I was using deans, then went to ec5, and have not had a good experience. It seemed like everytrack day i would come back with a broken solder. It just seems like the plugs are too big and bulky and put to much stress on the solders. Ive tried 2 different types of solder guns, and ive even had the hobby shop guys solder some on, none stayed.
I have gone back to deans, and yes 8guague is a bit big for deans it does work.