Originally Posted by PTP Racing

I just bought one this week and the advice most gave me was to get a Tekin 1900kv combo and 4S lipos with at least 30C rating. I ordered 2 Turnigy 4S 35C 500mah packs, 18-20T pinions, and also a 3 inch servo extention needed to get the speedo plugged into the receiver. I dont have it together yet but I think thats everything Im going to need.

For spares I'd get some steering rod ends, front arms, and rear hubs. Those are the only items Ive broken running the nitro RC8 over 3 years.

The body comes with the kit and it also comes with M3 Holeshots which are good tires for hardpacked dirt with little to no dust. Soft AKA City Blocks are my go to tire that I always have with me. They work on just about any kind of surface.

The kit setup is very similar to what I used on my nitro buggy so I expect its pretty good. The only hopup I have on my RC8TCE is aluminum rear hubs but I dont think the E-buggy is going to need them so there are no hopups needed. Maybe get the 8x1.3 pistons thats about the only thing I can think of and theyre just a tuning option. I ran the 10x1.1 tapered pistons on my RC8B but didnt really notice any advantage over the stock pistons.