If someone is just starting, I'd highly recommend Normal Mode and Hard(Red LED) with gyro set between 80-90 percent. This will allow you to transition faster and won't hold you back. If you have the V4 and your servo wobbles at these settings, you need either a better servo or to turn up the torque value on said servo, if it's adjustable.
I honestly need someone to walk me threw all the setting customizations on my radio and all that. I'm new but believe I have a decent set up. Maybe it's because I'm new to it but I feel like something is off because it's super hard to drift. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it so much!
Thanks this was super helpful. I just built my first car with the same gyro and receiver. I didn't know about the end point adjustment, and was wondering why I wasn't getting enough motion.
Hey Troy, your reviews and experimenting with other brands from Yokomo, ReveD, Futaba, and low budget gyro are awesome. Truly helpful. Knowledge is power. Would like to see you do a full review & demonstration on the Onisiki flagship gyro the Daruma 3-axis high performance gyro model #ONI2804 from explaining its capabilities, programming, settings, S.Bus purpose, using it with a low budget servo (digital or analog) and using it with your most favorite go to servo - etc. I would definitely watch that video and I have other friends that would like to know your personal views on the product. Our RC drift group is not budget friendly. Sky is the limit with us. We want what’s best for our cars and it’s experience, we just want a honest review about the product and it comparison to the other servo you have used or owned. It would be truly helpful… continue using the kiss theory (keep it simple & sweet) …
Thanks for the kind words! I'll have to check that gyro out. Honestly - the feedback I get is easily 10:1 in favor of budget-oriented parts. Folks want to try drifting, and don't want to pay a lot to get started. If I could only tell you the number of times asked about converting a Tamiya TT-02 to RWD...
Yeah boss it is understandable most people are budget friendly with this type of hobby. Our RC drift group are all prior military and our mindset is go big or go home. From collecting guns, vintage cars, RC’s , and the list goes on when it’s about going all out. If your going to enjoy something might as well just go all out to truly enjoy the moment and when I was stationed in Japan I started off small and ended up at the top but I was spending to much money to get there. With the past experience and lessons that I have I know now that it’s much cheaper to go all out then starting off small then working yourself to the top. I’m just glad the beginner stuff I kept were in great condition to sell and for me to buy more advance items in this hobby. Many guys have said in this type atmosphere that its better to start off big then go small but do your research first. . When you have the top of the line items you never want to look back. My friends and I just go straight to the top but like to see other peoples review, personal views, and opinions of hot products before jumping into the fire or our newbie getting their feet wet.
@@62LSXNova no that body came offline just a cheap body that came prepainted Pedro is the one that bought the body new and if you wanna know anything about where he got the body he’s on fb and that motor is shot Troy hopefully you tell kevin that as we stated in the post and the car was fine other then needing a motor it was Ben Vincent’s old car we drift together every week car was just not what it was made out to be and couldn’t run with any of our sx3’s or rhinos or even the mst rrx so he got rid of it and went back to his rrx! But I’d definitely change that motor sounds awful!
assist mode hard mode is suppose to be for beginners, assist soft is suppose to be for intermediate drivers and normal and soft are suppose to be for expert drivers according to video that i recently watched. thanks for the videos troy i have been in the rc hobby for around 38 years now an am learning new stuff all the time thanks again troy. chris
Thanks for the kind words Chris. I have not found that the guidelines for the mix of settings holds true. When I asked at my local track, there was a big mix in results.
hard is exactly what you stated. it assist the steering controls so you can keep an angle and learn to counter steer. imo its counter productive and creates bad behaviors for rwd drift. green on the other hand is exactly what you stated again. it kicks you out and allows you full control of the angle instead of giving you that "extra time" to react and counter steer. IMO if you run a yokomo v4 you should only run and learn on green mode.
I know this is an old video, but it helped me with my initial set up for my V4. So thanks for that! Also, I didn't see it mentioned in the comments I went through, but I'm pretty sure adjusting the setting on the transmitter is actually switching between normal and assist modes and there was just a translation issue in the manual. From what I've seen on my car hard mode acts just like assist and soft mode feels the same as normal. Also if you pick the car up and check the return speed for the gyro, soft is fast like normal mode and hard is slow like assist mode.
From my personal experience on track the green mode while in a drift your steering inputs have more of an affect and in the red mode your steering inputs will have less of an affect
@@RoadsideRC for sure! I noticed the same on the “beginner friendly” mode where the car seemed to want to steer itself and was interfering with my controls. The expert mode seemed easier for me as a beginner 😂
hey i want to throw a tip. try a good cap for the receiver. it prevents voltage drop and will help the gyro smoothen out with the servo.i put a trace bector from acuvane in line with the servo and gyro and WOW. made a good difference on my yd-2zx front grip feeling and specific long sweeper jitter at super g. the servo uses a lot of current believe it or not. also with a yokomo v4 only drive on green mode.
