Drifting cars
 

Are nikkos 1/10 scale cars good for drifting? I dont mean speed but do they have good enough torque to turn the wheels?
I see with the TT-01, you can modify it a little to get the best out of drifting. Im just curious. I've have electric cars in the past but their
motors sucked major.

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Forget Nikko..


A Stock Tamiya TT-01 is the way to go.

You said that you have Had electric motors before and they sucked..


Can you tell us why they sucked??

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I guess all I need to say is they cost around $40 and it didnt go too far. Range wise

Why is nikko not soo good??

TT-01 only come in that one body? The ferrari enzo or can you change them?

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When you say you've had electrics in the past do you mean you've had Nikko's in the past?

Nikko are not really a hobby level company (as much as they try to prove they are).

The electric cars of today are deadly quick. If you're used to a Nikko even a TT01 will blow your mind.

A TT01 is available with a wide range of popular body styles; where have you been looking? And they are all interchangable with the exception of a few.

You spend $40, you get $40's worth of fun. It is short lived. Buy a Tamiya and you have a toy for life!

Chris

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Here we go again with the tt01. I love the tt01, dont get me wrong. but some fail to realize that people dont always want to have the same chassis everyone else wants. Magnat, you have known me for quite some time. And I do get worked up about thangs. Dont take this personal.

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Spartan, The TA-05 is a Great Chassis but Bro, It aint suited to All Aspects of Drift as good as the TT-01

The TT-01 is Shaft driven and is Cheaper by far compared to the TA-05 and this is Where things count... Getting people into the Hobby
The TT-01 is practically an Idiot proof chassis that drifts with very little modding needed, the TA-05 is a Belt Driven chassis which for beginners can easily turn them off the hobby when a belt breaks and they have to replace it..
Yes the TA-05 will out handle the TT-01 in everyway but the TT-01 is nearly indestructable and will take the Pounding a Noob will give it..

So When we recommend the TT-01 we do so based on the Noobs best chance of enjoying the Hobby.. Once they get the Skills and the money together then they can look at Getting a TA-05 or even a TBEV05 as the next step..

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id have to agree, if youre starting out, the tt-01 is a great chassis. its cheap, reliable, tough as nails and parts are pretty cheap for it. you don't really need adjustability in a chassis either, especially if youre starting out. I run a ta03fpro, which is a good chassis, but the only adjustable part on it is toe, which i leave at stock settings anyways. my first car was a tt-01 and it was perfect when i started out. i got different chassis' later on though, one for my brother(got him a tb-02, well got myself a tb-02, then gave him the tt-01) then i got another chassis, the ta03, and gave him the tb-02. they both seemed to drift better than the tt-01, but then i put one of the motors from my newer kits into the tt-01, and it made a world of a difference. it basically drifted as well as my other chassis.
so i say get a tt-01 and use it for a good while in its bone stock form. use the stock motor as a learning tool on how to drift well. then once youre good as gold and your skill is at an experienced level, upgrade to some stocker 27t motor and your tt-01 will be rejuvinated to a new drift level and you should be able to use it to its full potential, something that you probably wouldn't have been able to do if you had a fast motor to begin with. if i knew a new motor would have made such a difference, i probably wouldn't have even picked up the ta03f pro, thats how good the tt-01 chassis is.

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oh I see. I understand now. Im not a noob so im on my own. Ive tried the tt01....loved it.... and am ready to move on to somethin else;) CYA

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how you can claim you can "move up your skills" with a TA-05 over the TT-01? you don't even OWN a ta-05,so,how can you judge,you still just have a TT-01,so,get a clue about a different car,then suggest it to some one else.........lol....:eek:

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Drifted TA-05, Its a Totally different Handling Chassis to the TT-01. To truely bring out a chassis performance potential you need to have experience with a less adjustable and cheaper chassis.. Then take what you learn from that and apply it to the newer more adjustable chassis..

The TT-01 is an Entry level chassis thats Ideal for drifting, once you can slide a TT-01 round like a Pro then it is time for a change..

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Okay, I understand now. You guys are real good helpers. Back then I guess I just had very slow r/c cars. Mainly tyco and nikko. That was 7 years ago. i never new they had very powerful motors out there.

With that said. What car would be preferred more? Im not talking in a noob category. Im talking overrall performance. My choices have came down to these too.

Sprint 2 RTR or TT-01?

Does it all come down to chassis?
Can you modify the same amount in each of the cars?

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Im lookin forward to gettin betta. and Also I collect RC Cars. I would post pics but folk always assume I dont do my research, so.

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Sprint2 would be my Choice..

The Sprint2 Out handles a TT-01 stock and If you can get an RTR Sprint2 then you wont have to build it..

The Sprint 2 a Belt Driven Race orientated Chassis which can be raced and drifted with as little effort as a Tyre Change, no locking the Diffs or anything..

Even though the Sprint2 is belt driven, as long as You have access to HPI parts then all will be sweet..

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Thanks guys!! Gave some good advice! Ive been searching around and I think I have made choice with getting the TT-01D kit. That way I can enjoy building it and learn the basics of how the chassis set up is for future references. I have also lined up a bunch of hop ups for when Im ready for them. This car will be for drifting obviously so I wont have to be racing it.

The only thing Im confused on. What are these and how they work? I just dont want to miss anything when it comes to taking the car out and finding out it would even move.

Receiver -
Servo -
Servo horn -
ESC -

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let me answer this without flamin. I drifted the tt01, loved it. And Im ready to move on to somethin better(IN MY BOOK) maybe youll understand. BTW when I do get it, Im willin to commit to driftin it properly. also I do have a clue. However I shouldnt have recommended to anyone, I shouldve asked magnat(The drift GURU)

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I HEARD HPI ISS WAY BETTER FOR DRIFTING THEN TAMIYA...

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receiver - one half of the 'radio' in 'radio control' ... the other half is the transmitter which you hold in your hand
servo - plugs into the receiver, has a part that rotates when you move something on your transmitter,in an electric car its used for steering , look at a rc car and you'll see
servo horn - a long object that attaches to the servo , when the servo turns it pushes something like a lever, again look at an rc car
esc - [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_speed_controller]electronic speed controller[/link]

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