I raced at IERC today. It's an indoor clay track & this layout has a double double where you can quad it in 1/8 if you line up correctly. Well after my 1st qualifier I ended up 2nd but I also noticed that my rear gearbox had broke again . So I decided to still run it since the shop didn't have a replacement. I still jumped the quad from time to time in the 2nd qualifier & crashed a couple times. Luckily I didn't have any further issues arise from running the broken part. In the main I was able to take it easy and build a good lead & didn't need to quad the jump. But eventually 2nd place caught up to me & I choked it on the last lap & finished 2nd. But the broken gearbox held up. I don't like running a broken part but hopefully Tekno gets this part situated soon.

Guys please anyone and EVERYONE who wants to run 6s or is running 6s please please hit the SMC Racing Facebook page and let him know. I am testing some 6s packs for him right now that fit perfect.. the 6s 3400mAH 70c race formula packs fit in their standard 3s lipo hard case race pack. He may also carry a 4300mah 40c lipo for extended run times or larger vehicles; this pack fits in their normal 4s hard case race pack. But again he needs to know what demand there is out there so please leave a post.

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I was thinking about heading over to ierc soon, I've never driven there. How many people raced 1/8 buggy and what tires did you run?

We only had 5 tonight but usually there is a full heat at least. AKA handlebars and wishbones work great there, clay or super soft compounds.

The only things on the .2 that change the handling vs the original eb48 are the shock springs and the +1.5 deg rear toe block. Everything else was for durability.

+1 The new hubs make a huge difference, especially on rough tracks.

I got to run the yellow rear and orange front springs on my buggy tonight and a sway-bar to 2.3 front an 2.5 rear and 3mm in front of the rear hub an 2mm in back. The buggy felt better to me on the carpet track with 2s LIPO.

Check the IERC RCtech forum for the best details. They have a great race program we'd/fri/sat.

All clay/indoor tire works, ions/typos are the hot ticket. You're not allowed to run slicks for racing although they work great.

Orange/yellow work great! I cut my bladder for emulsion (seats better than rings) with the 8x1.3 pistons.

emulsion: I thought the shock tops are emulsion already on the eb48.2?

I am running bladders from kyosho with the 4 flaps and the stock oil the piston are kyosho also 1.4x8. The only reason I got them in there is cause the the stock molded piston was rubbing the inside of the body, and I like machines pistons better.

The handling diffs in the 48.2 are the box setup changes (springs and +1.5 rear) as mentioned. The other upgrades are either for lighter weight (Al instead of steel) or for durability (tough arms and rear gearbox). The tough arms can double as a tuning aid since they have diff mount locations on the outside.

I dropped to 5 in my front diff this past weekend and the car was stupid fast. Had some bad luck in the mains but im extrememy happy where my car is now

I just changed mine to 5k up front. I got rained out so I didnt get to try it out i am at 5-5-5 right now. 7-5-5 was great but i want to try 5k up front now. Glad to see it works well for you.

Im at 573 in the diffs. I find that the 5 allows me to dive into the corners alot later and still be able to hit the apex.

In practice I was able to click off a 22.5 and a 22.6. I was the only driver to get into the 22's during the races as well with a 22.8 and 22.9. My car is extremely good right now.