I'll tentatively say yes..... but I have to have a think about it first Trev before I can make any guarantees.
But it should be OK.

TG

Thank You Tony I await your final decision.

Adz'd tips for the day...
step 1 buy a mini
step 2 turn over manual and get every hop up from LHS.(every piece counts!)
step 3 assemble
step 4 go out and play!

Doesn't this apply to any car? R/C or otherwise??

Not at all. The secret to going fast is not in the buying of hopups, it's smooth driving. Sure, some "optional" parts are not so "optional", but half the supposed go-fast bits are money makers, pure and simple.

Exhibit A : Anything anodised. Adds cost, looks fine, but does it make you faster? No.

-Scott

Your assuming that the part isn't made of a lighter material or has structural changes that get rid of excess weight.

there is always someone that has to shoot it down!!!the correct answer is...
ultimatly does it make you slower? NO!

and does it look fast? YES!

hi guys! just have two questions which i would appreciate your answers to....

1. would the HPI mini cooper body fit the the MO3 chassis? any adjustments needed or is it a direct fit??

2. would the HPI x pattern radial belted tires fit the Tamiya mini wheels? direct fit of some adjustments needed??

thanks in advance.

Direct fit on the M03 (not the 'L').

You are talking about the MINI-Sized X-patts, right?
(not the full size touring car hoops)

Direct fit, needs no fixing - X-patts in the B14-40 work better
than anything Tamiya has on the Mini-tyre market.

Tamiya & HPI etc sell mini-size inserts too.

WC, thanks men!

one more.... ball or gear diff? how do you make the gear diff work?... sorry thats two.

Could some one please post a list of legal hop up and optonal parts for the MO3 Mini.

i.e. The part No. [50000] and a description.

TCS only weeks away. . .

In the hands of the faster mini guys, there's no difference in
laptimes between cars with ball or gear diffs.

Imho gear is more reliable; such a pain getting access to the diff
to adjust it as you'll have to pull half the car apart to do it.

Some stuff their gear diffs with heavy grease...

There's a perfectly good article here...

TAMIYAUSA - Built to Win

WC, thanks again! consider myself an OK mini driver, but has not really driven gear diffs in competition, not even tried. Then i saw posts that says gear diffs are used by fast guys, thats why it got me curious. Thanks for clearing it up for me.

I have several pairs of HPI 4565 X-pattern radial belted tire Mini (B15-40) and some wheels to suit available if anyone is interested.