Hey Troy! Excellent video! I’m currently in the process of building my first rc drifter. I’m definitely thinking of getting this gyro, but still not sure what controller to get or even how many channels it may need. Any advice?
In this video, I show the Futaba 4Pm. Great controller. A no-regrets purchase that will do everything you want it to do. Link: amzn.to/3PFV5lS It is expensive though, so you can always step down to the 3PV. It does 90% of what the 4PM can do, for a cheaper price: amzn.to/3wLhc2V You are looking for something with a 3rd or 4th channel that you can manipulate in a 0-100 way. The other benefits include a controller with exponential settings. You can start with a cheaper controller, but will find yourself eventually upgrading.
Thank you for this video, I was struggling to figure it out. Just one question, should I be setting my endpoints in my transmitter first then the gyro or because of the gyro's feature I can skip the transmitter part all together. Thanks so much
Hey Troy, coming at you because the community has me up in the air on a gyro decision. If you were me what would you pull the trigger on in this situation? Scenario: MST RMX 2.5S Futaba 3PV tx, ProTek PTK 140 servo. Old Oniski gyro with no options to set endpoints (main reason for upgrading). Since I’m buying new I don’t mind spending up to $150 on this upgrade. If you were me, would you go with the Futaba GYD470, the Yokomo V4, or something completely different?? Thanks in advance, your vids have helped immensely so far.
@@RoadsideRC I had seen some day that particular model can be complicated, but if you’ve done a video on it I’m sure I’ll be golden lol. Thanks for the help!
Hello, I'm building my first RC drift, I would like your help. Can I use this gyroscope on a Sakura D5 chassis? Can I use this gyroscope with any radio control? And finally, which servo would you advise me to use with this gyroscope?
(1) Yes - it will work on any RWD rc drift car chassis. (2) No. You will need a controller that can discretely set the endpoints of an auxiliary channel. You saw me doing that in this video. (3) I recommend this servo: ua-cam.com/video/8d72Wlw9ecM/v-deo.html
So I got mine installed and the car now seems to have some struggle returning to center? I have it in normal and soft mode. Thanks in advance for your help!!
Noob here been following your for a few weeks setting up my first build (tt02d), love your content and the topics you cover. Question: you mention at one point the hard/soft channel is connected to ch4 and then later in the vid you mention the gain is connected to ch3. Is that accurate? I have my gyro on ch3 and the default knob on the transmitter for ch3 is the VR1 knob . So it sounds like that is just for hard/soft mode, so if that’s the caseI’m not sure how to adjust the gain as ch4 on my receiver is empty. Any guidance? I’m sure I’m just confused lol thanks again for all your vids, helping me progress, really appreciate it.
Hi there! A few notes: 1) I must have mis-spoke (it happens). There is nothing plugged into channel 4. Gain is set via channel 3. And yes, one of the modes can be switched by having channel 3 in positive or negative. The other setting is a physical switch on top of the gyro. 2) You mention a TT02D. Are you doing a RWD conversion on it? If not - you do not need to worry about a gyro at all. An AWD drift car does not need a gyro.
@@RoadsideRC awesome thank you for the reply, appreciate it. Yes I am in the process of doing a RWD conversion. I have a locked rear differential and a Front one-way unit, still figuring out what else I might need or if that will suffice to make it RWD
Thanks for the question! I don't believe that there is a "correct" ride height. Many folks throw around the 5-6mm number - but I don't believe that is true for all cars. Here is a video where I was tuning the suspension with different springs. My focus: let the shocks sit somewhere in the middle of the travel, allowing for movement up and down based on the needs of the car. ua-cam.com/video/rmUvzAWUBEo/v-deo.html
Is it possible to burn a stock servo by switching to a different receiver? I lost my stock servo that came with mst rmx 2.0 when I replaced the stock receiver with a Flysky FGr4v2 Receiver.
@@RoadsideRC Odd indeed! Shortly after I plugged the new receiver in, the steering acted abruptly and then turned and stuck in the leftmost steering position and that's when it died.
I've been told the shutter of the steering is tied to bad front end setup and you shouldn't need to put it in assist but I can get rid of it at all on my Sprint 2
That can contribute to it for sure. My old RMX had a lot of slop in the rod ends. Reducing that slop helped with wobble for sure - but will not eliminate it. Going to "assist" or "AVCS" in Futaba language is a game changer in my opinion. It just get a negative connotation due to it being called "assist".
You have any more exact information on this yet? Im lookong for a gyro that will do slow return...but no steering assist..i just need the gyro to hold angle and not wobble at high gain...but i want to be able to counter steer...
