it is really a preference. i own a yokoma and a nitro 4tec drifter and they are about the same. i like the nitro better for myself just because the smoke and the noise to me are just awesome plus i am able to drift at about 25 to 40 mphs with my nitro (its set up for a bigger course) yeah it is harder to control because how quick a motor can rev in a nitro with no traction. but after a days worth of practice you should get the hang out of it just remeber you don't always have to have the gas going. my electric i can control better in a tighter spot but the difference is not that big just the power is a little more linear not to mention that my electric is just set up to be a drifter. but with my 4tec it just has sway bars and new bellcrank bearings. (good point on the overheating easily solved with a mutant head now i can not get my car to reach over 200 but it also winter so i think it will do great in the summer.) plus get a big motor saver so the car can breath. in my 4 tec i can easily take 200 foot sweep at about 30 mphs which really looks awesome. i am a fan of both but i enjoy nitro more myself because of the realistic features. but it all comes down to opinon plus try finding an electric motor with enough torque and spped to make you drift at about 30 mphs without spending 400 dollars and then another 200 dollars and a battery pack that will actually power it for a decent amount of time. so it is really more on what you want to do. to me if you were going to get a nitro drifter i would go with the tc3 in my own opinion low cg on that car plus a wider wheel base but my 4 tec works great too.