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Simply put, if you want to just run around with a solid stock gun and never upgrade it, go E&L. If you want a solid, more precisely made gun that's a much better upgrade base, get LCT.
E&L construction feels very sold, but like anything from China, attention to detail is not there. If all you care about is a rock solid feel, then get that. If you just want a pew machine that works and you don't care how it works, get that. Once you open the gun up you'll realize the internals are just glorified Chinese internals. The stock motor is meh, better than LCT but not even as good as a stock CYMA or JG with their neo magnets. The air seal on an E&L is not good, same goes for general fit meant of parts. It's all loosey goosey, as I said attention to detail is not there. The gearbox itself looks kinda crappy, with black paint flaking off it just like a CYMA or DBoys box. Every time I've seen someone upgrade an E&L I've seen them run into air seal issues and the like.
LCT feels solid, but maybe not quite as solid as E&L. LCT attention to detail is way better than E&L. LCT air seal is very good out of the box, and is probably the most well built stock AK gearbox. It is very clean, easy to work on, parts fitment is good etc... Upgrading a LCT ends up being a lot cheaper because there is less to change out, an parts tolerances are much better. I've never seen anyone run into weird issues upgrading a LCT (granted they knew what they were doing).
E&L vs LCT is pretty much the AK version of G&P vs VFC in ARs.
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