Originally Posted by
Graham11
Thats the first time I have ever heard someone say the xb8 was easier to drive, I had the opposite experience, thought the xb8 was very twitchy for my style but obviously theres a million different setups and I think the reality is with enough trial and error or just pure luck you can find a setup on any kit that will work for you. What setup options does the xb8 have that the nb48 does not, I dont remember anything major but I only drove the xb8 for a weekend.
The biggest factor is the way a buggy needs to drive for me to be my fastest. I like stable corner entry under brakes, then a really quick snap around the apex and full throttle again. I don't do the ty tessman smooth round corners style.
Now the Tekno could do the snap just fine, but the full throttle thing straight after was all wrong. I could not get the correct on off power balance that I can with a Mugen or Xb8. The xray will snap perfectly off power then grab the track like a rabid pit bull when it's time to put the power down. After 3 days of testing back to back I found out it's down to a couple of things, the active caster on the front of the pillowball cars and lower rear roll centre adjustment. The two things Tekno don't have at this time.