Mad rat - Pro X - Diffrences

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

Hi all

Im considering buying 2 mad rats as my spear cars , what i would like to know is are the materials made of different plastic than the PRO - X ??

And if anyone knows if losi/assosiated shocks would fit on as upgrades and if a B4 Alloy Hingepin brace would fit also whats the battery bar like would a AE carbon one fit

Also whats the cheapest place to get 2 I saw in the other thread that some1 on ebay in Hong kong is selling the Pro-X version for 60quid :O but it has a diffrent name also are the parts interchangable

Ta
John

[mdb_75]

Modelsport does the MadRats for £45 each, free delivery when you spend over £99. Models in Motion are £47.97 each with free delivery over £50. I got mine from them and they arrived the next day!

Be carefull with the Hong Kong ones, VAT and import duty will probably be added once in the UK.




Anyone with a Pro-X got the part numbers from the build manual to compare with these MadRat ones?

Front arms 125000499
Rear arms 125000500
Chassis 125000409

[qatmix]

the ones from hong kong work out about £85 inc postage and £30 import tax so Its not that cheap.

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

KK so it wont be coming from HK , but what about the Pro-X and Madrat Meterials diffrences and the shocks??

[stox217]

Mad rat feels like plastic with nothing added
The B4 threaded shock's fit straight on no prob's

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

So the madrats plastic is the same as the PRO-X??

[stox217]

i think the Pro xhas carbon added to the plastic and the pro x has threaded shock's too

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

ah you see thats what i was asking for because my plan was to get a madrat insted of the pro - X as i plan to put losi/assosiated shocks on it! , can someone comfirm that the plastic is diffrent , who has pro-X part numbers

[Jamie.T]

JJ, i can confirm that the plastics on the mad rat and x-pro ARE different. the x-pro has graphite in the plastic to make them a bit lighter and stronger.

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

Originally Posted by thomj316

JJ, i can confirm that the plastics on the mad rat and x-pro ARE different. the x-pro has graphite in the plastic to make them a bit lighter and stronger.

Thanks m8 thats the answer i was after

[Colinevan]

IS that a deffo, as in do you have any proof.

I know you work for them, however, iv had 2 cars side by side...

Lets just say, parts looked and felt ezacly the same.

Thanks

Col.

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

they would feel the same , if you have them both side by side , compare the part numbers from the manual

[DCM]

best thing to do, is do a torsional twist test, that will show how 'stiff' the items are, and snap them, you can then see the crystal structure inside.

I don't see how a company would want to carry two lots of headed card parts, different part numbers, but same items....

[Jamie.T]

Originally Posted by Colinevan

IS that a deffo, as in do you have any proof.

I know you work for them, however, iv had 2 cars side by side...

Lets just say, parts looked and felt ezacly the same.

Thanks

Col.

I know this for a fact mate. Ive been heavily involved in the new 1/10 buggies were now distributing.

Next time you break a lower arm or hub on either car, look inside at the material and you will clearly see the difference.

[Colinevan]

It would be interesting to weigh the parts too see if there was a difference as well.

B4 , plastic and carbon wishobones as example , look, feel and weigh differently. These cars look identical.

Iv not weighed any parts as yet, but someone will prob do it.

Col.

[Colinevan]

Originally Posted by thomj316

I know this for a fact mate. Ive been heavily involved in the new 1/10 buggies were now distributing.

Next time you break a lower arm or hub on either car, look inside at the material and you will clearly see the difference.

Hmmm you replied, before my comment lol.

Col.

[nicefrog]

I'll update this again, after seeing a X-Pro buggy the arms on that were the same plastic as the madrat, the truck version has the sparkley hard carbon in the arms but the buggy does not. So there's basically no difference between the madrat and the x-pro other than bearings and shockers