nitro or electirc?
 

whats better for drifting nirto or electric? and what kind would be good?

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

man get both twice as much fun
but electric for the beginner and nitro for just outright mahem

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

Everyone will disagree with me but in my opinion, its nitro all the way. Just be prepared to go through some tires

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

Harrison is So Right..

Pro Drifters go Electric...

Easier to Maintain, Engine swaps are a Breeze and the Ability to just Charge and Go
No Cold morning Start Problems and Far More Control on Tight Cicuits with Electric

Nitro Used to have the Speed factor and Power over Electric but now all that has Changed...

Besides, Nitro Motors Hate Drifting, They will do it but because of the Lack of Air Flow durring a Slide they do get Really Hot and if your not careful will go Pop...

Atttend a Drift meet, See what People run and make your choice from there...
Track experience = more informatiove then 200 Thread posts

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

ITS PP (Personal Preference) Only You know what you want....... jus remember that;)

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

i dont go to tracks. there not even any around here that i know of i like doing this in my free time. but electric is probably what i would go for. is a 4 tec electric any good? i hear a lot of people that have a tc4 or w/e is the electric one. and some hpi one? i dont know what i would get. something cheap i thing i only wanna spend like 200 bucks or so.

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

I can Highly Recommend the HPI Sprint2
Brilliant Belt Drive Chassis that handles like its on Rails.
For Prepped Surfaces like a Concrete car park, it is a dream to Drift Stock, no need to lock the Diffs..
Might be hard pressed to get one for $200 though



If You prefer Carpark Meets and unprepped Surfaces then the Tamiya TT-01 gets my vote...
It is a little restricted as a High speed race machine but is an Excellent Drifter once you wack an Alloy Prop shaft and a Full Race Bearing kit into it..
I run a 14x2T in my TT-01 and it is a Brilliant Track Machine, not as good as the Sprint 2 but still rather nice...
I also Drift a TT-01 with a 19x2T and it pulls nice 20ft slides and accurate Tight Slides as well..
If You want to do Street meets or Caprark Meets then a TT01 maybe for you.. Easy to Work on, durable and being a shaft Driven chassis with covered pinion and spur Gear, you could Drift on Gravel with very little problems.. Locking the Rear Diff is advised
Easily Bought with around $200

Each Chassis has their Postives and Negatives...

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

the other point you have to think about is if you buy a car that your lhs dont stock the parts you may be looking on the internet and waiting for parts, i would say tamiya are great, just my opionion, mainly because every good models shop stocks there parts for one car or the other, so they can get the parts you need!!..:D

p.s main thing is to have fun!

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

If an electric drifter is good enough for the pros, it's good enough for me.

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

Ive never had overheating issues, so you can put that myth to bed. My nitro motor loves to drift

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

Which is the best colour, red or green?

There is no best, electrics look realistic and scale speeds whereas nitros tend to be more like grip racing

Kev

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

we are all pros.........(In the mind)

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

yeah right, there is no best,,.. its depend on your driving skill, lil'bit setting and ofcourse your attitude,...
"[sm=drowning.gif]peace"

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

???? what in the world are you talkin bout?????? No one said anythang about being the best.....or the worst for that matta. We ARE ALL PROS HERE BECAUSE WE ALL HELP EACH OTHER[>:]

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

how good of a drifter is the Team Losi XXX-S?

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

As long as its 4wd..... yes.And you can find many parts for it

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

Hi,

IMO, Nitro seems to drift better than electric because of no clutch engagement at low engine rev. The rear tend to swing more freely.

Regards

Joaquim

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

It's good and will get the job done.

RE: nitro or electirc?
 

There is No Clutch engagement at Low RPM on an Electric, Power is there from the Get go ..

EG More Responsive..
Your over looking the Key Essentiual factor for Drift, Low Speed Controlability..
No Use having all This Grunt if the Clutch has to engage before you can even use it..

The Best Drifters in the World Use eletric motors Rated at Around 23Turns, Why??
Because you dont need to be Going Flat out, Infact the Slower your going the Wider the Angle the more realistic the Drift..