June 20, 2018

Mugen MTC1 Team Edition limited edition kit

Mugen Seiki Europe have introduced their new MTC1 Team Edition limited edition electric touring car kit. An exclusive to MSE, the kit includes a 1-piece carbon fibre top deck, an additional rear anti-roll bar wire, belt tensioner, lightweight wheel axles, aluminium spool outdrives as well as the optional floating battery mount, lightweight front upper arm turnbuckles and also the recently introduced soft shock and diff O-rings and the heavy duty diff internals kit. Also included are additional parts to recreate the latest setups as used by Mugen’s Robert Pietsch and Viljami Kutvonen. The kit is made solely for the European market and only available through the MSE dealer network.

Please note that the upper image of Robert Pietsch’s personal MTC1 is just for reference.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]

June 18, 2018

T-Works MBX8 Eco Ti & gold-plated screw sets

Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MBX8 Eco 1/8th electric buggy are two new screw sets. First up is a 156-piece set of 64-grade titanium fasteners that includes UFO button head screws. The bolts are highly corrosion resistant, they scrub a good amount of weight and also add a bit of visual impact. The second new kit is a 167-piece set of gold-colour steel screws. Keeping the weight the same as the standard kit screws the set mainly adds a bit of bling.

View the golden screw set here

June 12, 2018

T-Works MBX8 brake cam levers & shock pins

Coming from T-Works and made for Mugen’s MBX8 1/8th buggy are two new aluminium optionals in the form of brake cam levers and lower shock mount pints. Starting with the brake cam levers, the parts are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and they come hard anodised to protect the surface from wear and tear. The parts help to scrub valuable weight and there come in sets of two.

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June 11, 2018

JConcepts MBX8 Fin titanium turnbuckle set

Made for the Mugen MBX8 buggy is JConcepts’ latest titanium turnbuckle set. The base of the turnbuckle design is centered on a beefy 5mm square titanium, for the camber and steering links, which gradually tapers down into a thread base design which accepts the rod ends featured in the kit. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment area and the finned cuts that rotate about the centre. Included is also a 3mm Fin titanium steering drag link for a complete look and finish to outfit the kit. The JConcepts turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation.

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June 11, 2018

Mugen release new MTC1 option parts

Mugen have introduced a range of new option parts for the MTC1 electric touring car. First up are new HD gear diff internals that are moulded using a different material that is more durable, resulting in longer intervals between rebuilds and cleaner staying diff fluid, making the whole assembly also more consistent. Also new is a 2-piece set of steering collars that were designed to connect the A2301 steering shaft and A2307 servo plate with the result of an improved steering response in high grip conditions while also improving overall increased stability. Using this setup in lower traction conditions may however decrease the overall steering emphasis. Also new are S5 soft differential and P3 soft shock absorber O-rings that are made to improve the smoothness and response behaviour of the respective components by reducing the friction between the O-rings and the metal components. The O-rings are available separately in 10-piece packs.

View the other new parts here

June 11, 2018

Mugen MBX8 dogbone centre driveshafts

Coming from Mugen and made for their MBX8 1/8th off-road buggies are dogbone centre driveshafts. Available are the needed centre joint cups for the front and rear gearbox as well as a 84.5mm front an 115mm rear dogbone driveshaft that replace the standard universal-design driveshafts. Using the front dogbone setup will improve steering response while in the rear it will make for increased traction. All parts are available separately from mid-June.

View the centre joint cup here

June 7, 2018

T-Works MBX8 aluminium lightweight chassis

T-Works have introduced a new lightweight aluminium main chassis plate for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. It is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 alloy material and it comes hard coated for improved durability and cool looks. The main plate utilises three front mounting holes for T-Works’ 10g and 20g weights while the original 20g block can also be installed. The same applies to the rear end where three mounting positions allow to add T-Works’ 10g, 20g or 30g blocks along with Mugen’s 20g/40g offering. Also included is a stainless steel rear chassis skid plate.

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June 5, 2018

T-Works 17mm truggy wheel hex hubs

T-Works have introduced new 17mm wheel hex adapters for truggies such as the ones from Mugen and SWorkz. They are of a dual lock design with the usual grub screw that retains the cross pins but the hubs also feature a groove to fit the supplied rubber O-rings in for improved security and reliability. The hubs are machined from high quality aluminium, they come black anodised and in either 11.5mm or 9.5mm offset specification to alter the vehicle’s track width.

View the 9.5mm offset hubs here

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