I added a bit of steering expo after the first few laps with this car as well. It has aggressive initial turn in and I found myself doing the same as you. I'm really liking this car the more that I drive it. That was my first night racing it and it keeps getting better every time I drive it. I haven't been following the thread as much as I've like to so I think I missed out on that shim thing. I'll definitely be fixing that when I go through it in the next few days. I only have about 10 packs total on the car so far

I'll be at SDRC more now because I moved to Temecula from OC. I like the vibe there a lot

Good to see you doing well. I don't post much but follow this tread. My EB48 is still running great with zero issues (I race 1-2 times a week).

I got to open up the EB48 on a big track today, I was the only buggy consistently making the triple some of the other drivers said they just didn't feel comfortable. Racers were complimenting the car saying how nice it lands and jumps. The car had tons of steering today and I qualified 5th, but could not run the main because of a striped out servo gear, I will loosen the servo saver

Had a great race today. It was some crazy competition. 2nd round was only .01 away from tq with a minute to go when a backmarker took me out bad and turn marshal didnt see me. I qualified 8th in the a main and finished 5th. The only tires i had left for the main were too soft and they faded with a minute to go. I was battling for 3rd when they faded. With a tight field and over 30 e buggies, i will take it. The car worked great. I ran the same setup as last race. I will fill out a setup sheet for you guys. This setup is great for medium to high bite.

i just may have to bush the button one one of these, i have a spare iX8 and dynamic8 2200kv in my toolbox. i think that will make a awesome combo

Oh man......probably going to sound stupid for even asking these questions , but I've been out of the RC ( Cars anyways ) for a long time and just wanted to ask a couple questions about this buggy.

1.) did this buggy just come out....like in the last month or so?

2.) guys that have driven / raced it.....what are your overall thoughts?

3.) parts easily to get a hold of....or is there the usual growing pains of not bein g able to find any spares of any sort?

4.) Since I've been out for so long ( was a pretty hardcore 1/8th gas guy years ago ).....what are the hot electric motor ESC setups now days? For medium sized outdoor tracks anyways with some areas being a little tight?

5.) Last question ( I promise! ).....compared to other 1/8 buggies like the Losi , Associated , Mugen and so forth.....what are the driving characteristics of this thing? Stable? Little squirly? Need some honest insight here.

Sorry for just coming out of the blue on these questions.....but seriously , things have changed.....A LOT! This buggy caught my eye because of the design , but also never heard of it before until this evening. Looks like a really great design....and I gotta say , with the shell off......she looks pretty mean.

1.) did this buggy just come out....like in the last month or so?
It has been a few months now, but it is pretty new.

2.) guys that have driven / raced it.....what are your overall thoughts?
Awesome, and easy to set up to your driving style, be it aggressive or smooth.

3.) parts easily to get a hold of....or is there the usual growing pains of not being able to find any spares of any sort?
Parts are fairly well available from the big name places now, as well as direct from Tekno.

4.) Since I've been out for so long ( was a pretty hardcore 1/8th gas guy years ago ).....what are the hot electric motor ESC setups now days? For medium sized outdoor tracks anyways with some areas being a little tight?
There are other options, but the most popular seems to be the Tekin RX8 combo with a Tekin T8. Some run another ESC with the T8.

5.) Last question ( I promise! ).....compared to other 1/8 buggies like the Losi , Associated , Mugen and so forth.....what are the driving characteristics of this thing? Stable? Little squirly? Need some honest insight here.
Being lighter and more centered, the steering is great, especially on tight tracks, but it also handles on power steering great. Some people find that it rotates and breaks the rear loose too easily in the stock setup, but setup can easily fix that. Nothing jumps and flies/lands better than this thing. The other buggies that're wider in the middle and heavier may have an advantage on super rough and pothole filled tracks, but otherwise the EB48 pretty much just wins.

Tekno has been around for a while, doing upgrades and conversions for other buggies, so they're not new to RC or 8th scale, just their first full car. Check their website for more history though.

Oh, and welcome back! :-D

Can someone do a little recap of the small issues drivers had with the EB48 since it has been released?

1. Steering Rack durability
2. Steering rack clearance under front brace.
3. Minor binding in front hub carrier and hubs
4. Front hub screws were too long (has been corrected)
5. Drive cup wear*
6. #3 leading to rear gear box input bearing failure
7. Motor mount flex doesn't allow use of plastic spur with Traktion drive
8. Some had trouble building the shocks(skip the o-ring on th cap).
9. Front and rear upper links need shorter turn buckles (very hard to thread plastic ends on all the way.
10. Slight clearance issue with spur gear and diff stop plate.
11. Slight issue with spur gear not seating on diff case.
12. Correctble issue with diff spider gears-don't use the shims.
13. Some thought the gears were loud, but that is how straight cut gears sound.
14. Stock servo horn breaks easily

Compatibility Issues:
1. Novak Activ8 is a tight fit
2. HobbyWing's bigger ESC's may or may not fit
3. Futaba FASST receivers are a tight fit
4. Some servos needs extensions to reach receiver
5. Taller servos may rub servo horn on underside of body

I must have a newer kit or something..........the only problem I see so far is the wear on the drive cups, the center ones on the diff that is.

Thanks Justpoet! Just the answers I was looking for. Like I was saying....I've been out a long time. Myself and a lot of my buddies ride motocross and about a year ago , one of them decided to get a SC truck and he's been having some fun. Next thing I know.....now there are like 10+ dudes that I ride with that are all driving now and there are two new tracks right by where I used to live ( both back yard tracks....but with drivers stands! ). Then....my old RC car racing buddy Gary calls me yesterday ( which he doesn't ride MX....and doesn't know 80% of my riding buddies ) say he just picked up another car....wants to start driving. I was like....."ahh crap.....here we go again"


So.....it looks like I may be getting into another car here before to long....and if it's going to be anything at all....it'll be an 1/8 scale. Not sure if I want to plop down this type of money on something just yet....as I may look at picking up an older Losi , Mugen , Associated or something like that......but then again , I was never the type of person to buy "old style" type stuff.....hence my curiosity on this rig.

Thank you for you input....and I'm sure I'll be visiting this thread quite a bit.

OK.....here is another question for you guys.....Always been a Tekin fan anyways , and there is a 99% chance I''ll end up going with a Tekin setup no matter what buggy I get.

For someone who is running on an outdoor track where there aren't to many "huge" straits but enough to open her up a little , with some tight sections as well.....what KV on the motors should I be looking at?

I checked out the T8 setup ( 1900kv ) here at Amain >>> http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...r-Combo-1900kV

Is that a good starting point?

And we are still running 2S setups with these things correct? We haven't switched up to 3S or something correct?

WOW!....This is weird....feeling like a kid in a candy store right about now.

4S is the standard for 1/8th buggy. The 1900 is a good all around motor. Most people run either the 1900 or the 2050.

Im running the 1950kv Novak motor and Activ8 ESC with a 16t clutch bell on a technical track with a decent size straight and its smooth and good top end. Motor is coming off the track around 125deg.

If your able to run a higher cell and a lower KV motor it will be efficient more so then running g a lower cell and a higher KV motor.

If your looking for a ebuggy also take a look at the serpent 811E its a awesome platform as Tekno check out the thread its also a true ground up manufacturered ebuggy not a conversion.