Power Craze Drifter+: Newbie REALTIME REVIEW!!!

[@manchildrc]

I grabbed one today. All the 1/28 WLtoys wheels and tires fit with no mods. Putting true drift tires makes it a lot better. If you take the top deck off the chassis you can see modding the motor would be easy. I was surprised to see a heat sink on the motor. Changing pinion/spur is no problem either. It's all bushings, no bearings. Unfortunately the servo is a 5 wire with a losi style servo saver. :(. The esc is a 2 in 1 with no casing. Just a raw pcb board. It would also be easy to make it rear wheel drive for a true drift instead of power slide. It has metal dog bones all the way around. Definitely not worth $50 because you can get a WLTOYS for that but good enough at $28. You can also shave the steering knuckles for better turning radius. Also the battery is directly soldered to the board. I went ahead and clipped that and soldered in a molex connector. Now I can swap batteries and use a hobby grade charger for faster charging. The included battery is a 1s (3.7v) 550mah with no listed discharge rate.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Dude you have got to film all of that!! Completely awesome, thank you for the knowledge bomb 💣!!

[@manchildrc]

@@arkansasrcnewbie I've got a face for radio lol. No worries your video got me all fired up on it so I had to check it out. I love to tinker on rc

[@anngela9040]

Picked mine up at Costco for $20 what a steal! Don’t expect too much out of it either

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

You should be arrested!! 😉😉😎

[@aliasangelalias]

I love this RC toy from Costco! It is just $28!! Mean... $28!!!! What a bang out of our dollars. Nothing at ROSS or TJMax has this level of speed and for the price. I highly recommend it in my opinion. I will be buying more just to bash around while my real hobby grade RC is being charge. Also, great for those who want to practice driving around an RC controller until they get to the serious stuff one day. Just my honest opinion.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Your absolutely right man, great practice setup especially at $28!!

[@jponz85]

They're not $28 at Costco at all. They're $34.99 before taxes. It's a $40 product.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

@jponz85 well the Costco in Littlerock and on their site they are 28.99

[@jponz85]

@@arkansasrcnewbie here in Cali, $34.99:/ or I would had bought one at $28 lol

[@hohowan360]

20 dollars now on sale

[@Justinross_Payawal]

Got mine for $20 instead of $29 at Costco, it was fun drifting this around. And I paid a 1/3 of the price of a WLToys 284131, which is $60.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Dude that's a STEAL!

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is a cool looking one and would probably be a blast on an unfinished basement floor or something when the weather is bad and you can't get out with the other one. For a fully ready to run kit it seems like a deal for $28 just to have something to goof off with occasionally.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Your right man, rainy day fun. 28 dollars is not bad, just expected a different tire compound.

[@AddamsPlayground]

@@arkansasrcnewbie I wonder if 3/4 inch plastic plumbing pipe would fit on there? We use to take a piece of 2 inch (I am pretty sure it was 2 inch)ABS plumbing pipe and cut tire sized slices out of them. It would slide right onto a regular touring car wheels to make drift tires back before they were really a thing! It had just enough grip to get the car going and hold slides forever! It was a lot of fun! Not sure if something like that could work for this too?

[@slothsquatch5023]

Now we see evidence of why Wolfman drives everywhere, the Arkansas RC Newbie never met a cone he didn't want to hit. I got me a lil drifter focus, it rips. These and mini drones are so much fun in the winter to play around with indoors.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

They were cones!!! Lol Thanks brother, yep not a driver!😉😉👊🏽

[@RadioactiveRC]

What’s up Arkansas RC Newbie! $28 that is one big bang for the buck! I like the beeping feature. Just need some tire replacements. Thanks for the Xmas ideas! 🤙🏼☢️

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

For sure Radioactive ☢️!! Thanks for stopping by brother

[@benjobuenavista3550]

Got one for $20 on sale now at costco, quick question, mine has a delay for reverse, doesn’t reverse right away like instantly

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

No, the delay is normal because it acts as a brake first. Not a good one but a brake lol

[@manchildrc]

Ok the body is the WLtoys 284131 body. 100% matching. Paint is the only difference at all. Lights are the same. Even identical locations for body posts. The only difference in these two vehicle is plastic chassis with upper deck vs aluminum chassis with no upper deck. Same servo . Same motor. Wl has better materials to the same components. I'm wondering if the WLtoys radio will bind to it

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Man that's crazy the similarities I bet they would bind!

