mugen mbx5

[el tomaso]

If I were you I'd rather spend the extra cash on a decent motor, and the servo doesn't need to cost much to be good enough. I would get a leopard or a castle neu.

Thomas G

[Ron E]

Originally Posted by el tomaso

If I were you I'd rather spend the extra cash on a decent motor, and the servo doesn't need to cost much to be good enough. I would get a leopard or a castle neu.

Thomas G

good advise... right now i have 3 choices of what to install.

i have a cc mmm 2200, a hobbywing 150 / turnigy 2560 and another hobbywing 150 / turnigy 2000. all are new. i have a brushless e-maxx roller, losi lst2 converted and the mbx5 converted... just have to decide what combo to put in what? all parts are collected and all are ready to go. i know these are all overkill for the mugen but i can run it on 3s or 4s. right now i actually have the hw 150/trackstar 2560 installed, just gotta decide on gearing and give it a run on 3s and see how it goes. also installed a hitec 645mg (i think) servo. i think the cc mmm will go in the lst2 & the 150/2000 in the e-maxx.

[Ron E]

Just finished her up, turnigy 2560kv motor, hobbywing 150a esc and a turnigy 4500mah 30-40c 4s hard case lipo, 14 pinion, switching to 16 soon. what a fun buggy that shreads... threw some very worn tires on and ran a couple min on the street and waisted the tires. I think with the 16 pinion and good tires it's gonna be a blast. For a fairly low budget build the performance is awesome. thanks for the help guy's, now to finish the lst2 conversion... just about done.

[Ron E]

allright... got the 16 pinion (46spur). she's running great on 4s, but i mainly just run this buggy in parking lots or roads and need some wheels/tires. i've been searching threads & options like crazy but need help. foams or rubber? hard or soft? i may get some bigger pinions & see what i can get for speeds.

so what on road tire/wheel options work & hold up?
think i can run a 19 pinion ok, or bigger? i'll watch temps.

turnigy 2560kv motor
hobbywing150a esc
turnigy 4500mah 30-40c 4s hardcase lipo
kyosho if344 center diff
hitec hs985mg servo