ORIGINAL: red4tec
I'm new to Rc Drifting and I was thinking about buying a D-Box for my Nitro 4-tec 3.3. Getting bored of the usual straight racing and drifting poped up in mind as an alternative. The retail for a D-Box is $90+shipping. I was wondering if anyone is getting a D-Box for a better price than the retail? Also if anyone has a used D-Box lying around, I wouldn't mind buying it.
Some people have a lot against the D-box. It's not drifting for you 100% but it will compensate for over & understeer.
If you want to play around and have fun at home, by all means get it!
Just dont take it to the track or run it at events. A lot of guys have spent their time practicing and using a d-box is kind of an insult.
My experiance my differ from others, but I picked up drifting fairly easy with an electric car. I can bearly control a Nitro drift, but I'm also still learning.
I got a chance to try an employee's car at my local shop. It was a Tamiya TL-01. Had the D-box in it and I can say it WILL drift prety consistantly but It only did sweepers. I couldnt get it to fishtail, or even take a sharp drift into a tight corner. I guess you'll need to set that sort of stuff up.
So IMO what I'm trying to say is that drift a little without it. With the D-box you'll be held back. Its great for playing around with, but for 90 bucks I'd rather upgrade my car.