A Little on TT-01's

TT-01 is a model of 4 wheel drive shaft driven chassis made by Tamiya

Every TT-01 is the same, it rolls out of the factory in a few different forms, but most of all it is the same. The most popular ones are the kits (you have to build it! and comes wth several different body choices, but its all the same) and the XB series (its prebuilt and usually RTR-meaning it comes ready to run). Although you may need a 7.2v battery pack and AA's for the transmitter.

I hear there is going to be a drift kit comng out very soon. It will probably be called the TT-01D or TT-01 drift or something to that effect.

The TT-01 chassis is standard tourig car width of 190mm meaning it fits any body that is 190mm. But if you dish the wheels or add a wheel set with a 5mm or more offset you can mount the 200mm bodies.

The stock motor that comes with the TT-01 is fine for drifting. But other popular motors for drifting are usually "stock class motors". This doesnt mean they are motors that come with the kit. This means they are any 27 turn motor. Like the Trinity P2K, the P2K2, Epic stock, Fantom Stock and on and on.

The TT-01 really could use a few upgrades that will help overall performance that is not limited to drifting.

1. Bearings
2. Oil filled shocks
3. A good ESC if your kit came with an MSC (mechanical speed control)
4. Aluminum drive shaft
5. Metal motor mount

Now there are about a gazillion more upgrades out there for the TT-01, but these really will help out performance and increase run time.

And finally drift tires, you can buy them premade in ABS form, get them from Tamiya, get them from Yokomo, or cut your own out of 2' inner diameter ABS (preferred) or PVC pipe. Truly the best / easiest / cheapest method is cutting your own out of ABS.

Is the TT-01 fast? Well i will say that it can be. Drifting and super fast really dont usually mix well. Think of this: Your car traveling very fast carrying forward momentum with low traction tires and an unexpected hazard ahead. What happens if you need to stop in a hurry? Well you cant, you crash. Just a thought.

When i say it can be fast its kind of a trade off. Good motors for drifting are high turn and high torque and most of the time this means lower rpm's which translates into not real fast top speeds. So the opposite is true for low turn high rpm motors, sure they will make the TT-01 scary fast , but it might not have the torque to drift very well.

The TT-01 is a great entry level touring car, and a wonderful car for drifting. And lets face it the TT-01 was never designed for touring car greatness, and you will probably never see a TT-01 winning a large scale touring car race, unless its a Tamiya class or TT-01 class race. So why choose the TT-01? Well like i said its a great entry level car, its shaft driven, fairly inexpensive and really drifitng is all about a slick looking body, tight controlled drifts and driving skill.

i hope this helps out a few of you new guys.