hey guys,

i'm after you opinion on 2 buggies
both the hyper 8 and mugen mbx5 prospec
i'd like to know what makes each good and what engine combination will work best


Cheers, Lewis

i dont even race nitro or off road and i know mugen has the reputation for sweet buggies but the hyper 8 keeps on surpiriseing people who doubt it for its price so imo its reputation= price no rep low price

Get the Hyper 8 with a Hobao Mach-21 turbo motor and run it on Hot Stuff super lube 66 it works fine for me I also use a Peak racing V6 adjustable clutch with Nosram poewr pipe

yeah i run a hyper 7 pcr with a mach 21, and i wana up-grade

so you guys think hyper 8 then?

Any reason why only those 2 buggies? What about the X1 CR Pro?

Cheers

i'm not sure why, there just the 2 that i've checked out in adelaide

and feel will be easier to get parts for

also another question, mugen arnt expected to realease another buggy anytime soon are they??

as i dont want to spend that sorta money on one, only to have it out dated next week

cause that happend with my hyper 7 lol

Mugen are about to bring out a MBX5R.

There is a X1 CR Pro about to end on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=011

Cheers

why not give a hotbodies lightning pro 2 1/8 buggy a go they are a great buggy for there price, easy to setup and rchobbyzone in adelaide stock them and will have a full range of parts for them! Just go to there website and send him an email or better still ring him and have a chat!

well i was considering one of those...
until i seen one drive today, was a little dissapointed to see how it went against the other buggies
getting beatin in speed and jumps
so i think i'm leaning towards the MBX-5

today it was a thunder tiger 1,2 and i came 3 with a hyper 8 so there were no mugens in the top 3

what model thunder tiger, as their site is gay so i cant see anything

I was not there today but i know the one you are talking about the reason for his trouble is he has an old engine in his car and it keeps flaming out on him and better jumps comes with more speed! also he is a monster truck driver and is still getting use to the buggies! I will be going out to the mv track next weekend and giving my lightning pro 2 a go so i can get in some practice before the states.

its a eb4 s3,jarrods is pretty stock and he does well with that but he is very quick anyway

hmm they look ok, and reasonably affordable compared to a mugen