Hey serumAnd superdave420..need MBX4 pics please
 

Hey guys....i just joined up yesterday , and have been breezing through all these forums for last few hours (4 hours i think?) Anyways......I was going through all the conversions guys have made on 1/8th scales and i came across a thread where both of you we're showing some pics of your MBX-4's...........I fell out of my chair!!


I have always loved this buggy , and don't think i'll ever sell any of mine. i have 4 of them put together right now (all MBX-4 XR Works) and have enough spare parts to probably build three more.

when i was driving alot all the way up to about a year ago , i would always take both my mugen and my Kyosho kanai's. I would drive the kanai until i got fed up with fixing it , then i'd pull out my trusty MBX-4 and drive the rest of the day without even having a screw come loose!!


this is why i never sold any of them , and probably never will.

anyways....i decided to convert one of my MBX-4's into electric. And was wondering if you have time to post some pictures of it.

I have the exact motor mount i bought about a year ago off ebay that one of you guys are running. I just wanted to see some finished pics of what i might expect.


I am thing of wanting to go with a NEU motor , and not sure of the ESC yet. was thinking of maybe possibly waiting for the Mamba monster maxx but i don't know when it's coming out. I plan on running 3-4 cell lipo's with it also.

I'm new to the elctric thing , so any advice or info you guys can give me would be great. Thanks again!!


JEFF

Hi Jeff!

Welcome to the forum!

I just sold mine, i don't have got a track here and i like MT's/Truggies,

I'm afraid i can't really help you on the photo's..

But to tell you the truth, i liked mine a lot, and it took me about a month before i was ready to sell it.. It was a blast. Very durable indeed.(as with most of the fine Mugens)

As for your motor/controller options;

Take 4S, get the mamba-maxx controller (with a Ubec it takes 4S with ease)

the mamba maxx is able to push a Neu motor around.

Another option is a Quark 125.

I have been reading some issues with a 4 pole motors.
So the mamba max may be questionible choice.
Quark will push them no prob.

go with the quark 125b as an ESC and maybe a Lehner(a bit pricey though) with the RC monster heat sink. or go with a 7XL best bang for the buck. As far as i know the mamba monster maxx system will be out some time between late spring and late summer i think. Sorry no pics because i don't have one but i am thinking about one because they are cool i am thinking of a hyper 8 but someone will have some pics i assume because many people have these conversions. TRY BUGGY, TRUGGY, OR CONVERSION IN THE SEARCH BOX AND YOU MIGHT FIND SOME PICS.

Ok.....thanks guys for the info. So lets say i go with the QUARK 125 , i guess i'll have to decide on the motor. Between the NEU's , PLENT and LEH's i guess.


Will The Quark 125 handle the 4S, and will it be enough to push a 1/8th around competitivly. And also , what if i was to switch this conversion over later to a truggy , would it have enough juice?

and if not........will the qaurk 125 handle 5S lipo , or will i have to go with something better? Not looking to really mess around with high speed road racing , but need something with alot of tourqe.


Small track i run is an indoor , needing top speeds of about 25-35 and some of the bigger outdoor tracks i run look like around 40-45 , or maybe a smidge more.



thanks guys!!


JEFF

The quark will handle up to 6s, but not reccomended, 5s will be no problem for the 125B.

VERY COOL!! i would think then with a Qaurk 125 and a descent NEU , Plent , Leh ect motor , it should push around an 1/8th scale pretty good then? How would 3-4S packs work for racing purpose?


Also.......since i'm new to this electric conversion stuff (new to electric everything really) When choosing a motor , and wanting to get the type of speeds i need with a lot of torque (torque probably being the most impotant) what do i need to look for? A lower turn type motor , or a higher turn type motor? There are so many out there i don't know what to look for.


JEFF

4S is pretty much the ultimate racing setup, light, enough power and speed.

As for the motor, in a buggy the ultimate would be a Lehner 1930/1940, or a Neu 15xx.. For you id reccomend the 1940 7/8 turn on 4S.

OK..so i go with a Qaurk 125 esc , and if i run 3-5S lipo's. If i'm looking for a motor that will get me really good low end torque for the tight , smaller type tracks ( 25-35mph 3-4S lipo ) and then can gear it up a little or add another cell (4-5S) for some larger tracks with a speed of between 40-45 mph , plus a little more , what am i to look for? Something mid-range out of the group listed below? i have no idea what to look for. just looking for an all around good motor that will work well on both type tracks for an 1/8yh scale.

keep in mind , that i'm wanting to build something similar for an 1/8th scale truggy too........will the same system work in both?

thanks guys!!

NEU 1515/1.5D 2700Kv
NEU 1515/1Y 2200Kv
NEU 1515/2.5D 1700Kv
NEU 1512/2y 1400Kv
NEU 1512/2D 2600Kv
NEU 1512/2D 2000Kv


lehner 1940/6 Motor LMT RPM per Volt 2613,
lehner 1940/7 Motor LMT RPM per Volt 2239,
lehner 1940/8 Motor LMT RPM per Volt 1959,
lehner 1940/9 Motor LMT RPM per Volt 1742



JEFF