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Bypass1™ Pistons
Mastering Track Conditions & The Worlds: How MIP Bypass1™ Suspension Transforms Your 1/8th Scale Machine
When you line up at a high-stakes endurance event like the 2026 IFMAR 1/8 Off-Road World Championships, every factor dictates your lap times. As the racing surface breaks down into a minefield of square-edged holes, braking ruts, and massive jump transitions, standard suspension setups hit a mechanical wall known as shock packing.
If your 1/8th scale buggy or truggy feels sluggish over rapid-fire chatter, kicks unpredictably on landing, or lacks rear-end grip exiting corners, your shocks are holding you back.
The Problem: Shock Packing
In conventional pistons, oil must force its way entirely through fixed orifices during rapid compression. When you hit a rapid succession of bumps, the oil cannot escape fast enough:
The Result: Hydraulic lock (packing), where your shocks run out of usable travel before the bump ends.
The Penalty: Your chassis violently slaps the ground, your tires lose contact patch with the dirt, and steering becomes unpredictable.
The Solution: Bypass1™ Technology
The MIP Bypass1™ and Tapered Hi-Flow system eliminates shock packing by separating slow-speed control from high-velocity impact absorption:
Instant High-Speed Reaction: Internal valve shims open instantly upon impact to let oil bypass primary holes, keeping your tires glued to the dirt.
Independent Rebound Tuning: Using the #19005 Tuning Valves Kit, swap color-coded shims (Green for fast rebound, Blue for medium, and Clear for slow) to dial in return speed without changing your overall shock oil weight.
Platform-Specific Fitment: Engineered to drop right into stock shock bodies for Team Associated, Mugen Seiki, TLR, Kyosho MP10, and Tekno platforms, ensuring consistent damping from qualifiers to main events.
Trackside Strategy for the Worlds
High-Grip, Rutted Tracks: Run a high-flow setup with faster rebound shims to let the suspension drop rapidly into ruts and maintain cornering traction.
High-Speed Chop & Bumps: Tune with firmer shim stacks to prevent bottoming out over massive jumps while soaking up small-amplitude chatter.
High-Grip, Rutted Tracks: Run a high-flow setup with faster rebound shims to let the suspension drop rapidly into ruts and maintain cornering traction.
High-Speed Chop & Bumps: Tune with firmer shim stacks to prevent bottoming out over massive jumps while soaking up small-amplitude chatter.
Get your setup dialed, eliminate shock packing, and give your 1/8th scale machine the ultimate championship edge.
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