Mate, you need to start hosting "viewer races" or something in your new garage.!!! Run some sort of competition on your channel to pick 8 or 10 people to race... Or you could set a number of Top Gear type challenges, one with a crawler, one with a speed car, one with a monster truck, etc.. I'd seriously drive down from Scotland tomorrow to take part.!! Btw, the Banzai was my second new RC when I got back into the hobby a couple of years ago, I came back after about 17 years away... I fitted a cheap GoolRC brushless combo in it to see what all the fuss was about this new fangled brushless stuff... I was impressed, very impressed indeed.. 30mph was fast to me back in the day.. I GPS'd the Banzai at 57mph & that was that... I've now bought myself 24 RCs in around 2 years.! 😜! 😜!
This car, is a *Nissan Silvia 15* _• aka S15_ Now you know why the *Nismo* is claped on it 😉 Its THE drift car legend after the legendary Nissan 240sx. By the way, the new *Nissan Z* (400ps), was just announced. Last Z was the 300zx. 350 & 370 was nothing worth. The new Z...is a Z. check it out 😎
@@aw3s0me12 I know, I saw it the other day, it looks gorgeous doesn't it.. It's the perfect antidote to all these modern eleventy million horsepower, flappy paddled, gadget filled, expensive, computer packed super cars that are around. Just a nice & simple sports car with its engine at the front & the drive at the back. With enough power to make it exciting.. Till the tuners get to work on it.! LOL.
Agree... and you can tune the suspension..which we know most of the time (in racing) is more important than have fast it goes! Not many in the price range that allow so much adjustability
It is a very fun drift car, I bought it 4 months ago. I had to upgrade it to brushless eventually, as the built-in ESC got hot fast - after 5 minutes of drifting it was boiling. With the brushless upgrade (cost me 100€) and some new tires it can do it all. Drifting, racing (50 mph) and I even go offroad (gravel) some times. It is a very versatile beast and there are also many suitable body shells for it available (my favorite is the BMW one).
Been looking at this for years and been on the fence never seen a decent review for it...until now. Great starting point for some cool fun mods.cheaply 😎
I’ve just bought one of these purely on this video 🤭 and I’m pleased to say i love the banzai. I’m quickly becoming a fan of FTX and there just down the road from me .
There ideal for running round a car park etc, just don't bother if you're thinking of going to a dedicated drift club as 4WD is not ideal (many clubs have banned 4WD) If you're serious on starting at a club you would be far better off finding a local one and coming over to see what its really about. (many clubs have loaner cars) If you really have to buy something before you turn up.. just go RWD! A yokomo yd2 or MST RMX 2.0 is a far better starting point. And for the record a gyro is not cheating, a full size drift car will "self steer" just watch any *in car* drifting video on here and notice how the wheel will turn itself without any input from the driver. a 1/10 scale drift car will not "self steer" as the holding power of the servo will just not allow it. Therefore you need a gyro to artificially create the self steer effect.
I got one as part of a package and put a 3S brushless motor and ESC in it. I have it to the wee boy next door as a birthday gift - an absolute flying machine. He loves it but I would definitely recommend a steel spur and pinion. Great review mate - keep up the great work.
You should definitely mod it… my hsp variant is all rwd now with a gyro, better steering angle & improved suspension but mostly stock… it’s a world apart from 4wd
Definitely be interested in this, just bought one and it's amazing, but nice to know it can pushed further before moving to more advanced expensive equipment. What could you do to this to improve it?
Wow that drivetrain provided nice delivery to all the wheels. Seems pretty balanced. I was surprised to see such a big pinion but I’m no gearing specialist.
Looked at one of these many times last year but I ended up buying the Maverick strada dc instead.Comes with a locked rear diff as standard as well,I fit a cheap brushed hpi 15 turn motor in mine then changed almost everything to ali once I found out all the parts from the hsp flying fish fit it,then finally I fit a Skyline body with full lights from Killerbody,looks and drifts awesome now but i still like the look of the Banzai,might have to just get one now 😁
The 1800mah nimh battery that came with with my FTX carnage is awful, I bought a 3000mah nimh battery and it runs so much better. Obviously I know the mah doesn't affect speed but the performance difference of the aftermarket battery compared with the packaged one is really noticable
I've got one and would recommend putting a protective layer of paint or tape inside the shell. It's great fun and you might want to use lipo battery. Brushless is risky 👍👍👍👍👍
Hey tomley! Love the vids, maybe do some builds on the ftx stuff? Carnage banzai etc, there’s a huge following for them in the uk! Wish you all the best mate🙂
Went brushles straight away with road tyres on mine. Burns threw tyres. Only broke body posts, suspension post and body. But is a goodish car. Way stronger than the kanyon like
Well it’s not as cheap as I hoped it would be like I see cheap as like 20$-70$ and it’s 146.61$ in US dollars i might order it and it looks fun the content is great keep it up.
