Successful buggy conversion!

[Procharged5.0]

That's a great looking conversion! Job Well Done!

[Rcaddict]

Thanks procharged.

glassdoc,
I now realize that you meant are there more cogging problems in cold weather. I might have to bring a heating pad to the January race.:005:
We race year round here in Florida and the high temps are only in the 50's, but keeping the packs warm might help a lot. I haven't had a chance to experiment with diff oils yet in the MBX-5, so I'm running what it came with. I'd like to try a 7,5,1 setup and see how that does. Our track is usually pretty slick on practice days, but lately we have had a nice blue groove going.

[neweuser]

Originally Posted by Rcaddict

Thanks procharged.

glassdoc,
I now realize that you meant are there more cogging problems in cold weather. I might have to bring a heating pad to the January race.:005:
We race year round here in Florida and the high temps are only in the 50's, but keeping the packs warm might help a lot. I haven't had a chance to experiment with diff oils yet in the MBX-5, so I'm running what it came with. I'd like to try a 7,5,1 setup and see how that does. Our track is usually pretty slick on practice days, but lately we have had a nice blue groove going.

This makes me want to do a buggy! WOW! Nice and clean job! Hope your races go well for you!

[WheelNut]

Nice conversion, very clean! Looks great. One burning question for you, as a racer also I've thought many times about coverting my buggy after the motor stalls in the middle of a race. How are the brakes on the buggy though? When you hit the brakes will all the braking power not just goto the rear wheels since when your on the brakes the rear tires will have less grip? Basically, does it stop as fast as it did when it was nitro?

[squeeforever]

To be honest, the motor brakes are ALOT stronger than the nitro brakes...I would leave the nitro brakes though since it will be less strain on the motor and ESC, thus less heat. Not to mention, you can tune the brakes f/r bias.

[coolhandcountry]

I don't know about the buggy. The truggy or emaxx with center diff or other
does not stop as fast. The thickness of the center diff oil has alot to do
with braking then. The thicker the oil the more brake power was to rear.

[Rcaddict]

I have been using the ESC brakes and they work really well. You can dial in or out as much as you want with the Mamba Max ESC. The same goes with drag brakes. You don't get the front/rear tunability like you would with nitro brake discs, but I've found that with the right amount of drag brake the car will setup perfectly for the the corners without having to even use normal push brake.