Yeah my buddy runs a monster 2200 combo loads of power. It's faster then tekin but I heard that tekin has a better power curve. I'm gonna run a monster combo it's about 100$ cheaper then the tekin and I'm not looking to race. I have an rc8b , my buddies have an xt2e, HPI vorza, losi 2.0

I know with the castle link you can tune the esc so the power output is smoother or you can just step up your skills to match the motor. Myself and my buddies drive pretty good so 8th scale is just more of the fact of getting use to buggy, setting up the suspension and making clean laps rather then just trying to learn how to drive a buggy period.