Kyosho Mini Inferno 09

[PeterV]

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Here’s your first look at Kyosho’s long-anticipated nitro mini buggy. Standout features include an aluminum chassis with “diff bulges,” Sirio .09 engine, plastic-body oil shocks, metal-gear drivetrain, oil-filled diffs and full bearings. The tiny tank holds 38cc, plenty for long run times. The ReadySet combo includes metal-gear servos and Perfex KT-3 radio, and Kyosho already has options lined up including a 2-speed trany, multi-disc brake and suspension parts.

[lextek]

Love it!

[rckid11]

AHHH! That is so nice...Kyosho really does rock.

[jessnlaurie]

How much??

[chris1]

Kyosho does rock that is awsome

[rckid11]

Can you preorder it? Does anyone have it listed?

[Kden46]

Looks good! Nice to see the Sirio engine in it!!

And glad to see that they included the oil filled shocks and diffs!!!

I don't think it will be out till later in the year?

[GramdeGixxer]

RC Kid, dude, chill out. It was debuted TODAY.

[t9dragon]

Awesome little buggy.................................

[rckid11]

Yea, but just wondering. Some places have stuff for preorder way before it comes out.

[ministerOFfire]

Saw this thing today....very interesting....might be a lil expensive tho...

[hyperstang]

Very SSSAAAAWWEEEEEEEETTTT!!!!

goes good right next to my Kyosho Mini Inferno...that's sitting on top of a shelf...YIKES!!!! :eek:

[kawasakirider]

WTH i have mine allready. It has been out in aus for months btw run it on 20 % not 16 like the manual says :D

[birdy233]

Can you preorder it? Does anyone have it listed?


E-mail R/C Champ, they are simply awesome! They get things way before we do here in the USA and much cheaper (Although shipping is around $40) but they ship fast. I ordered a Tamiya Kit on Saturday and received in Texas Tuesday!!! E-mail Hirotaka and he will let you know if they are out yet.

champ_international@yahoo.co.jp

[birdy233]

WTH i have mine allready. It has been out in aus for months btw run it on 20 % not 16 like the manual says :D

If you have one why is not even listed on the Kyosho website or that nobody has even listed one on Ebay which all sellers in Japan do as soon as they are available, Jr-RC, Stella?? :rolleyes:

Perhaps you have the IRC Vulcan or Acme NB16?

[kawasakirider]

Nope it is the kyosho one. It is really quite fast for it's size, i have been driving it every night in my dreams :D

[birdy233]

Ahhh, ok???? Yet you made it seem like you had one, run on 20% instead of 16% like the manual says?? You cannot lie on the boards, too many people know the real story. Whew!

[kawasakirider]

It was a joke man

[Racing t]

nice.. but how much??

[Akura2]

I was told at the show about $350 but it includes the bump start box and radio system... all you have to do is add fuel and batteries


dude.. it's wicked fast... and way lighter than all the others out there IRC Vulcan, Piktor Miwi...etc...and it had the bigger Sirio motor .09....mmmmm

[t9dragon]

That's not a bad price if it includes the bump starter & radio. What radio did they have with it at the show?

[rckid11]

Any ETA Akura?

[craig123]

I just picked up a Novarossi .21 rear exhaust 8 port slide carb off road race engine can't wait to get this little Kyosho buggy and drop the .21 in it should be really quick with the Novarossi .21...

[kawasakirider]

Man it will be no match for mine when i put my 351 big block v8 in it :cool:

[elite]

how can u not want one of these :). I am sure some BL setups are faster and lighter but just the idea of a good performing mini nitro thats brought to you buy kyosho (or other reputable CO) makes it exciting. Its just a matter of time before these take over the 1/8th scale scene, JK :)

Looks sweet and seems like they put some time into it. I like how this lil bugger came together - looks nice 2 me :)

[StevePond]

It's a pretty interesting machine. The engine is very strong and has a lot of potential to go even faster. I would estimate the speed around 35 mph, but that's an educated guess. It's got quite a few changes to the drivetrain to handle the power of the big engine (relatively speaking). Unlike other nitro minis that are poor copies of the Kyosho Mini Inferno's electric drivetrain and suspension, this machine has a drivetrain built to handle lots of power - possibly there is something also here for the big brushless motor enthusiast. There is no other car that's currently available that looks like it will handle more power than this machine.

