[skillx]

Originally Posted by GO-RIDE.com

Your Kyosho looks great. How's race against nitro buggies?

The car does an awesome job. The driver on the other hand.......Getting about 20 minute run times safely on that setup with the MM set to NO lvc. It is crazy fast and can do things on our track the nitros can't with the instant torque. I love it and am currently looking to sell my 8T and convert a STRR Truggy and go all Kyosho... Since getting the buggy it has made a believer out of me..Interested in a 8T? I will make an awesome deal for you complete or just as a roller

Link to 8t ==> http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7921

[glassdoctor]

Originally Posted by skillx

About the only brand I have not tired has been Xray but all the nitro guys at my LHS have jumped ship from Losi to Xray so that has to mean something. My 10 cents....my 2 cents are free...

LOL... that might be because Xray just went "china" and cloned the 8ight!!!

Hopefully they found some tweaks to make it more stable?

The RC8 and 8ight are nice buggies and can be super agile and fast, but they are more twitchy and not as stable (easy to drive and good on rough stuff...) as some more conventional cars.

I love my 8ight but I can't deny that the rear can be "happy"... and I haev yet to run on a big rutted out track.