Mugen Seiki have released this set of 4 optional wheel nuts for use with their entire current range of buggies and truggies. Also suitable for other cars with a 17mm hex hub, these hard coated nuts are designed with a special locking groove that prevents them from coming loose.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Mugen have released a number of new spur gears for their 1/10th scale 200mm chassis, the MTX4-R. Made from a more durable composite plastic, these gears offer the cars owner a wider range of options to fine tune their cars gear ratio. The new 1st gears are available in 56T, 58T and 60T, while the 2nd gear spurs come in 52T, 53T and 54T.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Mugen Seiki were showing off their new Ninja range of O.S. made motors on their stand this year. Branding of the engines stays the same as when they were GRP made and the engines retain the same grey finish but of course the motors themselves are completely different. Currently they only have the JX21 B01 buggy engine as the other motors are not ready yet. Also for the engine was one of the new range of Ninja JX series exhaust systems and manifolds.
Read more…. content
Vita Tuning in Germany have produced some new parts for Reckward Tuning, in the form of new engine blocks and pivot balls. First up is this new 2-piece engine mounting block for the Team Associated RC8 that has been machined from alloy and is designed to allow you remove, and put your engine back in, without having to re-align your engine each time. Also new for the Mugen MBX5R and MBX5T is this set of 7mm pivot balls, that are also available in 6.8mm for the Losi 8ight, which are supplied with the fastening materials and have more clearance than the standard balls.
Click here to see the pivot balls… content
Mugen Seiki in Japan have released their own blend of racing fuel, which is sold in 1 gallon drums. Providing lots of power, this fuel is said to improve the fuel mileage of your engine as well as preventing overheating due to the excellent ingredients used. Currently only available in 30% nitro mixture it’s easy to tune your engine with this fuel and due to the drum and lid used to hold the fuel it will stay fresh until the very last drop.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Mugen Seiki in Japan have announced the release of new additions to the company’s line up of tools. First up is this complete set of Hex head wrenches, made up of 6 pieces it includes the previously available standard hex drivers in 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm as well as 2 ball hex wrenches in 2.0mm and 2.5mm. Also new is the addition of a 5.0mm nut spinner to their previously released range of spinners. All tools feature grey anodised handles with the Mugen Seiki logo engraved on the side.
Click more to see the nut spinner… content
Dace Manufacturing have released this set of 4 pillow balls for use with Mugen buggies and truggies. They are 2.5mm longer than stock allowing more threads to bite in the a-arm, those that run wider set-ups will really benefit from the longer threads. The ball ends are specially coated to make them incredibly durable and Dace offers a lifetime guarantee on these balls, replacing them if they come apart.
Source: Dace MFG [dacemfg.com]
KM Racing have released a number of optional parts for the Mugen MTX-4 and Xray NT1 as well as these universal droop blocks. The chassis droop support blocks, which sport the KM Racing logo have been precision machined from aluminium and red anodised and work with the previously released droop gauge. For the MTX-4, KM have created some lightweight aluminium pulleys in both 23T and 18T and their construction prevents the build up of dirt on the teeth, while a new lightweight pulley adaptor works with the original plastic pullies on the MTX3 and 4. For the Xray NT1 is a new lightweight 2nd gear carrier and 2 piece lightweight front solid axle which has been made from delrin to help reduce weight, while the design allows for replaceable ball cups.
Click here to see the other products… content
