So far I've ordered 5 packs of the shock eyelet/cap bags. Since they seem to break I'd rather have a lot of them around. I've also ordered the carbon fiber shock towers, and will probably order the carbon fiber chassis brace, just because I can not that I expect it will reduce the weight of the buggy by much.
So far there isn't much to actually address the major weak points of the buggy. The weakest bits are thankfully easy to replace, but its frustrating how easily they can break.
Weak Links:- Shock cap eyelets
- Shock end eyelets
Whatever plastic they used for these two pieces is shoddy and horrible. It has no flexibility at all, nor any aftermarket replacements thats better. Somone really needs to make some delrin or alloy replacements for these, the rest of the shock is great though. Nice aluminum body, smooth action. No leaks.
The 2nd annoying thing is the low speed cogging. I'm sure an ESC firmware update could fix it, but its HORRID, especially when the battery pack gets low. The MMP 4500kv is actually dead equal in terms of speed. There's a youtube video comparing that to the stock exelorin system. Thought I wonder how well it would handle a hotter motor. 3S and a higher gearing to put out more speed. I'll see how it does on 2S when the packs arrive.
Switching them out to traxxas HC plugs since thats what I use on everything else. Deans is probably better, but the Traxxas is so much easier to solder and pull apart.