Tamiya TNX 5.2R almost ready! Fresh pics!

[PeterV]

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Tamiya America says the TNX 5.2R is almost ready to go, and they've already clocked a production-spec truck at 55mph+ ! No official PR yet, but Tamiya did shoot us some bullet points:

1. Newly designed and narrower Pre-painted polycarbonate body with new color and sticker scheme.
2. New metal spur gear that replaces plastic version from original TNX.
3. New .32 size engine with rear exhaust, and oversize heat sink head.
4. Slide valve carburetor.
5. New metal dog bones. (Optional MIP CVD's already available from MIP and Tamiya!!!!)
6. David Jun designed pillow ball suspension comes standard (previously a option part for the original TNX)
7. New large capacity plastic, threaded shock body dampers.
8. New Tamiya dish wheels with newly designed pin spike tires. Dish wheels come pre drilled for easy access to pillow ball suspension.
9. New narrower blue anodized main frame chassis.
10. Receiver battery compartment moved to front of chassis for improved weight distribution.
11. New two channel receiver which incorporates fail safe system.
12. Standard two channel 27 MHz radio included.
13. Tamiya Handy Starter comes standard to easy start the Tamiya engine.

[Prelude14WRX]

Looks like another nice product from Tamiya....always the best.

[More Juice]

thats a HUGE engine!!! overall looks cool, but dont know much people with TNXs.

[nitrorulz]

dont know much people with TNXs.

Me neither, but I got me one last spring, and its probally the most durable truck I've owned, and thats a bunch! The .18 version is super fast, and tough, except the shocks. This one looks even meaner!

[Tk08]

if you look on tamiyas website it says speed of over 60mph already, and on tamiyatrucks. the Admin of the site has radared his 5.2r at 63mph prty sweet havent seen to many monster trucks hit that speed stock.

Tnx is very durable truck, think ive broken an A-arm for it and ive owned it for maybe over a year

[ministerOFfire]

mmm...can't wait for this one...gimmi this over a truggy anyday...we need more monster tucks! *pokes kyosho*

[abels621]

I'm not liking the 14mm wheels...
Is the spur gear mesh adjustable now?

JMO but i'm not sure if I like it...

Would be nice if they made a kit :)

[ministerOFfire]

...yes a kit would be nice...but in todays world that is a pipe dream ;)

[Combatcm]

TNX is a great truck, don't be scared to buy it because of lack of parts support. You will be satisfied.

And if they really do claim 60+ mph, I don't think you need more convincing.

Look into gpm gear cases and nova diff cups, and upgrade the rod ends as soon as you can, you will run it and run it and run it and nothing will go wrong

[fantomas]

I was going to get this truck when it came out, but I will have to wait for next years rc budget... I have the GST 7.7 coming instead. ;)

And I agree ministerOFfire we do need more TRUE monster trucks :D

[AreSee]

it's about time Tamiya put steel dogbones, spur gear, and black plastic in the TNX, I can't wait to put these on my TNX.

Now if they could just improve that primer, it would be perfect.

[Tabushi]

For me the TNX truck its an awesome racer ... last stage of the mexican nats, surrounded by 3.3 revos (some of them highly modified and with powerfull .23 rb engines) and i managed to make the TQ with my TNX PRO + OS .18TZ engine and buggy pipe, im really really happy with this truck, too sad that proline discontinued the powertroke shocks, here you can see a couple of pics of my TNX during the race :

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Too bad my receiver went crazy during the a-main and i lost control of the truck ...

So far the only mods i did to my TNX since december 2005 when i received it are :

- Wing Kit.
- Put the battery on the rear, just on the original spot of the fuel tank.
- Changed the original tank for a MGT one, and installed on the front of the truck.
- Used a rdlogics right side header on my OS .18TZ-X engine, with a thunder tiger 3 chamber short buggy pipe.

I was thinking on getting some other truck to race, but you know, the TNX REALLY DO ITS JOB ON THE TRACK ... i was amazed how fast it was v/s other monsters wth bigger/powersul engines and all ...

cya,

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Patricio "Pato" Concha
Jammin X1-CR Factory Team / STS .21 Team Edition
Tamiya TNX PRO Monster Truck / OS .18 TZ

Sponsored by :

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[osteologation]

does anybody y tamiyatrucks.com is down?

[jmangler1]

I was wondering the same thing....