New Busse Bash thread (old one too long)!

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I worked out the price difference once.

Starting off with a roller buggy, about $550 for a pro kit of some kind (averaging the price out)

Nitro:

• $550 - Pro kit
  
• $270 - Nova P5x
  
• $80 - good pipe/header'
  
• $102 - Clutchbell/bearings/shoes for a year)
  
• $30 - CNC 1pc engine mount (must protect engine, cracked 3 blocks without one of these, never again)
  
• $80 - two decent servos (non digital)
  
• $300 - 12 gallons of fuel (spread over a year)
  

Total: $1412

Electric:

• $550 - Pro kit
  
• $40 - electric motor conversion mount http://www.rc-monster.com
  
• $280 - ESC
  
• $280 - Motor
  
• $30 - pinions (including spares/different sizes)
  
• $20 - plastic spurs (hold up better than metal spurs with electric, cheaper to replace too)
  
• $40 - Steering Servo
  
• $130 - 4s 4000mah lipo.
  
• $130 - Charger for lipos.
  

Total: $1500

Electric is more expensive to be sure, but the electric systems I put in there are the equivilent of dropping a modded 528xr into a buggy. Stupid fast, and I do mean stupid fast.

Both will be fast though, easy 60mph machines when geared for it.

When you add in the cost of fuel/maintaining a nitro it balances out in the end. Electric has a higher startup cost, but nitro costs more to keep up. I could have chosen cheaper electronics for the electric side and dropped about $100 off the price. Same can be said for Nitro. Eitherway, building a top end nitro, or a top end electric will cost an arm and a leg.