It has surprised me how much I have enjoyed it! Honestly, I did not think it was going to be as fun as it is. Maybe if you can find 1-2 more people who are interested, you can get the scene started where you are!!
For me, more traction up front and less traction in the back is the way to go. I prefer smooth and slow drifts, with perfect front wheel traction so that the car does exactly what I want. 👍 That’s also the reason why I’m running LF-5 tires on all surfaces. Less traction feels more realistic to scale drift speed as well imo.
Interesting! Glad you found a combination that works for you. I keep transitioning more weight reward. My current car is 70% rear bias. I find the front end does whatever I want as long as I have the rear wheels spinning! That is the cool thing about this - we all have a different style.
Do you mean stickier tires like when I did the foam & rubber tires? Unfortunately, I used a different length for those tests, so not an apples-to-apples comparison. Still, from driving it I can tell you that the rubber and foam tires accelerated MUCH faster.
@@RoadsideRC yes I was talking about the sticker tires. I saw your other video. Just wondering if the tires gave the same advantage without the possibility of hurting the handling.
@@JMHZ2401 You are right, those tires made it MUCH faster, but are also not allowed on the usual drift tracks. As an example, at the track we normally drive at, there is a spec tire that we must run.
@@RoadsideRC thanks for sharing your info with me roadside I really appreciate it. How hot is to hot for one of these motors? What is a good temp to look for and what would be a temp to watch out for and not go above to be safe? Sorry for the 21 questions since I'm new to the electric side of the hobby and don't really want to have to buy something twice before I learn that particular lesson lol I've ran nitro my whole life and man its like starting all over again as far as learning the cars or at least what drives them but it's incredible what these cars are capable of with today's technology there's just a lot to learn of you want to keep your equipment running best.
Typically, the motor temps don't get very hot with drifting. You aren't putting enough stress through the motor. You should be able to hold your finger on the motor for a few seconds - that is the simpleton way of checking the temps.
There are actually a lot of compound variations offered - and it is a frequent topic of discussion. Most tracks actually spec a tire - so we must look for performance gains elsewhere.
@@RoadsideRC Wait, really? I didn't know RC drifting was that official. Do they just not allow other tire usage at all, is it a case-by-case basis (hey, I have a heavy front by choice, so I use these tires to compensate, let me show you my pace), or does that only apply to whatever competitions are available and on-site drift-bashing is open-setup?
@Drunken_Hamster Completely depends on the track. My local track allows folks to use various specs - within reason. Some tracks 100% only allow one tire.
@@RoadsideRC I guess it depends just how much you're outdriving other cars and how much of a problem that does or doesn't cause for them, then. Though I personally might choose to avoid a track that's as uptight as your second example. IDK as I don't currently run any RC's and also don't know of any tracks near me (or how to find them), anyway.
@@Drunken_Hamster If you give rc drifting a try - you will see the merits to having a spec tire at a track. It really does help a lot and is generally seen as a best practice.
Ideally, I want the car to be as light as possible - I just want the necessary weight to be in the most optimal position. Heavy cars are not fast cars in any form of motorsports!
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Always glad to see that when something pops up in my head , i ALWAYS see a video of Troy covering it
:)
Glad I can help!
Thanks for the kind words.
@RoadsideRC thank you for all the hard work man! You've been a guru since I started my journey on my birthday in February this year
Great info. I love how seemingly small changes have a huge impact on drift car performance. I really enjoy the tinkering.
RC drift is certainly for you then!
There seems no end to the tweaking!
Roadside Rc. thanks for coming by. ur in the loop
Awesome! Thank you!
How about high motor or low motor mount
Most people say it depends on the surface you are driving. I have found the high motor mount works great in all areas for me.
Some nice testing
Thanks Stevo!
I’m putting together a RMX 2.5RS (first drift car). I designed and 3d printed a rear ESC mount. I’ll be posting it on Thingiverse soon.
Awesome! Hope it works well.
Good tests. Wish I had a drift track and interested RC'ers around me! Looks fun
It has surprised me how much I have enjoyed it! Honestly, I did not think it was going to be as fun as it is.
Maybe if you can find 1-2 more people who are interested, you can get the scene started where you are!!
Brilliant info mate 😎👌
Thank you!
Great video and really cool garage and drift track🤙🏁
Thank you!
Hey about the track and other people being faster than you. Did you figure out what tires they’re using
Yep - we all use the same tire on track.
@@RoadsideRC thanks for all this information also. Imma go out to my local hobby shop and get me an RMX 2.0
wow that's pretty coo,thanks for the info
Sure thing!
For me, more traction up front and less traction in the back is the way to go.
I prefer smooth and slow drifts, with perfect front wheel traction so that the car does exactly what I want. 👍
That’s also the reason why I’m running LF-5 tires on all surfaces.
Less traction feels more realistic to scale drift speed as well imo.
Interesting! Glad you found a combination that works for you.
I keep transitioning more weight reward. My current car is 70% rear bias.
