As far as motor choices...that's a tough question. The Neu's have a PROVEN track record where as the cc 's don't. I am not saying that they will not be excellent motors, but, I am always a little cautious when it comes to new.

Nice to see kids interested in our hobby as well!

Ok, I have been busy so I havent been able to post pics, but the truck is almost done. It has all the nesseasity to amount the elec. except the steering servo ( i need to get that), What servo do you guys recommend? I have placed the batt. mount where I want to position and have some questions. Do I drill any holes in the chassis or just use the existiong ones? If I use the existing ones then the batt wont be properly balanced.

BIG Problem.

The batt. mount wont fit into the diff bearing. Any ideas? I have been tinkering with this for about 30min. and gave up.

I've got the exact same truggy and I run this one.

Not only is it just about the strongest servo you can buy, but it's been sent back to JR and repaired twice (count'em 1,2 times) for FREE. :mdr:

Thumbs up on the JR servo. :smile:

Go ahead and return the Revo. :mdr:

Once you get a load of the Mugen you'll have no use for the Revo any more. :lol:

Do you mean the diff bearing is tight in the mount itself(as the picture indicates)? This shouldn't be the case, but if the bearing hole is too tight, send it back to me and I will fix it or replace it immediately. The holes are a pretty tight tolerance, so if the bearing is mis aligned even a little bit, it won't budge without a lot of effort. I have seen some tight ones here and there, but I try to fix 'em as I find 'em to make your life easier(the tight ones still work, but require some muscle and precision when installing).

For the battery box, simply place the battery into the desired position and attach it through existing OR new chassis holes. I usually start with existing holes to get the box in place. If more holding power is needed, then it is easy enough to add a couple holes. :)

I got the diff bearing into the motor mount. It took some innovation ( WD40) and some muscle. I had to wiggle it back and forth to get it. Its the tight fit. The problem is that Im not sure if I could get it out again:no:



Btw, Im under the impression that I could use mech. brakes in this mount. Does anyone have a pic as to how to do this? also, Which do you prefer? esc brakeing or mech?

Im just waiting for the servo and the batt. mount to be installed. Opps. most importantly, MMM.

I prefer mech brakes over motor braking as I find it easier cornering on the track.

If you are not racing, the extra work for mech brakes is probably not warranted.

I'll see if I can get some epics of my mech brakes.

i find that the motor brake on my truggy works just fine, not worth the hassle for the little amount you gain, run it first without it, see how you like it, then go from there

Its really night and day performance wise so unless you try it, you won't know if you like it.

Here's some pics of my Mugens
Buggy:
http://home.comcast.net/~jrwoodjr/rc/mech1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~jrwoodjr/rc/mech2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~jrwoodjr/rc/mech3.jpg

Truggy:
http://home.comcast.net/~jrwoodjr/rc/mech4.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~jrwoodjr/rc/mech5.jpg

Your build looks great...:yes: I LOVE my mbx-5 buggy, it's bomb proof! I should have bought a truggy..still might, but if and when I do , it will be a Mugen

You better hurry. Those truggies are discontinued at most online hobby shops. It'll be a bit of time befor the MBX6T comes out.

@starscream
Looking at your truggy pictures i would say you are using a plastic spur on your MBX5T. I guess it can't be a Kyosho 46T spur as i already tried to fit it on a friends MBX5T diff which didn't work. What plastic spur gear do you use? Still the Mugen Diff housing? We fitted a custom made Delrin spur (expensive stuff). Would be interesting to fit a less expensive and ready to buy plastic spur. Thanx ...

Thanks. The build on the Mugen is excellant. gotta love Japanese craftmanship. I want to get a Mugen buggy but seems hard to find.. Where can I get one of those?

also, on the mech. brake. Did you make/fabricate the mount yourself?

I am using the spur adapter and stand offs from the MSR kit. The Ofna 51T plastic spur fits the adapter with just a touch from the drill :yipi:

I also found that the Losi8 diff fits the mugen (barely) so the kyosho gears and a Losi8 diff is another option.

Yes, I made both mounts from 7075 t-6 aluminum using just a drill and a dremel