Thats an LRP Chassis. LRP were originaly a german make, and I have one of those chassis a as touring car running on 3900kv 3s brushless. Drives beautifully, not really a drifter though..
not bad drift car i will buy one , it is a good ideea to close the two gaps that are on the belly the one at the motor and the one at the spur ? so taht the debries don t enter like dust ?
Great video! I'm looking for a cheap and easy drift RC to get a feel for it. Do you have any idea if my HPI shells would fit this? Also, people in the comments are mentioning engine overheating after 5 min of use. Is it that bad? Thanks in advance!
Hello there, I was drifting Rc before it had arrived in Europe back in the early 1990's...the machine I was useing was a well used and abused Shumacher ProCat with a cheap ESP and a bottom end Futaba radio set a tunable 540 and Bald tire's. I used to have so much fun winding up the TA fanboy's with all of their highTech gear 😂onClub day's.🤣
It’s the same frame as a ftx vantage same with all the electronics the front and rear are slightly difference to get the different looks between a buggy and a drift car
£130 for a AWD Drift Chassis..... I like it, love the video, the new "HQ" is really allowing you to up your production quality, (which was really good to start with) love the use of martial arts belts for the drift barriers. Seems to go well on road as well... What's the plans with this one ???
Seems to be on the same level as the Redcat Lightning. Probably not the best parts support. Electronics seem to be about 2010 vintage. But all around a decent entry level RC.
I'm looking for an entry level drift car and was wondering if the banzai is really worth it.. I've had some bad experiences with ftx cars.bot the crawlers tho.
One thing you didn't show was the wheel replacement what hex size is on that rc ,they have been making different wheel assembly for these car I have a 6mm hex and can't find no rubber wheels for it .
They were not standard on mine I have 6mm hex on mine and can't find no hex adapters or sellers that cover all sizes, a plastic mold making is what I'm looking for
If you want to get in to the drifting scene, you maybe better to look at a Yokomo or MST. This is good for some car park drifting etc... but you'll need a Rwd for proper drifting. If you just want to get in to the RC Hobby, this is perfect with a set of road tyres rather than drift ones
Love the FTX so far after a few days playing with it. Hate the stock shell. As a newbie I'm confused by shell types, what do I need to look for to get a better shell to fit the body? Is this a standard size? 195 from what I've looked at seems an in between size? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers. Now subscribed!
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Lol😆🍺
Will he ever turn it off and let the bell end? 🤔
Mate, you need to start hosting "viewer races" or something in your new garage.!!!
Run some sort of competition on your channel to pick 8 or 10 people to race...
Or you could set a number of Top Gear type challenges, one with a crawler, one with a speed car, one with a monster truck, etc..
I'd seriously drive down from Scotland tomorrow to take part.!!
Btw, the Banzai was my second new RC when I got back into the hobby a couple of years ago, I came back after about 17 years away...
I fitted a cheap GoolRC brushless combo in it to see what all the fuss was about this new fangled brushless stuff... I was impressed, very impressed indeed..
30mph was fast to me back in the day..
I GPS'd the Banzai at 57mph & that was that... I've now bought myself 24 RCs in around 2 years.! 😜! 😜!
This car, is a
*Nissan Silvia 15*
_• aka S15_
Now you know why the *Nismo* is claped on it 😉
Its THE drift car legend after the legendary Nissan 240sx.
By the way, the new *Nissan Z* (400ps), was just announced. Last Z was the 300zx. 350 & 370 was nothing worth. The new Z...is a Z. check it out 😎
@@aw3s0me12 I know, I saw it the other day, it looks gorgeous doesn't it..
It's the perfect antidote to all these modern eleventy million horsepower, flappy paddled, gadget filled, expensive, computer packed super cars that are around.
Just a nice & simple sports car with its engine at the front & the drive at the back.
With enough power to make it exciting.. Till the tuners get to work on it.! LOL.
We have been running it at a local club as a touring car for beginners … simple wheel switch and you are good to go. Great car for the money.
