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March 8, 2018

VRP MBX8 carbon fibre fuel tank guard

Coming from Vision Racing Products and made for Mugen’s new MBX8 buggy is a carbon fibre fuel tank guard with added heat shield. The carbon guard will keep the pipe from ever burning into the buggy’s fuel tank, and the heat shield will keep the tank from absorbing excess heat from the exhaust pipe. The guard easily bolts right onto the lower two screw holes on the side of the tank and the heat shield is precision cut 0.5mm smaller so it is easy to seal the edges with thin c/a, giving a a nitro proof set-up that will last.

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March 8, 2018

T-Works MBX8 front & rear steel skid plates

T-Works have introduced front and rear steel chassis skid plates sets for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. The skid plates are machined from high-quality stainless steel for high corrosion resistance and protection of the front and rearmost parts of the chassis while in addition, the front plates also protect the droop “ears”. The plates come as separate 2-piece front and rear sets.

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March 2, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri Mattioli Edition MBX8 rear shock tower

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced the Mattioli Edition rear shock tower for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. The carbon fibre shock stay allows to use the HB Racing 817 series rear wing mount which is a common choice for many drivers these days. Apart from being different in the wing mount area the shock tower is understood to features standard MBX8 suspension geometry settings.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com]

March 1, 2018

T-Works MBX8 spring steel centre diff joints

Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MBX8 buggy is a set of spring steel centre diff joints. The outdrives are a direct fit and sport a special surface treatment for wear as well as machined bearing and bevel gear seats for improved precision. The parts are also compatible with the MGT7 and older spec MBX series kits.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

February 20, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri MBX8 5mm shock standoff spacers

Coming from RC Cars Cavalieri and made for Mugen’s MBX8 buggy are 5mm shock standoff spacers. The parts are precision-machined from carbon fibre and designed to space the shock standoffs further away from the shock tower. The set includes two spacers and longer upper shock mount screws.

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February 20, 2018

Mugen MBX8 titanium screw sets

Coming from Mugen and made for the new MBX8 1/8th off-road buggy are three titanium screw sets. Available soon are the A set for most upper parts of the buggy while the B set is for the use with most chassis-based parts such as bulkheads. Also available is a 4-piece set of SJG4-20 titanium flat head screws. All are machined from high-quality titanium for a lower weight compared to the standard steel screws while ensuring higher corrosion resistance and cooler looks. The sets will become available from end of February.

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February 16, 2018

VRP MBX8 aluminium & carbon fibre shock towers

Coming from Vision Racing Products and made for the new Mugen MBX8 1/8th scale buggy is a range of aluminium and carbon fibre shock towers. Each tower is precision CNC cut in house at VRP and by following the exact geometry of the original stock towers and thanks to optimised material distribution, the towers are made to look great and provide exceptional durability. Both rear towers feature a machined “M” in the centre to add a special touch of bling and the 7075 aluminium front and rear towers are black anodised and re-opted with silver edges for that distinct VRP look.

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February 14, 2018

Imbue MBX8 +4mm shock mounts & arm stiffeners

Coming from Imbue and made for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 buggies are updated +4mm shock mounts and front arm stiffener bushings. Starting with the rear shock mounts, the updated +4mm extended mounts for MBX8 and MBX7 based vehicles offer thicker hard anodising for increased wear resistance, radiused step down for greater durability and a longer mounting ball for reduced bind. The mounts are machined from high-quality aluminium and include two M3x30 mounting screws and locknuts.

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