what do u guys think of this?

[silvian]

Welp...
I was wondering what you think of drifting an eagle talon? Just give a thumbs up a thumps down or dos and wont's

[eomund240]

Well it came in both FWD and AWD (wiki FTW). If it's an FWD it's prolly not recommended. If it's AWD it's possible but will take learning 'cause of the severe understeer. All I know about the vehicle is it's basically just an Eclipse with a Chrysler badge. This would leave me to believe all the Eclipes parts would be compatible so I don't think you'd have trouble finding parts.

I'm not fond of the AWD myself (I have a hard time with it) but if it's the direction you want to go the I say go for it. The main obsticle you have going against you is vehicle weight. The Eclipse is a heavy car and I'm sure the Chrysler is no different.

[Soldat]

Yeah, the Eagle Talon was basically a repackaged Eclipse.

I wouldn't bother, really. If it's a FWD model, then there's no real point in trying to learn with it as it's "not really drifting". It can be done, but it's more trouble than it's worth IMO. Even if the car is AWD, then it's going to be a whole different animal when you're trying to learn since AWD cars are designed to hold the asphalt at all costs.

There are devices (forgot what they're called) that control how much power goes to the front/rear wheels, and in theory you can crank everything to the back tires and turn an AWD car into an almost exclusively RWD car. Unfortunately, I have no idea if they make them for Talons/Eclipses or how well they work.

There's a reason most people learn in a 240SX, they basically fit the bill for an all-around good starter car. Cheap, RWD, plenty of aftermarket support, there's lots of them around, and mechanically they have a good drift set-up even when bone stock. If you can't find one cheap enough that you'd be upset when it gets wadded up, there's also Miata's, FC RX-7's, 80's American Pony Cars (Firebirds, Mustangs, Camaros), . . . the list goes on. As long as it's RWD, manual and cheap, it's hard to go wrong.

[piper1]

I run grip in my avenger, and am working on setting it up to go as sideways as possible, but our biggest enemy will be understeer and power since we're in ff or awd, lots of luck to you too, it's such a debate if its just butt sliding or not, depends on who ya talk to, so I don't want to have this thread get into that.

[threeplus10]

I agree with Soldat on this one!! I wouldn't bother with it either...

I'm familiar with the Eagle Talon, and although the car is an awesome sleeper for drag, (with some of the TSI models coming stock with 210hp ) & the AWD models would probably be awesome for SCCA Solo or Rally, but I don't think it would "fit the bill" as a preferred starter-drift-car...

I would suggest saving yourself a lot of trouble by: using the "search" button & picking up something that's recommended on this site... i.e. ae86's, 240's, miata's, etc...

[ENSANE]

with enough modifications you can make it into a drifting car

[eomund240]

with enough modifications you can make it into a drifting car

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You can make a civic into a drift car if you put the money into it, the question is 'Is it worth it?'

The car could be good in rally, but for drifting, it wasn't the original plan so it'd take a lot of work.

[Soldat]

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You can make a civic into a drift car if you put the money into it, the question is 'Is it worth it?'

Agreed, how much time, money or effort you need to put into it should be compared to the cost of buying another car. Why spend 10 or 12,000 trying to get something to drift at all when you can buy a car for 3 or 4,00 that will do it stock? Maybe if you're at a pro level and you really want something that's different and unique, but not for a starter car.