neevosh

Zeal Function V6 10kg front 8kg rear

Camber- max up front, homemade sublink bar in rear, maxed out

Slight toe in front and rear

Racing Beat front and rear sway bars

Energy Suspension Bushings

Rear Toe Eliminators

Steering Spacers

Falken ST115 225/45/17



I really need to get an allignment. After installing the bushings, I eyeballed and tape measured the toe settings. And I'm not sure what the camber is. I'd guess around -3 degrees up front, and -1.5 to -2 in back. That was 3 events ago. The car feels very balanced at faster speeds. Easy to control with the throttle. It tends to understeer at low speeds. I might just need more work on my driving and weight transfers. I still need to use the ebrake.

Ranzo

It is set almost as close to zero as it will go. I had it turned more toward Zero but found it harder to Drift as speed.

MazdaMike

im gonna come with my moms C320 and drift that. ask mike ive drifted that bleotch before like a japanese pro while we were getting lost in the snow

RETed

No steering mods?

How do you compete with the S13/S14/S15's?





-Ted

Ranzo

Like I have said before they really don't turn any sharper. Those mods are really only for when you mess up and you need that extra turn to keep you from spinning.





Steering Mods are in order for my car later on........I have been dealing with engine problems for a while now but that is over and I will be driving more often.

RETed

Does the car behave differently at different drift speeds?

Low - up to 35mph or about 60kph

Medium - 35mph to 60mph, 60kph to 100kph

High - over 60mph, 100kph +

The alignment settings sound like it it's set-up for high speeds stuff, but it might be a little slow for the low speeds stuff?





-Ted

Ranzo

Ted, I think you were refering to me in your post. If so, then well hmmm......... Yeah every car reacts differentley between high speeds and low speeds. The more I drive the and practice then the faster I can go so my car setup will change a little to reflect that. Mostly at low speeds I can predict exactly what the car will do and drive it where I need it at higher speeds obviously things are happening faster and I still have a lot to learn. Normal drifting for Japan say Nikko circuit entrance speed to 1st corner is about 100 to 110 maybe 115 I really dont look at the speedo that often. however actual drifting forward speed would start at 110 and quickly decrease and forward momentum through the turn would result in about 90km/h reduced to about 70km for the next turn. The back two corners at Nikko will be connected if drifted properly and entrance speed will be about 120km/h increasing to about 130 for a second then dropping of to maybe 80km/h or so. I usually see a RPM of 6300 peak through out the corner in 3rd gear. So maybe my setup is for higher speeds.



The fastest sideways speed that I know of was just over 140km/h and that was a Fuji in a 100R corner. I hear guys talking about 100mph drifting but I don't know anyone who has been sideways....controlled.... at 100mph.

driftaholic

werd

Ranzo

I just found an advertisement in Drift Tengoku magazine for Super tie rods for FC and FD. They are from URAS... 128 bux for a set.



I think I will pick those up next month

RETed

Yeah, we're all talking about those things, but we can't see how it induces more angle. The pics don't have a good angle on showing the relationship of the tie rod end to the hub, but to change the angle, it has to be pulled inward - this changes the ratio of the steering but not very much according to the angle pics later on the page. 41-degrees(?) doesn't sound like that much of a difference, as we're getting more like 45-degrees with the relocated tie rod connection point on the hub. I guess we'll see if this experimenting will work on the track.







-Ted