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Old 04-29-2013, 02:18 PM   #196 (permalink)
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well at first everybody sucks lol! So you dont go through tires at all since you spend a lot of time spinning out. You only get better from practice. Once you figure it out then you start eating tires. Then once you start building your car to make hp, then you really start eating tires. But going out there and trying it out for the first time you should be fine. Im lucky to have a good job and a family that supports my hobby. Last year I only did 3 events so I see it no more expensive than golf. I figure if I were to just order two tires a month I should be good. The guys that do 10-12 are single and are serious about competing to get into Formula D.
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Kenda tires has a racer program that we use. As long as you are entering one of our events you can get tires at a discounted rate. I get 265/35/18's for $130 shipped to my door. Goes down to $120 if I order 10 or more.
are those the tires you prefer for their performance or just based on the price/incentives?
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are those the tires you prefer for their performance or just based on the price/incentives?
Both. Most of the drifters love them for that reason. I did fight an understeer issue but I'm pretty sure thats because I dont have enough negative camber up front. Once I fix that I will be able to fully evaluate the stickiness of the tires. If the issue still isnt fixed, I will have to run something stickier up front and keep the kendas in the back.
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Nice! Cool article. This sport is growing, our last even set a record in attendance and drivers. We had over 70 drivers!!!! I think Mike at NST told me like 5,000 in attendance..insane! We also had no kittens though.
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Both. Most of the drifters love them for that reason. I did fight an understeer issue but I'm pretty sure thats because I dont have enough negative camber up front. Once I fix that I will be able to fully evaluate the stickiness of the tires. If the issue still isnt fixed, I will have to run something stickier up front and keep the kendas in the back.
nice. ive been so tempted to slide my Z but with pilot super sports all the way around i rather not since they are $1500 a set and super sticky lol

honestly though there are some roads around me (not saying i would unless they were closed down - no street/illegal race talk ) that would make awesome drift sections.
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Does it take a toll on the car? Diff, engine, tranny?
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Does it take a toll on the car? Diff, engine, tranny?
For the diff, definitely! It overheats and your vlsd turns to slush. For lsd's, the clutch discs inside wear out and you have to rebuild after so many events. A lot of guys just get an open diff and weld it together so they dont have to worry about this.

For the clutch of course. Especially if you initiate with your clutch instead of an ebrake by revving your engine and dumping the clutch at a high rpm to spin the wheels. Your flywheel also gets some marks that scream he has drifted with me.

Tranny, it depends on your hp I guess. Most transmissions are able to withstand a certain amount of power, once you exceed that things start to break. Thats why Im not looking to get boosted or make any more power than I am now. Im happy with the power and glad I bought a car that can handle it without me looking for more. To drift its more about gaining speed and then controlling that speed after inducing the oversteer.

For the engine, it you are keeping your engine revving at a high rpm so im sure that will get some wear. Keeping your rev limiter is safe so your dont blow your engine up.
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Say it ain't so.

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LOL yeah it is. I dont get to drive my Z during the week anymore since Im taking kids to school and it doesnt go over the speedbumps at work to well. I dont get to drive it during the weekend since I go everywhere with the family. So... my 370z has turned into a drift only car and honestly its too expensive to be one. Im thinking to go back to my original plan and buying a used 350z cheap and get more serious about the sport which means roll cage, knuckles, 2nd caliper etc. This way I can start competing!
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That's cool I totally understand, hopefully you can get another Z for a full time drift machine.
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Great thread.

Just read from start to finish.

Good highs, good lows, all seemed great fun, seeing you progress was cool too.

Then I click the next page and you've sold it, lol.

Over.

It was like watching Lost.
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This made me lol. Thanks for reading, but I haven't sold the car yet. Started to part out and only got as far as the exhaust and regretted that one as this Nismo exhaust I have now does not even compare. Took so long on packing the bodykit that people lost interest so still have everything else left. My wife and friends have been trying to talk me into keeping it, so as of now I still have it and will be entering another event as soon as I get back from Disney World. I just won't tandem it because I don't want to bang it up. Just having a hard time letting go of it, this is my car.
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Oh, good news man .

The parts you guys have access to over there is insane.
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