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Depends on what you're willing to spend and go for. MA020 probably the most hassle free, but it's an AWD car. If you wanna do RWD you should get other chassis. My information now is kind of outdated though, haven't been following the 1/28 drift scene. There's also chassis for 1/24 too. I suggest watching GarageRC videos for more up to date drifters.

youtube.com/@GarageMiniRCUK

For reasonable prices, unfortunately no. I would recommend looking at Amazon.sg, Banzai Hobby, HRC Arena or RC Mart for better prices.

@@Auranapse ahh okay. Kinda hard to find a place here. I’ve inly recently found 5RC in i12 Katong. So many different things for Mini-Z so it’s kinda hard to know what to actually get for a first set.

@@MarioDTD Depends on how much you want to invest / how far you wanna go in the hobby. The normal Mini Z RWD ready to run is easiest place to start, and is plenty fun to drive. I12 is a good place to run, but we do have another more closed off group where I run, at TECC. We also run other 1/28 scale chassis alongside the Kyosho Mini Z like the RTRC RTA or Atomic MRZ

@@Auranapse i see. I wouldn’t know how much i would invest into it unless i give it a try. I’ve seen videos of other 1/28 scales that you mentioned. Thank you for the info! I’ll look around for one to get my hands on.

@@MarioDTD Feel free to drop by TECC any Saturday and ask the people around there. I'm sure some of us will be happy to let you test drive some cars too.

Yea, it's a significant improvement, it's very close to being brushed. It's more than smooth enough for normal driving. I did notice that low speed of 4100KV is also similar to 8500KV.

If you wire it correctly, the board can take 7.4v without issues, just be extra careful not to accidentally give it too much voltage. AAA nimh rechargeables are what most people usually run.

@@Auranapse thanks 🙏🙏🙏

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Same wheels as the MR03 uses. RWD ones

@@Auranapse thank you !!!

Yes it can, the sensored motor is much smoother and you can roll at low speed.

Can I use the sensored brushless motor into MR03VE version? Thx ​@@Auranapse

@@johnsebastian1605 I would say that it will probably work, all sensored motors I come across will work with sensorless ESCs, but then it's better to save money and get the sensorless motor instead.

@@Auranapse so, in general, the sensorless like the orion xspeed motor is faster than the sensored xspeed on rcp track?

@@johnsebastian1605 if both are brushless, it depends on the actual KV of the motor. KV from manufacturers sometimes aren't accurate. Even the red 8500kv made for the first EVO(MR03EVO/MA030EVO) seems to be slightly off from the new 8500kv for the MR04EVO2

Just need the correct motor mount and/or T plate. We have someone running the MR04 with the 787B

There's an aftermarket one made by MXO Racing, and it does work well, one of the guys at the track run it. If you get it you'll have to follow the dual rate settings in the instructions MXO Racing gives.

www.kyosho.com/eng/support/instructionmanual/mini-z/miniz_04evo2.html Here :P

Thank you!

What tyres are you using? I noticed with the MR04 design, I'm usually getting more front grip with it compared to my PN car, so I needed less aggressive front tyres in order to run the car optimally.

@@Auranapse they're the radial 20 in the front from kyosho and radial 20 wide in the back

@@logitikes The usual safe tyre setup choice is radial 20 wide at the back and 30 slick fronts, I'll try a harder front tyre. You can also try running harder front spring but if the car swings out or loses traction very quickly, tyres are usually the problem.

@@Auranapse tyty appreciate the advice 🙏🙏

@@logitikes no problem :P Usually tyres are 70% of the setup. You can try softer T plate as well. Also ensure all wheels spin freely without contact with the body if possible too.

We are small hobby group running at TECC every week

@@Auranapsecool thanks! How can I join? Just got a mr04 recently and looking for more places to run!

@@originallyus2228 You can pm me on Insta

@@originallyus2228 Will try to check with the others to see if it'll be alright to invite haha

No problem! Have just dropped you a message on insta!

Not yet, it's confirmed by one of the Kyosho guys that it will be available as RTRs in the future, but without any set date yet.

@@Auranapse Thanks for your information

which mat is that?

It really depends on the body type you want to run. The MM2 motor mount can work with 94mm and 98mm, but it's higher center of gravity and the shock might interfere with a couple of bodies, like the popular 12C. I just ran a few other people's MR04 and the 8500KV version with no damper does still drive really well, just that it tends to bounce a little on the rear.

Yea actually, I forgot you can probably use the sensored motors on the MR03EVO. I don't have one and don't really want to get one though 😅

@@Auranapse do you have a regular mr03rwd?

@@space_cowboy007 Nah I never had one. I had a MR03EVO but it was eventually modified to the PN2.5W chassis.

@@Auranapse i see. cool car & video, will stay tuned to your next ones =)

We're just a hobby group running at TECC

If I remember it was a 3500kv motor, with the stock HGD1 ratios. Unfortunately I don't have the HGD1 anymore as I sold it to finance the GLD and other cars.

It's the stock motor cover, I've manually cut the cover off to allow for more clearance for some bodies.

Yes, the MA-030 stock motor cover - do you know the part number for that? I can only find this - KYOMD402 - but I don't think the motor cover is included in this parts kit. Thank you! @@Auranapse

@@jeffroque7562 I think it's MD302

@@Auranapse I looked it up and that kit includes a motor cover that looks similar to the MA030. However, the parts description says it's for FWR. I guess I'll just order it and see. Thanks again!

@@jeffroque7562 the FWD chassis is the MA030, just without a driveshaft to the rear.