Not sure what exact information I left out...can you clarify? Depending on your definition of "steering assist", all gyros have this. It is part of the definition of what the gyro is doing. Many have settings where you either turn into the corner, or countersteer. But you will never be fully countersteering the car. From your comment, I am not clear that your expectation for a gyro is realistic or aligned with the technology. Happy to help more, but not 100% sure what you are really looking for.
@@RoadsideRC is there anything that will let the wheels return slow to center like it does on assist/acvs mode..but still retain the counter steer properties of normal mode? I know gyros add assist in general as their purpose...would be pretty brain dead to to think other wise.
@m4rkyfresh Thanks for the clarification. Sometimes it is hard to get the exact nuance of a message through these short messages. To get the exact feel you are looking for - I would suggest considering the tuning of both the gyro AND the servo. A servo like the ReveD RS-ST can be tuned with anti-shake directly in the servo. This may allow you keep the gyro in a mode you like and change the dampening in that way. The other option is to step up to the Futaba GYD550 paired with a 7px or 10pxr. When paired together, you can basically make that gyro do whatever you want! But - that solution is pretty expensive if you factor in the radio.
@@RoadsideRC and my response was a little brass... apologies...I started a thread on super g Facebook page and the 550 absolutely is what I was gathering might be able to obtain those abilities..just yea...the price tag...and I really like my noble...I have a 24 scale and 43 scale that both drift the way im describing... believe it or not even with cheap servos. I guess that's why I'm so pressed to find that feeling in 1/10. Thank you for the response I appreciate it.
This ESC: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Fhobbywing-xerun-xr10-pro-stock-spec-v4-sensored-brushless-esc-hwa30112401%2Fp540791 Combined with a 10.5T motor.
Is that motor is cheetah motor ? Bcs the color is orange same with cheetah,,,I just want to find out is it cheetah brushless is contained with turbo or not,,,anyway thanks for your informations and your videos is really2 helpfull for everyone who wants to play RC from beginning
I have a question. Would this gyro work for controllers without a screen on it? I’m currently using a dumborc x6 and I want to install the DP-302 V4. Would that work or would it not.
A screen is not what you need. That is not the important part. What is important is a channel that you can control 0-100 in fine adjustments. The DumboRC radios *almost have this on channel 5 & 6. You can control it there - but you have no precise control. Yes - you can get started with this gyro and that controller, but you will want to quickly upgrade controllers.
I use the ReveD: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Freve-d-rsst-low-digital-programmable-servo-black-rv-rs-sta%2Fp1434712
Hi Troy My gyro was goes in the wrong direction when I started. How to fix it? I tried to reverse from the remote but still doesn’t work. I’m using 3 PV, and yokomo V4
when i start my yokomo yd2zx, then my wheels going full left and i don’t know how to fix it? any solution, please? one servo already broken, it was very hot lol
Perhaps - but it is specifically designed for drifting. Designed to help you stay sideways once you get there. You want something that is more meant to keep you straight.
So I get green and red flashing lights indicating it's ready to be set I turn wheels to either side to set end point and when I hit the end point button it just stay flashing green and red I'm stumped
@@RoadsideRC thanks... Then I go into the garage to give it a rip and the rear axle came apart and I lost the holding pin found it after 10 minutes then put it back together and used thread lock on the allen set screw
I just bought drift gyro DP-302v4, but I can not find anywhere the information about the input voltage for gyro. Can I use 7.4v from receiver with the Yokomo DP-302v4 gyro as power in?
The gyro is 100% powered by the receiver when you plug it into it. You mention 7.4V - so I wanted to ask about that. The receiver gets the power from the ESC. The ESC typically provides 6V to the receiver (it steps down the voltage from the battery). Are you trying to run higher voltage?
@@RoadsideRC I'm guessing that's what happened lol figured... I really didn't want the v4 but wanted to give it a go since the gyd450 is hard to come by now a days. I have an extra mst servo and the one u have from Amazon. Guess gonna have to go with a reved
I know this an old comment but I put this gyro in my rmx rtr with the stock mst servo, it took the servo out before I could get it set up. Completely trashed and locked up. Just a heads up.
Is it possible to burn a stock servo by switching to a different receiver? I lost my stock servo that came with mst rmx 2.0 when I replaced the stock receiver with a Flysky FGr4v2 Receiver.
CORRECTION!!
When I mention the reverse on the gyro, that is to reverse the gyro operation, not the steering operation like I show.
I just upgraded to this gyro. Man, what a major difference. Thanks for the tuning tips. I’ll be trying the things you’ve mentioned
Glad you like it! Have fun!
Thanks troy I think you have sorted out my steering wobble,..... Assist mode👍
Glad to help!
If someone is just starting, I'd highly recommend Normal Mode and Hard(Red LED) with gyro set between 80-90 percent. This will allow you to transition faster and won't hold you back.
If you have the V4 and your servo wobbles at these settings, you need either a better servo or to turn up the torque value on said servo, if it's adjustable.
Thanks for the tips!