The worldwise release date of the car is November 1. It's a little while from now, but it gives the engineers some breathing room to finished the final details and to test it extensively.

[devius1985]

Sweet! This will be my first nitro mini. Can't wait!

[t9dragon]

It's a pretty interesting machine. The engine is very strong and has a lot of potential to go even faster. I would estimate the speed around 35 mph, but that's an educated guess. It's got quite a few changes to the drivetrain to handle the power of the big engine (relatively speaking). Unlike other nitro minis that are poor copies of the Kyosho Mini Inferno's electric drivetrain and suspension, this machine has a drivetrain built to handle lots of power - possibly there is something also here for the big brushless motor enthusiast. There is no other car that's currently available that looks like it will handle more power than this machine.

The worldwise release date of the car is November 1. It's a little while from now, but it gives the engineers some breathing room to finished the final details and to test it extensively.

So what is the retail price going to be & what will it include?

[bigphil]

I've been searching the net all night for which 1/18th scale buggy to buy, and just stumbled on this thread. I've always wanted a kyosho 1/8th scale since the MP3's came out, but with their price and no where to race around here I never did get one. Now that I've seen this I will be putting aside money every week until this thing releases... can't wait, my decission has just been made.

[bigphil]

So what is the retail price going to be & what will it include?


I was told at the show about $350 but it includes the bump start box and radio system... all you have to do is add fuel and batteries


dude.. it's wicked fast... and way lighter than all the others out there IRC Vulcan, Piktor Miwi...etc...and it had the bigger Sirio motor .09....mmmmm

dawt

[bigphil]

According to the head guy at my LFS, he estimates a 450$ retail CAD! can't wait..

[SCHMACH]

switch out the upper and lower arms,dogbones/cvds,turnbuckles,underbody and body with the st and you have a mini nitro truggy !!

[DarkSavage]

Yeah sooner or later your going to see pros racing these instead of 1/8 haha.

[StevePond]

switch out the upper and lower arms,dogbones/cvds,turnbuckles,underbody and body with the st and you have a mini nitro truggy !!

All the truck suspension will fit the Nitro buggy, so that's an easy conversion.

[skylineTT]

i have a video of it. who wants to see? PM me if you do. ill link you up to where it is

[tanandy09]

http://www.kyosho.co.jp/web/products/car_bike/half8/index-e.html#inferno_09

[StevePond]

Yes, the Mini Inferno 09 will be released worldwide on the first of November. We've been running the prototypes and I imagine some of you might expect me to say this, but this is going to be the most awesome nitro mini on the market. The drivetrain has metal ring and pinion gears, metal interal diff gears, and full ball bearings. It has very smooth, fast and powerful metal gear servos and it includes a Ni-MH receiver battery pack. The Sirio engine runs very smoothly and has gobs of power. It spins the wheels easily on pavement and pushes the top speed up to 35 mph. Considering that a competition 1/8 buggy tops out in the low 40's, this is quite impressive for something half the size. Granted the 1/8 buggy gets up to speed a little more quickly, but 35 mph when geared for running on a small track is pretty fast. A change in gear ratio will certainly push the 09 even faster if that's what you're after, but the speed out of the box is very good considering the gear ratio is chosen for track performance. A starter box is also included with the 09 that uses a single 6-cell battery pack. It makes starting a breeze.

There are engine manufacturers that confuse the issue of engine size by jumping back and forth between cubic inches and cubic centimeters, so let me say that the 09 is 09 cubic inches, NOT cubic centimeters. The Sirio 09 is 1.5cc of displacement.

