drifting
 

i had a sprint to drift and it was ok then got out of drifting and im wanting to get back into it.....ive seen on here a few people using the tamiya tt-01 and a few others i cant remember but i just looking for a starter car/ somethin that i can use for a long time to come


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just need some advise guys

thanks

TT-01 makes a good budget drifter. Lots of potential and lots of hopups out there. There are also some drift specific chassis by Tamiya, HPI, and Hot Bodies that are good but those are quite a bit of money.

cool thanks

The tt-01 seems to be the best bet. A lot of aftermarket support allows the end user to have the best setup...

Justin

Me personally , I like HPI and AE TC5. Have 2 HPI sprint to flux upgraded to the max and 1 TC5 strictly for beating the asfalt up drifting or racing!"thumbsup"

Not a fan of the TT here.

Problem is, by the time you've thrown enough money at it to make it a reasonable drifter you could have bought something twice as good to start with.

My advice is to keep an eye out on the forums, Ebay etc for a used touring car chassis.
Something like a HB Cyclone, TCX, Xray, etc etc will drift a LOT better, last longer and be worth more when you come to sell it on "thumbsup"

well i have three drifters. losi xxxs, it's a good drifter but parts for it are hard to come by. the other is a tt-01 good car out of the box but the amount of money you spend could of had a better car. tc3 that has little mods and is the best drifter. can can find one of these cheap on ebay or cl.

so whats the diff. between the tc3,tc4,tc5.....i can see the 5 is belt drivin.....why the tc3 and not the 4 or 5?....the tc chassis looks alittle better than the tamiya one too

Different generations of the chassis.

so whats the pros cons of the belt drivin vs the shaft drivin who more prefers what lol...sorry for all the questions just tryin to get good idea of what i want to look for

In theory a belt drive is not good in dirty environments with lots of stones, as if 1 gets between the belt and pulley the belt will come off of snap.

With shaft drive you do get a noticeable amount of torque twist.


In practice there is very little difference in driving for us drifters.
I have a couple of belt drive Cyclones and a Pro3, a shaft drive Pro4 and TC3, the difference between belt and shaft for drifting isn't really enough to worry about.

Personally i'd buy either, i'd advise to just look out on the forums and Ebay for a good deal and not worry about belt or shaft.


My Pro3 is probably my oldest drifter having been around for 10 years or so now, i'm still able to find anything i want for it.
Some hop up's took a few months to find, but all the basics like arms, gears etc are on Ebay.
So i wouldn't worry too much about buying a older/cheaper chassis.

The only thing you will have to look out for is finding a chassis that accepts LiPo's as even most current cars were designed for NiMh packs.
My Pro3 is a prime example, it's a nightmare getting a LiPo pack that fits, then a bigger ball ache getting it in and out.

My Cyclones on the other hand take just seconds to swap packs.

oh ok well thanks for giving me some ideas lol

Drifting is pretty much down to:
Tyres
Surface
Driver

So unlike TC racing setup, chassis types etc aren't anywhere near as crucial.

Once you've improved you'll find a few adjustments here a bit of weight placement there will give an improvement.
But to be honest when your starting by far the most limiting factor is driver skill.


My advice is buy
1/ HPI T-drift tyres (there are now copies and other choices, but in my experience these are the most consistent tyres for drifting)
2/ Lock the rear diff
3/ Leave the one-way in the parts bin and just use a open diff in the front
4/ Find a nice smooth flat surface like a supermarket car park
5/ BUY SOME CONES

Drifting in large open areas gets VERY boring VERY quickly, it also doesn't rally improve your skill.

Lay a basic course out with some cones, get a few mates to buy a drifter and it's a really fun way to spend a few hours.

TT01D FTW "thumbsup" Mine drift better than you HPI SPrint 2 flux.

lol :lmao:

If your just going to be drifting with it the TT-01D is great.

Sorry that was a typo :)

I have a HPI Sprint 2 flux, Locked the rears and it was fun but other than high speed drifts it had a hard time on the technical stuff. It is more fun as a speed demon. Another problem with the sprint is the diffs are open to the environment so if you get any rocks they tear up the diffs and belts :shock:

I ended up turning it back into a on road car.

I just built a Tamiya TT-01D and after some minor ugrades (locked rear, one way front diff, aluminum drive sharf, and some aluminum shocks from 3 racing)

TT-01D
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HPI Sprint 2 Flux

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nice cars...i had a reg sprint to drift one time and like it the got rid of it thats why im wanting to drift a little again lol but i dont want the sprint 2 drift because of the belts i was always having issuse with them and didnt like having to tear the whole car apart to change a belt lol

Hey if I were you I would go for the TT-01. Its pretty good starter car and there's a ton of upgrades for it. Quite simple to build and use and good value :)