Wondering what servo to run in your 1/8 buggy or truggy? The ProTek 170SBL is the most popular by a wide margin, in nitro and electric alike. We counted the setups saved in the RC Setup App since January 2024: 558 racers named a servo. By brand, Savox leads with 117 of them, just ahead of ProTek at 104, then NitroPro at 50. Savox's racers spread across more models, so no single Savox servo comes close to the 170SBL.
The number under each servo is how many racers run it. Counts updated November 2026.
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Most popular servos for 1/8 off-road
This list covers servos with at least 10 racers. Nitro and electric racers, buggies and truggies pick from the same servos, so they share one list. The racers who named a servo spread across many models, so the list is short.
1. ProTek 170SBL
65 racers
The most popular servo by a wide margin, with 65 racers, and it leads in nitro and electric, buggies and truggies alike. Tekno EB48s and the Mugen MBX8R are its most common cars. ProTek has replaced it with the RM650S Maifield Edition, which it calls a refined version of the 170SBL, so that's where the button goes. It's a standard-size brushless metal gear servo rated for 535 oz-in and 0.08 sec at 7.4V.
Buy the RM650S at AMain (opens in new tab)
2. Savox SB-2292SG
26 racers
Mostly electric: 22 of its 26 racers, and the Arrma Typhon TLR Tuned is its most common car, at 7. It's a standard-size brushless servo with steel gears, rated for 430.5 oz-in and 0.07 sec at 7.4V. The button goes to the Black Edition.
Buy the 2292SG at AMain (opens in new tab)
3. Sanwa (Airtronics) PGS-XB II
16 racers
A Tekno favorite: 9 of its 16 racers run it in a Tekno EB48 2.1. It's Sanwa's high-torque brushless servo with full metal gears, rated for 0.11 sec at 7.4V. Its sibling, the PGS-XR II, is the high-speed version.
Buy the PGS-XB II at AMain (opens in new tab)
4. MKS HBL550
10 racers
Spread across nitro and electric, and the Mugen MBX8R is its most common car. It's a standard-size brushless servo rated for 499 oz-in and 0.094 sec at 7.4V. MKS also makes a low-profile version, the HBL550LX.
Buy the HBL550 at AMain (opens in new tab)
5. NitroPro N500
10 racers
8 of its 10 racers run it in an electric buggy, led by the Tekno EB48 2.1. It's from the same Nitro Pro that makes the JTP Blend fuel. Racers name the original FK-N500FST and the newer Pro versions, so they're counted together. The buttons go to the current NP500PRO2, a brushless servo in an aluminum case rated for 458 oz-in and 0.083 sec at 7.4V, and the FK-N500FST.
NP500PRO2 at NitroPro FK-N500FST at NitroPro
6. Futaba HPS-CB701
10 racers
Leans nitro: 6 of its 10 racers run nitro. It's the strongest servo here, rated for 680.5 oz-in and 0.075 sec at 7.4V, in a standard-size aluminum case.
Buy the CB701 at AMain (opens in new tab)How we counted
We count anonymous totals from setups saved in the app for 1/8 off-road buggies and truggies, nitro and electric. A racer counts once per servo no matter how many setups they've saved, and a value only counts if the racer entered it themselves, not if it came along with a copied setup. Versions of the same servo, like the Savox SB-2292SG and its Black Edition, are counted together. Racers who named only a brand count toward the brand totals but not a servo. Specs come from the listing each button goes to.
