Vega B4.1 vs X6 vs C4.1

[Toyman]

I consider converting my B4 to mid-motor, so the choice is among X6, Vega and the upcoming C4.1.

What's your thoughts on pros/cons of each option?

For me, it looks like this:

X6
+ proven, lots of info, stick lipos (no need to buy saddles), cheap
- setup is very different from rear-motor B4 (need to play a lot with settings to match my pretty dialed B4), many proprietary parts (some of them are easy to break eg wing holders)

Vega
+ cool'n'shiny :-), easy to convert, setup is not very different
- requires saddles, new/unproven

C4.1
+ as per vega plus proven in the recent BRCA events
- unavailable (but I am ready to wait couple of weeks)

[TheReferee]

seems to me you have covered all the options. if you dont want to buy new lipo's then its the X6.
if your not confident about your own setup ability then again more setup info on the X6.

if you dont mind new lipo's and you are happy to work on setups then C4.1 or vega.

if you want a proven national winner, then its X6 or C4.1.

other considerations are the amount of spares you already have, the X6 uses more of its own parts than other B4 conversions.

As we pit with Tom yardy and i have seen the development of the C4.1 over the winter and into the start of the nationals i am of course slightly biased towards that car.

[Toyman]

thanks! Buying lipo is not a problem, of course, I would prefer to keep the current ones, but it's not a big deal.
How different is C4.1 vs. Vega? From what I can see from the pictures, they are quite similar.

[grelland]

I have run the X6 and now just started to test the vega, and the engineering quality on the vega is outstanding. Setup support is limited at the moment, but will grow. I started out with the original X6, and my feeling at that time was that the amount of dremeling and quality of parts were not that good, but all that has been rectified with the latest releases, I understand.

also a plus for the vega that it uses a lot more of the original b4 parts than the x6. That is an issue for me at least, as I have 3 sons all running b4's.

[MRD]

I'm gonna throw a spanner in the works now..

I have two x6 sq's and out of all of my cars they are the easiest to drive and own. Mantinence is easy and parts are cheap enough. The wing mounts are made with a softer plastic so arn't a problem anymore and eveything else is bomb proof. One of the things I like the most is how easy and fast it is to change rear toe and anti squat.

Now the thing is to convert to an X6 can be expensive. Yes the kit is cheaper but you still need other bits to get the best out of it like Hangers and the longer axles so you can add an extra £25 there. BUT you can get a second hand x6 sq with all those bits and losi shocks for £150 or less so I'd keep the B4 as it is, buy a used x6 and use whats left of you're budget to buy electrics, then you have the best of both worlds

[nicVEGAchildJR]

Vega is an amazing car