Nice work- a proper countersink makes a much nicer finish. I should buy one, lol...

yea, it sure does, and it was only $2

B-P-P has it for $307.95 now! http://www.b-p-p.com/product.php?pro...8&cat=0&page=1

I paid $263 with priority mail!

If you click the button it is 10% off so back to 270 with free shipping...

i paid under 150 for just the controller

I was wondering if there still was that 10% discount

and I'm guessing based on your signature that you haven't gotten it yet? is it out of stock?

should be in stock early next week, glad i got mine in when i did, hes only got 3 more spots open

Would you mind sharing a link for the countersink bit? Looks great... (your truck)

Nice build man

I got it at Ace harleysville hardware, and i found this on their website which appears to be the same thing, but instead of $2, it says $12.99-$14.99: http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...gkw=16634&sr=1

whoops, I read the reciept wrong, I thought the prices go under the products, but they actually go above them... I got the countersink for $9.59 with their 20% off sale, it didn't have a price where it was hanging

with that link you can get 1/2" 3/4" and 5/8"

I can't wait until one of these is mine!

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...nsterCombo.jpg

now b-p-p says he has the Mamba Monster Controllers but not the combos, as of Aug. 21 the combos won't be shipping until September 15th

i think the combo's wont be out till late october. i also ordered one from bpp the other day

when you ordered it was it $275 or $307?

did you get the 2200 or the 2600?

My esc shipped out friday or saturday, cant wait!!!

don't rub it in:no:

What's the KV of these motors & what other BL motor on the market would they equate to in the quality stakes?

Your machine is getting there too. So far, so good.

I bought some 5S 4000 25-30C & 5000 30-35c packs from a place in HK for no more than $100USD each.

They even offer a 3mth no puff warranty.

called Zippy.

for the price I'm very happy with them.

HK as in hong kong? $100:surprised: who's zippy?

The mamba monster comes in 2200kV and 2600kV.

If you can't wait for the combo to come out, do what i should have done, get the mamba monster controller and a neu motor, the motor that the combo comes with is going to be a neu motor that is mass produced and doesn't have wholes in the can.

this is what castle reccomends, their 2750kV neu motor can be used with 4S li-po Max, but this one can be used with up to 6S: http://www.castlecreations.com/produ...5/1515-1y.html

2200 and 2600. same or better quality then the real neu
i have a zippy 4000mah 5s, pack and love it

thanks, that one is relatively small, too.

i have one, really nice pack

do you know if it uses enerland cells?

no it doesnt, uses cells made in china

hmm... i duno, but i don't have to buy one for a while bcuz of the mmm.

I have 5 Zippy's & at a shade over $500Aud for that many is a great deal, considering, I could get a similar battery on our shores, but, would cost me around the $300Aud mark.

I think the kv of those motors is too high. They need to be under 2000kv to interest me.

I have a Neu 2700, way too much & now I have the Tekno version 1700, yet to try as I'm still not home after my 9hr op that saved my freaking life!!

I live in Melbourne & am currently stuck in Sydney, oh well, at least mum cooks for me & does the washing, :lol:.

Word of advice to anyone, DON'T BUY FROM FINE DESIGNS as I had a $50USD charge to my creditcard on the 20th August which I found last night checking my statement online & I haven't bought anything from them in over 2mths. 31st May to be exact.
Contacted my bank & reported it & they're going to investigate it.

He's a thieving lying bastard!!! I ordered 6 Mamba Monsters from him in May & he keeps telling me that they haven't arrived from CC, yet on his website it shows he has them in stock!!

Sorry, back on topic.

You're Muggy's coming along nicely.

Finedesign strikes again...

when I ordered it it was $307 i think, but i got like some $30 discount when i went to purchase.

I got the 2200kv one which is equivalent to the 1515/1y. the 2600kv motor is 1512 size.

Does any one have a problem with the shocks on their muggy? I got a used nitro one I'm thinking about converting and have been running nitro for a bit. I wanted a big fat basher that tough but EZ to work on.

So far in a week I've blown the seals on two F shocks, snapped a shaft at the end on the F, and bent a rear shaft. WTF. The shocks are so big they could be on my 1:1 car, yet I've never had this much trouble with any shocks. Also, the steering is freaking sloppy. I've replaced the turnbuckles and drag link already, was good for a day, and is already getting sloppy again...

I didn't know he stole money from people, but i did know that he lies about alot of stuff, kaz the minotaur told me exactly what he was lying about, but i forget the exact details, he paints motors differently and sells them for alot more money.

