from my understanding every .15/.18 engine will fit...No? You might want a pull-start though...

What would you guys say is different contrasting a buggy from a monster truck?

buggy's are typically designed for racing. they are low to the ground and stable for rocketing through turns. they can take some jumps but typically not huge jumps. Monster trucks have a high center of gravity and are designed to take a TON of abuse. BIG JUMPS and wheelies are possible with a monster truck. Monster trucks also race but the high center of gravity limits how fast they can make it through corners. Of course you can set up a buggy for bashing and a monster truck for racing, but in general that's the big differences.

thats the exact answer i was looking for, thanks!
edit: would you say 1/8 scale buggies are more fun than 1/10?

no with teflon shoes the smartech clutch melt down will never happen. dont get al because if you get teflon they will last forever and wont wear your clutch bell. teflon wont melt. smartech=plastic shoes
teflon=good.

not necessarily. for a really small track 1/10 might be better. bigger track 1/8 is better. but the 1/8 will have the bigger motor so that might be more fun in general.

rseetoys.com hasn't sent my part after 2 weeks! and they haven't emailed me back! it would be a good idea to not order from them until i get my parts. ill let you know. does anybody have any experience with them?

muhahah, how big a motor can you fit on a 1/8 bug?

well the smartech buggies run .15 or .18 cubic inch engines, most 1/8 buggies run .21 - .28 cubic inch engines, however, they do make .30 cubic inch engines that will fit and put out almost 4 HORSEPOWER!!!! FIRE IT UP!!!!!!!

that...is....insane! .30, thats just crazy, i love it!

pull start is no problem. i just want a nice motor so i can smoke my friends.

ooooh, ooooh, forgot to ask... Yesterday I had an awesome time bashing around my winnerpro, nothing broke. hehe, except half of my antenna got ripped off somewhere and i couldn’t find it.. Would you say a similar gage wire would work? If yes how long is the original antenna supposed to be?

Back to the question of what scale is more fun 1/8 or 1/10. I have a 1/8 buggy, and that thing flys and it way out handles the 1\10 scale. I would never go back to a 1\10 buggy now, as far as small tracks go I find the 1\8 buggy handles so good that it is great on any track I also love having 2.75 horses backing me up . I also prefer a 1\10 stadium truck over the buggy because they are just as wide as they are long and very close to the ground, so they handle very well. when I had 4x4 working in my smartech it also handled very well, just wasnt the same in 2wd.

Take the wire down to a electronics store they will have the proper gage, and the length of mine is 20", which is a bit long, but that shouldnt hurt anything.

i have tons of wires, i think ill be able to find the right one, does it have to be accurate to every metallic strand though? Seems pretty extreme to me. Thanks for the help
edit: is this some kind of a special wire or normal black?

I replaced mine with just a piece of wire that looked to be close to the same gage, I dont think it really matters, mine is actully a bit heaver gage but it works great. I left a bit of the bare wire exposed on the top, thinking it may work better. It seems to me to work better then stock but that could be a coinsidence.

I think this may have been covered in the past but Ill ask it anyway. I have a bunch of 9.6 volt batteries. If i was to re wire my controller would this work? I know it would be a lower voltage but would that make a difference?

contoller as if Tx or Rx? If Tx it would most likely work but if Rx i wouldnt recommend it. I hear 9V batts work but i wouldnt try 9.6, thats just pushing the limit

no because i am pretty sure a 9.6 will to out at around 10.7 volts, since thats what mt transmitter for my airplanes top out at with the 9.6. but the 9volts top out at 9 volts.

I am talking about the tx, if I use 8 aa batteries at 1.5 volts it would be around 12 volts. if the 9.6 battery peaks at 10.7 wouldnt this be close enough? I use a hump pack for the rx, I am just looking to get a better setup for the tx, I just dont want to fry anything doing this. Are you saying people use a 9 volt on the rx? wouldnt that be a bit much?

i use a 9v on my rx. works great. i will never switch back

I think a 9.6v tx battery would work great. i use rechargeables in my tx and that is about 10 volts. work great.

I may have to give that a try, I only have 1 hump pack, and it is a pain switching back and forth between vehicles. how long have you had it set up, and no problems yet?

I think I will give it a try, I have 6 batteries and a 15 min charger with nothing to put them in. I will keep you posted how it works. and also with the batery tray taken out of the tx, it will fit perfactly.

that battery pack will have a more stable voltage than regular aa batteries also. maybe it lasts longer aswell!