The 09 will probably be more expensive than most because there is so much more built in quality than the other clones already on the market, but I'm pretty confident and excited about this car given my own experiences with our testing so far. The 09 is going to be well worth the price in my opinion given the cost and questionable quality of some of the other products on the market. Let me know if you have any questions about the 09.

[Roscco]

Steve,

Thanks for the update, is there any plans to release a nitro version of the ST? I read above that the parts will swap out, but was wondering all the same.

Cheers :)

[StevePond]

Yes. Shhhhhh. ;) But in the short term, the buggy can be converted to a truck pretty easily.

[tphss]

Apperantly back when the revealed the EP Mini Inferno with the green nitro-type heatsink head, not letting the body off the car, they didn't do it for nothing, ended up to have this tiny nitro as well.
Looks good!

[fuzzychickens]

That would be interesting to see if people toss crazy brushless setups in this mini.

If there's one thing bugging me right now, it's the fact that we have all these options for crazy brushless power and all the electric cars (1/10th and 1/18th) really aren't built to handle the power. They'll work, but the anemic drivetrains don't wear well.

I think a good aftermarket company needs to make super strong drive train parts for popular bashing and racing electric vehicles. Brushless power options are already too much for most.

[46u]

I know electric are fast, have instant torque and power but in my opinion they just do not have any soul. I guess I am just from the old school. I am not knocking them they just are not for me unless I am running on my RCP track in the house with my F1 Mini-Z’s do to the weather being to bad out side to run my nitro. I do have some bigger electric but just do not run them much.

[MAD_KAW]

I read in one of the mags that the 09 will be just a hair longer than the electric version, but is the body going to be the same, or is this slightly bigger as well? Any info greatly appreciated so I can get started painting up a Proline body before it hits my LHS! Not to impressed w/ graphics scheme of the body in pics, hopefully that is not the only one.

[dacemaxx111]

i like the xray truck better it has more quality parts and fit/ finish is better than the kyosho electric version.my friend owns the xray i drove it.it is very fast almost to fast.xray is coming out with a buggy version soon.i will wait for that.

[StevePond]

Mad Kaw - the nitro version is about 12mm longer and the body is different. We're going to have clear bodies for the nitro version as well.

Dace - no, I didn't forget about anyone. The 09 is a very different and very high quality machine. I like XRay products and I'm sure that they have a great truck, but this is a different class of car and I'm confident that it'll outshine anything else that's on the market right out of the box. Everyone can make up their own mind about what they think is best, but every who has driven the prototype 09 AND all other nitro minis on the market have said that the 09 is much better. Like I said, be your own judge once you get a chance to try them both. ;)

[balang_479]

i hope the steering isnt like the Mini inferno electric one.. a bit rubbish..

[StevePond]

It's not the same. The Nitro version has a couple of nice metal gear servos that are smooth, strong and responsive.

[cucan]

Steve how about a Inferno GT or Landmax kind of conversion for this car,could be awesome.

[The_Mini_Me]

xray is coming out with a buggy version soon.i

Sorry to bug in your thread Steve (nice vehicle). But do you know something I don't dace? Where did you obtain your 'information"? PM me if you want.

BTW all. This is a 1/16th vehicle. Not 1/18th.

[dacemaxx111]

Sorry to bug in your thread Steve (nice vehicle). But do you know something I don't dace? Where did you obtain your 'information"? PM me if you want.

BTW all. This is a 1/16th vehicle. Not 1/18th.

lets just say i know someone that works at RC AMERICA.

[TC4RACER]

Hey how about putting one of these engines in a mini lst?

[Strike 4]

Finally someone does it right out of the box, metal gear servos, oil filled shocks, ball bearings, just quality without all that aftermarket stuff! Kyosho were poineers with 8th scales, they made the best, I am sure they will pioneer 18th nitro. Thanks for the brief review Pond much appreciated.

[The_Mini_Me]

You mean 1/16th nitro. What you describe is available already in one 18th.

