What's the difference?
 

I do a search and there are these different Ofna 1/8 buggys. I just came across an Ofna Hyper 7 TQ Sport roller (never been run) for sale. I'm trying to understand what is the difference between all these ones. Can someone please help me out.

Hyper7 was first, then the hyper 7 pbs and pcr came out, then they hyper 8 came out, then the hyper 8.5 came out, the hyper 7 tq sport is pretty recent, but based on the old, but only slightly outdated (unless you race) hyper 7 chassis. Your best bet would be to avoid it since it's pretty much a cheap nitro rtr. For the same price you could get a used roller without the nitro gear you don't want anyways and better quality.

What if a roller would cost me 200 CAD? I see most of the 1/8 rollers above 200. This one hasn't been run. It is just a roller.

Then what would the ofna MBX considered? I wish there was a ranking for the various ofna 1/8's available out there.

MBX=POS IMO :lol:


Seriously... The MBX is not a very tough buggy. I had one that i covnverted to brushless some time ago and I wound up replacing in a mattr of weeks. The whole thing is very cheaply made. Hence the cheap price.

Never had a hyper 7 but they look alot better than the MBX for sure.

Although I do agree w/ Supra... look around for a decent used roller of a better buggy. The Jammins ar nice and you can get a decent used roller for $200. Much better in the long run.

Jeff - whats your take on a GTP then - even the new one looks very much like a MBX?

PS IIRC I picked up an x1cr for 125 but that was a steal

Its probably ok to be used as a pavement pounder. Flat driving with no jumps. But trying to jump one of those things and the chassis flexes all over the place. and everything just bends.

I'll say this. A friend on mine has the GTP and he had a minor run away. (it was quite entertaining wahtching him chase it around the parking lot as the servos both went crazy zig zaging all over with high throttle then high brakes. :rofl: Nothing more entertaining that watching a grown man chase a toy around in public.)

Anyway it eventually clipped a curb and that stopped it. It wasnt going that fast, but that chassis was a MESS! Everything bent.

A couple nights later another friend with a Mugen buggy had a "spektrum moment" and he clipped the same curb but easily at twice the speed. He scraped up the front of the chassis and broke a front arm, but nothing like the mangled mess the GTP was.

Then Mugen and Jammin it is. Isn't the Mugen a MBX5?

Yes it is :). The racier version is the mbx5-R

You can pick up a new MBX5 from amainhobbies.com right now for $319 - $25 coupon code + shipping.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oducts_id/1817

Ahhh jeff your making my life a nightmare! Trying to decide to sell MBX5-MSRT and buy a GTP or convert the MBX5-MSRT into a GTP...

You're not making my life easier :)

I hope I find one in the 200 dollar range with shipping included. Then I can sell my Jato for like 150 as a roller. It will be almost RTR with some fixes. Sat around for a year, betcha that engine is shot.

I'm just getting confused. I'm being told the MBX is not so great but try a mugen or jammin. When I search ebay for a mugen the MBX5 comes up. Ahh I'm going to go crazy soon.

Ofna MBX and Mugen MBX5 is not the same thing.

Ahh see now it makes sense. Thanks for being so helpfull and making my 1/8 buggy selection easier.

Keep the Mugen IMO. Convert it back to buggy dimension arms and get a set of GRP Rally tires and your all set. if you want to rig up some sort of body mouonts to run a kyosho or ofna on road body. Rear shock tower might be a challenge to get under the on road body though.

Besides that... there is nor GTP motor mount out there that is a drop in fit so you would need to do some fabrication work to get it all set up anyway.

Or if you really want to go crazy get youself a DM1 to convert. I love mine. The Jammin buggy mount is a drop in fit for the DM1. Although... the DM1 is a bit more $

Hey jhautz, beg to differ on the gtp motor mount:

http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...od=rcmgtpmount

And I have both a MBX and a Hyper7 ,and A Hyper8. The MBX is not a good buggy, but I converted it to a GTP and it is great. Hit a parked car today at 40mph and broke the front shock tower, nothing else. I did not have a body on it, though. The hyper7 is a much better buggy and I really like mine. I have not finished the hyper8 yet, but it looks very similar to the 7.

