i wanted to start drifting i seen alot of vides and read alot of topics and ive seen about 50/50 on gas and elec. i was woundering which is better i know its about low speed and all torque and i see everyone changes motors which is better as a beginning before swapping everything. ive always thought of electric as 15mins of fun 2hrs of charging. and i used to have gas but that was all racing no drifting. i was looking at the hpi rs4 evo3 but then i seen the drift chassis do u need that or is that just a money catcher. i just wanted to get into the hobby and see which i should make for my foundation gas or elec.

I just installed homemade ABS "tires" today on my Cen Racing CT4-S. It drifted awesome! I checked it over after spending about an hour and a half drifting. I did not see any signs of excess wear, and I was sure to not over rev the engine. Today was my first time drifting.

Neither is *better* but comparing the 2 then:

electric (with 3700 or 4200 NiMh cells) is 35-40+ mins of fun + 1 hours charging...so get 3 packs
nitro is 10 mins of fun + refuelling (if you know what you're doing) + endless frustration because the damn thing won't start again

(I'm biased to eleccy but done both)

Kev

I have a gas and electric RC car. I'm currently drifting my electric one its a Yokomo model and i love it. The only problem with the gas RC cars is the maintenance there a pain to keep in good shape if Ur a beginner i would suggest an electric RC drifter and i agree just buy 3 or so batteries and once one dies put in the next one.

will im somewhat new to nitro and i have great fun drifting my tc3 with abs . its the closes thing to the real thing. cleaning is a pain but so is elec. i have no problem getting to start and no its not a pain if you have to pull 5 times to get it start in cold weather. ppl play the temp think to much i dont care how hot it gets dont forget that this engine need to be hot to run right not cold as many ppl think. too many ppl dont even have nitro cars and say its a pain without first getting one. i on the other hand have electr and gas and love gas becuase of how real it feels. if you like the tuneing thing then get your self a nitro car its around 300 the tc3 plus! fast. using a 0.S 15 stock. just read alot about the engine and look at what fuelman has to say about it search about it and you may find out that nitro is best then agian you may like ele if your not into tuning. happy drifting!!

well i think ima be getting the TC4 RTR cause my friend can get them all day long at hobbytown where he works. is it a good car? and is there anything special i have to do to the chassis to drift i read one thing about locking the rear up or something like that. is that what i got to do?

ya locking the diff's help alot basically you glue the gears together I'm not positive b\c mine came with locked diff's

I have to go with Electric..
There is more Throttle control with an Electric then a Nitro and You tend to go through Brake Shoes and Clutches when you Drift with Nitro
Drift is Harsh.. I mean an Electric Engine Cost $30 when it Goes Pop vs $100 for a Nitro...
$30 for a Battery last longer then $30 of Nitro..

So for Drift I stick with Electric..
Helicopters and Planes I prefer the Nitro

do u have to lock the diff. to drift? or does locking them make it better

I drift a TC3 and an old Losi Street Weapon (I much prefer the Losi BTW) and after trying solid diffs I have to say I prefer normal loose diffs with plastic tyres

Don't fall into the trap of believing something until you've tried it yourself

Kev

Only Try locked Diffs after you are not Happy with it stock..

If you find you are having trouble with the Slide on PVC, then and Only then , Lock the Rear Diff..

The Blu Tac Method or Playdough method is Preffered over Glue as the Blu Tac and Playdough can be reversed
without buying a New Diff..

If you have ball diffs it's even easier, just take the 3mm balls out of the diff gear and tighten the diff up until it's solid, then if you don't like it or want to set it up as a gripper just drop the balls back in

...BTW you can't do this with a geared diff

Another thing, if you intend using rubber tyres + solid diffs, be prepared for outrageous wear on the outdrives [X(]

Kev