[Strike 4]

You mean 1/16th nitro. What you describe is available already in one 18th.

Yep my bad. X-Ray did a nice job too I am just stating its about time some companys are starting to do it. I wasnt singling out Kyosho.

[moRotorMotor]

Now that Tower Hobbies is no longer dealing Kyosho, do you guys have any other hobby stores that would do international orders and have a killer price for one of these bad boys?

[46u]

Go to Kyosho of America and in find a dealer see what you can find or either email them and ask. The reason Towers does not carry Kyosho any more is because up until they open Kyosho of America Towers was the importer or should I say Great Plains, which is the same difference.

[moRotorMotor]

Go to Kyosho of America and in find a dealer see what you can find or either email them and ask. The reason Towers does not carry Kyosho any more is because up until they open Kyosho of America Towers was the importer or should I say Great Plains, which is the same difference.
Thanks for the information. I think I just might have to bite the bullet and get one of these bad boys! :D

[StevePond]

We should be receiving these in the next few weeks in anticipation of the November 1st launch. :D

[1822]

I just picked up a new 09 this week and it's AWESOME. I just pulled it out of the box, charged the reciever battery pack and fired it up. The starter box is already set-up so I just put the car on it, attached my own glow igniter (the included one that takes two batteries is OK but not as good as a rechargeable one) and it fired up in about two seconds. I didn't have to touch the needles and it was running strong after warming up for a minute. It's extremely fast and holds up very well so far. I've crashed it hard many times and it's all still in one piece, but I have a lot more bashing to do. So far it's definitely worth it.

[dragonrc]

Here are some pics of my 09 converted to a truggy. And a list of parts that I used to do the conversion.

3racing Heavy Duty Rear Universals (Inferno ST)
3racing Heavy Duty Front Universals (Inferno ST)
3racing Titanium Turnbuckles (Inferno ST)
3racing Rear Suspension Holder (3 degrees)
3racing Front Upper Suspension Mount
3racing Front Suspension Holder
3racing Aluminum Thread Shocks
Kyosho Suspension Arm Set (Inferno ST)
Kyosho Mini Inferno ST wheels & tires

Before the conversion

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k294/t9dragon/Mini%20Inferno%2009/DSC00025.jpg


After the conversion

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k294/t9dragon/Mini%20Inferno%2009/DSC00424.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k294/t9dragon/Mini%20Inferno%2009/DSC00421.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k294/t9dragon/Mini%20Inferno%2009/DSC00427.jpg

[T/Losi]

What run times do you get out of them? What is the engine like when it comes to tuning?

Cheers

[T/Losi]

Just came across this great site about the Kyosho Mini
http://www.halfeight.com

[t9dragon]

What run times do you get out of them? What is the engine like when it comes to tuning?

Cheers

Run time is about 5-10 mins depending how much you are on the throttle.

[philadater]

Here is a short video of the Gas Mini Inferno on the 2006 Neo Invitational Race track.

http://www.neobuggy.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1509
Source: http://www.neobuggy.net

[balang_479]

a bit bumpy... not very good for that offroad track.

[fenix]

Hi guys ¡¡¡
I`m looking for the How to ? from rccaraction to convert my 09 buggy to st but i can`t find it?
Anybody can help me please ?
Thanks

[HYPA]

Cool truggy but my CRT.5 would still smoke it :D

[t9dragon]

Cool truggy but my CRT.5 would still smoke it :D

Your CRT.5 might smoke it. But they are two completely different size of vehicles. You can run a .12-.18 in the CRT.5 but in the 09ST the biggest motor is a .095.

[StevePond]

Who makes a .095 engine?

[evst 360]

trinity.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMYK5&P=7

[Overload]

What are the lengths of the center/main drive dog bones?

[rx2]

What are the lengths of the center/main drive dog bones?

