Any R/C drifters on here? - Page 20

marcs_sp20 · 03-06-2010, 01:32 PM

The gold chrome rims suit it!

I started masking & spray spainting my spare set gold type-D rims with some metallic gunmetal that I had laying around, will post some photos over the weekend

chicaboo · 03-06-2010, 06:22 PM

Here's a link to some nice looking RC cars.

70NYD · 04-06-2010, 04:01 PM

i have to add that those sushi full ABS drift tires grip fairly well after they wear in. its as good as my old ones and this is due to how far i can launch the car over a small bump (yes i jump it over a small imperfection between 2 slabs of concrete in my complex lol)

Mad Mat · 04-06-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 70NYD

i have to add that those sushi full ABS drift tires grip fairly well after they wear in. its as good as my old ones and this is due to how far i can launch the car over a small bump (yes i jump it over a small imperfection between 2 slabs of concrete in my complex lol)

lol i remember doin that with dav at the meet last year at the sizzlers lol.. got to love car park on and off ramps

70NYD · 04-06-2010, 04:27 PM

haha this here is about 2-5 degrees of diference in level as on slab is on a slight incline and another is fairly flat, so when i hit the joint between the two i get about 1 foot of travel throguh the air at which point the front comes down nicely and the back usually slams down a litle harder (and my chassis scrubs.. oh well it was only 100 all up haha)

chicaboo · 04-06-2010, 04:48 PM

The only way to prevent your chassis from getting scratched is to put 2 or 3 layers of contact on the bottom every so often. I'd to know how much air you would get with grip tyres on!

Clean_Cookie · 04-06-2010, 05:16 PM

tony, if youre semi serious about drift try the HPI t-drifts. tehy come in either treaded or slick. they arent the same as ABS - slightly softer plastic and very predictable. about $20 for a set but last ages... months apareantly.

70NYD · 04-06-2010, 05:57 PM

nah i got 4 sets of these sushi drift tires for around $15 aud delivered from hong kong

these are fairly good once worn in

RustyKaos · 05-06-2010, 11:20 PM

OK so I know it isn't drift but I thought I would show everyone my new RC car. Gav recently bought a short course truck and I have been thinking about getting an offroader again so went the same thing. It is a HPI Blitz which comes standard with a 15T motor but swapped that out for my 9T brushless and will put the other one in the drifter.

Here it is in all its orange glory.

Here is the main chassis with shots of where I had to relocate the speedy and receiver as the speedy motor cable were too short for anywhere else.

Had some fun with gav on grass and tarmac with the stock setup then later in the arvo went out with ryan to a bmx track for some fun jumps (hence why it is really dirty) with the faster motor installed.

chicaboo · 06-06-2010, 09:24 AM

That looks great cuz! I like how you used the receiver as a battery stop too!

RustyKaos · 06-06-2010, 12:43 PM

Yeah it works great and keeps everything nice and central. Will be a pain if I want to move the battery more towards the front tho. Am thinking of making a cover over the receiver, battery and possibly speedy to keep all the large debris out and stop some of the dust. Funny thing is all the dust sticks to the black plastic parts but the motor and metal parts were still very clean. Weird eh.

chicaboo · 06-06-2010, 01:29 PM

If you want to be 1337, you can buy one of these.

Did you remove the fan? If so, does the ESC get hotter?

Gav.

RustyKaos · 06-06-2010, 02:04 PM

That cover is exactly what I am after. No haven't removed the fan yet as it is hard wired into the speedy and am too lazy.

Plus with cover on will be better to keep the air flow moving.

chicaboo · 06-06-2010, 02:18 PM

I've got one of those covers on the way, so hopefully that should keep a lot of stuff out. J-Concepts make one that is more popular, but you won't find it with good shipping costs...

RustyKaos · 06-06-2010, 02:27 PM

I will wait til payday then probably order one.

chicaboo · 06-06-2010, 06:20 PM

The 9T EZRUN I had coming for the truggyja will go in the Blitz now. I will get a 12T for the truggyja, since that's actually better suited for it's abilities...

Jarrod: I've dropped my lid down 1 peg like yours, as I got sick of it rattling all the time.

RustyKaos · 06-06-2010, 08:44 PM

Mine still rattles when going over rough terrain. I am getting large rub marks from the body posts so will put some felt down to protect it. The 9T works well but does get a little hot and the motor cables are quite short.

chicaboo · 06-06-2010, 09:08 PM

It will get hot compared to having had it in a drift car, where it doesn't work with any load. It prolly runs as hot as it would in other non-drift car. The motors are only $39 posted, so if they last a year, that's fine with me. I'm more worried about fowling up the gay little fan on the ESC. I'd love to know how we'd go removing the stock HSF and putting a decent Zalman NB heatsink on there or something.

