Post by AndrewJCH on Sept 11, 2004 0:52:20 GMT 7
What have you guys discovered so far with ur car?
Let's post afew setups we tend to use so we can compare setups and opinions to come up with more solid ideas on how to set a drift car, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of shaft and belt.
What I found so far playing with TL-01, TT-01 and TA-04...i only used these two cars to compare so ur results may vary.
SHAFT:
More immediate control in direction as torque punches in quick, pushing the car sideways faster, this is seen especially when going in a straight line, and then going side ways, without doing a feint style, the shaft drive turns sideways faster than the belt drive.
holds sideways longer than belt cause it punches in very hard and fast since it has more torque, allowing the car to loose traction faster and better, thus less traction means more slide, so my tl-01 can slide really long with it's shaft drive...not to mention it has more high end speed than the tt-01, so it's wheelspins are much more aggressive than the tt-01, which holds it's sideways slightly less.
Belt:
More speed...with lesser torque, the pvc tires have more time gripping the road, thus generating more friction which powers the car forward even faster.
Less stalling when changing direction, this especially obvious when riding a slightly slopey road, going down at one direction, then making a u turn and going back up again. With less torque, the belt drive TA-04 does not stall very long on the spot when doing this directional change, unlike my TT-01, with it having more torque, looses traction when making this directional change, and thus, stalls awhile longer than the TA-04.
Setup for Drift car.
Both my cars are zero camber to allow even wear and tear of pvc tires, i think it is safe to say that there are other things worth setting to increase performance than to camber pvc tires.
My front springs on both my cars are slightly harder than the back springs, i find that it allows the car to throw it's rear better this way, which is opposite from grip cars and 1/1 scale cars, which require it's rear to be harder than the front in order to be able to achieve this result.
What about u guys? Any of u discovered something about ur car setup and stuff which u would like to share, anything which u may not agree with when reading this post?
Andrew
Let's post afew setups we tend to use so we can compare setups and opinions to come up with more solid ideas on how to set a drift car, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of shaft and belt.
What I found so far playing with TL-01, TT-01 and TA-04...i only used these two cars to compare so ur results may vary.
SHAFT:
More immediate control in direction as torque punches in quick, pushing the car sideways faster, this is seen especially when going in a straight line, and then going side ways, without doing a feint style, the shaft drive turns sideways faster than the belt drive.
holds sideways longer than belt cause it punches in very hard and fast since it has more torque, allowing the car to loose traction faster and better, thus less traction means more slide, so my tl-01 can slide really long with it's shaft drive...not to mention it has more high end speed than the tt-01, so it's wheelspins are much more aggressive than the tt-01, which holds it's sideways slightly less.
Belt:
More speed...with lesser torque, the pvc tires have more time gripping the road, thus generating more friction which powers the car forward even faster.
Less stalling when changing direction, this especially obvious when riding a slightly slopey road, going down at one direction, then making a u turn and going back up again. With less torque, the belt drive TA-04 does not stall very long on the spot when doing this directional change, unlike my TT-01, with it having more torque, looses traction when making this directional change, and thus, stalls awhile longer than the TA-04.
Setup for Drift car.
Both my cars are zero camber to allow even wear and tear of pvc tires, i think it is safe to say that there are other things worth setting to increase performance than to camber pvc tires.
My front springs on both my cars are slightly harder than the back springs, i find that it allows the car to throw it's rear better this way, which is opposite from grip cars and 1/1 scale cars, which require it's rear to be harder than the front in order to be able to achieve this result.
What about u guys? Any of u discovered something about ur car setup and stuff which u would like to share, anything which u may not agree with when reading this post?
Andrew
... hey thx for the clarifcation man.. if possible teach me all da techniques to driftin.. (eager to drift.. but my pvc tires aint ready yet.. ) for now.. i'll just be listenin to yall advices... thx 
