BL MBX-5 Near completion. Pics

[SilentMonster]

Brian, what kind of temps is your 1512/2D motor running on a long hard run with 16/44 or similar? Thanks.

[lxmuff]

Just a reminder for all about the KV, rpm, pinion size, spur size, which can contribute to cogging. Keeping the pinion smaller in size helps reduce cogging with the MM. Having a large pinion forcing the ratio lower is like starting your pickup out in 3rd gear from a stop. Factor in the low kv and you have a slow buggy. There is a balance between speed, rpm/v, cogging and motor/esc temps.

I use a quark 125B with a Plettenberg Maximum 3100rpm/v. This is on a Mugen MBX5 12/46. Does over 40 mph in the short straight easily. The motor never gets hot and the Quark can last a 5 minute race before the thermo MOD. I just did the mod and it makes a lot of sense why it has these thermo problems.

I used the same motor on a MM with no cogging and the same 12/46 setup. The MM is just not as smooth as the quark, but what is?

I will be running my new 8ight with 12/46, MM, Neu 1512/1.5D(american made) @ 3200rpm/v and 4s 5000mah LIPOs. I am expecting the same performance as the other buggy.

Hopefully I'll be running at Stateline soon.

[jtracker]

Originally Posted by lxmuff

Hopefully I'll be running at Stateline soon.

Thats awesome that you will be running at Stateline. It should be a really kool track layout this year:027: Silentmonster,YJ-7 and myself(jtracker)are the only ones that run electric there so hope to see you there this summer!:027:

[lxmuff]

Do you run electric 1/8th scale?

Originally Posted by jtracker

Thats awesome that you will be running at Stateline. It should be a really kool track layout this year:027: Silentmonster,YJ-7 and myself(jtracker)are the only ones that run electric there so hope to see you there this summer!:027: