Big T Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Does anybody know anything about the Thunder Tiger EK4? I have seen so much about the Savage, and owned one, but I don't think I have heard anything about the EK4. Does anybody on here own one? The reason I am asking is that when I have a decent cash flow again I wouldn't mind getting one. I am missing having a monster truck now and this one really takes my fancy. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzi220 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 (edited) is that the crappy thing you built with that weekly magazine? EDIT - no it is'nt,its the ssk I was thinkin of, the s2 ek4 looks ok, dunno what they're like though Edited August 22, 2005 by Mad Hatter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamking Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 yer its 'the crappy thing you built with that weekly magazine?' Dnt seem very good, but there cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 The EK4 is the one that comes with the .70 engine. I thought they were quite good. Modelsport were selling them in a sale at £300 just before I bought my Savage, but I didn't want to wait, so I phoned my lhs cos I knew they had one in stock and they wanted £620!!!!!! So I bought a Savage. I'm just too impatient. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 The thing that came with the magazine was the Pirate I think. So does nobody own one of these or have any experience of them? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMaxx Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I hav had one, and I can tell you the engine had big problems, being a heli engine its gotta ringed piston, and it just cant live upto the high temps a car needs! Plus with 4needles you wouldnt be able to tune it! lol Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 So really I would have to get the engine tuned by someone who knows what they are doing. Do you mean it runs to hot or doesn't run hot enough? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMaxx Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 its just unreliabel and has major defects, Thunder Tiger didnt think it through! Plus the diff's cant handle it, there only EB4 diff's! Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Oh well thats killed off that idea. Cheers, you just saved me alot of money, have to find something else to spend it on now Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Well avoid it quite frankly. A friend owns one and apart from the astounding power the thing has it is so unreliable. The engine is a complete [CENSORED] to tune and worse then that he had to go and replace most of the screws as they keep falling out. The diffs are also weak. It is a conversion basically from the Thunder Tiger buggy and apart from the massive engine it is a nusience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted September 2, 2005 Author Share Posted September 2, 2005 Well avoid it quite frankly. A friend owns one and apart from the astounding power the thing has it is so unreliable. The engine is a complete [CENSORED] to tune and worse then that he had to go and replace most of the screws as they keep falling out. The diffs are also weak. It is a conversion basically from the Thunder Tiger buggy and apart from the massive engine it is a nusience. ← Yeah I have now totally binned the idea of the EK4, cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Go for a LST-it is the way forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.