Looking to do my first conversion (looking at a Truggy)

Hi all,

I am new here, and I've heard this is the place to go regarding conversions. I really don't have anything particular in mind, but I have been paying close attention to truggies. I am mostly a basher, I love jumping, and I love raw power. I was looking at the Ofna Multilator Pro. I was planning on buying the truck, and selling the nitro parts. Hopefully replacing them with a MMM combo, and whatever else is needed for a brushless conversion. I currently own 2 Protek 2s 3300 25c packs. I would be running the car on 4s. I am really looking for some advise on what I should do. I really like the simplicity of the truggy, along with what I hear GREAT durability, and even close to a buggy in durability. Please remember I have never done my own conversion before. I'm looking for a truggy to convert, a price on the conversion, and what I should expect in performance. Right now I own a Stampede, and I'm really looking to step it up a little with a conversion.

Thanks,
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[E-Revonut]

Not quite a truggy but have you considered waiting and getting a BL edition E-REVO? It's a very durable truck and a great basher! Although you can do whatever you want, obviously, a truggy is better for racing than bashing with all the adjustments available on them. A REVO is a competent race truck and an incredible basher. Short of hitting something the REVO will be very reliable. If a Truggy is a must the Associated RC8T has been geting great reviews as Well as the Jammin' CRT X2. There are many threads recently about choosing a truggy. I have been following them myself because I would like to get one eventually.

I really like the Revo, but after owning a E-maxx, Stampede, Bandit, Rustler, I think I want to try another brand.

[E-Revonut]

Understandable, associated is a great brand to try out! If your trying another brand because of strength the Revo is by far more durable than all those combined! If you just want to try something else there are many great brands out there.

[Happywing]

Welcome!
You're on the right track. The ERevo is nice (I have one) but it's nowhere near as durable as most 1/8 truggies. It won't handle nearly as well either.
First, you have to pick your truggy. Truggy rollers can be had for a good price these days.
There are kits for the 8ight-T and MBX5T at this site:
http://www.rcproductdesigns.com/
These kits come with all the hardware you need and instructions for assembly. They use the existing holes in the chassis, so no drilling.
The popular choice for ESC/motor on 4s is probably this one:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVHA5&P=7
Using the batteries that you have will be risky. 25c rating is nice, but they don't have the capacity to handle the motor draw. You would be better off getting a nice 4s pack in the 5000mah range and a 20C minimum rating. Prices for those are coming down.
Here's a shot of my MBX5T with the new RC Product Designs integrated battery tray:

[Ryu James]

if you are going to build a brushless truggy you cannot beat the Tekno RC kits. they are the only conversion kits that keep the mechanical brake. this has much better stopping power than using the motor for brakes and keeps your motor cooler and less wear on your motor. i have the losi 8t right now. LOVE IT!!! and will be building a custom RC8T this week. here are some links worth checking. one is to Tekno RC page of kits and the other is to the thread of my Losi 8T build so you can see how clean the TEkno kits are. tekno has a kit for the 8t, mbx5t, x2 crt, and the rc8t coming out in a couple of months. btw, truggies are the way to go. since i got my losi 8t none of my other rides get used.

http://www.impaktrc.com/index.php?cPath=238

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...t=15876&page=2

[Takedown]

Protek 3300's 25c? You mean FlightPower...