Agree... and you can tune the suspension..which we know most of the time (in racing) is more important than have fast it goes! Not many in the price range that allow so much adjustability
It is a very fun drift car, I bought it 4 months ago. I had to upgrade it to brushless eventually, as the built-in ESC got hot fast - after 5 minutes of drifting it was boiling. With the brushless upgrade (cost me 100€) and some new tires it can do it all. Drifting, racing (50 mph) and I even go offroad (gravel) some times. It is a very versatile beast and there are also many suitable body shells for it available (my favorite is the BMW one).
Could u recommend your setup?
Do you need to change reciever too you can you just get a brushless motor and ESC combo and drop it in.
Been looking at this for years and been on the fence never seen a decent review for it...until now. Great starting point for some cool fun mods.cheaply 😎
Out the box it certainly surprised me!
Got one for Xmas and loved it. Upgraded to brushless and its much smoother. With touring wheels got 34mph on standard gearing. 😎👍
I’ve just bought one of these purely on this video 🤭 and I’m pleased to say i love the banzai. I’m quickly becoming a fan of FTX and there just down the road from me .
There ideal for running round a car park etc, just don't bother if you're thinking of going to a dedicated drift club as 4WD is not ideal (many clubs have banned 4WD) If you're serious on starting at a club you would be far better off finding a local one and coming over to see what its really about. (many clubs have loaner cars) If you really have to buy something before you turn up.. just go RWD! A yokomo yd2 or MST RMX 2.0 is a far better starting point.
And for the record a gyro is not cheating, a full size drift car will "self steer" just watch any *in car* drifting video on here and notice how the wheel will turn itself without any input from the driver. a 1/10 scale drift car will not "self steer" as the holding power of the servo will just not allow it. Therefore you need a gyro to artificially create the self steer effect.
Loving the old school BMX in the background with the skyways on - sweet
I got one as part of a package and put a 3S brushless motor and ESC in it. I have it to the wee boy next door as a birthday gift - an absolute flying machine. He loves it but I would definitely recommend a steel spur and pinion. Great review mate - keep up the great work.
You should definitely mod it… my hsp variant is all rwd now with a gyro, better steering angle & improved suspension but mostly stock… it’s a world apart from 4wd
Yes, that’s the plan 👍
Definitely be interested in this, just bought one and it's amazing, but nice to know it can pushed further before moving to more advanced expensive equipment. What could you do to this to improve it?
Nice vid, would've been interesting to see how it would drift with the stock tires outside though!
Hi, what type of tyre did you change to, to use it outside? Are they easily available? Very new to this.
Cheapest way to fit a gyro is buy a Dumbo rc controller with one built in,gets rid of the 8 battery controller at the same time 😊
Love your old school BMX with skyway wheels 👍👍
Cheers Mark. Built it for my Wife about 10 yrs ago
I’ve got one of these and I’ve turned mine into a rally car and it’s good and deffo for the price as well
That lil car looks pretty good. Love that crazy chopping in the beginning!
Haha
Wish it was a bit easier to get ftx in the states. Thanks for sharing Phil
Always love tuning in, solid ripp'in! Stay safe, salute.
Definitely grabbing one of these buddy 👌 thank you for covering tomley and I hope you have a lovely day pal
Cheers Max
a few of us use these at drift club bud and they keep up out the box, mines upgraded now but the best mod is the rear diff lock 😀👍
Awesome.
Nowhere near me allow 4wd in the clubs :(
@@carmad94 take the front drive shafts out
@@KamronAston thank you they said still wasnt allowed as didnt come that way :( i upgraded now tho so all good
@@carmad94 Nothing like encouraging beginners into the hobby (your club, not you!)...
Wow that drivetrain provided nice delivery to all the wheels. Seems pretty balanced. I was surprised to see such a big pinion but I’m no gearing specialist.
Yes, seems ok. I’m getting some carpet soon… be interesting to try on that
How do I start it up
Thank you for sharing Hobby Comps with us, that is a really cool discovery!
You can change the settings on the esc to lipo mode aswell👍 bought mine last week loving it so far.
Good Info... Lipo next :)
How do u do that?
Nice pov shot when you were drift testing!👍
Yes, testing a new camera, it’s able to get some cool low shots!
Looked at one of these many times last year but I ended up buying the Maverick strada dc instead.Comes with a locked rear diff as standard as well,I fit a cheap brushed hpi 15 turn motor in mine then changed almost everything to ali once I found out all the parts from the hsp flying fish fit it,then finally I fit a Skyline body with full lights from Killerbody,looks and drifts awesome now but i still like the look of the Banzai,might have to just get one now 😁
The 1800mah nimh battery that came with with my FTX carnage is awful, I bought a 3000mah nimh battery and it runs so much better. Obviously I know the mah doesn't affect speed but the performance difference of the aftermarket battery compared with the packaged one is really noticable
Iv been using this for 6 year basher drifter and speed runner and still on all stock parts apart from motor and esc
what cam did you use to get the side shots of the car on board and how did you mount it? looks great. Thanks
The battery only lasts five minutes for me. Was wondering if you have any tips to fix this
I've got one and would recommend putting a protective layer of paint or tape inside the shell. It's great fun and you might want to use lipo battery. Brushless is risky 👍👍👍👍👍
What upgrades would you consider getting one as im getting a stock one but want it better
What do you mean by brushless is risky?
