buggy

For my second brushless conversion, I have chosen HoBao's truggy, the Hyper ST Pro. Truggies are great. They have big tires and offer high ground clearance like a monster truck, but have similar layout to and handle like a buggy; hence the name, truggy.

Hyper ST Pro has a good reputation for being able to turn on a dime. It is also very durable, which is evident from the robust component it has. Because of the beefy shock towers, chassis braces and so on, the truggy is also on the heavy side. No matter though, a decent brushless system will have no problem flinging it around.

Converting nitro RC cars to brushless has become the craze lately, especially in larger scales, such as 1/8 buggies and monster trucks. I, for one, can not miss out on all this fun. For my brushless conversion, I have chosen an Ofna Hyper 7 PBS.

There are many reasons why conversion is attractive to hobbyists: you get the benefits of larger scale RC without the noise and smoke, the intense tuning requirements, expensive nitro fuel, and engine maintenance costs associated with it. I could also talk about the high efficiency and massive power brushless systems provide and other benefits as well, but that will be saved for another post.