Na Drift

[future1]

how are you people? i was wondering what your thoughts would be on drifting a r33 non turbo with a completly std motor but going all out on the suspension lsd and so fourth?

has anyone done this i cant have a turbo because of the new restrictions in nsw thanks!

it would be a rb25de type s

Edited August 28, 2005 by future1

[meggala]

I have an n/a rb25 de cefiro with teins and lsd yes it is possible.

a mechanical diff would make it easier it drift ok remeber the ae 86's are n/a I'm a great believer that suspension is more important than power when drifting

cheers

meggala

how are you people?  i was wondering what your thoughts would be on drifting a r33 non turbo with a completly std motor but going all out on the suspension lsd and so fourth?

has anyone done this i cant have a turbo because of the new restrictions in nsw thanks!

it would be a rb25de type s

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[Eug]

agree with meggala... but power does make it easier unless your willing to commit to the corner.

i've attempted a few "powerslides" with clutch popping - can't say is the healthiest thing...

take note that 33's are heavier than the 86.

[Frink]

you could do it. i used to have an old R31. it was only a single spinner diff, and my spare tyre was a rock hard compound. when i wanted some sideways action, i put that tyre on the driving wheel, and drifto!

the R33 gts coupes aren't that heavy, about 1300kg (i think). with the suspension and diff you have, just put some really sh1t tyres on the rear and hang on! some basic power increase mods would be good as well, like a pod and an exhaust.

[Pva_Glue]

If you want to drift change the DIFF!!

me two cents

[Phobic]

it is possible ive got a mate who drives an NA silvia with shitloads of suspension work done and he can drift aswell as a turbo car...

as Eug said you just have to commit yourself to the corner and use proper technique rather than just power on mid corner and hang the tail out as i have seen some people do.

i drive a turbo R32 and the power just makes it easier to hold the tail out.

but it is very feasible to make an NA car drift well.

good luck

Mitch

[BreathLess]

Nah their not heavy at all mines only at 1150Kg according to my rego.

[Greg]

Nah their not heavy at all mines only at 1150Kg according to my rego.

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your rego is wrong

unless you have the model with the RB20E?? doubt it would make 170kg difference though.

they weigh 1320kg stock. i have had this confirmed on a weighbridge.

you can definitely drift a n/a in the wet (or so i'm told...), as for the dry i'm not game to try it on the roads and haven't found time to take it to the track.

[skyla]

My partner can make our whale drift, much to my surprise, on dry roads too, scared the crap out of me (boys will be boys!! ). I didn't think it would of had the power to drift, although it has had quite a bit of suspension work done, a button clutch, LSD added, and making 112rwkw.

[Kor'axis]

Which LSD would you use on an r33?

[Kor'axis]

Which LSD would you use on an r33?

[future1]

you would use an after market high performance lsd woudnt you.

something like a kaaz or os giken superlock

[Frink]

the standard R33 diff is quite good. not sure how it would be pushing out heaps of power, but for this application, i think it'd do the job quite nicely.

[scathing]

Were you planning on learning to drift with this car, or trying to compete with it?

If you're only trying to learn and maybe run in some low level comps, then you can "drift" anything. I used to get my old Volvo sideways, and that thing was a dead stock auto.

They weren't the most elegant drifts and I wouldn't try linking all of Wakefield Park together in it, but for the EC skid circuit (I haven't been out to Driftland yet so I can't say) it would have been fine wet or dry.

It certainly taught me the basics of countersteering, and balancing the car on the throttle / brakes.

If you wanted to get into some serious competition events you may want more power and torque than what a stock RB25DE is going to offer you.

[NA_R33]

I used to drift mine everywhere, uge can back this up wet or dry, and as he said you had to comit to the corner, alot harder in an underpowered car but more then possible..

The original diff was the best... till i smashed it, and none have since compared... the last 3 have been turbo ones but they didnt lock up as well as the original... i now have a nismo 1.5way mechanical.