[@erincampbell4859]

My sons truck just stopped working? Like the wheels won’t start? It’s connected but the wheels don’t drive.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Be sure and take the wheels off and check for hair, mine had hair in the rears and did the exact same thing!!

[@christianonesto5709]

Recently got this. It’s fully charged but the car won’t turn on and the control keeps blinking and so I’m confused on what to do.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Man sad to hear, I would plug it in and fully charge the car. Turn your transmitter on, flick the power switch into the on position (drifter) while plugged in and unplug, see if it binds. Good Luck

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

Worth $28 bucks? Well, just because today in 2023 , 28 is the new 18 I’ll give it that, but Drifter it is not. This thing is awd so it needs some hard glossy plastic tires to get this little ripper sliding around. Also a bit more steering angle too wouldn’t hurt. Still a fun little ripper for rainy days indoors. Did you try it on linoleum, wood or tile yet?

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

A little linoleum but the same thing. Great write up and comment man, I agree. Plastic wheels PLEASE!! LOL 👊 Thanks brother, I'm thinking of a plastic wheel hack 🤔

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

@@arkansasrcnewbie electric tape around the tires is what we use to do to make’em slide. Try that first to see if it helps. Can’t be any over hang on either sides of the tire. Maybe someone with a printer can make some for you…👊🏼😝

[@JulianOddo]

how do u take the plastic body/ cover off ?

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Just used a pick tool. And gently pried off holding the body still and was sure not to bend the plastic.

[@DavidPerez-wz1ss]

I got one for my kid and I play with it more. It pretty fun to drift around the house. Hehe. The tires are nothing great.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

For sure man, gotta look into some plastic ones

[@JxstAxel]

When i was changing my tire one of the lug nuts it was stuck and it wasnt coming off i need some help if u can respond or make a video and trying to see if it helps

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Ooh man, maybe take the hib off and see of you can grab it from behind??

[@rayshawnmaybeback9034]

what size is the hexagon nut on the wheel

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Not sure brother??

[@robertg3604]

It was $20 at my Costco bought them as gifts for my nephews.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

He's gonna love it, such a great beginner drifter for guys like me lol.

[@hickjagger1348]

Bro, do a how much will it take series. Put it on 2s, 3s, and don’t stop until it melts

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

🤣🤣 Find me the battery link!!

[@carlosjuarez7449]

It'll take 2s

[@bdanyluk]

I JUST BOUGHT TEN OF THESE ON AMAZON FOR $19.99 EACH !!!

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Damn!!!

[@We_in_Miami]

How long you been boxing? 🥊

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Hey brother, I've been grappling since I was 7 and have won multiple world grappling titles. I had fought professionally for about 8 years and now I teach, train and coach.

[@stellaarnadottir1631]

Can anyone tell me if this drifts well indoors

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

I've heard it's great on wood, ceramic and linoleum

[@stellaarnadottir1631]

@@arkansasrcnewbie thank you

[@YUGNAGIHCIM]

I think you're being a whining cry baby knit picking on a little o' $28 R/C TOY... But then, If there's something better out there at a retail store in that price range, then do please share... I normally don't comment too much, but since ya put yourself out there, and ask for opinions, hey why not... 🤗

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Love it, appreciate the comment 👍🏼 People put themselves out there and get upset when a comment comes there way lol. Got a pretty big channel other then this (not rc related) and there's plenty there too ha ha.

[@rohan6043]

I also have

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Nice!!

[@pandacrawler6x6]

Lots of cool fun for $20!

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Exactly right! Super budget for sure, I need some more wheel time lol.

[@pandacrawler6x6]

HéHéHé! You already shows some Drift Skills

[@dioniciobedoy8319]

19 bucks as today November 10 ...😊

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Awesome! Someone told me I was full of crap!! 🤣🤣👍

[@sealboy8347]

2:40 *smack* *smack* "Not a drifter" *smack*

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

🤣 Yep, I just don't know how to drift!!

[@sealboy8347]

@@arkansasrcnewbie I don't either, that's what makes it fun :D