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Old 05-09-2011, 05:25 PM
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Was wondering if any news had leaked about new buggy or truck. Looks like mid motor and aluminum chassis are in. I'd like to see the gold aluminum chassis return.
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I was just wondering why they would come out with a new b5/t5 when they just released the b4.1/t4.1?
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I was thinking of a mid motor option like the 22 and the xfactory x6squared
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Originally Posted by mdwaeracer
Was wondering if any news had leaked about new buggy or truck. Looks like mid motor and aluminum chassis are in. I'd like to see the gold aluminum chassis return.
I heard they are skipping a B5 and going to a B6
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Originally Posted by D-Rek07
I was just wondering why they would come out with a new b5/t5 when they just released the b4.1/t4.1?
Because any vehicle whose prior version can be updated to the "new" spec by simply replacing a few parts isn't really a new vehicle. I would think AE is hard at work on a new buggy, especially with the 22 launching recently and Durango's 2wd buggy coming soon. Speculation and rumors are all we have now though...
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Heard....


900 feet down below Area 51 they have BK stuck in a UFO hanger chained to a work bench...
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I'd just like to see a big bore shock option from AE.

The current platform is more than capable for now... I just need some REAL shocks.
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Nothing gets "leaked" out of Area 51....
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I'd just like to see a big bore shock option from AE.

The current platform is more than capable for now... I just need some REAL shocks.
Exactly what ive been thinking..b4.1 with big bores
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I've been thinking that the new SC10 4x4 has a lot of details that would support a full line of 10th scale products. Change the center chassis and the arms and you have a new B44. Change the front clip to 2wd and you have a new T4 then new arms and you have a B4. The chassis is already mid motor.
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Nothing gets "leaked" out of Area 51....
I gets beamed down from the mother ship.
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900 feet down below Area 51 they have BK stuck in a UFO hanger chained to a work bench...
Hopefully they equipped him with something besides a Dremel to make some shocks and springs with this time
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Originally Posted by B.A. Racer
Exactly what ive been thinking..b4.1 with big bores
get the kyosho big bores. I've heard rumors of some really fast guys putting them on there b4.1's and loving it.
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They're gonna try to use LST shocks.

That way they'll sell more shock oil. Four bottles per rebuild.
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Switching to a longer T4 chassis will make a big difference in the handling department. FTW makes a body just for the stretched B4.
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