Mugen MTX-2
10-05-2001, 12:53 AM
#107
Originally posted by Novarossi
Man this BB is so quick. Posts and responses are immediate!
Man this BB is so quick. Posts and responses are immediate!
10-05-2001, 12:54 AM
#108
Originally posted by Novarossi
Where did u guys here that Mugen were testing or using this new material?
Where did u guys here that Mugen were testing or using this new material?
I've broken rear arms. I've noticed that they seem to happen as the temperature goes down at the end of the day. Funny, also seem to happen after I put the shims in to reduce the slop. Ran the car for the first 1/2 yr and only broke a front knuckle. Now I'm breaking rear arms.
10-05-2001, 12:59 AM
#109
Originally posted by Sydewynder
Other people who run MTX-2s.
I've broken rear arms. I've noticed that they seem to happen as the temperature goes down at the end of the day. Funny, also seem to happen after I put the shims in to reduce the slop. Ran the car for the first 1/2 yr and only broke a front knuckle. Now I'm breaking rear arms.
Other people who run MTX-2s.
I've broken rear arms. I've noticed that they seem to happen as the temperature goes down at the end of the day. Funny, also seem to happen after I put the shims in to reduce the slop. Ran the car for the first 1/2 yr and only broke a front knuckle. Now I'm breaking rear arms.
10-05-2001, 01:09 AM
#111
Could be Manticore but I wasn't doing it earlier in the year when it was summer so I dunno???
10-05-2001, 01:27 AM
#113
Originally posted by Novarossi
excuses, excuses LOL
excuses, excuses LOL
Normally during the end of the day I can only see my car as a Dot running all over the track but I can still manage to pass the other dots !!
10-05-2001, 01:51 AM
#114
Well Novarossi I could take the safe line like everyone else and take twice as long to do a lap but that just ain't me. Gotta scrape the body at those apexes you know. 
Manticore
Paint your car bright yellow. BTW I will find you one day. I'll hold a big sign with MANTICORE when I'm in the MK area hobby stores. LOL
Manticore
Paint your car bright yellow.
BTW I will find you one day. I'll hold a big sign with MANTICORE when I'm in the MK area hobby stores. LOL
10-05-2001, 02:40 AM
#115
Originally posted by Sydewynder
Well Novarossi I could take the safe line like everyone else and take twice as long to do a lap but that just ain't me. Gotta scrape the body at those apexes you know.
Manticore
Paint your car bright yellow. BTW I will find you one day. I'll hold a big sign with MANTICORE when I'm in the MK area hobby stores. LOL
Well Novarossi I could take the safe line like everyone else and take twice as long to do a lap but that just ain't me. Gotta scrape the body at those apexes you know.
Manticore
Paint your car bright yellow.
BTW I will find you one day. I'll hold a big sign with MANTICORE when I'm in the MK area hobby stores. LOL
10-05-2001, 04:52 AM
#116
Moon, what'd you pay for that diff in HK? I've been playing with my oneway setup, and have found 10,000 wt oil in a rear diff seems to work better than the solid rear. With the solid, I can't keep the rear behind the car.
Fok, Mugen changed the plastic to make it softer a little over a year AFTER the mtx-2 had been released. I have one of the "original" cars, and the arms were so brittle that I could not brush a board, car or take any type of hit without breaking an arm or knuckle. I was told by Mugen that the plastic was made harder so that it would not flex, which was supposed to keep the suspension settings more constant. After many nasty e-mails and phone calls to mugen, they finally acknowledged "the compound may be more brittle than originally anticipated" and that they were changing the compound to a softer material. I've only broken 1 arm since they changed the compound. I have noticed that the plastic is very sensitive to the cold weather though. Some of the other MTXs break very easy when the temp starts getting below 45F (I'm normally not running when it's cold, lol). If they've changed the compound again, I haven't heard, but I'll try to catch up with Robbie Collins today and see what he says.
