Kyosho Turbo Optima Vs Optima Mid , Best kit buggies

after running these today i was curious which was quicker , the turbo optima got 40km and the optima mid got 45km ! brushed beat brushless

[@AddamsPlayground]

Both are great buggies and looked great out there!

[@kaosr.c]

Best kit builds imo , love them ! Thanks for watching

[@Toystheyrenot]

Awesome! 2 of my favourite buggies of all time.👍😊

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks ! They both are awesome 👌🏻

[@madsrcbuggy]

Oh, that's a nice one to watch, Saturday morning, hangover, with a coffee, great! I love the sound of these, especially the Turbo sounds sooo smooth! Yeah, the track is terrible, it could kill a 10th scale buggy with all those rocks bared, but happy they survived.😃

[@kaosr.c]

Yea the track is very rough lately ! They both ran great today and was happy with them .... they survived 😆... thanks man

[@tompendley1172]

Yeah that brushed motor is quicker than the brushless. Still amazed on how quick they both are on 2s batteries, really really cool man!

[@kaosr.c]

Yea man the brushed setup was 5km quicker which surprised me , absolutely love building good kit buggies and these are awesome ! Thanks man

[@crow7291]

Looking at getting an optima, and this video just sold me the mid, recon i will go with your set up aswell mate. Great little spot to run em out aswell. Nice vid dude from UK. 😊

[@matthutch5919]

Be nice to know the pinion/gear ratio set up on each. The Mid DEFINITELY looks quicker. Thanks for the video

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks ... the mid is faster .... they are both stock out of the box ... cant remember now what the ratio is

[@RCBirds]

Great presentation and run👍

[@kaosr.c]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@andyknuckles2903]

Love the look of the Turbo Optima.

[@kaosr.c]

Me too 👍🏻

[@rcplaytime]

Second buggy definitely looked faster,both awesome buggies, great rip 👍👍😀😀

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks man ... yea it is faster for sure

[@leebuck4860]

Great vid mate,might have to finally bite the bullet and buy one of these,just been on the fence a while because they are rather pricey for what they are. Very impressed by the nimbleness of that brushed setup. On a final note what exact lipo battery where you running that fitted well in these cars so I can know what to look out for if I end up buying one or both these kits? Keep up the great videos bloke😎👍

[@kaosr.c]

They are both great to build and fun to run .... my personal fav is the optima mid ... the brushed setup is plenty enough imo for what i need ... i was using a 2s 3300mah lipo

[@rickcorlett]

Ripping! Loved the back to back comparison. Did you change to a different size pinion gear on the Mid for that motor or just running the kit's pinion?

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks mate ! They are both completely stock from the box ... optima mid is a ripper !

[@CiderPang27]

Amazing buggies. Always wanted since i was young. Still can't afford one. Damn it!

[@kaosr.c]

They are some of the best kits to build 🔥

[@tm_vis-rc]

awesome! love it, and i have both also! was wondering, can you mention again which brushless setup you have for the turbo again please ? :)

[@tm_vis-rc]

just to add, the brushed super stock was faster? what pinion were you running on the mid? thanks!

[@kaosr.c]

Hey mate thanks It is the hobbywing quicrun 10bl120 with a 17.5 turn motor

[@kaosr.c]

@@tm_vis-rc on this day it was faster , i have since turned up the timing on the optima turbo and now it is faster .... All completely box stock as far as pinions etc 👍🏻

[@tm_vis-rc]

awesome thanks for the info! Yeah im running the le mans 240sESC and 15.5T and its quite undepowered, unless i use 3s For the mid, i have the 1080 and super stock RZ on a 28T pinion that ive yet to take out for spin!@@kaosr.c

[@tm_vis-rc]

Thanks for the info! yeah im running the Le Mans 240s ESC and 15.5T motor on the turbo, and its underpowered, unless i use the 3s ( 42kmh on that). For the mid, i have the same setup, with a 28T pinion, but ive yet to take it out with that updated setup. :) @@kaosr.c

[@Jay-vl6lp]

Cool video! Your Kyosho Turbo Optima and Optima Mid are both pretty quick. What motors and ESC did you use if you don't mind me asking? I have both RC's but I haven't started assembling them yet. I want to get the same motors for my units if I can.

