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Old 04-23-2013 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jonasm48
Honestly, there is no need. The only issue is the brand of esc, throw away the rx8 and buy a HW sct pro. My sct pros are mounted directly to the chassis plate on all my cars, and ive never had an issue. (I've even launched my old 8e 2.0 80ft on the roof of a shed without a single hiccup) The rx8 is just too delicate for 1/8 scale cars.
hahahahaha, hope you filmed that!!
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Old 04-23-2013 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jonasm48
Honestly, there is no need. The only issue is the brand of esc, throw away the rx8 and buy a HW sct pro. My sct pros are mounted directly to the chassis plate on all my cars, and ive never had an issue. (I've even launched my old 8e 2.0 80ft on the roof of a shed without a single hiccup) The rx8 is just too delicate for 1/8 scale cars.
+1. Gave up on the rx8. Been running the sctpro since it came out trouble free. Drives just as smooth as the RX8 too.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 04:45 PM
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A guy at the track wanted to drive my car. So we traded for 5min come to find out it was a hobbywing 150a and 1900kv 4 pole Turnigy TrackStar. Had more power and ran smoother. I run a tall gear to with some boost rx8 1900 tekin.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sramos
hahahahaha, hope you filmed that!!
Ha I did. -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ACshFxSzw

No, I don't put my eb48 through anything close to this. Ha.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jonasm48
Ha I did. -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ACshFxSzw

No, I don't put my eb48 through anything close to this. Ha.
Haha thats awesome!!!
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Old 04-23-2013 | 05:34 PM
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when in stock, the Speed Passion SAV2 offers good bang for the buck. Its a big ESC though, but works excellent.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gene158
I was cleaning my buggy and just noticed the bearing on the rear diff pinion, on the outside of the gearbox is messed up and of course the pinion shaft is wobbly as a result. I've only run the buggy twice. Is this bearing of any other bearing on the kit prone to breaking? Also, are there any other bearings that would work because if possible, I'd like to get one from my Lhs and I know they don't have the tekno ones?
See post #5686. and a few post after. I blew mine on the first time i had ran it. It's a pretty standard 5x11x4 bearing that any hobby shop should carry. I have replaced mine with a shielded traxxas bearing and it's still working out fine.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 06:45 PM
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Josh Ceryl jumped a house many years ago with his nitro 8th scale...............https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYqFfoGdDq4
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Old 04-23-2013 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rcguy76559
A guy at the track wanted to drive my car. So we traded for 5min come to find out it was a hobbywing 150a and 1900kv 4 pole Turnigy TrackStar. Had more power and ran smoother. I run a tall gear to with some boost rx8 1900 tekin.
we just has one of local fast guys take first in ebuggy with his Trackstar 1900
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Old 04-23-2013 | 06:58 PM
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Quick question... Planning to run 1900kv on 4S at Norcal Hobbies. What pinion gear tooth should I get. 17T? 18T?
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Old 04-23-2013 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Slotmachine
Josh Ceryl jumped a house many years ago with his nitro 8th scale...............https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYqFfoGdDq4
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 04-23-2013 | 07:23 PM
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I am buying a new 1/8 car soon. I've been a long time Associated guy, but I like the looks and ingenuity of the Tekno car.

Why should I buy this car over a RC8.2e? I usually see a lot of the major brands shoving advertising and "sponsored" drivers down my throat, but I haven't seen this from Tekno. I kind of like that.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 07:28 PM
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The Tekno buggy is designed to be an electric 1/8th buggy from the start, not the other way around like the RC8.2e. The weight distribution is all over the place on the Associated while the Tekno is very well engineered with its chassis packaging.

Secondly, the Tekno quality is much better than Associated. (I've owned an RC8T before). First and last 1/8th Associated I ever buy. Still not on the level of Xray/Mugen quality but way better than what Associated or Losi have to offer.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by slashracer111
I am buying a new 1/8 car soon. I've been a long time Associated guy, but I like the looks and ingenuity of the Tekno car.

Why should I buy this car over a RC8.2e? I usually see a lot of the major brands shoving advertising and "sponsored" drivers down my throat, but I haven't seen this from Tekno. I kind of like that.
For me it came down to jumping and rough track stability. I own several e-1/8ths (8ight-E with both the Tekno conversion and the Losi, RC8 that has had 4 different conversion, Ofna Hyper 9E, Ofna MBXR2) and All of them had the same problem until I drove the Hyper 9E. It was the first one to have a layout that is similar to the Tekno V4 and it was much more predictable on the jumps and in the rough parts of the track. When the V4 conversion came out for the RC8, I bought it. It completely changed the way my RC8 drove. I had tried several others conversions and even some of my own on the RC8 but none drove like the V4. When Tekno came out with the EB-48 it was a natural next car for me. Basically the same V4 layout that was in their conversions with a few improvements and I didn't have to buy a nitro and throw have the stuff out. I don't have tons of track time with it, but the time I do have has been good. Very nimble, very predictable and quite a bit lighter than anything else I own. Other layouts work for other people, but for me, the V4/EB-48 layout works the best. To top it off, their customer support has been awesome. You will see that if you read through some of the pages of this thread. I don't know of any other company that actively gets user input from real world customers and not just their team drivers.

So, if you wanted an opinion, there is mine.
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Old 04-23-2013 | 08:03 PM
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Thanks for the quick replies, guys!

I've looked through several pages of this thread. It seems like most issues other than the steering rack have been solved.

We'll see. I will definitely keep the EB-48 in mind for my next buggy.
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