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cnguyen831 07-30-2005 06:51 PM

Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
Hey, this conversion set looks good. It's not cheap, but at least you get what you pay for. The chassis is $70 already. Anyways, can i get some reviews of this conversion? I tried to drift with my Evo using drift tires, anda combo of spring setups. I also thought about locking the diffs.

The stage D doesn't have locked diffs, so how does it drift so well? Can anyone give me some good review on it?

annie_himself 07-30-2005 10:49 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
dont get it you will get wat you paid for but its not worth it just put abs and set it up

cnguyen831 07-30-2005 11:24 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
ABS is unstable. There is no control. The car has too high of RPM's as it slides.

annie_himself 07-31-2005 02:10 AM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
no it dosent!?

annie_himself 07-31-2005 02:14 AM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
abs is of a softer compound than of pvc. and its alot cheaper than buying drift tires, thats a waste of time and money and CA
o yea you dount stab the throttle you queze it about halfway

annie_himself 07-31-2005 02:16 AM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
and if you drift nitro then go back to electrics a learn somthing
electrics-babies
nitro-MAN POWER

INTEGRA 09-16-2005 10:34 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
ok once again the HPI stage D tires are what make it drift so well ....im assuming ur drifting a nitro car. if u arent the HPI tires are too sticky for electric .....if ur into electric'z then tamiya has comeout with a half and half tire ...the outside of the tire is soft while the inside is hard so it can still kick the tires out and get a good drift..... i have used the HPI tires on my smartech and on my cousins UNmodified RS4 (not the full drift kit just the tires). and they work AWSOME.
InTeGrA

gogita502 09-17-2005 11:08 AM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 

ORIGINAL: INTEGRA

ok once again the HPI stage D tires are what make it drift so well ....im assuming ur drifting a nitro car. if u arent the HPI tires are too sticky for electric .....if ur into electric'z then tamiya has comeout with a half and half tire ...the outside of the tire is soft while the inside is hard so it can still kick the tires out and get a good drift..... i have used the HPI tires on my smartech and on my cousins UNmodified RS4 (not the full drift kit just the tires). and they work AWSOME.
InTeGrA
god shut up with hpi's. jeez go with yokomo's hpi is a cheap hard compund and is more expensive then yokomos. and a b!tch to get... most lhs dont carry those and most have yokomo's. well 150 is a bash in your pocket . get a new tamiya rtr for that much [sm=RAINFRO.gif]

INTEGRA 09-18-2005 01:19 AM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
once again BAAAAAAAH gogita have u even drifted on a set of "expensive" HPI'z bah to expensive for u eh... look on ebay they are 25bux for a set.....and where do u get 150 bux from ...the whole kit...did i say u gotta buy the whole kit to DRIFT NOOOOO...read b4 u post meathead
InTeGrA




gogita502 09-18-2005 08:11 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
derr you acually do really suck at life. i said to him not you ass. god i meant 150 to turn it into a hpi drifter. kit installed.
1. rims- about 20(26 for yokomos)
2 hpi tires-(set of4)-26 buck ebay

46 for just the wheel. tires wear out for about a good 8-10 one and a half hour run. another 26 then another..... soo forth[sm=RAINFRO.gif]

INTEGRA 09-18-2005 09:40 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
once again ...have u even tried them or seen them ....u dont even know what ur talking about. ive had mine for like 2 and a half months and i run my car almost everday.....and i have very minimal signs of wear. and i can assume that he already has a set of rimms...so its 25bux for a set of tires...whoopdeedoo
InTeGrA

what are u talking about discontinued.... ?

jeff82189 09-19-2005 12:02 AM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
Man stop arguing this annoying. giving the car a lower center of gravity(moving the engine to the middle) will make it slide more. just test the tires out and if ur not please get the stage d and then ull have an extra set of wheels/tires too :P

dfn_doe 09-19-2005 07:26 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
My buddy has an rs4-3 with the drift conversion. He only runs the rear drift tires and we have been having a blast doing cone slaloms and whatnot. I tried driving it, but it's a bit of a handful for me since I'm used to my rs4-1 with road tires and grippy suspension setup. He bought his as an RTR used for 200 bucks on ebay, so I'd say it's worth it if you can find a deal like that, but it's probably not the best drift setup for the money if you buy everything new...

prinsdrift 08-31-2007 05:44 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
CAN THIS CONVERSION SET BE HANDMADE? CAN WE MAKE IT BY OURSELVES? IMMA THINKIN' OF DOING IT. BUT I KNOW THAT IT NEEDS SHORTER FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND A LONGER REAR DRIVE SHAFT WHEN THE MOTOR IS PUT ON THE CENTER OF THE CHASSIS. CANT WE MOVE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY TO THE CENTER OF THE CHASSIS BY ANOTHER WAY WITHOUT CHANGING THE DRIVESHAFTS??

prinsdrift 08-31-2007 05:48 PM

RE: Thinking about HPI Stage D Conversion Drift Setup
 
CAN THIS CONVERSION SET BE HANDMADE? CAN WE MAKE IT BY OURSELVES? IMMA THINKIN' OF DOING IT. BUT I KNOW THAT IT NEEDS SHORTER FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND A LONGER REAR DRIVE SHAFT WHEN THE MOTOR IS PUT ON THE CENTER OF THE CHASSIS. CANT WE MOVE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY TO THE CENTER OF THE CHASSIS BY ANOTHER WAY WITHOUT CHANGING THE DRIVESHAFTS???


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