I Would Like to see more domestics

[Erkumi]

Wow thats a pretty good deal. I like the mid 80s mustangs though, the ones with the hatchback not the coupe. But all the same, sweet deal

[Ghost of Duluth]

A notchback Stang would make a pretty decent slider. I'm thinking of putting one together myself.

[Erkumi]

What engine would you prefer though. The 351 V8 or a V6 or straight 4.(I don't know the sizes of the V6 or Straight)

[scirocco]

i just love to see when people actually get domestic cars to drift or just drive rather than just talk about it.. like i do... i drive a scirocco... the best one there is... PM me if you want information about it. im just too lazy to type it now

[AREITU]

I think the domestic drifting thing is pretty cool. 'sides, there's a lot of dirt cheap, solid-axle, high-torque RWD american cars around. Why not use them? 'sides, in a 3rd gen F-body, the front end comes off with six bolts, how much easier does it get to service? :P

The only people who'll flame domestic drivers are noobs and people who don't keep an open mind. There's a lot of those kinds of people and I'm willing to bet there'll be more of them to come. You'd be suprised as to what old moldy American cars can do.

[Ghost of Duluth]

Standard 302. V8, pre-91 notchback stanger. Probably pick one up for round 2000-4000 and right out of the box you have a powerful, light (bout the same weight as a 240, maybe a little more) fast slider. Plentiful aftermarket, cheap stuff (since it is the all invasive American V8) and reliable. Why wouldn't you get one?

Scirocco's are not what I would consider domestic car's here in America. VW's Scirocco's are FWD anyway. Now if there is a different kind of Scirocco in B.C., ok. But here, nah.

[Erkumi]

Oh i would get one. They're fast as all hell.

[scirocco]

Originally posted by Ghost of Duluth
Standard 302. V8, pre-91 notchback stanger. Probably pick one up for round 2000-4000 and right out of the box you have a powerful, light (bout the same weight as a 240, maybe a little more) fast slider. Plentiful aftermarket, cheap stuff (since it is the all invasive American V8) and reliable. Why wouldn't you get one?

Scirocco's are not what I would consider domestic car's here in America. VW's Scirocco's are FWD anyway. Now if there is a different kind of Scirocco in B.C., ok. But here, nah.

sorry i wuzn't very clear there:

i hav an AWD conversion but then i never got around to rallying it so i changed the settings so that it will drift easily.

also, allow me to reiterate:S what i said:

"i think that it is greath that people are actually taking action and getting domestics to drift rather than talk about it like i do (i have always said that one day i will get a GT500 and turn it into a drag car and maybe one day a drift car.)..." i meant that im the one who just talks about it... i hope this clears that up

[doorifto]

americaNO

American cars have the balls but they dont handle they are set up for a straight line, leave the turns to the real drifters.

[Erkumi]

Well i agree that american cars shouldn't be used for drifting. But you could easily modify some american cars to drift.

[OH240SE]

Originally posted by AREITU
The only people who'll flame domestic drivers are noobs and people who don't keep an open mind. There's a lot of those kinds of people and I'm willing to bet there'll be more of them to come. You'd be suprised as to what old moldy American cars can do.

well said my friend, its kind've sad to see people bashing domestics because they dont know enough about them. Sure the domestics have the potential, they just need the drivers.

The real funny thing is in FormulaD we have imported drivers driving our domestics and our domestic drivers driving imports...

Wuts up with that??? Anyone else see the irony??

Fords, Chevys, Pontiacs and Dodges have the same potential just as any other car does. Hell, why do people consider most imports to be Japanese?? European cars exist too and they have just as much potential as the others do. Its not a matter of what brand of car someone drives, its how the car is driven.
Personally I'd love to see more of our domestics out there challenging the imports. But only time will tell...

[s14driftingTX]

Seeing domestic cars drift is exactly what Japanese drivers want to see. They want to compete against the best of what America has to offer, which is what they should get.

[Erkumi]

Then why dont you get a domestic car. Just becasue some people like domestics for drifting doesn't mean we all have to.

[LexmarkX73]

people in japan use japanese cars because that is their domestic, we should use our domestics too!
by the way, anyone who says "american cars cant handle" thats because they have heavy oversteer!

[CrazyHawaiian]

Saying domestic cars can only go straight is a stereotype. Even my 10 year old domestic can pull 1G or more with the right suspension setup. Domestics are known for dragracing but that dosnt mean they can't be built to handle. It all depends on what the owner wants and how he/she mods the car. The only downside of domestics is that they are heavy. Like the bigger Japan cars used to drift (aka Soarer) you need to focus on weight reduction and balance.

But yeah you guys are right, domestics are cheap. I picked up my budget project (89 Camaro IROC-Z) for $2500 and it was a top model car. The car was driftable in stock form.