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I would like to know how many people free posting on here actually know how to go out and really drift. Not just kicking a car halfway through a wet turn. I have driven 7 different chassis... Miata (duh), S14, S13, S2000, Z32 300ZX TT, RX-7 (n/a FC) and a few Corolla GT-S's. These are jsut *MY*opinions about these cars.... i want to hear other people input.
I'm used to the Miata, so its home to me. It's twitchy and you have to be on top of the car at all times, which i like... the challenge. Once you make a turn, you are dedicated to it. Getting a full-lock drift is very difficult. The 99 Miata i have now seems to carry mroe speed then my (kinda famous) 96 Miata. A friend of mine has a stock 91 with VLSD and i managed to slide it around, but like a corolla at this point, very underpowered and VLSD sucks compared to the later TorSen units in the 94+ models.
The S-chassis cars were funky, i never knew what understeer in middle of a drift was until i drove one. But they both felt "lazy". You can kick the car out and it reacted very slowly and didn't seem to require much imput unless you wanted to transition, increase or decrease the drift radious. Power deliver was smooth both on the KA and the SR cars i drove. But that funky understeer was....we... intresting to say the least.
I borrowed a S2000 at an event and found it was easier to initiate a slide then the Miata, but was equally as snappy once it was out. Power was there, even with only intake and exhaust. I later found out the rear sway bar was broken lol. Much like a FC, it requires lots of revv's and good throttle control.
3400ZX TT... now that was a car i liked. It was like the Miata but with much bigger balls. It steps out fast, mostly due to the dynamics of the weight breaking traction. Buit the power curve was very broad and smooth. If i had the $$$, i'd definatly do one myself.
AE86 chassis. Hmm.Smooth thats for sure. But it only gets like that when you have the power. And to get usable power from it takes a fair amount of work. I had a 87 GT-S coupe with 420,000 miles and in the wet, that car was suicide. I could be going 70mph and just flick the wheel and it would just nicely step out (maybe it was the really shitty tires). But the fact that the LSD still worked was nice too. It all worked fine in the wet, but couldnt do *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* in the dry. I took it around a the cloverleaf , in the wet, and just power over'ed at about 55mph. I did the whole drift while on the phone, and one hand on the wheel and talking to my friend in the pass seat. (i know, not safe, no need to flame), but he trusts me and i had done it several times before during the night. But like i say, it needs POWER for dry, the 4AGE lacks it without boost. Driven one 4AGZE powered car and it felt better, but still seems slightly underpowered and required a lot of clutch kicking to keep a slide.
RX-7 (FC) base model. Nice. Its got the revv's that you need. The particular car i drove had a full and nicely matched suspension. The car felt solid and predictable, but still requires a little more driving then a 240, but not as much as a Miata. the car was running 15" tires all the way around and stickier ones in the front then the back and it felt really neutral. In n/a form, with the nice suspension, it definatly had power for 2nd gear slides. But the manual steering rack totally sucks.... lock-to-lock ratio sucks
I'm used to the Miata, so its home to me. It's twitchy and you have to be on top of the car at all times, which i like... the challenge. Once you make a turn, you are dedicated to it. Getting a full-lock drift is very difficult. The 99 Miata i have now seems to carry mroe speed then my (kinda famous) 96 Miata. A friend of mine has a stock 91 with VLSD and i managed to slide it around, but like a corolla at this point, very underpowered and VLSD sucks compared to the later TorSen units in the 94+ models.
The S-chassis cars were funky, i never knew what understeer in middle of a drift was until i drove one. But they both felt "lazy". You can kick the car out and it reacted very slowly and didn't seem to require much imput unless you wanted to transition, increase or decrease the drift radious. Power deliver was smooth both on the KA and the SR cars i drove. But that funky understeer was....we... intresting to say the least.
I borrowed a S2000 at an event and found it was easier to initiate a slide then the Miata, but was equally as snappy once it was out. Power was there, even with only intake and exhaust. I later found out the rear sway bar was broken lol. Much like a FC, it requires lots of revv's and good throttle control.
3400ZX TT... now that was a car i liked. It was like the Miata but with much bigger balls. It steps out fast, mostly due to the dynamics of the weight breaking traction. Buit the power curve was very broad and smooth. If i had the $$$, i'd definatly do one myself.
AE86 chassis. Hmm.Smooth thats for sure. But it only gets like that when you have the power. And to get usable power from it takes a fair amount of work. I had a 87 GT-S coupe with 420,000 miles and in the wet, that car was suicide. I could be going 70mph and just flick the wheel and it would just nicely step out (maybe it was the really shitty tires). But the fact that the LSD still worked was nice too. It all worked fine in the wet, but couldnt do *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* in the dry. I took it around a the cloverleaf , in the wet, and just power over'ed at about 55mph. I did the whole drift while on the phone, and one hand on the wheel and talking to my friend in the pass seat. (i know, not safe, no need to flame), but he trusts me and i had done it several times before during the night. But like i say, it needs POWER for dry, the 4AGE lacks it without boost. Driven one 4AGZE powered car and it felt better, but still seems slightly underpowered and required a lot of clutch kicking to keep a slide.
RX-7 (FC) base model. Nice. Its got the revv's that you need. The particular car i drove had a full and nicely matched suspension. The car felt solid and predictable, but still requires a little more driving then a 240, but not as much as a Miata. the car was running 15" tires all the way around and stickier ones in the front then the back and it felt really neutral. In n/a form, with the nice suspension, it definatly had power for 2nd gear slides. But the manual steering rack totally sucks.... lock-to-lock ratio sucks
) and it would under a little mid corner but if you commit to your line it really isn't that upsetting after you are used to it.
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