Hmmm, I think mine is still going to rattle too. My paint has already worn through over the posts, but some material there would stop the rattling at least...

chicaboo · 09-06-2010, 01:18 PM

OK, the 9T 4300kV brushless arrived this morning, so I put it in the Biltz where it would do the most good.

I took it for a run on mostly stock settings, aside from some tweaks to the braking and reverse. I found the insane wheel spin to be too much, so I've turned the punch right down to 1, and have lowered the timing to +7.5deg for the next run. The first battery lasted perhaps a little less than the stock 15T motor did, and there is a little bit of cogging if I just squeeze the trigger to crawl along. This might go after having dropped the timing and turning the punch down? I will know soon!

I mounted the ESC in the standard position, as I can't fit the Receiver in front of the battery like with Jarrod's lipos. The wires for the motor are just the perfect length for this too.

EDIT: Reducing timing down to +7.5deg was a fail, so I upped it to +22.5deg and that worked quite a bit better. I'm now wondering if advancing the timing further would help more, or if I would go over the razor's edge? I don't think the punch setting makes much difference to minor cogging, so I've set it to 3/9 [tried 1/9, and stock 5/9]. Really the cogging is ONLY noticeable if try to crawl very slowly, and it doesn't stutter otherwise until the pack goes flat. I've also set the drag brake to 5%, as this feel like stock and gives better throttle-off steering. Initial brake force is at 20% with braking at 50%. I think that covers everything, so all I have to do now is line up Jarrod and see how 4300mah nimh goes vs 2S lipo.

Pics:

RustyKaos · 09-06-2010, 04:50 PM

Looking good there gav. I have ordered the cover for electronics and have been told to move the receiver as it will get too much damage there so will do that tomorrow. I also lowered the punch as it just wants to spin the wheels but I also lowered the reverse a little to stop the wobble and have no drag brake force Also am finding the standard shocks are not upto sctratch so will replace these but really need to upgrade steering servo first to a 9kg rather than the stock 5kg job.

Installed the 15t into the drift car and it is just as good as the brushless but probably a little slower at top speed. Unfortunately I have to use the nimh batteries and my black 4600 has died so only using the 3000 I got with the blitz. Found out today that my charger also doesn't charge off battery anymore so will pull apart later and find out why.

03-06-2010, 01:32 PM	#381
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	The gold chrome rims suit it! I started masking & spray spainting my spare set gold type-D rims with some metallic gunmetal that I had laying around, will post some photos over the weekend __________________

04-06-2010, 04:01 PM	#383
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	i have to add that those sushi full ABS drift tires grip fairly well after they wear in. its as good as my old ones and this is due to how far i can launch the car over a small bump (yes i jump it over a small imperfection between 2 slabs of concrete in my complex lol) __________________

04-06-2010, 04:27 PM	#385
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	haha this here is about 2-5 degrees of diference in level as on slab is on a slight incline and another is fairly flat, so when i hit the joint between the two i get about 1 foot of travel throguh the air at which point the front comes down nicely and the back usually slams down a litle harder (and my chassis scrubs.. oh well it was only 100 all up haha) __________________ Last edited by 70NYD; 04-06-2010 at 04:31 PM.

04-06-2010, 05:16 PM	#387
Clean_Cookie obsessed-incomplete-broke Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch Posts: 5,441	tony, if youre semi serious about drift try the HPI t-drifts. tehy come in either treaded or slick. they arent the same as ABS - slightly softer plastic and very predictable. about $20 for a set but last ages... months apareantly. __________________ Worklog

04-06-2010, 05:57 PM	#388
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	nah i got 4 sets of these sushi drift tires for around $15 aud delivered from hong kong these are fairly good once worn in __________________

03-06-2010, 06:22 PM	#382
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Here's a link to some nice looking RC cars.

04-06-2010, 04:48 PM	#386
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	The only way to prevent your chassis from getting scratched is to put 2 or 3 layers of contact on the bottom every so often. I'd to know how much air you would get with grip tyres on!

05-06-2010, 11:20 PM	#389
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	OK so I know it isn't drift but I thought I would show everyone my new RC car. Gav recently bought a short course truck and I have been thinking about getting an offroader again so went the same thing. It is a HPI Blitz which comes standard with a 15T motor but swapped that out for my 9T brushless and will put the other one in the drifter. Here it is in all its orange glory. Here is the main chassis with shots of where I had to relocate the speedy and receiver as the speedy motor cable were too short for anywhere else. Had some fun with gav on grass and tarmac with the stock setup then later in the arvo went out with ryan to a bmx track for some fun jumps (hence why it is really dirty) with the faster motor installed. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.

