Farm life the new Pro CVD's are much better than RTR.
front and back are same length.
Alternative is any option Mugen CVD's.

1. Yes silicone will help abit.. infact you can use a mod on those hinges. drill a hole on the plastic and place a screw to secure the pin .If you need pics lmk

2.With the weak chassis of caster. It is best to use a original mugen chassis . I spoke to them about this that it does not pass the brittle test for a pure 7075

3. The plastics from caster is stronger than mugens originals. In rc terms as good as rpm arms.

4. The new 2006 prokit has a design flaw that it's better to use a original mugen front pivot section. The caster version adds weight and has a faster wear and tear.

Overrall i think mugen will be releasing a new buggy soon . so enjoy as much as you can with any mugen mb-x5 hop-ups for the zx-1 before the mbx-5 is discontinued.

hey WP could you post a pic of your mod no 1?
and how could i fix a stripped screw that goes into plastick

I don't get it.
What's the point of getting a Caster buggy when it looks like you 'need' to upgrade with Prospec parts. Why not get a Mugen to start with?
How much is the Caster selling for?

smantb its not that you have to upgrade to Mugen parts but that there is no aftermarket parts avilable for the Casterracing ZX-1.
Even the Mugen guys cant seem to leave there cars standard and there is a large aftermarket range of products.
So since the ZX-1 is very similar we upgrade using option parts for Mugen MBX5.
Also no matter which buggy you buy ,be it Kyosho,Mugen,GS.OFNA .....etc...etc. there will always be suggestions and option parts addressing weeknesses and flaws in design or most of the time just to customise look of car.
Majority of drivers dont even experience the true advantages of some option parts.

Yeah I guess so. It souned like the Caster was a copy of the Mugen so I was just wondering why not get a Mugen then..

because caster is very resonable for what you get

apart from the eck teck ackerman plate, my prospec is standard. there's no need to upgrade anything else.

What about the updated arms dicko?

remeber this is casters first car,look how many cars mugen and kyosho have made and for their price you would expect all the flaws to be addresed.

well said hyper7 i dont know why some guys are trying to find faults with it
all new buggys have a few faults on there first one give it a chance after all it is new on the market

my buggy came with the updated arms Hyper. they have just released another set which i don't need cause the original set hasn't broken yet. the geometry on the new set is the same, it only has another support through the centre. get your facts right before you start hacking on me. have you finished a race with it yet? i know the answer to that so no need to reply. i was erep-lying to a comment saying everyone with a mugen upgrades all their parts, i clearly haven't so i don't know what your problem is.

please no hostilities !!!
Dicko my quote was in general ,Mugen, Kyosho, Xray are regarded as 'the best' buggies, yet they have the largest support base in terms of aftermarket parts.
So the demand is there iether for 'bling' or guys are breaking them or guy have found flaws with them.
So the best is not necessary the best.
Caster has made a good buggy and have been addressing problems ,quality etc...and I give them 10/10 for what they have acheived so far ,and all they have learned will get applied to the new ZX-Pro evolutions and Truggy to come.
and a very important fact is the price is right.

What I found amazing for example was when I started racing buggies that I had to learn how to jump.
Most guys think its just throttle and brake ,I used to be bending shock towers and wing supports after landing nose first or on the rear wing.
The guys at the track wouldnt come over and give advice to help but would rather critisize or condemn the buggy.
We humans tend to think we are perfect and always blame the tools .
My opinion is that most products are good and have potential ,what seperates them from each other is support,availability,quality and price as these are the key when choosing a product.

razzor, i know what you are saying & i agree with you, but the prospec out of the box is a solid buggy, i hate it when people get their facts wrong & try dumping stuff on me which isn't true.

oh i thought you brought the updated arms .it was simply a question there is no need to get angry,smile
i have only had one race meet with the car and it wasnt the cars fault i didnt finish.and no one said the mbx5 was not a good car you would be an idiot to say that

maybe we could get this thread back on topic and talk about the car and not argue

Dicko ,I agree with you MBX5 is a awesome buggy.
In South Africa Kyosho and Mugen have only recently entered the race scene as they are very expensive brands .
Our most popular brands are GS and OFNA .

So where do you buy it in the USA and how much is it????

I asume you mean the Casterracing ZX-1 ,if yes contact techno-imports.com they are the US distributor.

Well I just got off the phone with a very nice fella from techno imports and he told me they sent em all back for improvements and told me it would be a few months at best before they got any back,said they'd run (just an estimate so the actual price could be completely different) approx. $425 on the shelf but would be a really good (perhaps one of the best) competative RTR buggy...

Is there anywhere else here in the states where I can find out more about these? I'm down to venture in to the new brands so I'd rather have one of these then settle for an OFNA or Kyosho RTR or something (not that big on the CEN's although they are nice and look pretty good). Not lookin for a racin machine as this rinky dink town is to small for any comp's so I just want a really fast RTR 1/8th buggy that can bash decently. A decent quality radio (or better) is a huge plus along with an engine thats easy to tune (unlike the engine in my redcat which is very close to eating an SKS bullet [sm=lol.gif] ) .

Thanks guys [8D]

you coud always import your own.

The thought had crossed my mind and I've been trying to research that but I'm not having much luck finding sites with actual prices let alone the money conversion and import fee's.

razzor might be able to help you out on that.

After reading this thread i have to wonder. All of the people with this buggy talking about upgrading all the weak parts to mugens and since the buggy is just a clone of the mbx5 why not just buy an mbx5 in the beginging?

If anyone wants one of these shoot me a PM. I have 1 RTR and 1 Pro Kit left that are mildy used and in great shape (I'm in the US). They each come with many extras.

david d mabye some can not afford a mugan and want a realy good buggy that is resonably priced .then later they can upgrade the parts as they brake them . all buggys have weak parts it all depends on how you use/treat them . [even humans have weak spots / flaws]