Tekno NB48
#1531
Pros
Durability
Corner Speed
Jumps Great
Box Setup
Great rear traction
Parts available
Greats plastics and metals
Shocks
Ease of Maintenance
Company supports Veterans
Cons
Honestly None.
I've not broken anything, I had one freak DNF due to the throttle linkage ball cup popping off the carb.
I took a chance and bought one after seeing one in the pits, liked the way it looked. The Ebuggy is very popular around here but the Nitro car had not taken off. I know of 3 total in my area and they ALL look good on the track. I am so comfortable with the car, I dont have to push hard to get good laptimes. The car corners flat and fast. I think thats the best part of this buggy. It works for me and I've run KYO/MUGEN/AE/HB in the last 3 years.
Durability
Corner Speed
Jumps Great
Box Setup
Great rear traction
Parts available
Greats plastics and metals
Shocks
Ease of Maintenance
Company supports Veterans
Cons
Honestly None.
I've not broken anything, I had one freak DNF due to the throttle linkage ball cup popping off the carb.
I took a chance and bought one after seeing one in the pits, liked the way it looked. The Ebuggy is very popular around here but the Nitro car had not taken off. I know of 3 total in my area and they ALL look good on the track. I am so comfortable with the car, I dont have to push hard to get good laptimes. The car corners flat and fast. I think thats the best part of this buggy. It works for me and I've run KYO/MUGEN/AE/HB in the last 3 years.
#1533
Tech Master
iTrader: (74)
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,422
From: Greenback,tennessee
Pros
Durability
Corner Speed
Jumps Great
Box Setup
Great rear traction
Parts available
Greats plastics and metals
Shocks
Ease of Maintenance
Company supports Veterans
Cons
Honestly None.
I've not broken anything, I had one freak DNF due to the throttle linkage ball cup popping off the carb.
I took a chance and bought one after seeing one in the pits, liked the way it looked. The Ebuggy is very popular around here but the Nitro car had not taken off. I know of 3 total in my area and they ALL look good on the track. I am so comfortable with the car, I dont have to push hard to get good laptimes. The car corners flat and fast. I think thats the best part of this buggy. It works for me and I've run KYO/MUGEN/AE/HB in the last 3 years.
Durability
Corner Speed
Jumps Great
Box Setup
Great rear traction
Parts available
Greats plastics and metals
Shocks
Ease of Maintenance
Company supports Veterans
Cons
Honestly None.
I've not broken anything, I had one freak DNF due to the throttle linkage ball cup popping off the carb.
I took a chance and bought one after seeing one in the pits, liked the way it looked. The Ebuggy is very popular around here but the Nitro car had not taken off. I know of 3 total in my area and they ALL look good on the track. I am so comfortable with the car, I dont have to push hard to get good laptimes. The car corners flat and fast. I think thats the best part of this buggy. It works for me and I've run KYO/MUGEN/AE/HB in the last 3 years.
#1534
#1535
#1538
Tech Master
iTrader: (33)
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 1,486
From: Greenville, SC
Just a few questions for you guys.i just recently ran my et48 for the first time at AMS 5.0 this weekend and managed to make the A main with this AWSOME truck with stock box set up with the the exception of my diff oils.so my question to you guy is that the nitro buggy just as good?i been running losi for the last year and was considering going all tekno for my nitro and ebuggy as well.pros and cons please!
I think you will be very happy with a EB48/NB48. I run both.To add to this, a post I wrote up on another forum that is also applicable here to anyone possibly weighing the pros/cons of different brands. I'm a "flashlight boy" (don't hate you silly stinky nitro boys hehehe) not having run nitro seriously since a NTC3 touring car probably over 10 years ago. I was really worried about the amount of time I would spend cleaning this when my EB48 and SCT410 are a breeze... What I wrote in the other forum:
Let's be honest, nitro is smelly and dirty. I really have to give it to Tekno though, they really have things figured out.
30 seconds in, motor, pipe, air filter is out (6 screws). Add 60-120 seconds to also spray down the pipe/motor:

Add another 60 seconds and a half dozen screws, the entire electronic tray is off. Add another 60 seconds for hand wiping that down:

<5% simple green, water, hand sprayer, air compressor, another 300 seconds:

Under 10 minutes.... beat that! It actually takes me longer to do my electric because of the ESC/motor. They really put a lot of thought into things during design.
#1539
Now I see a single brace in the back. I run a single now but I did have both in back. 2 races after I took the small brace off,I bent the center rear drive shaft right at the rear of the engine mount.
I bring this up wonder if anyone did any serious testing about using both braces or just one?
I plan to put the short brace back in for this weekend.
I bring this up wonder if anyone did any serious testing about using both braces or just one?
I plan to put the short brace back in for this weekend.
#1541
Now I see a single brace in the back. I run a single now but I did have both in back. 2 races after I took the small brace off,I bent the center rear drive shaft right at the rear of the engine mount.
I bring this up wonder if anyone did any serious testing about using both braces or just one?
I plan to put the short brace back in for this weekend.
I bring this up wonder if anyone did any serious testing about using both braces or just one?
I plan to put the short brace back in for this weekend.
never bent a drive shaft or even close there still perfectly straight
#1542
I doubt the small brace will stop a driveshaft bending. In fact I know it won't, as I ran both and still bent mine. If it crashes in a certain way, it's gonna bend.
I just run both because I like a stiff chassis, would rather the suspension do its job without the chassis interfering, just like 1:1 scale off-road, where chassis is braced like a rock.
I just run both because I like a stiff chassis, would rather the suspension do its job without the chassis interfering, just like 1:1 scale off-road, where chassis is braced like a rock.
#1543
And why you removed complete servo horns with assembly around them instead of disassembling links a bit?
#1544
Tech Master
iTrader: (33)
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 1,486
From: Greenville, SC
2) Because I have the brakes exactly where I want them and they're also filthy
Yes, I could marker the links, but either way you have to disassemble one of the two, so this is my preference. I square up the servo's to know exactly the location they are at when the horn is removed, clean, then put them back. Done. No concerns there other than the plastic horn **** HINT HINT TEKNO ****
Works well and installs back very quickly.
#1545
2) Because I have the brakes exactly where I want them and they're also filthy
Yes, I could marker the links, but either way you have to disassemble one of the two, so this is my preference. I square up the servo's to know exactly the location they are at when the horn is removed, clean, then put them back. Done. No concerns there other than the plastic horn **** HINT HINT TEKNO ****
Works well and installs back very quickly.
Yes, I could marker the links, but either way you have to disassemble one of the two, so this is my preference. I square up the servo's to know exactly the location they are at when the horn is removed, clean, then put them back. Done. No concerns there other than the plastic horn **** HINT HINT TEKNO ****
Works well and installs back very quickly.Also i have a question about Simple green. I don't have anything named like that in local shops. What is it? Will automotive universal plastic cleaner fit for this? Or maybe glass cleaner? And what about bearings, don't you afraid about water+cleaner could penetrate them?



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