Has anyone had any problems with driveshafts. Ive broke three so far. First one was my fault (dropped it on a concrete floor). They all have broke a little under the ball end that would go into the rear diff outdrives. I know you want them hard, but they almost seem a little hard where they are brittle.The out drives do have some wear to them. I would have thought that the drive pin would have taken a beating and snapped long before i sheared off the ball end...Anyone else having this problem?

Yes, and it is because of the outdrive wear. The pin will get hung up in the outdrive wear notch under load and when the suspension compresses it snaps the ball off the end of the axle. Tekno has an updated outdrive coming out soon that will fix the issue. I the mean time, some work with a dremel tool on the outdrive should keep you going for a little while.

Just curious, what does the upgraded eb48 sold by wartelle have that the stock does not? Interested in knowing what hop-ups are good. Just bought an eb48 and building it. Just did bag 1

It hits really hard on the bottom and I have initial throttle at 0%, I drive nitro truggy most of the time and the transition to e buggy is difficult. If you drive it exclusively you could get used to it really quickly but going from something that has a clutch with very stiff springs to something that has instant power requires some practice. Overall I like Novak because Ive never had a problem with a motor or ESC from them. The only issue with the Activ8 system is they are a little chunkier than everyone else. Im probably gonna try an Orion or LRP next.

It's in the link

pistons amortisseurs news (shock pistons)
roulements de transmission renforcés (transmission bearings)
modification des bouchons d'amortisseurs pour une meilleure etancheité (modified shock caps)
nouveau guide et tension de ressorts av pour abaisser la garde au sol (spring retainer that makes the car lower to the ground)

but that's not including the ackerman plate, and other few things

As I mentioned the EB48 is a great car but it doesn't need to be overestimated either.

LOL , nobody has "overestimated" this car ? I think you mean overhyped ? (Like XRay is) ....... But it isnt hype , this buggy IS a great car as you said .....

Enough of this my dog is bigger than your dog stuff . All I am saying is the EB48 is just as well made and uses just as good of materials as any of the high end racing buggies being sold today . Design wise we already know its a class leader .

Quality of the parts is highly variable from a brand to another so this makes no sense. Even between let's say a Mugen and a RC8.2 which are both considered high end. No way Tekno parts are as good as Xray/Serpent/ Mugen/ Sworks IMO. Your opinion is different, I'm ok with that

Yet you hang out in and comment on this thread like you actually own one , which makes no sense as well ? You make it seem as though they are rebadged Redcat buggies ........

And what quantifiable difference in quality do you speak of ? Is the Mugen , XRay , Serpent etc. made out of some rare exotic materials that are exclusive to them ? One might be better equipped than the other but they are made of the same stuff ?

But you are right this is all just our opinion and we are both entitled to it .....

Sounds like we have a jealous intruder in here! Lol...

I have owned Xray/serpent/mugen and Tekno. The quality of the parts on all of these brands was very much comparable.

I was the least pleased with some of the part quality on my Serpent. The hardware was not very good and the chassis wasn't the best material or hard anodized like the others.

Hey Pulse, LET'S RACE! My Tekno EB48 with RX8 2050 Combo against your Muge/Serpent Hobbywing combo. Never really raced Ebuggy until I bought the Tekno, and I podium the car almost every race... Let's Do This.

Next Race Dalton RC, Georgia Turkey Blast...I forgot to look at your location you could be in Indonesia for all I know, lol

Ive had both the eco and associated 8e to compare with the eb48 and i just
got to shake down my eb48 for the 1st time yesterday on a large indoor clay track with a 4600 sc motor on 2s.


In summary, this car was on rails, and the narrow chassis really helps it to work well on smaller tracks. handling was super sharp and very predictable. I didn't notice any lack of rear grip but it did have plenty of steering.

Shocks built smooth and kit quality is very good, but the plastic is softer then mugen and closer to associated in flex/material.

With the light electronics setup, the shock setup seemed just right so it will be interesting to see how it fairs this summer outdoors on rutted, loose tracks with full weight.

i did notice this car is much heavier then my eco w/o electronics and i can only attribute it to the chassis and number of screws needed to hold down the electronics plates. I think some lightened screws may be in the next order. The plus side is the electronics install super clean and the chassis is a work of art with all the millings.

Overall, i'm very impressed with the kit. The only build trouble was that i left out the shims in the diffs and they kept binding up and i even cracked a diff gear trying to break them in this way. Once the shims were installed, the diffs seem quite normal and smooth.

the drivetrain is super loud for some reason; im thinking the material of the middle diff gear is very hard and thus noisy.

Oh, and the body cab is not centered perfectly on the body. Meh. the body does fit the mudgaurds super tight so body rattling is not an issue. Nice.

Cant wait for the first race!

I think it's loud because of the straight cut gears.

Is my signature so hard to read you couldn't find what I'm running? The RX8 in my JQ is the 5th I own so don't worry, I still prefer the MMP because it's smoother. I tried various setups in 2200/4s, 2050/4s, 1645/4s, 1400/5s, 1350/6S, 1400/6s, 4000/2s on a converted MBXR, 808E, JQ and Durango with HW, Leopard, Castle and Tekin electronics so if I run a 1400kv 5S setup there might be a reason . Try a 6S 1400kv setup with a MMP and compare it to your actual 4S setup, you'll see. Teknorc did it on the EB48 with succes the only thing is that 6S is not allowed by ROAR but here it's no problem. BTW I'm in Belgium

How surprising

Here is an interesting overview vid of the EB48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLC14mWvlgM