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Old 05-31-2010, 02:35 PM
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a new poster on here has this chinese onroad nitro. he is having trouble finding parts.
i know that sometimes these RC's are a copy of name brand RC's and that the name brand parts will work.
im not really into on-road, so i wouldnt know
so here is the pic
anyone think it looks familler? it has a .15 engine, 2speed tranny and is belt driven.
when you click on the pic, make sure to click on that purple box to see it full size.
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:42 PM
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Default RE: is this knock off a copy of a name brand?

Looks like a mugen... there was some other dude a while back that was also looking for parts for one of those.
Old 05-31-2010, 02:56 PM
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Default RE: is this knock off a copy of a name brand?

i looked at some mugen cars on ebay. one of them did seem to share the same A-arms and suspension layout. but the drive belts were on the wrong side and the gas tank wasnt in the same location.
maybe its a copy of a mugen car that i couldnt find on ebay, maybe an older model?
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Default RE: is this knock off a copy of a name brand?

The front A-arms definitely look like a mugen. I tried matching it with an MTX-2, and it looks mostly the same with the exception of the radio tray and the drive belts. I don't know, here's the pic i tried to match it with.
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Old 05-31-2010, 10:59 PM
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i looked at some mugen cars on ebay. one of them did seem to share the same A-arms and suspension layout. but the drive belts were on the wrong side and the gas tank wasnt in the same location.
maybe its a copy of a mugen car that i couldnt find on ebay, maybe an older model?
No, not an older model, I have an mtx 2 which is the oldest belt driven mugen touring car. I have one, I can mic one if you want. Will have to be tomorrow though, I'm at work right now. The car is actually quite far from being a mugen, its just designed like one. The two speed system is completely different. Do you have a camera? Can we see some pics of the bottom of the chassis?
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need more?
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Old 06-06-2010, 10:23 AM
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Hey
I was recently given a similar car from a friend and was also wondering what make it is. My chassis is exactly the same except my pipe comes out the head above the pullstart on my motor. I want to get back into the hobby and would like to order some part's online only i dont know were to start, does anyone know the name of this rc car? Thanxs

>josh
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you might want to check kyosho and yokomo or team magic. from looking may be kyosho?
Old 06-21-2010, 02:22 PM
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Bump^
Old 06-21-2010, 03:10 PM
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No, can't be knock off, that engine is a turbo port. The suspension design is that of a Mugen, but at the same time..
Old 06-21-2010, 03:59 PM
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Default RE: is this knock off a copy of a name brand?

try getting numbers off of every part you can find a number for. i can see from the first photo there are numbers on the belt; write them down and google them. And does that sticker on the receiver box say anything?

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