I honestly need someone to walk me threw all the setting customizations on my radio and all that. I'm new but believe I have a decent set up. Maybe it's because I'm new to it but I feel like something is off because it's super hard to drift. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it so much!
@@igortodorovic6463same here! I need a Radiolink RC4GS v3 setup for drifting😂
That is gold thank you! I’m doing the same set up now thanks to your advice. Keep the great videos coming mate! 🙏🏼👍🏼
Great! Glad it could help!
I jus put one in my car an i perfer soft mode myself...haven't decided how i like the assit mode im 50/50 on that....thanks for your video
Glad it helped!
i just used this video to help me set up my yokomo v4 and it made it really easy . great video
Glad to help!
I’m having a lil issue with the wheels going to full lock and spinning out. I’m using sp03d v2 with the v4 gyro. Any help is appreciated thanks
@@michaelseguinot393 I'm betting the gyro is reversed. See here:
ua-cam.com/video/_9qjApI1Uog/v-deo.html
Thanks this was super helpful. I just built my first car with the same gyro and receiver. I didn't know about the end point adjustment, and was wondering why I wasn't getting enough motion.
Glad it helped!
Hope you have fun drifting!
Hey Troy, your reviews and experimenting with other brands from Yokomo, ReveD, Futaba, and low budget gyro are awesome. Truly helpful. Knowledge is power. Would like to see you do a full review & demonstration on the Onisiki flagship gyro the Daruma 3-axis high performance gyro model #ONI2804 from explaining its capabilities, programming, settings, S.Bus purpose, using it with a low budget servo (digital or analog) and using it with your most favorite go to servo - etc. I would definitely watch that video and I have other friends that would like to know your personal views on the product. Our RC drift group is not budget friendly. Sky is the limit with us. We want what’s best for our cars and it’s experience, we just want a honest review about the product and it comparison to the other servo you have used or owned. It would be truly helpful… continue using the kiss theory (keep it simple & sweet) …
Thanks for the kind words!
I'll have to check that gyro out.
Honestly - the feedback I get is easily 10:1 in favor of budget-oriented parts. Folks want to try drifting, and don't want to pay a lot to get started.
If I could only tell you the number of times asked about converting a Tamiya TT-02 to RWD...
Yeah boss it is understandable most people are budget friendly with this type of hobby. Our RC drift group are all prior military and our mindset is go big or go home. From collecting guns, vintage cars, RC’s , and the list goes on when it’s about going all out. If your going to enjoy something might as well just go all out to truly enjoy the moment and when I was stationed in Japan I started off small and ended up at the top but I was spending to much money to get there. With the past experience and lessons that I have I know now that it’s much cheaper to go all out then starting off small then working yourself to the top. I’m just glad the beginner stuff I kept were in great condition to sell and for me to buy more advance items in this hobby. Many guys have said in this type atmosphere that its better to start off big then go small but do your research first. . When you have the top of the line items you never want to look back. My friends and I just go straight to the top but like to see other peoples review, personal views, and opinions of hot products before jumping into the fire or our newbie getting their feet wet.
What a load of crap, are you getting paid by the word or just like spouting and boasting 🤷♂️
Great video. Been in the hobby 25 years off and on and can never get a body look that slick as that R35
He got it from a guy on Facebook that paints them. Does a great job!
@@RoadsideRC any chance I could get the persons name? I’d buy a body if it comes out that nice.
Here you go:
facebook.com/506709499385338/posts/5273612509361656/?sfnsn=mo
@@RoadsideRC Awesome thank you!
@@62LSXNova no that body came offline just a cheap body that came prepainted Pedro is the one that bought the body new and if you wanna know anything about where he got the body he’s on fb and that motor is shot Troy hopefully you tell kevin that as we stated in the post and the car was fine other then needing a motor it was Ben Vincent’s old car we drift together every week car was just not what it was made out to be and couldn’t run with any of our sx3’s or rhinos or even the mst rrx so he got rid of it and went back to his rrx! But I’d definitely change that motor sounds awful!
Just finished my first MST drift build and this will be perfect to get my car running thanks Troy! Have this gyro stuck down ready to setup and test.
Awesome! Great gyro - hope you enjoy it!
@@RoadsideRC Im having issues with it pairing up with my new Reve D servo - The servo is making a horrible squeling noise when connected to this gyro.
That is very odd. Sounds like something might be wrong with the servo.
Post a video of it on a drift Facebook group so folks can see it.
@@RoadsideRC All sorted now and have a runner!
What fixed it? I have the same issue using the stock mst servo that comes with a rmx 2.5 rtr
assist mode hard mode is suppose to be for beginners, assist soft is suppose to be for intermediate drivers and normal and soft are suppose to be for expert drivers according to video that i recently watched. thanks for the videos troy i have been in the rc hobby for around 38 years now an am learning new stuff all the time thanks again troy. chris
Thanks for the kind words Chris.
