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whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/27/2004 10:39:51 PM   
aznboi133



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Status: offline 		[size=4]i was wondering what is a good rc company for drift RC cars.. considering im going to change the chasis to a toyota supra... and that its a electric not nitro car? any sugestions? im geting into RC drifting and i was jsut wondering
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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/27/2004 11:04:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		ok, well i think you should first look around at rc cars. Understand them before you buy. If you want to change the BODY to a supra that is fine. The biggest factor is what your price range is. If you dont have a lot look at the tamiya TL-01. If you can afford more look at HPI, Associated, Yokohama. All of those should be fine. Look to buy more then one battery, and to have a good esc for latter use. Look on towerhobbies.com, then go to rcdrift and check out all their settings and stuff, cuz that site rocks...
Look on ebay if you have a tight budget. Ask any more questions, cuz i may have bbeen to vague.
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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/27/2004 11:24:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		well my price rang is about 1-2 hundred :-P but i wnan get something thats good for drifting ill researcht the companys u gave me and if i have any mroe questions ill ask thx

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 1:06:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		really any car u get will drift, as long as its 4wd. Reverse is fun, so you can back outta jams. All you need is either tape or pvc piping to make your 4wd car to drift....
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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 1:25:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		woah woah waoh its has to be 4wd? cant it be rear wheel drive? like real cars?

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 1:39:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		it can be.....but 4wd is just easier to drift

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 2:52:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		you will have a much better experience in 4wd imo
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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 7:31:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		what about electric or gas? which is betteR? im thinking of getting a hpi... is that a good company? which company u guys use? or would recomemnd

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 5:23:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		i personally do electric,so i say get an electric lol, well HPI is an awesome company. So is associated, there TC3 is awesome. Depending on were you live, the HPI rally could be the best choice, tho it is a kit. What kind of set up you want, pure speed or just drifting speed. Cuz if you get the rally it will be close, if not over the $200 prolly closer to $250. But you will have a quality car. Tamiya has fine veichles. 4tecs are good. I have only owned a tec, but now i am getting an HPI rally so i can drift and go semi off road
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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 6:19:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		i want a PURE drift car.... so i guess i should get a rally? how do i change settings and stuff? what do u mean? imma buy off ebay anyways so it'll prolly be cheaper and im thinking of buying a rally car then i wana put the calasonic skyline body from tamiya on it... will that work?

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/28/2004 7:47:31 PM   
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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/29/2004 4:14:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		onyl the tamiya TL-01 models in tamiya are drifters? why not like the TT-01 or the TB-02?

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 6/30/2004 4:26:55 PM   
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woah woah waoh its has to be 4wd? cant it be rear wheel drive? like real cars?
Well no not really, a 'real' car has most of its weight over the the front end (front engined cars that is) which means the back end can be chucked around fairly easily, whereas our cars tend to have more of a central centre of gravity which makes rear wheel drifting relatively difficult.

But, if it's got 4WD, it can be a Drifter whether it's a car, buggy or a homemade special.

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 7/1/2004 2:26:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		oOo.... well im pretty convinced in geting 4wd now...

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RE: whats a good rc company for drifting? - 7/1/2004 12:00:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		If i was you id get electric. lately i started to fancy yokomo drift cars, im not sure how much they cost, maybe around $200. so your using ebay? its a pretty good site to use, but do some research and find who has better prices to see if your getting your moneys worth. check the user selling the item to see thier history, if its all positive feedback from other people buying items

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