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That's still no reason to not be out there drifting.
R/C drifting is the same as real drifting only 1/10th the scale. But that's not to say it is only 1/10th the fun! For those who are a little slower than others, R/C means radio controlled.
The principle is simple. Rap the car into a corner real fast and get the rear end to hang out as much as possible. Its a lot easer than real drift and a lot cheaper if you bang it into a kurb too.
Here are some pics of our Usual Suspects R/C drift car in action (note the Phat intercooler)
Now the newest edition to our Usual Suspects R/C drift family the Usus. S15 Drift Silvia (Note Phat exhaust)
Here is a video of the Silvia in action
Ok, so what type of mods would you expect to see on an R/C car? Yes there is the usual gear ratios, modified motors chrome wheels... but what about those "Crazy" mods that I'm so renound for? Well you have seen the intercooler, the twin cannonball exhausts... yes very well, they all look trick. but will they create bags of power??? no not really. well it's time to let you in on some R/C mods that I have been making to the silvia.
The enemy of all electrical items is heat, heat is a by product of power, but excessive heat will rob power. Same as a full scale car.
the motor is inside the red circle, you may also notice that it has a heat sink on it already. the darker area in the heat sink fins toward the left side of the motor is a hole that I cut out to allow more air into the motor. this however was not enough. running the car without a dust cover allows more air to circulate, but also allows dirt and leaves and whatever else in. To avoid having to strip and clean the car after every lap I opted to leave the dust cover on, But with a few mods...
The dust cover is a transparent plastic, so it is a little hard to see. The standard cover just covered all the electrics and let no air in. So I modified mine to include a large air scoop (circled in red) which forces air down through the heat sink and out the bottom of the car.
Now running the car with the dust cover on actually improved motor cooling... but it just didn't look the same. so the body shell had to be modified as well. A portion of the windshield had to be removed to allow the air to enter the scoop. It now keeps the motor dramatically cooler throughout the intense drifting. more mods to follow, I'll keep you posted.