I have not found that the guidelines for the mix of settings holds true. When I asked at my local track, there was a big mix in results.
hard is exactly what you stated. it assist the steering controls so you can keep an angle and learn to counter steer. imo its counter productive and creates bad behaviors for rwd drift. green on the other hand is exactly what you stated again. it kicks you out and allows you full control of the angle instead of giving you that "extra time" to react and counter steer. IMO if you run a yokomo v4 you should only run and learn on green mode.
Thank you!
Glad to hear this from someone else.
I know this is an old video, but it helped me with my initial set up for my V4. So thanks for that! Also, I didn't see it mentioned in the comments I went through, but I'm pretty sure adjusting the setting on the transmitter is actually switching between normal and assist modes and there was just a translation issue in the manual. From what I've seen on my car hard mode acts just like assist and soft mode feels the same as normal. Also if you pick the car up and check the return speed for the gyro, soft is fast like normal mode and hard is slow like assist mode.
That is an interesting take. All of the folks I have talked with clearly treat hard/soft as different than assist/normal.
Glad the video helped!
Awesome video! I was struggling to figure out why my steering was so slow to return to center.
Glad it helped!
Nice Chevelle. I have a 72. And a matching 1/10 72 for my yokomo
Nice and Thanks!
Just got mine all Setup! Thanks for the help!
Glad I could help!
Love the videos so helpful for a new drifter to rc’S
Glad they are helpful!
how interesting my friend looks a good upgrade
*big like👍Au👍always a full watch*
Thank you 🤗
great video Troy!
Thanks! Hope it was useful!
From my personal experience on track the green mode while in a drift your steering inputs have more of an affect and in the red mode your steering inputs will have less of an affect
Thanks for the feedback!
Im using the same gyro it is set to normal and 100% gain but no shakes. Im using yokomo SP03D V2 servo too withh full damping setting
Great! Hope you like it!
Just got this gyro! Thanks for the info!!
Hope it helps!
@@RoadsideRC for sure! I noticed the same on the “beginner friendly” mode where the car seemed to want to steer itself and was interfering with my controls. The expert mode seemed easier for me as a beginner 😂
Smooth drifting. Thumb up!
Thanks!
hey i want to throw a tip. try a good cap for the receiver. it prevents voltage drop and will help the gyro smoothen out with the servo.i put a trace bector from acuvane in line with the servo and gyro and WOW. made a good difference on my yd-2zx front grip feeling and specific long sweeper jitter at super g. the servo uses a lot of current believe it or not. also with a yokomo v4 only drive on green mode.
I am happy to try a capacitor - interesting idea!
Hey there please explain via images if possible what is meant by putting a cap inline with the receiver.
Where exactly do you wire it... Plug into the receiver is it? I already have a cap on the esc battery wires
So do I set up the end point on the transmitter first? Or on the gyro? If I use 100% end points on the transmitter the wheels hit the lower arms
Transmitter first. Set the end points without the car moving (no gyro input). Then, also set the endpoints with the gyro.
Hey Troy! Excellent video! I’m currently in the process of building my first rc drifter. I’m definitely thinking of getting this gyro, but still not sure what controller to get or even how many channels it may need. Any advice?
In this video, I show the Futaba 4Pm. Great controller. A no-regrets purchase that will do everything you want it to do.
Link: amzn.to/3PFV5lS
It is expensive though, so you can always step down to the 3PV. It does 90% of what the 4PM can do, for a cheaper price: amzn.to/3wLhc2V
You are looking for something with a 3rd or 4th channel that you can manipulate in a 0-100 way. The other benefits include a controller with exponential settings.
You can start with a cheaper controller, but will find yourself eventually upgrading.
@@RoadsideRC Awesome-tastic!! Thank you very much for the info.
yo this helped me thank you sm
Glad to help!
Hi, nice video! Do you have any idea if this gyro is capable of taking 8.4v input ?
Nope - there are no drift electronics that are capable of HV input. Good news: you also don't need HV in a drift car.
Man, that is one sexy R35!! Can’t wait to get her back and do some sliding!
Also, just want to give a big thank you to you, Troy! I really appreciate you taking the time to get my car setup nice for me!
Happy to help!!!
Cant wait to run against one of my old setups 😬 def wanna see how troy tunes it tho 🔥
It was soo good, I basically did nothing..
@@RoadsideRC ill take that as a compliment with build side 😬
Thank you for this video, I was struggling to figure it out. Just one question, should I be setting my endpoints in my transmitter first then the gyro or because of the gyro's feature I can skip the transmitter part all together. Thanks so much
I leave the transmitter end points set at 100.
In your opinion what is the most and the best transmitter for drifting, and which is the best gyro for drifting?
