Tekin RX8 and Mugen Truggy Question.

[nastety92]

From what I've read the Mugen's are great truggies. I've been running my two truggies for a while now. One has a MMM with a Castle 1520 and the other has an RX8 with a Tekin 2000kv motor. Both are running on 5s.

The Tekin system is super smooth on start up and braking. It feels fast and it goes well but the MMM with the 1520 is just a beast. The Castle 1520 is also a larger motor and has more torque.

Another benefit to the new MMM is that it is waterproof and the Tekin isn't.

I've had very good luck with both of my truggies. I think any 1/8 Truggy from one of the larger RC companies is going to be good as long as they are still making parts for it.

Good luck,
Nick

[wade7575]

When running 5S do you find your trucks want to wheelie all the time.

Originally Posted by nastety92

From what I've read the Mugen's are great truggies. I've been running my two truggies for a while now. One has a MMM with a Castle 1520 and the other has an RX8 with a Tekin 2000kv motor. Both are running on 5s.

The Tekin system is super smooth on start up and braking. It feels fast and it goes well but the MMM with the 1520 is just a beast. The Castle 1520 is also a larger motor and has more torque.

Another benefit to the new MMM is that it is waterproof and the Tekin isn't.

I've had very good luck with both of my truggies. I think any 1/8 Truggy from one of the larger RC companies is going to be good as long as they are still making parts for it.

Good luck,
Nick

[nastety92]

Originally Posted by wade7575

When running 5S do you find your trucks want to wheelie all the time.

Hi Wade,

Well the D8T wheelies more than the Tamiya truggy due to the motor that's in my D8T. The 1520 motor that's in my D8T is a larger motor and has more power than the Tekin motor in the Tamiya truggy.

Running 5s doesn't mean your going to wheelie more than 4s. It depends on your setup. I pick to run 5s due to the KV of the motors. The 1520 motor is a 1800kv and the Tekin motor is a 2000kv. I also have a Tekin 1760kv motor that I would run on 5s also.

If I were running 6s on the 1520 motor I assume I would be popping more wheelies due to it having even more power than on 5s.

Nick