mk1 drifting

[E T Haggis]

ha ha thanks that post just made my day

[E T Haggis]

can anyone say snow drift

YouTube - MR2 Drift Session

[Recklesss]

has anyone tried with a proper diff?

I understand that the car's suspension geometry is set up for grip driving, which makes drifting a little more difficult (3rd Gen RX-7 drifters have voiced their disconcern for this) but the differential makes a huge difference.

Ive owned 6 Nissan 240SXs and 3 Corollas, and the biggest difference in the ability to drift the car was the differential (i.e. 2-way diff). the open diffed cars that I've drifted act somewhat "funny" (as in one side would randomly give up spinning).

Ive also owned a Fiat X1/9 which was rediculous, if the rear slipped AT ALL, the entire car would just rotate until the momentum stopped. So I do understand that the AW11 is difficult to drift, however, I wonder if the issue issue can be resolved with rather simple tuning (i.e. weld/stronger diff and proper suspension tuning)

[LSG2007]

to be completly honest with you guys, the rx7 is the best car that i have ever drifted before...i do it all the time...on need for speed pro street haha

[sk8erfreak]

any RWD car will drift. its the set up, the driver, and the power/torque your laying to the ground is what really matters. If people in Japan can do it i dont see why anyone else couldnt... Oh wait, i forgot people in Japan are driving GODS!!!

but anyways, mr2's are bad for swinging around because of the short wheel base, the engine being in the rear, and because of their handling capabilities. If you wanna try it just go gentle on the E-Brake that was easiest for me when me and a buddy were messin around in his

[RuggishBone]

yup its possible

YouTube - ‪Hanh Solo -Drift...

[traintech86]

don't know if you noticed but the thread is old. I really am curious what is in his car!

[kevAW11]

good lord, that vid....do want.

although the short wheel base was definitely affecting it lol. bigger cars seem to transition better, looked like the mr2 was being whipped around into submission.

[dragraceman21]

+1 i agree, doesnt look smooth at all, but i guess to each his own, definately not my cup of tea.

[toyotaspeed90]

ae101 gze + c52 + megasquirt + treadwear 400 tires..... not that I want to but driving this car is like driving on ice.... I can't get decent times out of it because I have NO traction.....

I should get some video

[RuggishBone]

Originally Posted by traintech86

don't know if you noticed but the thread is old. I really am curious what is in his car!

ya just didn't want to open a new thread

[salivate408]

since its been opened, caught my eye, and just lately got stuck on initial d, i wanna talk about this too.

not trying to put a new subj (if i do) but is initial d anywhere accurate to how they convey their knowledge?

well, in a stock mr2, (89) is it possible? so many yes and no's. lately, ive been testing her around without using the ebrake and just the pedals, and the closest i got was making a hard quick 90 degree and pulling out really hard.(i kno, no where close to a drift[yet...hopefully])

[traintech86]

Well it just seems like the car has to good of handling to achieve stock. what part of the bay you from salivate

[dmb_jlv]

It is possible, just don't try it in first gear you'll run out of gear fast

[salivate408]

86, im from sunnyvale. you? its waaay crazy man. im trying to figure it out, i know its hard but im thinking of counter steeering but im afraid the handling is too good that ill just turn the way i was steering. lol.

@ jlv, what do you mean? first gear?

[San Anto AW11]

Originally Posted by curvesrgood

When your car comes to a stop and your wheel is broken the police WILL take you to jail... and some of them will be angry they were chasing you... sorry, bad memories... good times.

What!?!?! You too!! Too bad my story ended with a felony evading arrest charge... 138 mph with no headlights on, north bound on Hwy 16 coming from Poteet, TX. The cop actually called off the chase because he was in fear of the public safety; but later caught me after i ran into a ditch. Ahh good times sleeping in Atascosa county jail..

[dmb_jlv]

When you come into a turn don't kick it in first you'll cherp the wheels and that's it your not gonna spin them to hold a good drift, come in alittle faster and kick it in second you'll see a difference. You'll have more gear to spin and can controll the car with the gas instead of the ebrake

[salivate408]

@ jl, im a lil confusing, and im going to assume that your reply is the willlingness to help out a novice's interests.

so this is what ive been doing, after comming off of an expressway, i wait to come to a light where i make a left at the light.

this is where things happen, in about a mile or so, im at about 3-4th gear running around 4-5 k rpm. im not really doing a drift after this piece of detail, just seeing the first steps to what i have to do.

at about 55-60 mph, i do a hard brake with the brake pedal and start steering left but i just end up commin down to neutral at about 25 mph with the wheels lightly spinning and comming to a really slow recovery.

i apologize if i am mentioning or expecting too much from a reply, but would like to show my appreciation anyways.

[dmb_jlv]

One your going toooo fast you'll need lots of power to do that. And two I would never do that id be scared to crash lol

[salivate408]

so is that what you mean not doing it at 1st gear? and doing it at 2nd gear? so i have more power? with the wheels