Best gyro: alnk.to/4XvJGMb
Best transmitter: alnk.to/cb2NUeS
Thanks boss 👍
Happy to help!
Perfect was looking into swapping gyro in my mst 2.0 and by any chance would you know what steering servo is In this drift car?
I typically recommend this servo: amzn.to/3GiiCFl
Hey Troy, coming at you because the community has me up in the air on a gyro decision.
If you were me what would you pull the trigger on in this situation?
Scenario: MST RMX 2.5S Futaba 3PV tx, ProTek PTK 140 servo. Old Oniski gyro with no options to set endpoints (main reason for upgrading).
Since I’m buying new I don’t mind spending up to $150 on this upgrade.
If you were me, would you go with the Futaba GYD470, the Yokomo V4, or something completely different??
Thanks in advance, your vids have helped immensely so far.
Honestly - you have the budget to go GYD550...and it really is as good as it gets.
@@RoadsideRC I had seen some day that particular model can be complicated, but if you’ve done a video on it I’m sure I’ll be golden lol.
Thanks for the help!
@@jcasey2309 Of course I do!
ua-cam.com/video/R3p2w6Ahntw/v-deo.html
Hello, I'm building my first RC drift, I would like your help. Can I use this gyroscope on a Sakura D5 chassis? Can I use this gyroscope with any radio control? And finally, which servo would you advise me to use with this gyroscope?
(1) Yes - it will work on any RWD rc drift car chassis.
(2) No. You will need a controller that can discretely set the endpoints of an auxiliary channel. You saw me doing that in this video.
(3) I recommend this servo:
ua-cam.com/video/8d72Wlw9ecM/v-deo.html
Does placement and orientation matter? I saw somewhere to put it as low to ground as possible and in center.
As long as you keep the gyro away from vibrations (motor and servo), you are fine. No need for it to be low and centered. It can go anywhere.
So I got mine installed and the car now seems to have some struggle returning to center? I have it in normal and soft mode. Thanks in advance for your help!!
Does it still do it when you turn the gyro gain down?
@@RoadsideRC yes. I only had to gain around 40%
That is odd.
How about if you turn the gyro completely off?
Sounds like the servo is weak.
@@RoadsideRC servo smells and is completely dead now… great lol
@@furiouslycollecting The V4 is a pretty high frequency output compared to say the YG-302, it'll completely blow out most lower end servos.
Noob here been following your for a few weeks setting up my first build (tt02d), love your content and the topics you cover. Question: you mention at one point the hard/soft channel is connected to ch4 and then later in the vid you mention the gain is connected to ch3. Is that accurate? I have my gyro on ch3 and the default knob on the transmitter for ch3 is the VR1 knob . So it sounds like that is just for hard/soft mode, so if that’s the caseI’m not sure how to adjust the gain as ch4 on my receiver is empty. Any guidance? I’m sure I’m just confused lol thanks again for all your vids, helping me progress, really appreciate it.
Hi there!
A few notes:
1) I must have mis-spoke (it happens). There is nothing plugged into channel 4. Gain is set via channel 3. And yes, one of the modes can be switched by having channel 3 in positive or negative. The other setting is a physical switch on top of the gyro.
2) You mention a TT02D. Are you doing a RWD conversion on it? If not - you do not need to worry about a gyro at all. An AWD drift car does not need a gyro.
@@RoadsideRC awesome thank you for the reply, appreciate it. Yes I am in the process of doing a RWD conversion. I have a locked rear differential and a Front one-way unit, still figuring out what else I might need or if that will suffice to make it RWD
@@RoadsideRC also planning on getting the Yeah Racing RWD Drift conversion kit
Can we get a video on the OMG V4 GYRO PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I can add it to the list!
Why is the servo midpoint return so slow? Is that something thats desirable?
Yes! It is a setting that helps reduce gyro wobble.
Wow what color paint is that blue chrome body at the beginning of the video?
Honestly - not my body, so I don't know.
If you search, you will find some folks who do the how-to on creating the chrome look.
@@RoadsideRC thanks
Do you talk about the correct way to adjust ride height in any of your videos? RMX 2.0. Thanks!
Thanks for the question!
I don't believe that there is a "correct" ride height. Many folks throw around the 5-6mm number - but I don't believe that is true for all cars.
Here is a video where I was tuning the suspension with different springs.
My focus: let the shocks sit somewhere in the middle of the travel, allowing for movement up and down based on the needs of the car.
ua-cam.com/video/rmUvzAWUBEo/v-deo.html
@@RoadsideRC thank you I’ll check it out! Does this physically how how to adjust the height?
Great video,i like the color body. Is that Tamiya PS paint?
That is a special blend - you can find the guy on eBay and Facebook who paints and sells them.
@@RoadsideRC thanks buddy🙏
How well does this gyro work with the flysky noble?
Not sure I have paired them specifically - but based on my experience, I see no reason why they wouldn't work well together.