The neu motors are probably the best around, what your looking for can probobly be found here: http://www.castlecreations.com/produ...motors/nm.html they are hand made.


I haven't had any problems with my shocks, but I had a ton of trouble with my steering link, I had alot of resistance coming from it. here's what i did: http://hdrcvideos.com/forums/viewtop...111826#p111826

and this could help solve your shock problem maybe? http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSB2822

Hey mozzy, I found something that might be what you're looking for and more, it's basically a neu with a finned can and no wholes in it. 1360 kV and 1700kV:

http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...osCsid=d5e22ae
http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...osCsid=d5e22ae

you may be able to find what you're looking for here too, RC-Monster Mike has the best customer service ever, he deserves the sale:

http://www.rc-monster.com/search.php...=&sprice=&pg=1

I got the 2200kv one too, i'm glad i didn't get the 2600kv one, that's probobly only sapposed to be used in buggy and truggy 1/8 conversions. I bought it when it was $275 or so but i was only charged $263 with free priority mail.

Thanks guy's.

If you saw my sig, you'll see I changed it to the motor I got from Impakt, except, it's the Tekno version, no holes & blue. Oh & crappy 4mm bullets (no offence), which I have to swap for the 6.5's on the Mamba Monster.

Yeah, good old Chris from FD charged a $50USD amount to my CC for no reason whatsoever.

I've lodged the theft with my bank & emailed him to send me my MM's & return the money. I will flame that prick at every opportunity I can get!!! It's blatant robbery.

If it comes to it & I don't get my ESC's & money back, I'll fly over & kick him in the head as the airfare cost will surely be worth it!!

I truly despise dishonest people!

Sorry for the hijack dude, as you can see I'm a little annoyed to say the least.

That first link is the exact motor I bought, then they went out of stock, phew(!), I was lucky!!!

well, I'm glad I could help!

I thought the 1700kV motor said that it was out of stock when I put the link there?

I found out what Kaz The Minotaur said about fine design. he said that fine design's "Nemisis" motors are Feigao motors painted a different color.

I'll have to take a look at it later. The str link does suck. The one I bought came w/ a NIB spare, and its already loose again. Not to mention crappy imperial hardware. WTF, who uses this anymore? The worst is the hexes are always smaller then metrics as well, so they seem that much easier to strip. Oh well.

Thanks for the link, but its not the shock body. The rod end that snapped off was a stocker, and the other problems were with the massive Integy piggyback shocks that came on it. On the stocker I've read this is a common problem I guess, and people were swithcing to the longer LST shafts so the shock doesn't bottom out so hard.
The previous owner must have put really heavy shock oil in the integy's, as its very stiff. Couple medium jumps and the front shocks blew out the bottom seals blowing oil all over the front, and one of teh rear shocks bend its shaft, which is crazy as its 5mm thick. I should've changed the oil, but I didn't have the 1 gal of oil to redo those big suckers and ran it anyway. Oh well. That's a $10 mistake.

What shocks and springs are you all using? The blk stock springs seem a bit light for such a heavy truck, and its still only nitro still. The integy shocks use a much heavier spring. I was thinking of just selling the integy's off for a decent $, but I may keep them if I decide to keep the truck. Parts of it I really like, but the str suckage, shocks breaking, and the imperial screws are already pissing me off a bit. I want a huge MT to bash w/, but one also tough and easy to work on. If this doesn't work out I may go w/ something else. Maybe a savage XL or something, IDK.

I use the stock plastic bodies and the stock muggy shafts, the longer shafts can break because they slam into the shock cap when it bottoms out, and i haven't had any problems with the seals, i use 30wt oil in the front and 25wt in the back and black 6.0 springs and it runs great. The problems you are having could be caused by the integy shocks because they are longer and are made for the LST2 which uses longer shocks, so the shocks will bottom out before the truck does.

I have no problems with the stock plastic shocks w/40wt oil, The black springs seem a bit light, I have a set of the yellow springs but have not tried them yet.

What do you guys think, should I upgrade my charger and go with a 6S pack? Or should I keep my 5S max losi charger and stay with a 5S pack?

if you guys think i should upgrade, which charger do you think i should get?

Edit: since the Mamba Monster Combo isn't going to be availiable for so long, I'll have enough time (in paychecks) to spend $300 on a charger and still be able to get the battery soon after I get the combo.

try the Imax b6 charger and a standalone balancer