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks Using a hobbywing 1060 & super stock RZ in the mid and a quicrun 120 & 17.5 turn in the turbo 🔥👍🏻

[@Jay-vl6lp]

Thanks!!

[@peterforsblad4727]

My childhoods car❤

[@agevan6735]

Great vid, cheers mate,

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@gillian9178]

Optima mid is a great looking buggy, no need for brushless in that one. How do you get on with dust & grit getting into the motor not causing damage to the motor.

[@kaosr.c]

Optima mid is awesome 👌🏻 I give them a good clean and use a air blower and hopefully that works to keep them clean

[@UrbanLegendRC]

That thing is a ripper out there 👍🏾👍🏾

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks , they both go real good

[@jeremyjohnson7507]

Great info the the old kyosho’s

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks mate ... They are awesome fun 👍🏻

[@sonicplayroompiano4302]

What a sick location man. Tell me that's in Sydney somewhere

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks , nah man Perth

[@sonicplayroompiano4302]

@@kaosr.c ah damn. I'm torn between the optima mid and the turbo optima. I was convinced I was gonna get the turbo optima but then I came across your video. I just built my first Kyosho turbo scorpion and I love it. Although I needed to add some weight to the front end to keep it drivable. I also have a tamiya hotshot blockhead and I thought it might be similar to the mid. Although mechanically I'm sure the mid is way more advanced. Any thoughts would be appreciated

[@kaosr.c]

@sonicplayroompiano4302 i prefer the optima mid myself but i do like the room inside the turbo , easier for installing electrics ... cant go wrong with either though 👍🏻

[@sonicplayroompiano4302]

@@kaosr.c can I ask what type and brand lipo you're running on these cars?

[@ipperurc5216]

Nice retro cars!

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@xavsan]

optima mid seems having a better handling than turbo optima, i ve seen that it can wear team associated shocks

[@kaosr.c]

Optima mid definitely was the winner in this

[@kesleyjohnston6086]

I’ve been looking into a kit. What do you think a good starter 4wd one would be? A tamiya?

[@kaosr.c]

If you never built one before then maybe the plasma Edge tamiya , awesome fun car and then move up to getting the Kyosho optima mid 👌🏻

[@pixelsurgery775]

Man I want that Optima Mid, but no idea where to start regarding stuff I’d need. I Never had anything like this. Any tips?

[@kaosr.c]

Honestly get yourself one .... It is pure satisfaction building it .... All you need to buy to get it running is the motor/esc , servo and radio/receiver.... Have a good set of hex drivers and take your time building it

[@pixelsurgery775]

⁠@@kaosr.cthanks, I’m not afraid of tinkering but can you recommend a decent motor, servo and receiver? I’d like something decent quality

[@kaosr.c]

You could get the proper kyosho esc/motor for it ... The LeMans.... Or go what i put in mine , hobbywing 1060 with a tamiya super stock RZ motor .... Works great and quick

[@mattluszczak8095]

...dude.how.good are the super stock motors? Nice gt tunned ok too for 2wd buggies around loose tracks

[@kaosr.c]

Super stock motors are awesome ! RZ and BZ are all i use in a lot of my Tamiya 👍🏻

[@erolbrown]

Great videos. That Mid was rapid.

[@kaosr.c]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@bradkalman2353]

Such a beautiful chassis.

[@kaosr.c]

Great kits 👌🏻

[@therealknapster]

Optima mid much better for many reasons

[@damienhenderson563]

buying my 1st rc buggy would you recommend optimo 4wd?

[@kaosr.c]

Out of these 2 definitely the Optima Mid .... my favourite kit build ....

[@willeymunda]

Are they both belt driven?

[@kaosr.c]

Yea mate they are

[@laserbeam1620]

What turn is the brushed motor in the Mid?

[@kaosr.c]

Tamiya super stock Rz 23t i believe

[@bradkalman2353]

Have this motor might put on my fighter Buggy rx to replace the tz motor rz is the fastest.

[@kaosr.c]

I use the rz in my Tamiya Frog and that hits close to 50km , real fast for brushed ... ill do a video at some point ....

[@bradkalman2353]

My frog has a 25 turn in it .