I cut and soldered new wires on my xerun 2200 inside the can without issues.

Maybe the motors vary.

As long as you keep the leads the same length shortening the motor wires shouldnt be a problem . I have done it to several Castle motors with no problems , just make sure the motor wires cannot touch and short out .....

Problem is the second I desolder the wires, I void my warranty. For now I'll just have to get creative and deal with the excess wire. Not happy about it, but oh well, absolutely can't argue with the price I paid for the combo when comparing it to the other options out there. Gotta sacrifice something, at least it's not performance.

I tape the batteries together in that staggered configuration. There is a small piece of foam under the front of the lower pack to keep it from moving forward.

I've been running my EB48 like this since last June and I haven't had any problems with the batteries moving around.

When I run 2 shorty packs my car is 7lb, 2 oz. My track does not require a minimum weight for ebuggy.

And a 1/10 2wd buggy.

And a 1/10 2wd Shortcourse

And a 1/10 4wd buggy!!!

I vote 2wd buggy

I just took a break from mine so I could pick up my 4wd buggy. But if Tekno released one, I might just have to get back to 2wd buggy sooner rather than later.

Just ordered a EB48. What size motor should I run in it? I am running 4cell and have a Viper VX8 for it and trying to decide whether to get the Tekin 1900KV or the Tekin 2050. I drove my friends Mugen Eco with a Tekin 1900 KV and it felt like it didn't have that much punch to it. It could be the way he had it set up I guess.

wheeler would be cool. Just need to get people past the stigma of "breaks if you look at it wrong" with more durable vehicles and maybe a class that is not full on mod.

If that is how it felt to you, you probably would like the Tekin 2050 then. I use that motor and it has a lot more pop to it. The 1900Kv is a good motor though, just really depends on what you like.

It was enough punch for this guy...

http://www.teamtekin.com/2012-ROARSuperNats.html


"All of the Amain Tekin powered drivers utilized the Tekin Rx8, Tekin T8 1900"

I have driven both in the same setup (eb48) and they feel about the same. The 1900 seems to brake better and is more flexible with gearing.Keep in mind the center diff oil makes a big difference on how punchy the motor feels.

I tend to think wye (1900) wound motors are a better choice than delta (2050)because they are more efficient because the poles don't oppose each other as the motor spins. You should get about 7% more battery life out of a 1900 which works out to about 1 minute on a 4000mah battery.

I am happy so far with my T8 1900 and Viper VTX8 setup. It's quite conservative on mah.

For 7min races last weekend I was using 1500mah.

You also pee sitting down! 2650!!! Go big!!! Lol

Just Kidding. A lot of the local fast guys run a 1900 because there's a little less wheel spin.

On.a.scale of 1 to 10, what is the fun factor.driving one of these?

11, there's nothing that matches driving a good 1/8 E buggy