I find the front end does whatever I want as long as I have the rear wheels spinning!
That is the cool thing about this - we all have a different style.
@@RoadsideRC true! 👍
@@RoadsideRC I’m not talking about putting weight up front btw, but having it balanced and with a low center of gravity.
For some reason I'm wanting to call this style "planted" I'd say I'm kind of the same
Amazing thank you for sharing im gonna do that to mine
Great!
do recommend a glitch buster 0r bec etc. that see on rc sites?
I have never needed them for any of my vehicles.
Nice test. Faster speed but does it drift worse?
Maybe...
That is part of the whole controversy in the drift community. This creates less of a balanced vehicle and does change the driving dynamics.
Is that the flysky gt3c you're using with it? How do you like it? How's it preform? I got one I had for 10 years. Plan on using it onu drift car.
Yes - this is very old, and what I had at the time. I do not recommend it anymore.
Well now im interested to see how much faster you are in keeping up with us. If this works i might be moving some stuff back. lol
Ha! Yeah, might not keep up with you yet - watch out for a rear motor conversion!
I'll make this thing pull the front wheels! :)
Kidding...maybe...
Hi. You think its possivel help me whith my mst 2.5?
Thanks
You want to reduce total weight as much as possible. Whatever weight is left - move it towards the rear.
Where does the times stack up against the times with sticker tires?
Do you mean stickier tires like when I did the foam & rubber tires? Unfortunately, I used a different length for those tests, so not an apples-to-apples comparison. Still, from driving it I can tell you that the rubber and foam tires accelerated MUCH faster.
@@RoadsideRC yes I was talking about the sticker tires. I saw your other video. Just wondering if the tires gave the same advantage without the possibility of hurting the handling.
@@JMHZ2401 You are right, those tires made it MUCH faster, but are also not allowed on the usual drift tracks. As an example, at the track we normally drive at, there is a spec tire that we must run.
@@RoadsideRC ok I did not know that. Good info.
What do you have your boost and turbo settings set at? I have the same set up and trying to get a baseline to start at with the tuning of the motor
Motor timing is 40*, 10* boost, and 10* turbo.
Others in my area run 20* motor, plus 20* boost and 20* turbo.
@@RoadsideRC thanks for sharing your info with me roadside I really appreciate it. How hot is to hot for one of these motors? What is a good temp to look for and what would be a temp to watch out for and not go above to be safe? Sorry for the 21 questions since I'm new to the electric side of the hobby and don't really want to have to buy something twice before I learn that particular lesson lol I've ran nitro my whole life and man its like starting all over again as far as learning the cars or at least what drives them but it's incredible what these cars are capable of with today's technology there's just a lot to learn of you want to keep your equipment running best.
Typically, the motor temps don't get very hot with drifting. You aren't putting enough stress through the motor.
You should be able to hold your finger on the motor for a few seconds - that is the simpleton way of checking the temps.
This was the first mod I did to my mst and I had similar results but that battery mod got me thinking 🤔 😂
Glad I could be a bad influence. :)
Do you know if the yokomo bigbore shocks will fit the mst rmx 2.0?
I believe they do, yes.
You’ve answered my question. Earn a sub
Glad it was helpful!
Try adding weight to front and rear but more on rear should keep front tires down some but give you that weight for speed
That would be something to try!
You've got great machines. But the tables, your place catches my eyes more. 19th Like from your friend Toy Powerplant :)
Ha! Yes. I am very fortunate to have a good place to work on my RCs.
Weird how nobody thought to use rubber (or just anything more grippy) tires.
There are actually a lot of compound variations offered - and it is a frequent topic of discussion.
Most tracks actually spec a tire - so we must look for performance gains elsewhere.
@@RoadsideRC Wait, really? I didn't know RC drifting was that official. Do they just not allow other tire usage at all, is it a case-by-case basis (hey, I have a heavy front by choice, so I use these tires to compensate, let me show you my pace), or does that only apply to whatever competitions are available and on-site drift-bashing is open-setup?
@Drunken_Hamster Completely depends on the track. My local track allows folks to use various specs - within reason.
Some tracks 100% only allow one tire.
@@RoadsideRC I guess it depends just how much you're outdriving other cars and how much of a problem that does or doesn't cause for them, then.
Though I personally might choose to avoid a track that's as uptight as your second example. IDK as I don't currently run any RC's and also don't know of any tracks near me (or how to find them), anyway.
@@Drunken_Hamster If you give rc drifting a try - you will see the merits to having a spec tire at a track. It really does help a lot and is generally seen as a best practice.
Why not just add stick on weights?
Ideally, I want the car to be as light as possible - I just want the necessary weight to be in the most optimal position.
Heavy cars are not fast cars in any form of motorsports!
nice mst👍👍
Thank you! This is a nice chassis!
Haha I felt the same way so that’s why I stopped coming out.
I feel you!
Maybe we need the slow-guy group!!
Do you still have your car?