MBX6 ECO Thread
05-17-2011, 09:13 PM
#1546
Got my first club race E-buggy win over the weekend with the Eco. Only 2 others were running, but both good drivers so I felt good about it. Turning pretty consistent laps with more to be had as I continue to work on my set-up. Still fighting a push turning in and middle of only high speed turn on the smaller indoor, high bite clay track I am running on. I am losing a ton of time in this turn- as well as still over driving a few corners. This thing turns on a dime though through all the tight/technical/lower speed turns. Really enjoying it and looking forward to getting it out on some larger tracks in the coming months. In the meantime, gonna change the rear plate to 2.75 toe and 1 degree kick up to see if that will free me up a bit, but still be controllable. Any other suggestions?
I run indoor high bite myself.
thanks
Probably a dumb question, but was in hopes someone could help guide me in the right direction. 
never did on my nitro
05-18-2011, 04:58 AM
#1550
Tech Adept
05-18-2011, 06:40 AM
#1551
+2
05-18-2011, 07:49 AM
#1552
I went to 7k in the center diff as opposed to going up in the rear as I still wanted to make sure that I had good rotation but wanted to take some of the snappy looseness out. This definitely worked- as now I am fighting a tighter buggy in a couple of areas that is costing me time. I have also played around with the caster (moving all shims in front of the upper arms instead of rear) to get more high speed turning and this has helped a bit, but not enough. I am going to try the different rear toe block this weekend first, but if that does not help me I am thinking about going back to 10k in the center diff and working from there to get a bit of the looseness out that this will create. (I actually turned my fastest lap with 10k in the center diff first time out, but overall looseness was too much for me to put down really consistent laps) Maybe go to 4 or 5k in the rear. Still using stock black springs and oil from the box set-up. Gonna experiement a bit this weekend with moving up oil weight all the way around I think if I have time. Also- if you are on a really high bite track you may want to look into some heavier sway bars and or the +1 or +2 mm offset hubs to help with traction rolling. Was running HB Beams all the way around and had a rolling problem but switched over to Losi Reptiles soft compound in an effort to free the buggy up a bit. Cant say that the Reptiles did much of that- but not having near the traction roll problems and the grip level is still good. The track that I run at has the tires for 10 bux for 2 with inserts so it was a no brainer to try them and the owner suggested them as well and they have worked greatly. May be worth trying in your case as well if you can find a good deal on them. Hope some of this helps.
Last edited by colter; 05-18-2011 at 09:55 AM.
05-18-2011, 08:19 AM
#1553
Looking to buy an ECO!
ECO fans are any of the Mugen faithful looking to part with their ECO rollers? If so, please pm details as I will be looking to pick one of these up in the next week. Also, I've read the last 20 pages or so, what should I be looking for by way of extras/upgrades when I make my purchase, are rear bulkheads an issue?
When I ran my MBX6T I ran all the M2C suspension holders but don't know that you need them on this ride. Also, can someone point me to a good starting setup for large outdoor motocross style tracks?
Thanks guys...hard to believe this rig is 11ounces lighter than my RC8BE!
When I ran my MBX6T I ran all the M2C suspension holders but don't know that you need them on this ride. Also, can someone point me to a good starting setup for large outdoor motocross style tracks?
Thanks guys...hard to believe this rig is 11ounces lighter than my RC8BE!
05-18-2011, 08:26 AM
#1554
I got crossed up over the largest jump on our track (not huge 20+ft) and my buggy hit with a huge THUD and whipped itself into a barrel roll. Nothing at all was broken or scathed.
LOVE THIS thing.
LOVE THIS thing.
05-18-2011, 11:57 AM
#1555
05-18-2011, 12:01 PM
#1556
ECO fans are any of the Mugen faithful looking to part with their ECO rollers? If so, please pm details as I will be looking to pick one of these up in the next week. Also, I've read the last 20 pages or so, what should I be looking for by way of extras/upgrades when I make my purchase, are rear bulkheads an issue?
When I ran my MBX6T I ran all the M2C suspension holders but don't know that you need them on this ride. Also, can someone point me to a good starting setup for large outdoor motocross style tracks?
Thanks guys...hard to believe this rig is 11ounces lighter than my RC8BE!
When I ran my MBX6T I ran all the M2C suspension holders but don't know that you need them on this ride. Also, can someone point me to a good starting setup for large outdoor motocross style tracks?
Thanks guys...hard to believe this rig is 11ounces lighter than my RC8BE!
Im pretty sure I just saw two or three fs in the fs threads , type it in on a search and you should find a few fs.
05-18-2011, 05:55 PM
#1559
Tech Apprentice
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I just picked up a nitro roller that I'm going to convert to electric wit the tekno v4 kit. Will standard mod1 pinions work or do I need to get the tekno long shank pinions?
Also, is there anything else I should mod/upgrade in the process? I'm not racing, just bashing, so I'm looking more for durability. But I do have a Tekin RX8/T8 1900 combo I'm putting in it.
Also, is there anything else I should mod/upgrade in the process? I'm not racing, just bashing, so I'm looking more for durability. But I do have a Tekin RX8/T8 1900 combo I'm putting in it.