Nitros can drift to!!!
 

i have 3 Rs4's and i might be geting a carson 2 drift. all 4 are nitro and i can drift fine.
i know most people say nitro drifting is impossible, but im here to say no it is not!!!
if you keep your rpm's low you wont tear up the motor. and you can drift with real tires. not pvc pipe.
post pics of your nitro drifters!!!

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I guess you like to replace stuff.

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replacing stuff is always fun. but you dont have to replace stuff ofeten. have you even owned a nitro driifter?

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i dont think anybody ever said it was impossible, I think it's just that nitros need some air going through them so they don't cook the motor and drifting isn't exactly the fastest sport out there so it gets your stuff hot pretty easily. Hell you can drift anything with 4 wheels...and sometimes things with less too lol

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Owned a Nitro RS4 Evo3 for like a Week... got sick of it and went the HPI Sprint 2

No one ever said Nitro's cant drift..
They just cost far more, can't do technical drift based on the Physics of the engine and aren't allowed at99.98% of RC Drift Indoor comps..

No one said they couldn't drift, its just electrics do a better job of it and cost far less to drift with .. thats all..

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Pretty much anything can drift.

2wd can drift. Nitro can drift. Electric and 4wd drifts better though.

It's a bit like the 2wd/4wd debate D: Only less clear cut. Nitro for drift is like a 1/1 car having a massive laggy turbocharger compared to a small low lag ceramic turbo (which represents electric).

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So I see you said that you can drift with real tires not pvc, well the D1RC guys only use real tires. And they run electrics.
Ive seen people with drift electrics with regular rubber tires not used for drifting. To do that with nitro you need a huge engine.


Make a vid and lets see your car drift.

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I have to agree...

Most people think that tailing out is drifting, its not.. getting the back end loose is completely different to having the WHOLE car crab crawl for more then 3 feet..

I mean I don't doubt that you cant drift, I just wanna see it before I can judge it..

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the D1RC guys in the UK use yokomo single rings or HPI type T's. But from the few nitro drifters ive talked to all they use is a harder compound rubber and they slide very well with stock engines. a 19t electric motor can break stock rubber loose and nitro i would think would definately have the power to break rubber free. The OP pretty much has the right idea though, low RPMs to keep the motor safe and rubber tires.

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im not trying to bash on electrics. i think there cool to. but just everytime someone asks should i got electric or nitro. its like all i read is electric nitro sucks. just getin my side out. when i get a camera ill do that. maybe my phone can take a good enough vid.
scott

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anyone who has google and a decent connection can look up google video of the rs4 drifting with the stage d kit...

I love nitro and I have a rs4 18ss myself... and as soon as I saw that I was like oh im getting that... but if you watch the video its not really drifting that well imo...

the electrics really do a better job.. because the nitro engines have to spool up, where as the electrics are instant power...

I know how you nitro guys feel... because of the hi speeds are awsome... but to me the heart of drifting is about that nice slow controlled sideways action that just cant be delivered no where near as consistantly on a nitro car as does an electric, just watch a few vids of nitro then the electric drifts and you will see what I mean

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The reason my friends and I like electric is because we usually drift late at night in empty parking lots. The best lot we found is a hospital parking lot. If we used nitro we'd get kicked off the property so fast because of the noise.

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I really wanna see YOUR vid..

I mean we see all these Nitro Drift vids but there done either by the companies or a Hobby store... Not a fellow RC Drifter...

I mean I wanna see a Vid done by some one other then a HPI Paid Driver..

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ill post a video one i get a camera. or can find one to barrow. anyone have a camera i can barrow? lol
scott

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Here's a nitro video I made earlier this Spring, its not much, but it is indeed a video, haha!
[link=http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/IAMammothST/RS4/?action=view&current=DriftPath.flv]RS4 Racer 2 Drift[/link]

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Yes this is what drifting is about. Style is key. Id rather see an electric hold a nice slow drift, just on the verge of gripping and going the other direction, than see a nitro fly by me so fast, that I can't see what color body it has on.

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if you asking people if you can "barrow" their camera, they may say to you "wft are you talking about?"

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lol. it was a joke... i think electric is just easier. and 99% of ppl are looking for an easy way to do things. but im not. i like to go the odd route and make it harder but in the end funner.
scott

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Yeah electric is easier but with a nitro I can't take the fact that you can't use full throttle. I want to have the feeling of using full thottle when I drift.;)

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People don't use Nitro because you can't drift as well. D1RC use all types of different tires including ABS. It just depends on what competition you're involved in. It's not about easy or hard. It's not about maintenance or tuning. At least not at a competition level. ONce you get into competition, you may find yourself tuning and modifying every single portion of that car. So, get that NONSENSE out of your head. It's because Nitro's can't drift as well as electic. Just like AWD and FWD 1:1 CARS can't drift as well RWD.

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^^^^^ Yeah neon Guy makes sense. Its just not going to be able to drift as well. When I finish my TA05 I bet I can out drift you.:D

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true nitro cant drift as well. When i see D1RC im instantly thinking the "D1RC UK Drift Series" and their regulations about tires. I dont know if theres any other series outthere that use the D1RC name. Anyways no need to split hairs. Nitros can drift just not as well as electrics, its your deal though. Keep working on getting a video and let us know how it turns out.

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+1

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you dont get the same speed compared to 1:1...if you compared nitro drifting speed to 1:1 youd be hitting like 200 atleast lol.

electric is just cheaper,less trouble, environmentally friendly (not mother earth but i mean neighborhood wise not alot of noise), and you can get realistic angle and speed. plus you can do tandems. and if you hit you dont break stuff as much.

overall if you where to drift nitro youd be better off drifting a real car.

not saying that nitro drifting is impossible or anything =D its just not the same look.

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Your video rocks. I love Credence. Nice work on drifting that nitro. Way to do the impossible!! :)