u/-Germ-

So, I got into RC drifting and RC in general 2 months ago, and was able to attend my local drift track. Just my luck that I had the track all to myself for a solid hour or so because p-tile and LF3 tires are....an experience lol. The only place I can really drift is painted semi smooth cement, so it was decently difficult to get used to p-tile though I started to get it a slight bit after a while. An hour in and some other folks came in with their fully decked out Overdose cars and seeing that in person vs just pictures online is wild because the cars looked amazing. When these guys got on track I pulled my car off to the side, but after a while one of the guys had the wife get my attention and told me to get on track with them. I told them that I just got into it and that I am absolute cheeks as its literally my first time at a track, and his words were "Who gives a f*ck, we're here to have fun!". They let me lead and managed to stay on my door even with erratic driving I was doing and MAN was it a great time! They checked out my car, and then I let them drive it and they said its setup great, but lacks power (which I figured out 10min into being on the track) but if I apply more power it'd drive very well. Not only were they great guys, but overall it was a GREAT first experience and I can't wait to go back. I do have a few questions if ya'll would be kind enough to answer...

- I plan on buying the Furitek Slidetech Pro and corresponding motor tomorrow (buy once, cry once and can always be put in a different chassis). I see people are using direct connections to the battery, but would I have any issues if I stayed with a deans connector for that motor and ESC ESPECIALLY from an amperage standpoint?

-I have an RMX 2.5 with MST TDA shocks along with a Yokomo servo and gyro. As well I have the turnbuckle kit and active toe kit (not installed yet). Why are there so many mixed opinions about fully upgrading the RMX 2.5? I don't plan on competing at any point, but would like to also get a Bingo RMX carbon chassis, and some aluminum parts for it way further down the line. Just seems some people say its not worth upgrading and I am not sure why. I can always get a different chassis in the future and upgrade it too, but for now since its my first car, I just kind of want to stick with it. Would love to get peoples opinion.

So the noise has been going on for about the past 2 weeks (I hope the noise comes through well in the video, but it sounds like the wheel is hitting something, or like a flat spot on the tire and is rpm dependent). I just noticed yesterday my shocks are leaking and I am not sure how long that's been the case at this point. As well, I have another set of drift wheels where the tire does feel a little grippier and with those tires the noise is a lot more louder and seems to do it more often. I mostly drive this on painted concrete you see in the video and although its semi smooth, it does have crevices, and little mini potholes, etc. The car seems to drive fine outside the noise, but I am not sure what it is. I have made sure to triple check if anything is hitting the wheel or body and it isnt. So, idk if its wheel hop from dead shocks or something in the drive train (Though when i bring it inside, I dont hear anything out of the ordinary. As always, any help is appreciated and if you need more info, I will do my best to provide it