What truggy to build.
 

Hey guys im a new comer to the electric side of things. ive been into nitro savages up until the flux came out. Since i got it ive been steady on it and love it, the two nitro savages get very little usage now. the thing is i want to do a new brushless build. However my question is what truggy matches up to my motor and esc i already have.

I have a spare Flux motor and ESC that i bought. The Flux Tork 2200 and Blur ESC. I bought them because i was going to build a new Flux but i figured maybe i would branch my horizons off from the savage. I got to looking at truggys and found a few i like. the Mugen MBX6T was one and the RC8T was another.

i saw this http://www.teknorc.com/index.php and noticed they have some nice kits. the thing is im new to BL and dont want to dump a ton of money into something that wont work out in the end.

A few questions i have is what truggy would you guys recommend i use for the 2200kv motor and ESC i have? is the Tekno a good system to invest in? should truggys be ran on 4s? or 5s? is there anything out of the ordinary i may need to make this work all together?

heres the combo i have already although i sure many of you already know.
http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/ki...lur_n_Tork.jpg

thanks in advance for your help guys, greatly appreciated to get me going in the bl direction.:smile:

mbx6t with mikes mount and battery tray, 6S lipos seems perfect! and looks beautiful: http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...=rcmmbx6tsckit

That kit does look nice as well. thanks for the link. i think its great there are kits out there available to convert these trucks for real power. next question is can a 6s battery fit in either of these set ups even? Also can a truggy handle 6s power? i want to set this up for racing in the future so i don't want uncontrollable power. i want usable.

6S is meant to keep temps low. Just pair it with the right motor and you'll be fine! Pretty sure a 6S will fit a truggy!
If you think you have too much power just lower the radio EPA!

That tork motor is 2200kv, don't pay any attention to what the above statements were... that motor is 4s max out on the track, even geared down as much as possible 5s lipo is too much. 4s w/ conservitive gearing (38-40) and you will be in nice shape for basihng or racing. With a 4s setup in a truggy you can get away w/ the SMC 9k lipo's too if you wanted for long a-mains.

Thanks this advice makes sense to me. those SMC packs are great, either those, hyperion or the good ole zippy's. lol which is the odd one out? so you think the MBX6t or even MBX5t would be ok? i found tons of great truggies. biggest thing is price. i want to use the tekno conversion, it just looks so clean and complete. so the options are a Losi 8ight, MBXt, or an RC8t. all look promising. will the 2200kv motor fit the tekno mounts? thanks for the advice guys, i appreciate it, any more input feel free to add, and if you have a roller that is worthy of the conversion post it up or PM me, im not picky at the moment as im still in the air.

Well you were asking about a mbx-5T so here is mine I recently finished...

I am running a cc/neu 2200kv w/mmm esc on 5s. This is the second Mugen I own and have converted...they are built like tanks

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/DSC02943.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/DSC02947.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/DSC02944.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/DSC02945.jpg

I'm not 100%, but I think that tork motor is of such a strange size that it won't work in the available tekno motor mounts for their kits. You may want to go w/ one of Mikes (RCM's) conversions instead, this will give you the needed space. I've been running tekno converts and they are great.. but I'm set to run a 8ight-e 1.0 w/ mikes mount and losi's battery tray and parts. It's all together, caint for next season!! LOL what a long wait I have in NY though :( Rebuilt my tekno 8ight-t to run for my truggy next season.. like new again, so also excited.

what did you use to convert that one? looks great! Badlands rule:yipi:

Believe it or not, it is a stock 5T chassis. I bought a Mugen motor mount from Mike and had him make me a custom tray to fit those specific batts....that's it, very simple to do.

Almost forgot, the esc. mount is this one....just drill 3 small holes and countersink the ends and you are done. The mmm sits perfectly on it. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVEC2&P=7

Here is a so so pic of the esc w/that mount....

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/DSC02946.jpg

A small FYI : The Flux tork doesn't fit into a standard RC8T-e because of the bigger can.

If you go with tekno they have mounts to fit pretty much anything 40mm fit novaks 42mm fits castle and tekins 44mm fits nue's.

why don't pay attention? So you`re mister know it all? You sounded rude to me sir.
He asked for opinions, and i gave mine. Never said this is absolute truth. Nor yours. I used 6S on a truggy with success, and just wanted to share the recipe.

have you seen the xray XT8? its another top dog when it comes to quality i have one and its beast

I really appreciate your help. your build is super clean yet very effective. i like that you use zippy's too(it looks like one at least). every other board i go on poo poo the idea when i tell them i run zippy's in my flux. i love em! You dont happen to have any video of it running do you? what lipo is that? thanks for your help, definetely the guidance i needed on this project.