Been a long time!...Need some Guru input.

[_paralyzed_]

I'm sure the mount will work.

Gear mesh = the space between the pinion and spur gear, how the teeth of the two gears "mesh" together.

Do you mean gear ratio? Like the tooth count of the gears?

Rc-Monster has pinion gears, just look under Rc-Monster parts.

I have notified the owner of Rc-Monster (Mike) of this thread, he should chime in on what battery tray to get.

For 4s use in a buggy I recommend the Castle Mamba 2650kv setup. Plenty of power and insane speed when you want it.

Tell me what you want to do with the buggy (bash/race/speed runs) and I can recommend what tooth count you want for a pinion. (gear ratio)

[JEFFRO503]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

I'm sure the mount will work.

Gear mesh = the space between the pinion and spur gear, how the teeth of the two gears "mesh" together.

Do you mean gear ratio? Like the tooth count of the gears?

Rc-Monster has pinion gears, just look under Rc-Monster parts.

I have notified the owner of Rc-Monster (Mike) of this thread, he should chime in on what battery tray to get.

For 4s use in a buggy I recommend the Castle Mamba 2650kv setup. Plenty of power and insane speed when you want it.

Tell me what you want to do with the buggy (bash/race/speed runs) and I can recommend what tooth count you want for a pinion. (gear ratio)

Well....not so much the gear ratio , as I can play around with that.....what I mean is the mesh of the teeth. Some have like a .08 pitch , .10 pitch and so forth....I am not sure what the Mugen is. Either the MBX4 or my new MBX6 when I get that.

The buggy will mainly be used on tracks ....pretty much tracks only. Just another electric 1/8 scale to play around with and show people how an older buggy can still be competitive in the right hands.BUT....the old MBX4 will be getting bashed for sure. I will be getting a new MBX-6 Eco for sure as my main race buggy.....but wanted to get one of my old MBX4's running so I have another rig to play around with at the tracks. Almost every single track around here only allows electric ( no nitro ) any more......kind of sad in a way.

Wanted to run something like a 5000 - 5500 4S pack....or possibly tow bigger 2S packs I guess on this buggy anyways. On the new Eco....I may have to stick with a 2S pack depending on what rules they set in place. It may be 3 - 6 months before our local race track expands enough to accept 1/8th scale. But from what the new owner said to me this weekend....it's definitely something he wants to make happen.

Thanks for you help man.

[_paralyzed_]

I see. All 1/8 scale buggies are Mod 1 gearing. You'll need a Mod 1 with a 5mm shaft.

[JEFFRO503]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

I see. All 1/8 scale buggies are Mod 1 gearing. You'll need a Mod 1 with a 5mm shaft.

Really? Is that just Mugen....or are you saying "All" 1/8 scale buggies? I can't be 100% on this but I had thought that back in the day when I was running Mugen and Kyosho both....the gear mesh was slightly different. I'm a little foggy on that though and could totally be wrong. Maybe it was because the pinions didn't line up the same way in length or something. Crap....I can't remember.

[RC-Monster Mike]

Like Harold mentioned, pretty much all 1/8 buggies use Mod1 gears, including the mbx4. Our Mugen motor mount is a direct fit on the mbx4 as well, and our 50x150 1 piece battery tray is the universal tray that is used when a vehicle-specific tray is not offered.
Also, let me know when you are ready to upgrade - I have a new, converted mbx6 MSpec buggy that I used for trade shows for sale. It has never been run. :)

[JEFFRO503]

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

Like Harold mentioned, pretty much all 1/8 buggies use Mod1 gears, including the mbx4. Our Mugen motor mount is a direct fit on the mbx4 as well, and opur 50x150 1 piece battery tray is the universal tray that is used when a vehicle-specific tray is not offered.
Also, let me know when you are ready to upgrade - I have a new, converted mbx6 MSpec buggy that I used for trade shows for sale. It has never been run. :)

Hey....thanks for Chiming in Mike! Every time I have a question and it gets answered....a light goes off in my head that says " I knew that.....and totally forgot it!" hehe.

Good to know you guys have the pinion gears here....as I'll get some ordered up along with that battery tray. As far as the Mugen goes....I "could" be interested , but I have one of my fellow MX buddies who owns the local bike shop...just get a "great planes" distributorship and he's cutting all us riding guys a break on stuff. I'm kind of committed in getting an MBX6 from him with a Tekin RX8 / 2050 motor combo for $700.00.....which is a pretty good savings I guess. BUT....you are more than welcome to post a pic of that bad boy....I may change my mind hehe.

[_paralyzed_]

FYI Harold is me, _paralyzed_ is Harold

Those tekin systems are the bees knees. Sensored as opposed to Castle's non-sensored stuff. A little more expensive. Are sensors necessary? Not really. They only really help getting off the line, or super super slow driving. I run Castle stuff because of the slight price break. If I had a little more cash I would definitely own a tekin setup, it's cool technology and I love the looks.

Mike is into riding too. He's got an electric dirt bike

Good luck man. Please share pics as you make progress.