I drift my TC4 and it's pretty great at what it does stock. However, I just dropped an Epic double wound 16 turn and a new ESC in. I also bought 5-spoke chrome HPI wheels and made custom aluminum tires for drifting. I've never heard of anyone using aluminum for drift tires. It works pretty well though, but I've heard ABS is the best material for making drift tires, and of course if you can't come by ABS, PVC tires seem to work for a lot of drifters.