04-05-2012, 01:35 PM
Will you stop with the Diesel slagging?
It got boring ages ago...
If we're going to get technical, a Diesel is BETTER for drifting, you've got the massive load of torque to light up the rear tyres and HOLD the tyres lit up... A petrol you can't - you have to keep kicking the clutch to get the tyres free, then SIT on the limiter which is where all the power is to hold them smoking... A diesel will sit on it's peak torque with the tyres screaming for mercy quite happily, in a petrol for example if your engine doesn't have the torque at a low enough RPM when you smack the clutch, it'll just bog down - go watch the video of the Mercedes Diesel drifter - it's got so much torque, the slightest prod of the throttle breaks the tyres free and will HOLD them like that in a higher gear...
But anyway, yes, a 180/200sx is your best option for a cheap drifter... If you want some RWD action and aren't obsessed with being DK Y0h! Then an MX5 is a good option, easy to get power from as they're quite mild as standard... E36s aren't bad, but they're all sheds these days...
It got boring ages ago...
If we're going to get technical, a Diesel is BETTER for drifting, you've got the massive load of torque to light up the rear tyres and HOLD the tyres lit up... A petrol you can't - you have to keep kicking the clutch to get the tyres free, then SIT on the limiter which is where all the power is to hold them smoking... A diesel will sit on it's peak torque with the tyres screaming for mercy quite happily, in a petrol for example if your engine doesn't have the torque at a low enough RPM when you smack the clutch, it'll just bog down - go watch the video of the Mercedes Diesel drifter - it's got so much torque, the slightest prod of the throttle breaks the tyres free and will HOLD them like that in a higher gear...
But anyway, yes, a 180/200sx is your best option for a cheap drifter... If you want some RWD action and aren't obsessed with being DK Y0h! Then an MX5 is a good option, easy to get power from as they're quite mild as standard... E36s aren't bad, but they're all sheds these days...
