Good Drift Cars

[hachiroku-fc3s]

Yeah it is all about what you want in a car. If you want muscle no revs, straight line, get it. If you want High revs, cornering ability, go that route. Revs are more characteristic of auto-x cars. It helps that you dont have to shift in a corner. Shifting takes time and so does bouncing off your redline for prolonged amounts of time. It really is relative though.

[mudduck3006]

well skud_dusty is right about where and how the moter makes power. But lets not forget one other very crucial factor in all this gear ratios, or more specifically transmisisson ratios. if you get 2 ford 302/5.0l motors and one has a automatic and one has a stick they have a different powerband and if you take 2 of the same motors and give them the same work over so that they have hypotheticaly have the same bhp and give them sticks and same ratios in the rearbut , and big but a ifferent trans ratio set up you got two very diferent engines

[CrazyHawaiian]

Just to let you guys know, I'm drifting with a completely stock 350 SBC motor with a powerband of 1000 - 5500 RPM. The strong point of my motor is around 3300-4000 rpm. At that RPM its making over 300 ft/lbs of torque at the crank. But while the car is sliding, even 1500 - 2000 RPM will induce more oversteer. People sometimes trip out because the motor is revving so low, but it is still kicking the rear out. There is usually no need to shift the car since I am maintaining my speed throughout the slide. If you need more oversteer, just apply more throttle. As far as throttle control, this makes drifting much easier that a high powerband motor, because anything past 1/4 throttle pressure will get you going once you kick it out. Then you have 3/4th's of your throttle to play with. If you had a high RPM motor, you would need more rev's to make the power, meaning you are applying more throttle. You might use as much as 1/2 throttle just to get in your powerband, leaving you only 1/2 your throttle to play with to control the slide. This makes throttle control harder IMO because you have less room for error (as far as throttle pressure is concerned).

[girlracer]

yeah it really depends on the kind of car u want. but um i wud say mr2. they say thats one of the hardest cars to drift so if u wanna be good itd be cool if u learned fr this car coz then itd be easier if u drift another car coz u learned fr the mr2. but then again it really depends on the driver and how he or she adjusts.

[DRFTAHOLiC-AE86]

dont get an ae86.^ if you can even find one. you have to replace parts every week . but if your willing to dedicate alot of your time and $money$ ALOT of $$ the car will reward you ^ i luve my hachi, so fun to drive! i wonder if the person that made this topic bought a car yet????