Fok, Mugen changed the plastic to make it softer a little over a year AFTER the mtx-2 had been released. I have one of the "original" cars, and the arms were so brittle that I could not brush a board, car or take any type of hit without breaking an arm or knuckle. I was told by Mugen that the plastic was made harder so that it would not flex, which was supposed to keep the suspension settings more constant. After many nasty e-mails and phone calls to mugen, they finally acknowledged "the compound may be more brittle than originally anticipated" and that they were changing the compound to a softer material. I've only broken 1 arm since they changed the compound. I have noticed that the plastic is very sensitive to the cold weather though. Some of the other MTXs break very easy when the temp starts getting below 45F (I'm normally not running when it's cold, lol). If they've changed the compound again, I haven't heard, but I'll try to catch up with Robbie Collins today and see what he says.
10-05-2001, 05:03 AM
#117
Originally posted by tekrsq
Moon, what'd you pay for that diff in HK? I've been playing with my oneway setup, and have found 10,000 wt oil in a rear diff seems to work better than the solid rear. With the solid, I can't keep the rear behind the car.
Fok, Mugen changed the plastic to make it softer a little over a year AFTER the mtx-2 had been released. I have one of the "original" cars, and the arms were so brittle that I could not brush a board, car or take any type of hit without breaking an arm or knuckle. I was told by Mugen that the plastic was made harder so that it would not flex, which was supposed to keep the suspension settings more constant. After many nasty e-mails and phone calls to mugen, they finally acknowledged "the compound may be more brittle than originally anticipated" and that they were changing the compound to a softer material. I've only broken 1 arm since they changed the compound. I have noticed that the plastic is very sensitive to the cold weather though. Some of the other MTXs break very easy when the temp starts getting below 45F (I'm normally not running when it's cold, lol). If they've changed the compound again, I haven't heard, but I'll try to catch up with Robbie Collins today and see what he says.
Moon, what'd you pay for that diff in HK? I've been playing with my oneway setup, and have found 10,000 wt oil in a rear diff seems to work better than the solid rear. With the solid, I can't keep the rear behind the car.
Fok, Mugen changed the plastic to make it softer a little over a year AFTER the mtx-2 had been released. I have one of the "original" cars, and the arms were so brittle that I could not brush a board, car or take any type of hit without breaking an arm or knuckle. I was told by Mugen that the plastic was made harder so that it would not flex, which was supposed to keep the suspension settings more constant. After many nasty e-mails and phone calls to mugen, they finally acknowledged "the compound may be more brittle than originally anticipated" and that they were changing the compound to a softer material. I've only broken 1 arm since they changed the compound. I have noticed that the plastic is very sensitive to the cold weather though. Some of the other MTXs break very easy when the temp starts getting below 45F (I'm normally not running when it's cold, lol). If they've changed the compound again, I haven't heard, but I'll try to catch up with Robbie Collins today and see what he says.
10-05-2001, 07:01 AM
#118
Just got the bargin of the centry of a retired racer (John H)
Mugen Shock Oil
400
500
600
800
and Kit bottle 600
and
Mugen Diff Oil
5000wt
10,000wt
Only the 5000wt oil has been used slightly, rest are brand new
All for $19AUS which works out to be about $8 US for 7 new bottles
Yeeeeeeeeppppppiiieeeee 
Mugen Shock Oil
400
500
600
800
and Kit bottle 600
and
Mugen Diff Oil
5000wt
10,000wt
Only the 5000wt oil has been used slightly, rest are brand new
All for $19AUS which works out to be about $8 US for 7 new bottles
Yeeeeeeeeppppppiiieeeee
10-05-2001, 08:10 AM
#119
Originally posted by Novarossi
Just got the bargin of the centry of a retired racer (John H)
Just got the bargin of the centry of a retired racer (John H)
10-05-2001, 08:56 AM
#120
Sydewynder
Does that diff come in the pro spec kit?
No, it comes with the standard rear diff. That kinda bummed me, so I've been on the fence about getting one. If I can get the Kawahara diff, then it makes the decision a lot easier for me.
Does that diff come in the pro spec kit?
No, it comes with the standard rear diff. That kinda bummed me, so I've been on the fence about getting one. If I can get the Kawahara diff, then it makes the decision a lot easier for me.