Mugen Seiki MBX8R ECO 1/8 Off-Road Competition Electric Buggy Kit

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ESC installed.

 

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Radio box and servo installed.

 

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Electronics hooked up. Mini bench test went smooth as butter. This will be my first attempt at soldering bullet connectors. Tekno servo horn is on the way. MS horn is B/O

 

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Solid bench test!

 

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Shocks

 

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Voilà…

 

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Last bag! Plus a couple of upgrades.

 

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Gonna roll with these.

 

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Impressive zipping up and down the street.

 

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Finished!
This is the body that came in the kit ( nitro ) , hopefully I’ll get the Bittydesign body painted next week.

 

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Tidied up the wiring a bit. Replaced some of the chassis screws with titanium. Taking it out tomorrow

 

[BashingBrian]

Nice build looks like real premium stuff..!!

How much did this setup set you back, around $1k ??

 

[KnowAir]

Nice build looks like real premium stuff..!!

How much this lot set up back around $1k ??

The kit alone is $850.. I do agree tho, it's bitchin'!!
Nice build

 

[Cheez]

Maiden run was outstanding! I’m no expert but I must have gotten lucky with my settings and tuning. I’ll probably adjust the punch. Beast spits rooster tails at the slightest touch of the throttle. No way I can get full trigger pull. Track is loose/hard pack combo. It handles corners great! 25 minutes and this is as much dirt it collected.

 

[Cheez]

Nice build looks like real premium stuff..!!

How much this lot set up back around $1k ??

Yeah…. The battery, servo, AKA’s, plus power plant didn’t come cheap., but the performance really shows.

 

[Alexey]

So... how would you compare it with techno buggy? I'm currently debating between new EB48 2.1 vs MBX8R ECO.

 

[Cheez]

So... how would you compare it with techno buggy? I'm currently debating between new EB48 2.1 vs MBX8R ECO.

I’ll get back with a better comparison in the future. I’ve only been able to take it out twice. My first impression is outstanding handling and acceleration.

 

[Megafandrew]

So... how would you compare it with techno buggy? I'm currently debating between new EB48 2.1 vs MBX8R ECO.

I’m trying to decide this also but throw a Kyosho MP10e in the mix also.

 

[Megafandrew]

I’ll get back with a better comparison in the future. I’ve only been able to take it out twice. My first impression is outstanding handling and acceleration.

Awsome build. Mugen is some nice premium kits I had a mbx8 nitro buggy I don’t think I had anything else since that out drove it. Would really like to get into a mbx8eco as well some day. Would make a good winter build project.