Rabu, 12 Agustus 2009

What cars can drift?

What cars can drift?
Basically, ANY 4WD chassis, be it electric or nitro. RWD cars such as the Tamiya M-chassis cars simply can't drift. I know it's hard to believe, and it contradicts most drifting knowledge. But then again, R/C cars don't really follow common car knowledge.

What do I need on my car in order to drift?
Electric powered cars:
A simple begginer's setup is totally fine. All you really need is a 4WD chassis, speed control (electronic is preferred), batteries, radio gear, and a good, torquey motor. 27 turn stock motors are best. If you have an old Tamiya silvercan motor, you can drift. The lowest turn motor I would recommend for drifting would be a 19 turn. The newer brushless systems are extremely efficient, and they provide tons of runtime.
Nitro powered cars:
Same as above, but you'd be using a nitro engine. DUH! The only thing I can tell you is to tune your engine and then richen the fuel mixture by 1/4 to 1/2 a turn. Since you'll be running the car at WOT a lot, the extra fuel will keep the engine cooler.

What can I use for tires?
You can always use rubber, but drifts will be short and less showy. Here's a list of what you can use as drift tires...
Yokomo Zero-One or Zero-One R drift tires and rings
Yokomo drift radials
HPI Stage D tires
Kawada Drift Radials
Pit Shimizu Drift Radials (These ones are cool because Dunlop makes them for Pit.)
Tamiya's upcoming drift tires
Rubber slicks wrapped in electric tape
ABS pipe
PVC pipe
Polyethalene pipe
How do I setup my suspension?
For ABS, PVC, polyethalene, Zero-One, and Zero-One R tires:Run zero degrees of camber on all four corners. You'll want your suspension to be as soft as possible to start with. Then you can tweak it from there. Then dial in zero to one degrees of toe out in the front and two degrees of rear toe in.For rubber, drift radials, and taped tires:You'll want a hard suspension. As hard as possible without having your car hop all over the place. Then run one degree negative camber in front and two to three degrees negative camber in the rear. Toe settings are the same as above.

Who makes drift bodies?
In all actuality, any body can be drifted. But if you're looking to go for a true drift car, you'll want to look into some of HPI's bodies. Yokomo makes a full line of drift bodies, in both street style, and D1GP replicas (STREET: AE86, 180SX, FC3S, S15. D1GP: HKS S15, Apex FD3S, Blitz ER34, Top Secret S15, Kei Office S15, and soon, HKS Altezza). There are other companies that make "JDM" drift bodies, like Northcraft, Speed Way Pal, and Cross.

Tidak ada komentar:

Posting Komentar