@@ant7018 lipos can burn out components. Like the esc 👍👍
@@jonathanmc-smith7284 Ah gotcha, cheers bud
Safety belts for going up and inspecting verticle and top of fuselage?
Steering looked a bit "touring car" but for a entry level drifter that's fine.
Good morning world time for RC!!!
Theme there karate 🥋 chops in the beginning.....🤔. Where absolutely EPIC.......🤭😁😆 Great Day Bud....✌🏼😁
Haha… cheers John. Glad you enjoyed it
had one of these for about 3 years only problem I've had is a shock cap popping off.
Hey tomley! Love the vids, maybe do some builds on the ftx stuff? Carnage banzai etc, there’s a huge following for them in the uk! Wish you all the best mate🙂
You’re getting a lot better at drifting 👍🏻
Cheers dude 👍
Nice driving and the new garage (American accent) looks great 👍
Does it have gyro?
And how do i tweak the steering angle?
Pretty impressive car, Tomley! 😃
Fun as hell!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Glad you did a review on this, I've been considering one as a first drift car, looks good fun. 👍
No probs. I’ve had it a while, finally got around to testing it!
@@TomleyRC It would be cool to see if you locked the rear diff, what the difference was like. 👍
Went brushles straight away with road tyres on mine. Burns threw tyres. Only broke body posts, suspension post and body. But is a goodish car. Way stronger than the kanyon like
Well it’s not as cheap as I hoped it would be like I see cheap as like 20$-70$ and it’s 146.61$ in US dollars i might order it and it looks fun the content is great keep it up.
Thats an LRP Chassis. LRP were originaly a german make, and I have one of those chassis a as touring car running on 3900kv 3s brushless. Drives beautifully, not really a drifter though..
Could always take out the centre prop shaft and make it rwd if you want the authentic experience.
@Tomley RC , what was the original price that you bought it for if i may ask? Also where did you get it?
not bad drift car i will buy one , it is a good ideea to close the two gaps that are on the belly the one at the motor and the one at the spur ? so taht the debries don t enter like dust ?
Could we get a review on the old school BMX bike in the background also very curious on what brand that bike is also.
im an fpv drone flyer but this is awesome
Very cool little drifter which leads me to I didn't know you were in martial arts if you were? Thanks for the video!
Love that little car mate.. The only thing that puts me off is 8 AA Batteries.. Come on FTX.. This isn't the 90's now!!! lol
Yeah.. could do with an update really
Great video!
I'm looking for a cheap and easy drift RC to get a feel for it. Do you have any idea if my HPI shells would fit this?
Also, people in the comments are mentioning engine overheating after 5 min of use. Is it that bad?
Thanks in advance!
Does this have a gradual throttle. Or is just fully on, or fully off
What the perfect floor for a drifting session nice and smooth 😎
Hello there,
I was drifting Rc before it had arrived in Europe back in the early 1990's...the machine I was useing was a well used and abused Shumacher ProCat with a cheap ESP and a bottom end Futaba radio set a tunable 540 and Bald tire's.
I used to have so much fun winding up the TA fanboy's with all of their highTech gear 😂onClub day's.🤣
Mine arrived this afternoon
You match the transmitter perfectly. 😁
You mean a bit big & bulky? Or the colour 😅
@@TomleyRC 😂 The colour.
🤣
Banzai! looks pretty dope!
What website would be best to buy for USA
Itd be good too see you convert it to a brushless speed run car
Where did you get it
I am impressed that is a very cool little car. Nice vid.
What happened to the yokomo yd2? How about any rwd drift cars? I feel like theres heaps of youtubers pushing "drift" cars and theyre awd.
Nice little car. Like the old Rayleigh BMX .mag wheels nice
That’s my wife’s. I built it for her about 10yrs ago
@@TomleyRC I had one of those when I was a kid. Burner .love the new premises as well mate.loads of space
Great video, can I ask what camera you used to capture the on car footage?
Insta360 Go 2
It’s the same frame as a ftx vantage same with all the electronics the front and rear are slightly difference to get the different looks between a buggy and a drift car
£130 for a AWD Drift Chassis.....
