Associated RC8 Buggy
 

I thought this was a pretty interesting find.

The new associated 1/8 scale buggy!

http://rc10.com/shusting/CatalogHub/...rc8/kitrc8.htm

I think this would make for a very interesting conversion! I may try it myself, but not anytime soon. What you guys think?

Saw it on there website a couple days ago, but it does look really nice. All that black and blue look so nice together, lol. Hopefully this means tere is a chance of an electric 1/10 4wd buggy or st. That would be a really big hit. So many people are looking fro 4wd st's.

A 1/10 4wd ST would be sweet! I doubt it will happen anytime soon though.
I love the looks of this new rc8. Hopefully somtime in the future i will have one! :D

not only the rc8 but the new tc5! a b5 or somethin would be nice...but i bet there going to make a truggy 1/8

Mike L- I was thinking the same thing. That is what all the companies seem to be doing now-a-days.

This buggy was based on the Kyosho 777sp2... I heard this right from the top brass at AE. They put their own stamp on it of course. I think it's pretty sweet.

I think I will be selling my 777 conversion to get one of these. I race AE 1/10 buggy and truck and it would be cool to do the 8 conversion. I'm not ready to sell anything yet but once I get to see this buggy mine is probably for sale. Anyone interested in a nice BL buggy with counted hours of work done to it? :)

Pics? I doubt I'll buy it, since I am working on my bl buggy, but would liekt o see it anyway, lol. Or you cna PM some pics.

I thought I had some on here somewhere, lol. I guess I will go look for them, so you can see it one way or another. I'm kinda partial to my layout. :)

This looks like a good high voltage candidate with 4.3:1 front/rear ratios...

I dont think they will make a truggy yet, or anytime soon atleast.
This buggy looks to be one of favourites! Cant wait to see how it does on the track.

now-a-days everything is mostly baised on 1/8th

That ratio is usually used for the truggies, so that means a truggy should be following :004:.

Don't really need that ratio with the relative small tires.

Yeah, it could actually be a bad thing. With 2000 kv motors and 4s Lipo, you might need a 16t pinion with the 46t spur and 3.31:1 diffs, but with the 4.3:1 diffs you would need a larger pinion gear, maybe even one larger than 20t.

I am partial to your layout too. That is why my 8ight looks almost exactly like yours. Basically all I did was move the esc to the receiver tray. I wanted to keep it as far away from the battery as possible.

Anyone thinking about getting one of these yet?
Sounds like it will be a little while before they are out.

Ive got some thoughts on one, still thinking though, hmm, crawler... mini.. on road.. too many choices!

If I were to get a buggy, I would get the new X-Ray XB8EC or a Mugen MBX5 Pro-Spec.

Pricey, i was thinking of the mugens for a while now. I wonder the price tag on the RC8.

Was wondering the same. Because if it is cheaper than most other buggies, then it will definately be a huge hit.

Yea, it isnt a bad buggy from the looks of it, if its under 400 it will be a pretty good price.

I'm drooling over the new TC5 - I love the chassis design - but I'd actually prefer the good 'ole shaft drive.

I was orignally going to get a TC4, but the TC5 looks (and probably is) so much narrower - I'm estimating at least 1/4 inch narrower.

I've been scanning eBay and such for a TC4 (I want a factory one :D ), but I may just get a TC5. It depends...if I can get a TC4 for cheap, then thats fine, but if not, I might as well get the 5. I'm super low on funds right now...but I REALLY want a touring car...so I'm in a huge dilemma.

Good thing there's mine :D.

:020: pre-build :020:

so i ask someone that might know some things more then us mere mortals if he knows about the truggy.

whonder what answer i'll get.

pro's bout the rc8:

metric hardware.
long treaded shocks.
light weight.
nylock wheelnuts.
captured hinge pins.
captured wheel cvds pins.
pretty much the normal lay-out, easier to convert.
pricing.
brand reputation.


con's

4.3 diff might give gearing issue with the usual set-ups of these days.

delayed, delayed, delayed again.

not exactly "on top of the industry" IMO


( good cars but the like's of mugen, xray, kyosho is even better for something the same pricing.)

I don't know about this newer AE buggy. Since they got bought out by Thunder Tiger, many are speculating that the RC8 is going to borrow a lot from the TT buggies and won't be as "new" as everyone thinks.

I suppose that we'll just have to wait and see.

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i personally think it looks good.


might be even a real competitor like the losi is. if you can drive it:005: