taws6

iTrader: (2)

Hi,

So I'd love to have a go at drifting in my WS6, but I will learn the basics in a different car.
What might I break doing this in the WS6, (10 bolt, transmission....?) and do I really need a M6 for drifting, or will my A4 cut it??

Thanks for the advise....

deelong4002

iTrader: (8)

i would think it might be harder with an auto because you cant use the clutch to break the wheels free.

whytryz28

iTrader: (28)

Yes it will be harder to drift and harder on the trans inorder to get the rear going you will need the e-brake more since you dont have a clutch. Your tans will go bye bye if you use the e-brake alot.

JD_AMG

Here's a stalled auto drifting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&h...&v=bbNHnE_m0Vo
Yes it will be harder with the auto because you don't get the control of a manual transmission, but its do-able.

taws6

iTrader: (2)

Nice video
It doesn't take much to get the rear end sliding out even with the A4, but I'm not sure how well it can be controled yet, as I have never been to a good bit of tarmac. I think some drift lesons for my B day are in order

So it sounds like the WS6 might break the transmission.
Any other probable breakages??

OMGWTFBODY

iTrader: (5)

Ugh. Don't do it to a nice WS6.

And watch out for lightposts.

fccs

iTrader: (26)

Fbodies aren't made to drift, they're made to hook and go, if you want a drift car get a 240sx.

Z28/2002

iTrader: (27)

I can see the thread now

"I wrecked my WS6 drifting"

fccs

iTrader: (26)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxwPjrSSDzQ Drift instructions

Zerokube

iTrader: (4)

thats a nice sounding camaro, what kind of exhaust is that?

99345hp

Wrong. F-bodies were built to compete in the transam racing circuit. Roadracing is where the f-body is at home.

I dont see anything wrong with drifting a f-body. I wouldn't do it in an A4 though, too hard to get the tires to break loose and control the drift.

96formulabird

It looks like to me that camaro has magnaflow with headers and maybe ORY. but thats a guess. cause mine sounds like that a little, granted mine is an lt-1 so it sound a little different.

01350ta

I think 4th gen f bodys would be great for drifting. The m6 would be better for control.

therealcreeper

iTrader: (37)

throttle response is gonna be a killer. if you ease off the throttle even a tad halfway through a turn and it upshifts, by the time you get back on it and it downshifts it's gonna be too late. keeping it in a lower gear may work, but then you're gonna be nailin the rev limiter. i'd think this would help some with the shifting disadvantage:

http://redhardsupra.blogspot.com/200...automatic.html

that way you're always in the upper RPM and you'll always have plentiful torque on semi-instant tap

twitchtwice

iTrader: (12)

idk why people say it would be hard to get the tires spinning on an a4? i can get my tires to spin whenever i want.

but yes, i would drift in a manual, and i dont think i would do it in my car anyways, id buy some shitbox to drift in. unless there was another fbody i had to drift.

_916ls1z28_

i wana drift my camaro but thers more to it u got to change out your rack and pinion for more over steer and a stiffer suspension im only guessing

fccs

iTrader: (26)

Road racing IS NOT DRIFTING. If fbodys were designed to be easy drift cars, they weigh 2000lbs and have all high end power not low end torque. Can we do it, yes, we have lsd rwd with plenty of power. Is it made to do it, no, we have wide tires that are meant to hook the road not slide around it with 195s on our rear, not to mention the weight compared to the import drift cars.

therealcreeper

iTrader: (37)

i don't know who said it was, but that's not the problem. the problem is when you floor it as you're rounding a corner how long it's going to take to downshift and break them loose. 6 speeds you can just hold it in gear and feather the clutch. autos as soon as you let off it'll upshift almost instantly.

whipping the rear end out around a single turn is simple; pedal to floor, steer accordingly. around longer higher speed turns that link into other turns, you need a LOT more throttle control.

JD_AMG

The car doesn't have to be lightweight to be a good drifter, nor does it have to lack low end torque (a flat torque curve is actually preferable, notice all the LSx swaps in drifting now).
If you don't know there are "heavier" cars like ours in drifting that do really well, for example a S197 Mustang, GTO, '68 Camaro, R34 Skylines, etc.
The biggest problem our 4th gens have is lack of steering angle.

fccs

iTrader: (26)

Arent those cars mentioned usually modded before they go drifting? I mean sure I know theres the viper and the gto that are out there, but I didn't think theyre stock when theyre doing that? Either way I don't think these cars are great drift cars but I would like to try it, just don't expect what I can do with a 240 the same way.