TZona

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picked this up to get back in the rc swing again, never been much into nitro can you guys help id this buggy, makier and model, would like to download manual any good/bad for the buggy and motor?

TZona

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mblgjr

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Engine is an RB S3.

chassis is ofna-esque...

Appears most similar to the "Picco" buggy they did, but with the Jammin-style laydown steering and small shocks (vs the 16mm Jammin shocks on the Picco model).

ovalracer1m

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Buggy is a mugen mbx5

TZona

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he said it was an ofna, i see some looks to it, ive know someone with a hyper, i think it was. but really thought all along it was a clone. how is the quality of the motor

Alexnailey692

+1 that's a Mugen MBX5
And an RB S3 is the engine it sais it right on the heatsink

TZona

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looking at mugen specs, thats not the same rx box, ive seen that style on some ofna, i saw the model on engine, i wanted for quality on it how old?

Alexnailey692

You must have been looking in the 5R and I don't know anything about RB I've never ran only NOVA, Jammin, and O.S.

BMenard17

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Rb is made by nova... If it has good compression take it apart check for rust or crud buildup and clean it all up with some denatured alcohol re lube with afterun oil and fire it up!

TeamSkunkwerks

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The motor is a RB Concepts S3 or RB for short. It's a very high end motor. Team it up with a good pipe & header for best performance!!
Here's the manual:
http://www.rbproducts.com/explose/RB...T/01005-S3.pdf

casterdriver

Looks mugen but I dont think its a 5....mbx4 maybe?

ifuonlyknew

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Used engines are the worst way to get into nitro. Not to mention trying to source parts for an old car, that nobody can even identify. Save yourself the headache, buy a new engine, and a used current generation car.

RCmayor

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Definitely not a Mugen, there were a few clones of the mbx5. Has some Caster feel to it, but not caster either, or is a very early mbx5 caster clone. The radio box looks like a Caster mold. It just doesn't have the "polish" of a Mugen, but I guess some aftermarket parts could have been used. But aftermarket parts usually look a little better than that or they wouldn't sell. It's not an MBX-4, the arms on the 4 didn't have front/rear pivot blocks for mounting.

One thing is for sure, the dude was running low on fuel line. :-)

Matthew Bailey

Definitely not a Mugen unless they have changed about 75% of the parts. Looks like they bought a clone and added whatever parts they could find to keep it running.

TZona

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what is the verdict then, not bother with any of it? its rtr runs good other than needing some adjustments (rolls when idle)