06-06-2010, 09:24 AM	#390
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	That looks great cuz! I like how you used the receiver as a battery stop too!

06-06-2010, 12:43 PM	#391
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	Yeah it works great and keeps everything nice and central. Will be a pain if I want to move the battery more towards the front tho. Am thinking of making a cover over the receiver, battery and possibly speedy to keep all the large debris out and stop some of the dust. Funny thing is all the dust sticks to the black plastic parts but the motor and metal parts were still very clean. Weird eh. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.

06-06-2010, 01:29 PM	#392
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	If you want to be 1337, you can buy one of these. Did you remove the fan? If so, does the ESC get hotter? Gav.

06-06-2010, 02:04 PM	#393
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	That cover is exactly what I am after. No haven't removed the fan yet as it is hard wired into the speedy and am too lazy. Plus with cover on will be better to keep the air flow moving. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.

06-06-2010, 02:18 PM	#394
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	I've got one of those covers on the way, so hopefully that should keep a lot of stuff out. J-Concepts make one that is more popular, but you won't find it with good shipping costs...

06-06-2010, 02:27 PM	#395
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	I will wait til payday then probably order one. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.

06-06-2010, 06:20 PM	#396
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	The 9T EZRUN I had coming for the truggyja will go in the Blitz now. I will get a 12T for the truggyja, since that's actually better suited for it's abilities... Jarrod: I've dropped my lid down 1 peg like yours, as I got sick of it rattling all the time.

06-06-2010, 08:44 PM	#397
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	Mine still rattles when going over rough terrain. I am getting large rub marks from the body posts so will put some felt down to protect it. The 9T works well but does get a little hot and the motor cables are quite short. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.

06-06-2010, 09:08 PM	#398
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	It will get hot compared to having had it in a drift car, where it doesn't work with any load. It prolly runs as hot as it would in other non-drift car. The motors are only $39 posted, so if they last a year, that's fine with me. I'm more worried about fowling up the gay little fan on the ESC. I'd love to know how we'd go removing the stock HSF and putting a decent Zalman NB heatsink on there or something. Hmmm, I think mine is still going to rattle too. My paint has already worn through over the posts, but some material there would stop the rattling at least...

09-06-2010, 01:18 PM	#399
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	OK, the 9T 4300kV brushless arrived this morning, so I put it in the Biltz where it would do the most good. I took it for a run on mostly stock settings, aside from some tweaks to the braking and reverse. I found the insane wheel spin to be too much, so I've turned the punch right down to 1, and have lowered the timing to +7.5deg for the next run. The first battery lasted perhaps a little less than the stock 15T motor did, and there is a little bit of cogging if I just squeeze the trigger to crawl along. This might go after having dropped the timing and turning the punch down? I will know soon! I mounted the ESC in the standard position, as I can't fit the Receiver in front of the battery like with Jarrod's lipos. The wires for the motor are just the perfect length for this too. EDIT: Reducing timing down to +7.5deg was a fail, so I upped it to +22.5deg and that worked quite a bit better. I'm now wondering if advancing the timing further would help more, or if I would go over the razor's edge? I don't think the punch setting makes much difference to minor cogging, so I've set it to 3/9 [tried 1/9, and stock 5/9]. Really the cogging is ONLY noticeable if try to crawl very slowly, and it doesn't stutter otherwise until the pack goes flat. I've also set the drag brake to 5%, as this feel like stock and gives better throttle-off steering. Initial brake force is at 20% with braking at 50%. I think that covers everything, so all I have to do now is line up Jarrod and see how 4300mah nimh goes vs 2S lipo. Pics: Last edited by chicaboo; 09-06-2010 at 03:25 PM.

09-06-2010, 04:50 PM	#400
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	Looking good there gav. I have ordered the cover for electronics and have been told to move the receiver as it will get too much damage there so will do that tomorrow. I also lowered the punch as it just wants to spin the wheels but I also lowered the reverse a little to stop the wobble and have no drag brake force Also am finding the standard shocks are not upto sctratch so will replace these but really need to upgrade steering servo first to a 9kg rather than the stock 5kg job. Installed the 15t into the drift car and it is just as good as the brushless but probably a little slower at top speed. Unfortunately I have to use the nimh batteries and my black 4600 has died so only using the 3000 I got with the blitz. Found out today that my charger also doesn't charge off battery anymore so will pull apart later and find out why. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.