Motor and ESC Choice - Diary of a Rookie Drifter Series

In this video, I discuss what I have learned about motor and ESC choice with drifting. I very quickly learned that faster is not always better.

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[toxicshot]

I know this is an older video, but was a big help!

[ronmacad]

Aha... 6 years ago when guys in my area drift with 8.5T, 10.5T & 13.5T, I was beating them with a 35T brushed, as with my racing days in 2wd buggy back in late 80's to early 90's, it's not just the power but traction and control makes you consistent and win races. Above all, HAVE FUN!

[RoadsideRC]

Thanks for this!
Just starting in drifting, and curious about motor setup!

[darnelrichardson]

Fawking awesome sauce bro.. I run a brushed 12t traxxas motor in my drifter and gonna change now

[RoyMak]

Best Tutorials and explanations ever, BEST YOUTUBER

[theibault]

Loving this series. I have been drifting for a while, but all mine are AWD. Really thinking of getting into the RWD scene this spring. Keep up the great work Joe.

[dusapraharsh]

Great video now i have an idea what to buy thanks bro i am new to drift rc

[kp]

im in the same situation coming from On road racing started 13.5 I was horrible in Drifting kept on asking wear is the traction?? I went down to a 17.5 motor big difference .. awesome Video! still looking for base FDR/ motor setting for drifting

[scalefreakgaming]

Go to RCMart’s site and search for 21.5. There are two that will pop up right away that are a really good value.

[felixpigeon]

Lol! I got the smoothest car at the track and the fastest car also by very far. Im running 7.5t. Motor speed does help I agree but the real challenge is the guy behind the remote. I also stop running drag brake, when using drag brake, you cant let the wheel spin freely in drift to slow down, the wheel are either stop or spinning on gaz

[powcar]

On my hpi sprint 2 drift car, I needed a traxxas 12 turn motor. in order to get it, to drift on our driveway. I had a hpi 15 turn on it, with a hobbywing esc.

[spoonman]

Me going to rcmart: wow
Me after seeing what i need: looks like i am going to beg for money

[killersushi]

Its weird. I disagree with all of these tips for the Sakura chassis. In our RC Drift group the highest turn motor used is a 10T. Everyone else uses 8.5T. Not sure why you would need a motor with that much torque. Is the drift surface high grip?

[dusapraharsh]

Hey joe im new to rc drift can i start with a 17 t motor? Which has around 2000kv or shld i stick with 21 t to start off

[ehuntered]

check out my D4 Joe, it's got a smoke exhaust. Your right about running into other people drift cars because some have alot of time into them with painting and scale features. I was running a 5.5 turn in my D4 and it was just way to much just uncontrollable i now have a 17.5 way more better:)

[spectrabomb]

Hey sorry to bother you but could you link me a kinda budget brushless 21.5T motor and brushless speed control? The one(s) in the description are discontinued and I’m also new to this AND am also getting a Sakura D4 RWD so if you could please help out it would mean a lot! Thanks!!

[WulfandCub]

Im setting up a brushless system on my car and was wondering if I could use a 1200kv motor. most of my drifting practice takes place on rough concrete.

[edwinmiranda]

And for 4wd it the same? Because I'm thinking to buy between 2wd or 4wd

[vecknumb]

Is it enough just use 80a esc?simce 120a is expensive a bit

[rocketbunnyboy]

my 13 turn brushed works great on my sakura D4