Nope no E brake, due to the fact I use manual, I need the sequential shifter and I can't hold circle while turning the wheel. I'm planning on making a handbrake with an old ds3 though.
I setup all my cars for feint initiation due to the fact I don't use the hand brake.
Most of my drift cars have stage 1 engine, low rpm turbo, all the other power upgrades and any exhaust (personal preference)
I find the low rpm turbo gives good throttle response, while the stage 1 makes sure there is still enough grunt higher in the rev range.
Try one of my tunes from
here, they are all set up to be stable under full throttle wheel spin, so are good for practicing without having to worry about having too much power.
The S14 was running stage 3 engine and mid rpm turbo, because I wanted the extra power to maintain the drifts and extend them.
Keep practicing with lower power, then increase power. I highly recommend any of the cars in my tune thread as excellent training cars.
I'll tag you when I post the S14 tune later today.