Thanks guys, I was going to go with the MMM, probably the best affordable system out there, and like linc said, I can use the mount with a newer hyper 8.5 if I can muster up anough cash down the road.
This is great and eases my mind, the benefit of electric power should overcome te outdated platform is my thinking, and on such a small tight track this will be of great use!
To be honest I still like the way a Hyper 7 drives. I was able to drive punched almost the whole track. Since then I have owned a buggy from all the other major brands, but I just seem to always remember the Hyper 7 fondly and the others as more frustration. The only other buggy that I have enjoyed in my Kyosho 777 WC. I say as long as parts are availible, keep driving it. I gave my Hyper 7 to a friend to get him into 1/8 and he loved the thing!