i'm a noob in this, what do i need to get a proper drift cars. i can't accept any rc jargons..sorry, too noob to understand, anyone can help me? also roughly how much will it be?

how much for a tamiya one.sure rm300++ or above....rich folks can play onli......

Okay okay, I'll explain to you thoroughly and maybe put in the front page also so that newbies can use as a guide.

What you need to get started with RC drifting. [TAMIYA]

1. DIY
a) Car kit (chassis, internal parts, etc. w/o motor)
b) Motor (if not included)
c) Wheels (ABS for tyres and rims of your choice)
d) Bearings
e) Remote control
f) Remote control receiver
g) Servo (the unit that will steer the car)
h) 6 cell battery
i) Charger for the battery
j) Bodyshell of your choice

2. Ready made
a) Car kit (w/motor, wheels, remote control, receiver, servo and bodyshell)
b) 6 cell battery
c) Charger for the battery
d) ABS for tyres (replace stock rubber tyres with these)



Here's the pricing structure (DIY).
a) and b) - RM600 (TAMIYA TT-01)
c) - RM20
d) - RM80 (TAMIYA)
e) and f) - RM300 (TAMIYA STANDARD)
g) - RM30 (STANDARD SERVO)
h) - RM70 for 1800mAH, RM140 for 3800mAH
i) - RM100 (ANSMANN AC30 BASIC CHARGER)
j) - RM50 (QD), RM120 (TAMIYA ORIGINAL UNPAINTED) RM160 (TAMIYA FINISHED BODY)

Ready made
a) - RM760 (TAMIYA TT-01 XB)
b) - RM70 for 1800mAH, RM140 for 3800mAH
c) - RM100 (ANSMANN AC30 BASIC CHARGER)

3. Drift kits (TAMIYA TT-01 DRIFT SPEC)

a) Car kit (chassis, internal parts, sport tuned motor, bearings, drift tyres, bodyshell)
b) Remote control
c) Receiver
d) Servo
e) Battery
f) Charger

a) costs RM650, the rest as per above.

Remember that you can always get second hand stuff, including the car itself but the prices above are based on NEW and BASIC ones, available at Tamiya Underground, 1 Utama.

Forgot to mention, ABS a type of pipe that can be cut to fit the RC car's rims, and it has zero traction thus allowing a good drift. FYI, only my car is new, the rest of my stuff is second hand and I got my whole package now for sub RM1000 if it wasn't for the extra accessories I bought.

thanks man, too bad i'm from malacca....the availbility of tamiya stuffs are very limited, there's only one tamiya shop here...so the price sure cut-throat one..these cars can drift on what surface? and the ones you recommend is battery operated?

The shop there is Mickey trading right? In MP. The boss my friend. I get Mini 4wd from there oso. U from MMU ar? I got friends from MMU into RC drifting there oso

yea, mmu malacca....i heard from my friends that there are some people drifting their rcs. and they happen to be my friend's friend...small world eh..especially if you stay in malacca....sigh

tamiya drift tires come with rims. yokomo ones dun come with rims. its more than rm 1 difference

dun really need drift tires to drift. hard compund rubber tires good enough. like the std kit tamiya tires. btw add me to the list. didnt manage to take part in the last drift competition because car not ready in time. couldnt build the kit in time. will join the next one in atria.

Daniel/ HB Cyclone

the yokomo 1 the material is like how wan?

i thought it will be too hard to be inserted to the tyre?

yomoko got few times. got hard rubber, single plastic ring, multiple rings and so on. if u use their rims its not that hard to fit it. if u still cant fit it just use the preassembled ones

Aiks..My bro's AE86 (Red) in the pics posted by Andy..ss19 kakis

which one? got two there. but yeah they're both ss19 kakis la

oh yeah, forgot the rims, but then I just use ciplak rims, for makeshift purposes.

guys, I've been told that this sat is gonna be packed la. I think we should postpone to next week. and this thursday I'll be at TU shopping again, if you wanna try out some then come lor

walau,rm700++ for a tamiya rc car???Night,i think we better spend on mini 4wd lol.....I saw a lot of chapalang rc car(not tamiya)...Can use ar???RM700,i can buy 7900gs for my new rig liao...

rm700 can buy alot of things...different people might buy different things....but drifting your own rc car....seriously priceless...

waaa,my parent will scold me if i get one but they will never scold me if i get a gaming rig at rm4000....That is why lol...

drifting is one of the cheapest form of rc already lar. wait when you go start racing rc cars. Rm 10k is just the starting point

walau,i cannot tahan liao...

exactly, when a Playstation 2 also costs almost the same price why do ppl call that cheap and this expensive?? it's not so much about the passion anymore, this is more about mentality. one man's bouquet of roses is another man's pile of shit, if you know what I mean.

infact, I also dont see the point of a couple of small battery powered cars going around in a fixed track? maybe you can enlighten me on why it's wise to spend half of what others spend on bigger sized cars that they can actually control, on mini 4wd, then the guys out there who say RC is for rich folks will understand what I mean

thats because to many ppl rc cars are just toys. they dun understand that electric powered rc cars are more advance in terms of tunability than their road cars. what can u tune in f1 cars u can do in rc cars tires and insert,springs,camber,rideheight,caster,droop,sway bars,toe,shockmounting,wheelbase,antisquat,kick up,roll centre and so on. even profile of esc can adjust. we even use tire warmers for racing.