Is it possible to burn a stock servo by switching to a different receiver? I lost my stock servo that came with mst rmx 2.0 when I replaced the stock receiver with a Flysky FGr4v2 Receiver.
That is very odd.
Haven't heard that before.
I am guessing the servo must have been on its way out already.
@@RoadsideRC Odd indeed! Shortly after I plugged the new receiver in, the steering acted abruptly and then turned and stuck in the leftmost steering position and that's when it died.
What would be the reason for my front wheels not twitching when powering on the car
Not sure honestly.
Loose steering?
As long as it works fine afterwards, I wouldn't worry about it.
I've been told the shutter of the steering is tied to bad front end setup and you shouldn't need to put it in assist but I can get rid of it at all on my Sprint 2
That can contribute to it for sure.
My old RMX had a lot of slop in the rod ends. Reducing that slop helped with wobble for sure - but will not eliminate it.
Going to "assist" or "AVCS" in Futaba language is a game changer in my opinion.
It just get a negative connotation due to it being called "assist".
I recently picked up the same gyro but idk what mode would be best and what settings to use any tips ?
All of my tips are in this video.
You have any more exact information on this yet? Im lookong for a gyro that will do slow return...but no steering assist..i just need the gyro to hold angle and not wobble at high gain...but i want to be able to counter steer...
Not sure what exact information I left out...can you clarify?
Depending on your definition of "steering assist", all gyros have this. It is part of the definition of what the gyro is doing.
Many have settings where you either turn into the corner, or countersteer. But you will never be fully countersteering the car.
From your comment, I am not clear that your expectation for a gyro is realistic or aligned with the technology.
Happy to help more, but not 100% sure what you are really looking for.
@@RoadsideRC is there anything that will let the wheels return slow to center like it does on assist/acvs mode..but still retain the counter steer properties of normal mode? I know gyros add assist in general as their purpose...would be pretty brain dead to to think other wise.
@m4rkyfresh Thanks for the clarification. Sometimes it is hard to get the exact nuance of a message through these short messages.
To get the exact feel you are looking for - I would suggest considering the tuning of both the gyro AND the servo.
A servo like the ReveD RS-ST can be tuned with anti-shake directly in the servo. This may allow you keep the gyro in a mode you like and change the dampening in that way.
The other option is to step up to the Futaba GYD550 paired with a 7px or 10pxr. When paired together, you can basically make that gyro do whatever you want! But - that solution is pretty expensive if you factor in the radio.
@@RoadsideRC and my response was a little brass... apologies...I started a thread on super g Facebook page and the 550 absolutely is what I was gathering might be able to obtain those abilities..just yea...the price tag...and I really like my noble...I have a 24 scale and 43 scale that both drift the way im describing... believe it or not even with cheap servos. I guess that's why I'm so pressed to find that feeling in 1/10. Thank you for the response I appreciate it.
What kind of motor combo brushless that you use for that kit?
This ESC: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Fhobbywing-xerun-xr10-pro-stock-spec-v4-sensored-brushless-esc-hwa30112401%2Fp540791
Combined with a 10.5T motor.
Is that motor is cheetah motor ? Bcs the color is orange same with cheetah,,,I just want to find out is it cheetah brushless is contained with turbo or not,,,anyway thanks for your informations and your videos is really2 helpfull for everyone who wants to play RC from beginning
What the single signal wire do. If I plug it in gyro doesn’t respond but when I unplugged it works
Single wire is what controls the gyro gain. After you plug it in, you need to set the endpoint on that channel to adjust the gyro gain.
Where do u plug in the gyro gain control I plugged it into the same channel but mine isn’t changing colors
Check this out to see if it helps:
ua-cam.com/video/_9qjApI1Uog/v-deo.html
Depends on which controller you are using.
I have a question. Would this gyro work for controllers without a screen on it? I’m currently using a dumborc x6 and I want to install the DP-302 V4. Would that work or would it not.
A screen is not what you need. That is not the important part.
What is important is a channel that you can control 0-100 in fine adjustments.
The DumboRC radios *almost have this on channel 5 & 6. You can control it there - but you have no precise control.
Yes - you can get started with this gyro and that controller, but you will want to quickly upgrade controllers.
@@RoadsideRC alright, thank you
quick question what servo are you using
I use the ReveD: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Freve-d-rsst-low-digital-programmable-servo-black-rv-rs-sta%2Fp1434712
@@RoadsideRC thanks
Hi Troy
My gyro was goes in the wrong direction when I started. How to fix it?
I tried to reverse from the remote but still doesn’t work.
I’m using 3 PV, and yokomo V4
The gyro has a reverse feature...or you turn the gyro around 180*
You see the little switches on the gyro? Check those out.
I busted my MST gyro and now I got a new gyro and I can't make the wheel turn correct way. Need help.