I would recommend the GTP to anyone looking for a sturdy on road car. Does a better job in that role than a buggy. I do have a solid upper plate that acts like a backbone, no chassis flex that way.

lincpimp,

The munt you've mentioned fits the MBX?

Both vehicles use the same bulkheads, so it should fit. I do not have one, I had to make my own mount to get the kb45 to fit.

Cool.

:whistle:

That Mike.... always slippin the new products out without telling me. I'm gonna have to talk to him about that. :wink:

Yeah, he also has a ls10 mount now. I have a brand new in box ls10 that needs converting. Coincidence?!....

I check the store every few days, can't wait till the 1/8 center diff with the integrated slipper is released!

PowerRocks,

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10722

Check this thread. The Sportwerks Turmoil Pro ARR is super cheap right now and looks like it could be a heck of a nice buggy. If I was in the market for another buggy I'd take a serous look at this for that kind of money.

Crappy OFNA marketing. The problem is that OFNA is an importer, and they import buggies from two different manufacturers.

The quality between the two manufacturers varies greatly.

First is the HoBao Hyper series of cars. These care are FAR superior to the standard fair MBX/LX Comp based cars.

Then you have the Hong Nor line of imported cars, these cars are known under the names, MBX R2 MBX Pro, Ultra GT Worlds, Ultra LX Comp, Ultra LX 2, LX One, And then they have 9.5 versions of all the cars... etc......Its the same buggy rehashed a billion times, and its STILL Crappy. The ONLY Hong Nor cars worth anything are the Jammin series, and the 9.5 MBX Pro (identified by its yellow plastics, pillow ball suspension, and Orange anodized shock towers, this is the only MBX that can take a beating and ask for more), and finally the Jammin line of cars that Jay Halsey is pushing, which guess what, is based on the MBX line of cars.:surprised:

If you can get a Hyper 7 its a good car, a Hyper 7 PCR is a GREAT car. Light, fast, and durable. If you can drive and you showed up at a local club race with one you wouldn't be left in the dust. The only thing i find annoying about the Hyper line of cars is the lack of threaded shock bodies. The Hyper 8.5 is a good car.

So bottom line, if its an OFNA car the only ones worth looking at are the Hyper 7/8, and Jammin lines. If a 9.5 MBX Pro falls in your lap, don't turn it down, but don't go looking for one.

Jeff can verify the hell i put my Jammins (both buggy and truggy) through.

That said, if a Mugen MBX5 comes your way for a good price buy it. But you wouldn't be dissapointed with a Jammin.

Well so I looked at the sportwerks turmoil pro and it looks interesting. It has a good price (NEW). Anyone have any experience with this? How is quality? I wonder how hard it would be to make it brushless. I'm guessing I'll have to fab a motor mount.

Otherwise I'll stick to Jammin, MBX5, or Hyper 7 sport TQ.

Another question, if Ofna is importing then I wonder if the makers are selling then on E-bau under a different name.

There is a nice looking MBX5 roller on ebay for 200 BIN but that turmoil looks like a bargin..

Seems like the only person selling the MBX5 rollers on ebay is some hobby shop guy. Most of them are used.

Turmoil is not a bad car to start with. It gets you into 8th scales at a good price. And you can then decide later to upgrade it, or sell it and go with a different buggy.

The reason the OFNA 9.5/MBX based buggies are so bad is that they have NO upgrade path. Weak shock towers, weak rear/front brace designs, cast steel differentials that strip out easy. They just can't take abuse, nor can they be cost effectively made to handle it. The handling sucks on them too.

The Sportwerks Turmoil is a good car. I have a Mayhem which is the predecessor of the Turmoil. It is one tough car. I did have to make my own motor mount for it though. I think there may be a RC-Monster motor mount in the works soon.