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mini z autoscale vs xmods

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Wed, 07/09/2008 - 12:55
anonymous (not verified)

are they the same? if what are the differences. I was looking on atomicmods and found an sti I like but didnt know if you could upgrade them like the xmods or not and are they better, worse etc?

Remember I am new to all this so if you are going to abbreviate something explain it since I will have no idea what you are talking about lol

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Thu, 07/10/2008 - 13:12
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jimmyznutz
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Re: mini z autoscale vs xmods

I'd give it about a 5. It's not that hard and each body will have it's own way of mounting to the chassis.

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Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:22
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Anonymous
Re: mini z autoscale vs xmods

Very cool thanks for the help. On a scale from 1-10 putting a mini body on a xmod chassis what would you say? Is there any write ups on how to do it?

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Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:48
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jimmyznutz
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Re: mini z autoscale vs xmods

I have 2 auto-scale bodies on my last 2 evo chassis'. Took a little fabrication but they look good IMO.

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Wed, 07/09/2008 - 22:16
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Anonymous
Re: mini z autoscale vs xmods

Autoscale is much better. They are made by Kyosho who make the Mini-z. The Mini-z is the hobby grade equivlent of an xmod. They are much better built and they use higher grade electronics and a better drive line. Which is why they cost $130 for the base mini-z. The autoscale is the line of bodies that fits the mini-z. They use better paint and have a much higher level of detail than an xmod body. You have a Gen 1 chassis right? This is what atomicmods had to say about using the autoscale in xmods. It talks more about the EVO chassis but it does say something about the Gen 1 in it.

Atomicmods wrote:

Will the Autoscale body fit my Xmod Evo? If so, which one?
It requires customizing the Autoscale body, and several of our customers have done this successfully. Autoscale bodies are an aftermarket part designed to fit Kyosho's line of Mini-Zs. The Mini-Z bodies (and therefore all Autoscale bodies) have a nose clip and two side clips which hold the body onto the chassis. On the other hand, XMODS, both Gen1 and Evo, have a nose clip and a tail clip, but no side clips. So you would have to buy an Autoscale body and then modify it by removing the side clips and adding a rear clip somehow.
Furthermore, you will have to experiment with different Evo chassis configurations to determine which length provides the best fit for your Autoscale body of choice.

Customers ask us all the time "Which autoscale body will fit on my Evo configuration XYZ?" Although this customization is possible, the parts (Evo Chassis - Autoscale Body) were not originally desgined for each other. The possible combiniations are extremely numerous and we do not have any plans to experiment with this ourselves. May the force be with you.

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