I like it, love the video, the new "HQ" is really allowing you to up your production quality, (which was really good to start with) love the use of martial arts belts for the drift barriers.
Seems to go well on road as well...
What's the plans with this one ???
6s🤣
@@talonvaughn6175 mmmm don't think the esc will handle it, but a 2s pack for a start should wake it up, particularly one of those 100c ones
@@SharkysGarageRCandMore Haha yeah, I was joking. But now days people 6 or 8s everything lmao.
What is that orange tractor in the video?
FG Modellsport
I’ve been looking at drift cars recently that are a good budget so I would love to see what all rc drift cars you can find for a deal
Seems to be on the same level as the Redcat Lightning. Probably not the best parts support. Electronics seem to be about 2010 vintage. But all around a decent entry level RC.
Plenty of parts in the UK 👍
White 5 spokes...
My old school senses are tingling
I'm looking for an entry level drift car and was wondering if the banzai is really worth it.. I've had some bad experiences with ftx cars.bot the crawlers tho.
Did it come with the road tyres
Make a review of the ftx holigan 1/28 scale rc please
One thing you didn't show was the wheel replacement what hex size is on that rc ,they have been making different wheel assembly for these car I have a 6mm hex and can't find no rubber wheels for it .
Banggood don't have everything
12mm Hex, the road wheels I put on were standard 1/10 12mm hex ones
They were not standard on mine I have 6mm hex on mine and can't find no hex adapters or sellers that cover all sizes, a plastic mold making is what I'm looking for
Would you recommend this as a basic budget car for a novice im trying to get in the scene and don’t want to spend much
If you want to get in to the drifting scene, you maybe better to look at a Yokomo or MST. This is good for some car park drifting etc... but you'll need a Rwd for proper drifting. If you just want to get in to the RC Hobby, this is perfect with a set of road tyres rather than drift ones
is the sound loud? im trying to buy one of these later on
The main chunk of chassis / the diffs look very much like my FTX Vantage. Maybe I can get the suspension as spares and convert mine... 🤔😎
Where can I buy these I'm from Philippines
Where do yo get the fast track wheels from with harder compound tyres thanks
I was wondering how do I get this in the USA
Great review buddy . We sell these but my reviews are rubbish lol
Thanks mate… it’s a steep learning curve making videos
@@TomleyRC very true buddy . RUclips is a tough one . You seem to be getting there now buddy . Keep goin and we wish u all the very best
whhen will you do more with the yd2
Just waiting for the body to be painted 👍
That car looks like a pretty similar design to the hsp flying fish. I have a flying fish and I swapped in a traxxas vxl 3s system into it
Yes, possibly
@@KammbronnRC The Maverick strada dc is even closer to the HSP flying fish,I've swapped over nearly every part and everything has fit perfect.
@@KammbronnRC oh yea hopefully it turns out good again
Can the stickers be removed?
Can u put a 2s battery in here?
is that an old retro raleigh bmx in the backround ?
Yes, a Custom Super Tuff I build for my wife about 10yrs ago
@@TomleyRC lucky girl
I was so tempted by this FTX last year but I was put off by the open gears. I got the Absima Touring Truck instead
😎👍🏻
Love the FTX so far after a few days playing with it. Hate the stock shell. As a newbie I'm confused by shell types, what do I need to look for to get a better shell to fit the body? Is this a standard size? 195 from what I've looked at seems an in between size? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers. Now subscribed!
Any 10 scale
This or the UDI 1/16?
Another awesome video love how the shop us coming along can't wait for the next one 👍☕
Your new studio looks like a fantasy from my 10 year old self. Is that a GT with the white mags?
Lol… it’s a Mk2 Raleigh Burner 👍 (super tuff)
I feel a speedrun comin up ⭐🤙
Lol nearly wet myself with the opening 🤣 good video 🤣👍😎
Haha
Will the diffs take 4s
I challenge TomleyRC to make any one of his RC Truck models the worlds Fastest! ?
Easy 👍
@@TomleyRC the one truely confident reply i got! Lets go TomleyRC yay! I can't wait to see
Been looking at this on RC geeks anyone know if the touring wheels come with is or would I have to get them separately
Whats the price??
Is that HSP Flying Fish clone?
Looks great 👍 have entered a few hobbycomps, no wins yet though 😞.
Says tomleyrc coupon limit has been reached too 😞. 👍
Awesome video m8 i do like that hobby comps never won as of yet but bagged myself 3 tickets for the lancia delta 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