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Ghett0 10-23-2011 09:24 AM


Originally Posted by FF25510 (Post 9817579)
yeah, here's mine :D

very nice, how is the PT?

nikoskar 10-23-2011 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by Ghett0 (Post 9818239)
nice, i thought you were running R4?

You thought correct. First Greek Distributor presentation.

bigbank66 10-23-2011 09:57 PM

Fellas just put my car down for the first time at the Castle Classic in Northern cal...the car was awesome!!! turned in like a dream...Good thing NO STRIPED GEARS!!! An NO BADD DIFF!!! the car stayed in one piece...i just have one question??? How many mm from the top of the shaft r u placing your clutch nut?? on my old mugen it was 9-10mm from the end?? Help please???

bigbank66 10-23-2011 10:01 PM

Anorther though...there was a driver there that ran 30k in the front diff an 10k in the rear??? i dont know how this works with the small diff...i was told u should go in the other direction...at lease 150k or harder in the front an at lease 50k or harder in the rear.....whats your thoughts??

jfro6512 10-23-2011 10:10 PM

Your card look good out there BigBank. I was fight traction roll problems throughout the day. I wasn't able to take advantage of the on power steering I had. Time to get back to the lab.

nikoskar 10-23-2011 10:30 PM


Originally Posted by bigbank66 (Post 9820645)
How many mm from the top of the shaft r u placing your clutch nut?? on my old mugen it was 9-10mm from the end?? Help please???

It depends on your motor and the way you feel or want the power.

ttso 10-23-2011 10:51 PM


Originally Posted by bigbank66 (Post 9820658)
Anorther though...there was a driver there that ran 30k in the front diff an 10k in the rear??? i dont know how this works with the small diff...i was told u should go in the other direction...at lease 150k or harder in the front an at lease 50k or harder in the rear.....whats your thoughts??

Doing 300K front, 60K rear here. Working good for my track (lots of U turn).

ruicortez 10-24-2011 04:28 AM

List of MTX4R parts that fit on MTX5
 
Hi all,

Is there a list of MTX4R parts that are the same in the MTX5?

I guess a few of us still has new MTX4R parts left...

Thanks in advance.

TomB 10-24-2011 04:46 AM


Originally Posted by ruicortez (Post 9821252)
Hi all,

Is there a list of MTX4R parts that are the same in the MTX5?

I guess a few of us still has new MTX4R parts left...

Thanks in advance.

maybe the belts...after that i think everything is different. even the wheel hexes are a smaller internal diameter i think.

to the people having diff issues, use the longer xray diff screws as this might keep your diff tighter. I can't say i've had any issues with the car. all good so far. Clutch is dead simple to set up, gears are very strong. if you are busting gears increase the gap on your two speed shoe a little bit and make sure your clutch is set up right. An mtx5 driver was busting gears at an event i entered recently and the issues came from their clutch shoe setup:weird:

i busted one gear and i was told to increase the two speed shoe gap, after this i had no issues. I was told that what may have occured is my 2 speed stayed engaged when it shifted down and caused the stripping. Happy with the car, but not my driving:p

FF25510 10-24-2011 05:35 AM


Originally Posted by Ghett0 (Post 9818240)
very nice, how is the PT?

hmm, i'm fighting for more run time, right now i only have 4:30 max, needed more :sweat::cry:

Bishop 10-24-2011 05:43 AM

Belts, shock housings and rear shafts, general link balls etc, also either front or rear shafts from the old car, can't remember which, but that is it.

Clutch would be a whole heap easier to set if the "Thrust bearing stopper" came drilled dead center, mine is not, friends kits is also not, first replacement I got took one look at it still in the pack and it's also not, but some people have said theirs were fine, poor quality issue from a company like Mugen.

Tom what happened to Phil in the final?, been next to no info coming out of the nats so far that I have seen.

Ghett0 10-24-2011 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by FF25510 (Post 9821388)
hmm, i'm fighting for more run time, right now i only have 4:30 max, needed more :sweat::cry:

can you still lean your motor out? how about the pipe/header you select? by the way. nice mercedes-benz :D

TomB 10-24-2011 11:48 AM


Originally Posted by Bishop (Post 9821403)
Tom what happened to Phil in the final?, been next to no info coming out of the nats so far that I have seen.

i think from memory the rear pulley on the layshaft came loose (grubscrew?)

Chickentrader 10-24-2011 02:16 PM


Originally Posted by TomB (Post 9822669)
i think from memory the rear pulley on the layshaft came loose (grubscrew?)

It was the grub-screw. Phil confirmed it at the presentation speech, with a cheeky comment about it being a Capricorn grub-screw (he was probably using Mugen thread-lock though). There was plenty of cheek between the Goat (Greatest Of All tings), Mugen and Shepherd teams in the speeches at the presentation. Great to see so much friendly rivalry between the teams; everyone had a laugh, and Capricorn, Shepherd half of the Mugen teams pushed their tables together so we could sit together at the dinner.

But again; the Capricorn team set the record straight of which is the best car to all you misguided Mugen supporters. Two wins in the two scales we were in, and four out of six podiums. Mugen had a 3rd in 1/8th scale and Shepherd a 2nd in 1/10th scale, in case you don't know.

Kindest regards,
Lars.

bigbank66 10-24-2011 10:26 PM

Have anyone put a capricorn clutch in there 5 yet??? an if so which one?? I hate to say it since im a mugen man....but the cap clutch is the best on the market!!


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