Drifting

ZHead

ZHead

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Having just read an article in Max Power on Sumo's £70K, supercharged, Barbie pink 350Z drift car, I started wondering what it would be like actually trying to drift a car properly. When you see the videos of Japanese drivers "effortlessly" drifting it looks desperately easy, I suspect however that it is somewhat more difficult.

Has anyone here actually tried drifting a Z ??

What strain would it put on the car ? Obviously tyres won't last five minutes but what about clutch, drivetrain etc etc ?

As the 200SX seems to be a very popular drift car does anyone have a view on whether a 240Z would make a good one ?

Any views ?
 
I tend to drive my car sideways when I can (not with the wife in the car ), I was talking to Ed at a Motorsport events track day and he had a 200sx drift car it is fitted with a +600% limited slip diff so acts quite like a welded unit meaning you only have to through the car sideways to loose the back end. I think if we fitted the same diff in our cars we too could learn to drive sideways professionally in a very short space of time. I am looking at a LSD to go in my car as we speak this should help with controlling power slides in the wet.
 
:S30: i used to weld the diffs up on my stock cars and you could go sideways all day long it was great, its much easier if you can spin both wheels up at the same time so a good limmy diff is a must for a road car

spagit147
260z 2+2
 
Got a friend who has a 200SX. He goes to drift days quite a bit and not just in Tesco's car park either. There are people there with Z32's but not many of the earlier 240,260,280 zeds. Problem is with the drift game is the cost of repairs. It isn't often he drives around with a 100% damage free car, but that could just be his bad driving. Drifting is fairly easy once you get the hang of it apparently, but two things make it far easier and that is an LSD and a rev limiter. The LSD is obvious but it is also really easy to go over the red line as you have to keep revs quite high all the time so as to keep the rear wheels spinning. Another tip is to get a spare set of rear wheels with sacrificial tyres. You can pick up really cheap ones from Kwik fit and the like from their rubbish piles he says.
 
rhanagar said:
You can pick up really cheap ones from Kwik fit and the like from their rubbish piles he says.
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That's decent advice, hadn't thought of that !

In general what do people think of the whole drift scene ? Good boys' fun or loutish and crass ? Personally I actually quite like what I see of it, would love to have a go.
 
For anyone interested in a starter car on the cheap, I have here a 200SX drift pick-up - i.e. a 200SX where the coupe back has been converted into a mini pick-up bed, plated and with bars and strut brace. Front end is the rare Sil80 Japanese version (looks like a little Skyline). Race seat, checker plate floor covers, leather rim, modded handbrake etc. Fitted with S14 2 litre engine and transmission, tubular exhaust manifold, bit more boost. Used for drifting quite successfully - the guy who built it is a drift day organiser. Not for the shy as painted bright orange with black roof. £3000, no offers.
 
Mike,

Send me some details and pics and i'll pop it on a few drifting forums i pop on!!

Plus id like to see it :)
 
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