Hudy introduce four new air filter and oil sets suitable for many of today’s 1/8 nitro off-road buggies. Included in each set are 10 inner and outer foam elements along a 50ml bottle of high-quality Hudy air filter oil. The sets are available for Xray low-profile, Losi 8ight, Mugen MBX and Team Associated RC8 style air filters.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Mugen Racing announce the soon release of the World Champion MBX7 Nitro Buggy in the Mugen pre-built M-Spec configuration. The M-Spec is pre-built straight from the Mugen factory with all the proper suspension, camber and caster settings pre-set. The shocks and diffs are factory filled with Mugen silicone oil and the body is already cut out and waiting for a custom paint job. The MBX7 M-Spec will be available in November of 2013.
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The redesigned motor mount that is part of new Mugen MBX-7 Eco 1/8th electric off-road buggy is soon also available separately. The beefed-up sliding motor mount makes for a more solid base, even for large and heavy motors, compared to the design found on the MBX-6 Eco. The new part will become available by mid-October.
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Mugen Seiki Europe today released first images of the upcoming MBX7 Eco M-Spec 1/8th electric off-road buggy. The follow-up model of the successful MBX6 will become available in September and makes use of the design cues introduced with the World Championship winning MBX7 nitro buggy. Included in the pre-mounted M-Spec kit is a purpose designed aluminium chassis plate, a revised heavy-duty sliding motor mount, a redesigned battery tray, receiver and servo mount as well as a new cab forward body shell.
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Made for the Mugen MBX7 buggy are these new wings shims made from hardened 7075 aluminium. They are designed to replace the kit’s plastic shims with more durable ones for a more secure and reliable wing fitting. The parts are available as type A and type B variant with the latter allowing the wing to be mounted in a forward or backward position.
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New from Reckward Tuning come these vented brake discs for the MBX7 buggy. They are made in Germany from a special fibre glass and offer improved brake power over the stock discs while the vented design minimises brake fading even in long finals. The brake rotors are white of colour and come as pair.
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Available soon from Swedish company Ghea comes this set of 16 pivot balls for the Mugen MBX7 buggy. Made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming hard-coated for wear resistance and a factory look the ball are lighter and more durable than the standard kit parts.
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JConcepts is known for their various option parts, mainly for 1/10th scale vehicles, and now make another step into the 1/8th game by releasing a couple of carbon fibre parts for Mugen’s World Championship winning MBX7 buggy. Available soon are a 5mm front and 4mm rear shock tower along 3mm front upright arms and a 3mm steering rack. All parts retain the stock geometry and shed some weight, something that is especially valuable when running the MBX7 electric-powered as you can save round 24g of weight in total. The parts are CNC-machined from high-quality carbon fibre and a direct bolt-on.
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