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Old 09-09-2002 | 01:26 PM
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tekrsq
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Don't you think companies like Serpent or Mugen wouldn't have used this material if it was suited for this kind of car?

Mugen did try this type of material in the first run of MTX-2s. I know, because I have one. As soon as the car was officially released, my order went in to Mugen. Anyway, the suspension parts were very brittle and broke if you looked to hard at them. The excuse I got from Mugen was the plastic was made like that to reduce flex in the suspension. It was beautiful for consistent settings, but for God sake, don't let anyone brush you. If you boiled the parts, things were slightly better, atleast you could do some slight "rubbing". After considerable grief from people (including the team drivers), Mugen changed the process and made the parts less brittle, but still able to hold consistent settings. I think they learned their lesson. It's a shame AE can't learn from others mistakes.

I still wouldn't buy the NTC3, but I think the car does have potential. Either way once the MTX-3 is released you'll see plenty of NTC3s on Ebay!!
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