Ive noticed we dont have alot of drift guys threw out the foroums . Anyone involved in this kinda thing?
Anyone in the mk3 community into drifting?
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It is kind of cool, but there is not much here in the midwest for drifting.
Also our cars are fat bastards, and are not made for drifting at all.
Also our cars are fat bastards, and are not made for drifting at all.
It's possible i've attempted it a couple times in parking lots here and there I'm not any good but its definitely a fun feeling.
Just make sure your car is ready and up for the abuse.
Just make sure your car is ready and up for the abuse.
the mk3 was NEVER a drift car, its a fantastic Grip car however its even a ok drag car, but its not a drift car
the supra is a GT racer, heres ther difference
Grand tourers differ from standard two-seat sports cars in typically being engineered as larger and heavier, emphasizing comfort over straight-out performance or spartan accommodations. Historically, most GTs have been front-engined with rear-wheel drive, which creates more space for the cabin than mid-mounted engine layouts. Softer suspensions, greater storage, and more luxurious appointments add to their driving appeal
Usually, drift cars are light to moderate weight rear-wheel-drive coupes and sedans over a large range of power levels. There have also been AWD rally cars that have been converted to RWD.
Grand tourers differ from standard two-seat sports cars in typically being engineered as larger and heavier, emphasizing comfort over straight-out performance or spartan accommodations. Historically, most GTs have been front-engined with rear-wheel drive, which creates more space for the cabin than mid-mounted engine layouts. Softer suspensions, greater storage, and more luxurious appointments add to their driving appeal
Usually, drift cars are light to moderate weight rear-wheel-drive coupes and sedans over a large range of power levels. There have also been AWD rally cars that have been converted to RWD.
There's not much of a LEGAL drifting scene down here and the cops will nail your tail to the wall for doing it in public...
A couple locals, one who is on the forums, do it here. Personally I think drifting is a waste of tires and motors but I have to admit some of them are pretty good.
if you want to drift a supra gut a mk2 and put a 7mgte in it. We did a track day, and a guy running a tuned 7mgte in his gutted MK2 was giving ken gushi in his 1j cressida a real good run for his money.
My Mk2 does a good enough job of it considering it has like 120hp at this altitude... the chassis slip angle makes them nice and easy to control when you do get sideways, I love that thing. Power would just make it easier.Compton74;1835670 said:
Now, I personally prefer grip-style driving (hey, tires are expensive, and making a drifting mistake on public roads can be VERY expensive), due to the design of the car (it's quite capable) and my own preference. Drifting always seemed to have too many variables to me, where grip driving, you can consistently compare corner speeds from run to run. Granted, you still have variables, but they don't seem quite as random to me.
Now, if I had a track that was closer than 200+ miles away, I might be more into it, it's quite fun.
There's a reason everyone uses them, the torque and response on those motors makes power on oversteer a very easy thing... I had a hoot of a time in my old SS when I had it. Solid axle, torquey motor, long wheel base... if you couldn't slide that thing around, you probably shouldn't drive it.Jayhall;1835728 said:
talk to MA70ed he does it constantly and is pretty good at it, and he uses a 7mge na.. in the northwest we have a pretty big drift scene.
te72;1836328 said:There's a reason everyone uses them, the torque and response on those motors makes power on oversteer a very easy thing... I had a hoot of a time in my old SS when I had it. Solid axle, torquey motor, long wheel base... if you couldn't slide that thing around, you probably shouldn't drive it.
So I think I made my mind up, Im going to buy myself a townhouse, and then Im going to build a drift car with a small block, probably chev because well youve seen the "post pic of your garage" thread. I could put a blown 350ci chev motor for about $2500 and get about 400 hp out of it. I spent yesterday at Evergreen in Monroe Wa. As stated there is a pretty good scene just south of me
MK3's are heavy but fun as hell to drift. You pretty much have to get rid of the 7M for drifting as the constant high rpm and oil slosh are just a recipe for disaster with the 7M, but the 1J and 2J love it. If your serious about drifting you can PM me for any questions you might have.
These are from last weekend
These are from last weekend
I wounldn't mind drifting but supras are too fat to drift unless you add more horsepower. It would be fun to drift in my supra though.
HMNGSupraMKIII;1836656 said:
you are incorrect sir...grossly incorrect
There is a guy in San Fran (Chevy37) that drifts an NA 7M fairly well. You don't need much power to drift at all, and the added weight really only effects weight transfer, not how much power you need to drift. I have been drifting on a stock 1J for the past 5 years, finally upped my power this past winter.
Drifting is about control... power just makes it easier to make mid slide adjustments. Hell, I got my brother's old 2000-ish Caddy Deville sideways through weight transfer alone, and that thing is FWD, not to mention about 800 lbs heavier than a Mk3.
Drifting is hard to do, but it puts to much strain on my car. I wouldn't mind trying drifting but it seems hard.
i drift my supra, ive done 6 events with a stock 7mgte and its still my daily driver with no problems. they have more than enough power to learn how to drift. people say they aren't meant to drift because they're heavy and no steering angle but its definitely possible. all u need is a welded diff, steering rack spacers and remove the steering stopper bolts from the hub. and take good care of the motor and ugrade ur cooling system they tend to overheat. as far as weight u can remove alot of stuff to lighten it such as the remove rear seats , factory crash bars, a/c system, sound deadening, get racing seats to replace the heavy front seats.u dont need a expensive engine swap and custom knuckles to drift a supra