About 48mm front & rear

[Overload]

About 48mm front & rear

Isn't it different lengths front and rear? :confused:

[Overload]

Anyone?! :huh:

[rx2]

Same length, same part no's.

Go to Kyosho website. Download the parts explosion diagram. You will notice that the part number# for both Front & Rear center dogbones are the same.

[Overload]

They have the same part number b/c they are sold as a set. They are not the same length! :teacher:

http://www.poleposition-pt.com/produto_en.asp?codigo=KY-IH224&CodCategoria=7&NumCodSubCategoria=187&sub=1

Doesn’t anyone here have a car they can measure them on? :confused:

[rx2]

i have a Mini Inferno 09. I will measure the length the next time I remove the engine.

why do you want to know the length? since you already know the part no, then just order the items.

This forum is dead.. no one hang around here.. not much info in the halfeight too.. all dead

[Overload]

Thanx rx2! :D

I don't have a 09 but an electric Half8 and I was wondering if I could use the center universals that are option parts for the 09;

http://www.poleposition-pt.com/produto_en.asp?codigo=KY-IHW205&CodCategoria=7&NumCodSubCategoria=187&sub=1

http://www.poleposition-pt.com/produto_en.asp?codigo=KY-IHW206&CodCategoria=7&NumCodSubCategoria=187&sub=1

But then I need to know what the different lengths are.

[rx2]

I got the center drive shafts measured...

Front = 49.25mm
Rear = 58.35mm

[rx2]

Here are some photos of my little Inferno 09...

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_11.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_10.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_8.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_7.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_6.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_4.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_3.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/kiatchun/MI09/MI09_2.jpg

[Overload]

I got the center drive shafts measured...

Front = 49.25mm
Rear = 58.35mm

Thanx mate!!! :D:winner:

Nice ride!!! :cool:

I have the same wheel, but with white rims, on my Half8. :)

[nitro_newbie]

hey i know that this thread has been dead for a long time but waht kind of fuel do you guys run? might sell the e-revo and get one of these. so waht is the life expectancy of these and were can i get partsd. amain has the rtr ones for about 199.99 the same as the mlst2 and 214 for the truggy. it looks cool and what are the speeds of these? thanks alot.

[t9dragon]

I use Traxxas 33%. Any 30% or 33% fuel is perfect for the 09.

[rx2]

I am using Maxy fuel 25%, and later O'Donnell 25%.

[t9dragon]

Using 30% will keep the engine temps cooler.............

[rx2]

will consider 30%.. I just finished my gallon of 25% yesterday. Will get another gallon coming weekend.

I am also going to change the heatsink to a larger version (blue) from Kyosho, to help cooling. Hope it helps.

[stanmondz]

anyone know if the diffs will fit in a sportwerks chaos? are the diff gears metal?

[t9dragon]

Yes the 09 diffs are metal and no they are not a direct fit for the Chaos.

[stanmondz]

can the gears be used in the chaos diffs?i alreadt know the outdrives will work

[traper285]

Where is the best place to order parts for these buggies online?

[Biscut]

Hi, I know this forum is a little quite at the moment, but I have just bought one of these great little cars, and I cant believe how well it goes after my MB 16, The thing is I ran 10 tanks through it on the starter box with the main needle out 3 turns then round a track at the same setting, seems to run fine but its lost a little compression :confused: cant believe I have run it to lean because the manual says start at 3 turns then lean that out. Am I expecting the compression to be higher ? as I am used to 21 size motors, maybe it was just the pinch at the top I was feeling and now its run in its just purely the compression ? the tickover goes up and down a bit when its hot but it does not stall. Been using 25% Dynaglow Model technics.
Thanks.
Steve.

[t9dragon]

I have always run mine a little on the rich side. I haven't noticed any compression loss in mine since I have had it. I have never heard of that brand of fuel.

[Biscut]

Model Technics have been around in the UK for a long while, Dynaglow is as I believe is a synthetic oil based fuel with no carstor oil, I heard these little motors dont like an oily fuel.
Steve