Correct method for drifting...
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Drifting in a G35 is not easy I'm gonna tell people that right now. I drifted my G at the sept.29 punish'um series. It took me awhile to figure out how the car needed to be driven. It probably would have helped if I practiced with the new suspensions setting I had but I'm not gonna bitch about that because I eventually figured it out. Using the throttle to turn the car is the basic principle of drifting but the problem with the G is that just simply flooring you car through a corner is only effective at slower speeds and small corners. It is true the G has a good amount of power but the truth is to drift good you are gonna need a lot more power than stock. The reason is the weight. The car is heavy so you are going too need a good amount of power. The truth is that sliding a G is far far more complicated than a 240sx. I used to drift a 240 but now I got the G and I can tell people that the two car are very different. Drifting through small turn and medium turns will be pretty easy once you practice but wide turns are difficult. I have found that with my set up the e-brake and clutch is the only way you are going to get through wide turns. The problem I had was at the end of the corner the car starts to bog down and the revs drop, so clutching and e-braking was a big help. The other way for taking wide turns is very risky. You would have to enter at a relatively fast speed so you would have momentum behind you. If you want to see some pics from the event and some underground video take a look at my myspace. http://www.myspace.com/gdriftersaru
Last edited by G-Drifter Saru; Nov 9, 2007 at 07:07 AM.
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Originally Posted by G-Drifter Saru
Drifting in a G35 is not easy I'm gonna tell people that right now. I drifted my G at the sept.29 punish'um series. It took me awhile to figure out how the car needed to be driven. It probably would have helped if I practiced with the new suspensions setting I had but I'm not gonna bitch about that because I eventually figured it out. Using the throttle to turn the car is the basic principle of drifting but the problem with the G is that just simply flooring you car through a corner is only effective at slower speeds and small corners. It is true the G has a good amount of power but the truth is to drift good you are gonna need a lot more power than stock. The reason is the weight. The car is heavy so you are going too need a good amount of power. The truth is that sliding a G is far far more complicated than a 240sx. I used to drift a 240 but now I got the G and I can tell people that the two car are very different. Drifting through small turn and medium turns will be pretty easy once you practice but wide turns are difficult. I have found that with my set up the e-brake and clutch is the only way you are going to get through wide turns. The problem I had was at the end of the corner the car starts to bog down and the revs drop, so clutching and e-braking was a big help. The other way for taking wide turns is very risky. You would have to enter at a relatively fast speed so you would have momentum behind you. If you want to see some pics from the event and some underground video take a look at my myspace. http://www.myspace.com/gdriftersaru
The G's factory suspension is made for the track, not for drift. Transitions are sketchy because of the soft suspension, so it's absorbing a lot of momentum.
The car is a heavy pig and is a lot harder to maintain drifts for long. I had to clutch-kick many times through the longer banks while other lighter cars (even ae86's) didn't have to.
Power-wise the VQ is pretty good, but you'd be better off with more power in the upper revs. I'd love to see more people drifting their rides. . .so much potential with this chassis . ..
The best teacher I had for drifting was the rain... Nice wet parking lot so it stays at low speed. It gave me a better feel for throttle & steering control. I dont really do drifiting in the dry because tires are crazy expensive. But Ive gotten enough control to go through traffic circles comfortably.
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+1 ^ The rain is by far the best teaching tool there is. start in a parking lot then on the streets just simple 90 and 180 degree turns. next will be connecting them and longer turns and earlier initiation of the drift. It is 100% about feel and time sideways is the only way to learn. the guy who taught me the basics always said the most important thing to know is when to bail on a bad drift and this has served me well. but yes it will get expensive
i've never like drifting in the rain cause its very unforgiven. too much gas and you are now doing donuts
as far as when to downshift, if you can do it,
brake(regular), heel & toe right before, start to turn in, hit the e-brake at the entrance of the corner, then counter steer and start giving gas, as much as you need to stay side ways
but by far the easiest way its by power over
and IMO the stock suspension sux for drifting
as far as when to downshift, if you can do it,
brake(regular), heel & toe right before, start to turn in, hit the e-brake at the entrance of the corner, then counter steer and start giving gas, as much as you need to stay side ways
but by far the easiest way its by power over
and IMO the stock suspension sux for drifting
Originally Posted by EvolutionGSR
You really use that drum ebrake we have to enter in a drift? I didn't think it had enough in it to be effective.
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yeah the ebrake is garbage in our cars. dont even bother trying it will just make you pissed off! does anyone know if replacing your brembo brake lines to ss would help the ebrake or is there another cable you can replace to make the ebrake actually do something?
Originally Posted by Pepepr
The best teacher I had for drifting was the rain... Nice wet parking lot so it stays at low speed. It gave me a better feel for throttle & steering control. I dont really do drifiting in the dry because tires are crazy expensive. But Ive gotten enough control to go through traffic circles comfortably.
