Hey guys what kind of battery connectors does the Tekno team use? I'm currently using traxxas and have no issues just curious as to what the pros are using these days?

It's MY opinion that we won't see this.

It's a tuning option. If we change the molds to 'add the shim' then we're removing the option part of it. And if you've been following along, there are clearly some people who don't prefer it for their track conditions / setup / driving style.

Not to mention the enormous costs of new molds seems unjustified if we can just use the shims.

Again, this is purely my opinion, not the company's. With that said, I never rule anything out.

Hope that helps

No idea what the other guys use but I use EC5. I started using them when the guys I raced with switched. It just made it easier to all have the same thing.

+1 on ec5's

EC5's

Any particular brand of ec5 I'm sure there are some cheesy versions

I want to say mine were Horizon but the truth is I've had them now for a few years so I don't remember

The EC5 plugs that are the good ones are available on SMC's site. They are a plug not the bird cage style.
I used to use them, but they are very difficult to separate. I was worried that I was going to pull a post off my RX8 I had to pull so hard, then they released suddenly. Switched to Traxxas and am happy with them even though they are from the often reviled "T" company.

what about shiming the EC5 ? I heard you get more binding.

just kidding...

lol just pull the actual ec5 plugs or even the wires on both sides.. don't yank it off from the battery side and hope the esc hold up. Hard to come off equals hard to come off, you don't ever lose a race from a bad connection Traxxas are not bad connectors.. but you have just a single side of your wire like the deans soldered to it.. any heavy resistance and these will separate well before a bullet can come off. They do get loose much faster over time than an ec5 as well.

I use XT90 for connectors.

As for the diff shim, the point of raising it is to increase the angle of the CVD and change the plunge of the dogbone to the outdrive. Combined together, these cause more of a bind that tends to stiffen up the rear by having the drive line push the tires down on power for more traction. There's a lot of physics I haven't 100% looked into that will fully explain it, but that's the short version of it.

I also use XT90. The only and I mean ONLY thing I don't like is they take a lot of space (Tekno is sooo tight inside). Never failed me, super easy to solder, no chance for disconnection during race and no chance to make a mistake with plus and minus. Very durable also.

Hello everyone, new to the Tekno community. My e-buggy kit just arrived and I am wondering which set up to use. I have heard the wicked weekend and southern Nats set ups are good starting points and in looking at the track description on the sheet the king hobbies track looks a lot like the one I race on.

The track I will be on is a medium size, outdoor club track that is relatively smooth, hard packed with a little dust/loam on top. No big air, fairly technical with several 90 and 180 degree turns. Tires of choice are calibers when dry and calibers or impacts when they water it.

A couple of questions. 1. Which set up do you think would work best for what I described and 2. Are there any additional parts/tuning options that I need to buy (I already ordered diff shims but plan to try a baseline set up before using them). Thanks in advance guys.

Try the Southern Nats setup first. Make sure you have pink front springs and red rear. The team uses PT Racing oils, which is quite a bit thinner than AE or TLR. I suggest the TiNi shock shafts and delrin shock inserts. Other than that, everything you need is included

Thanks for the reply, are the pink and red springs Tekno parts and are they what comes in the kit by any chance?