Whats The Best Seven For Drifting?
01-08-2004, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by driftaholic' date='Jan 8 2004, 07:18 AM
lo, I can't find the link now but there was a forum somwhere and it was full of 16 year old ricers. one had a link on his sig. said "team somthing" so I folowed the link. prior to that he was posting how him and his crew were bad *** drifters ect. So I whent to the site and they had a couple s14's and an integra a civic and a focus. they all had crazy ugly body kits and colorfull paint jobs. on their list of mods it said full body kit and all kinds of asthetic stuff. unter planed mods they had suspention and coilovers ect. HOW DO YOU CLAIM TO BE A BAD *** DRIFTER BUT DON'T EMPASIS ON SUSPENTION MODS. bunch of posers "internet drifters" gotta find that link......
01-14-2004, 11:18 PM
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I think I'd go with the FC, they are lighter (I believe) than a FD.. (tell me if I wrong) smaller size. Easy to fix. As much as the Fd is one awesome car to own or see in action. I think for some people its expensive. Both cars have excellent front/rear balance. I'd say if you got money drift a FD... not many I see drifting here (well in jersey). If you got a small budget take a FC. Still waiting for my FC... damn
01-14-2004, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Suns' date='Jan 15 2004, 01:18 AM
I think I'd go with the FC, they are lighter (I believe) than a FD.. (tell me if I wrong) smaller size. Easy to fix. As much as the Fd is one awesome car to own or see in action. I think for some people its expensive. Both cars have excellent front/rear balance. I'd say if you got money drift a FD... not many I see drifting here (well in jersey). If you got a small budget take a FC. Still waiting for my FC... damn
01-15-2004, 01:32 AM
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fds are smaller, and lighter....
your right... I checked the specs based on a 91' Turbo II its Length: 169.9 in... a 1995 FD is 168.5 in.... again not a big difference... the Fc's Curb Weight: 2987 lbs.. the Fd is Curb Weight: 2826 lbs... So, its not that much of a difference... but than again I never got to see an Fd up close.. in pictures I always think they look bigger because of its nice curves.
They are both 2 great drift cars. Either one is great. Go with what you like and what you can afford. Sorry for the mishap... looks like I gotta read alittle more.
01-21-2004, 12:02 PM
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I used to own a base model FC and I liked it a lot, but I have to say I like FBs and I think it is a better car for me at the moment. It weighs in at 2350lbs or so stock curb weight. So it's nice and light starting off. Emissions stuff is easily removed or upgraded, the car itself is incredibly easy to work on (easiest of any other rx7, IMO) and is also easily and cheaply upgradable. Even entire engine swaps are simple. Body parts aren't terrible to to find around here, neither are rear ends and misc stuff. The problem is quality for used parts, though. You just gotta face facts with a 20 year old car... Good 12as are getting harder to find.
Having said that, however, for me, it's easy to get parts and make a 1st gen run well, which is all I want right now.
FYI:
Wheelbase: 95.3 inches
Length: 170.1 inches
Width: 65.7 inches
Height: 49.6 inches
Having said that, however, for me, it's easy to get parts and make a 1st gen run well, which is all I want right now.
FYI:
Wheelbase: 95.3 inches
Length: 170.1 inches
Width: 65.7 inches
Height: 49.6 inches
01-21-2004, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Suns' date='Jan 14 2004, 11:32 PM
your right... I checked the specs based on a 91' Turbo II its Length: 169.9 in... a 1995 FD is 168.5 in.... again not a big difference... the Fc's Curb Weight: 2987 lbs.. the Fd is Curb Weight: 2826 lbs... So, its not that much of a difference... but than again I never got to see an Fd up close.. in pictures I always think they look bigger because of its nice curves.
They are both 2 great drift cars. Either one is great. Go with what you like and what you can afford. Sorry for the mishap... looks like I gotta read alittle more.
They are both 2 great drift cars. Either one is great. Go with what you like and what you can afford. Sorry for the mishap... looks like I gotta read alittle more.
01-22-2004, 03:55 PM
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I don't do much (ie. any) drifting but I always thought that a car with bad handling/traction would be better - the only other things you need are rear wheel drive and enough power - and there are plenty of cars in the states that meet those criteria.
It just seems weird to me that all the people over there into drifting prefer to use cars that are designed not to drift, a opposed to muscle cars where drifting is the only thing they're good at. Does anyone else agree or am I completely missing the point?
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It just seems weird to me that all the people over there into drifting prefer to use cars that are designed not to drift, a opposed to muscle cars where drifting is the only thing they're good at. Does anyone else agree or am I completely missing the point?
Mark
01-24-2004, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by driftaholic' date='Jan 23 2004, 01:29 AM
Your are missing the point.
You want the car to be CONTROLABLE in a drift. For this you need a light weight car that handles and responds well.
You want the car to be CONTROLABLE in a drift. For this you need a light weight car that handles and responds well.
There are two cars I've driven that spring to mind. Firstly a Lotus 7 type car, which once you finally do provoke the thing into oversteer(not easy), it doesn't want to stay there and quickly finds grip again. The other car was an old live axle Jaguar which was scary the way the tail kept trying to pass us out, but on the other hand it was quite easy to catch it - and lots of fun
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01-24-2004, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by inanimate_object' date='Jan 22 2004, 01:55 PM
I don't do much (ie. any) drifting but I always thought that a car with bad handling/traction would be better - the only other things you need are rear wheel drive and enough power - and there are plenty of cars in the states that meet those criteria.
It just seems weird to me that all the people over there into drifting prefer to use cars that are designed not to drift, a opposed to muscle cars where drifting is the only thing they're good at. Does anyone else agree or am I completely missing the point?
Mark
It just seems weird to me that all the people over there into drifting prefer to use cars that are designed not to drift, a opposed to muscle cars where drifting is the only thing they're good at. Does anyone else agree or am I completely missing the point?
Mark