I would need a lot more information to guide you. Do you have a video on your channel to show/explain what is happening?
I just installed mine and the steering servo doesn’t center it’s self when I let go of the controller. It’s a stock mst rmx 2.5 rtr servo
It may not fully center. Don't worry about it doing that on the workbench. Only worry if it hurts how the car drives.
You recommend this gyro for 4wd hpi sprint 2
You do not need a gyro for a AWD car.
when i start my yokomo yd2zx, then my wheels going full left and i don’t know how to fix it? any solution, please? one servo already broken, it was very hot lol
1) take the servo horn off.
2) power on the car.
3) center steering trims
4) re-install the servo horn with the wheels pointed straight.
Hey troy, my gyro just has solid blue, red and green lights and i have no steering any at all. Any idea whats going on?
Double-check how it is plugged in. Sounds like something isn't connected correctly.
I've triple checked my connections, the servo works without the gyro hooked up (reved RSST). I'm starting to think I have a compatability issue
Trying to set up Yokomo gyro up with the TP4M but it’s flashing then shutting off?
Double-check all of the connections - make sure no wires are plugged in backwards or into the wrong slots.
Also - ensure you gain is not set to zero.
@@RoadsideRC have a green light now. Is channel 3 already on on the 4PM out of box?
@@codyburnsstreetspeedphotog2468 Hmm. What do you mean by "on"?
dose the gyro need to be in the center of the car
It does not.
Could this be used for drag racing?
Perhaps - but it is specifically designed for drifting. Designed to help you stay sideways once you get there. You want something that is more meant to keep you straight.
@@RoadsideRC I know everyone around here use Futaba gyros but is like secret 😅 nobody say nothing about it
So I get green and red flashing lights indicating it's ready to be set I turn wheels to either side to set end point and when I hit the end point button it just stay flashing green and red I'm stumped
Interesting. I have not had that before.
Does it work correctly otherwise?
@@RoadsideRC I had had the steering trim to the right turned all the way up which was causing the gyro to not take the input
@@rm4213 Glad you found it!
@@RoadsideRC thanks... Then I go into the garage to give it a rip and the rear axle came apart and I lost the holding pin found it after 10 minutes then put it back together and used thread lock on the allen set screw
can i use this with a 2ch radio?
Yes, as you can set the gain directly on the gyro - however, I don't recommend it. The control you get with a better radio is 100% worth it.
@@RoadsideRC ty ill probbaly get the futaba 3pv as well
I just bought drift gyro DP-302v4, but I can not find anywhere the information about the input voltage for gyro.
Can I use 7.4v from receiver with the
Yokomo DP-302v4 gyro as power in?
The gyro is 100% powered by the receiver when you plug it into it.
You mention 7.4V - so I wanted to ask about that. The receiver gets the power from the ESC. The ESC typically provides 6V to the receiver (it steps down the voltage from the battery). Are you trying to run higher voltage?
@@RoadsideRC I mean you can set your BEC voltage on XR10 Pro or XD10 to 7.4v from default 6.0v. Thats why.
@@RoadsideRC Any idea? Because I can't find any info related to input voltage, altho 90% of other gyros have it listed under the specs.
@@blazbohnec No need for the higher voltage in drifting. Leave the BEC alone and have fun!
is that a reve d servo ??
I believe it was actually one of the PowerHD servos.
@@RoadsideRC thanks. I’m just trying to get one that’s not to expensive , trying to avoid the gyro wobble
@@hondacivicacura Gyro wobble is much more about the quality of the gyro than the servo - but does play a part.
Will the v4 burnout stock servo?
There is a chance of that, yes.
@@RoadsideRC I'm guessing that's what happened lol figured... I really didn't want the v4 but wanted to give it a go since the gyd450 is hard to come by now a days. I have an extra mst servo and the one u have from Amazon. Guess gonna have to go with a reved
I know this an old comment but I put this gyro in my rmx rtr with the stock mst servo, it took the servo out before I could get it set up. Completely trashed and locked up. Just a heads up.
@@pauldziedzic1791 yeah learned that the hard way.. on purpose.. wanted to defy the rumors.. but ended up being fact
Is it possible to burn a stock servo by switching to a different receiver? I lost my stock servo that came with mst rmx 2.0 when I replaced the stock receiver with a Flysky FGr4v2 Receiver.
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Thanks
At soft i seen the tires wobble way more...
Thanks for the feedback!
5:58 my ex as is called the big C. Small world
Ha!
fk the rc car.. is the chevelle / malibu for sell ....??????? lol
It might be! :)
@@RoadsideRC .......... what yr is that one....? whats done to it ?
have you paired there servo with it? sp02d v2?
Never run one of their servos in my personal cars, but driven plenty of other folks cars.
@@RoadsideRC I went with the rev d sense your review, I'm sure this won't be my last build