Drifting on a Sedan
^Such a badass with an Infiniti...HAHAHA
Don't take this personally but judging by your mentality and maturity level your way out of you league for caring who drives the same car as you and how they drive it.
Don't take this personally but judging by your mentality and maturity level your way out of you league for caring who drives the same car as you and how they drive it.
He's 17. I'm sure all of us at one point did something in our youth that we wish we could slap ourselves silly for now. He'll learn.
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lol... you cant drift an auto, period... it's called powersliding and that's all you're doing. Drifting warrants the use of a hand brake to fully stop the rear wheel from spinning and let them slide horizontal across the pavement. This can also only be done by controlling the throttle at the same time, something that is quite difficult to do in an automatic, even with tiptronic.
I like to drive spirited in my auto sedan and will powerslide every once in a while, but i've had quite a few cars and have had my sedan for over 3 years so i'm a little more comfortable with it and know exactly how to manipulate what it does without much error. Sounds like you just got into your G and are just trying to drive it ***** to the wall... quick, quick way to destroy it when you dont know what you're doing. Infinit's are a tad more expensive to fix than a civic.
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I like to drive spirited in my auto sedan and will powerslide every once in a while, but i've had quite a few cars and have had my sedan for over 3 years so i'm a little more comfortable with it and know exactly how to manipulate what it does without much error. Sounds like you just got into your G and are just trying to drive it ***** to the wall... quick, quick way to destroy it when you dont know what you're doing. Infinit's are a tad more expensive to fix than a civic.
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Drifting can be initiated with the hand brake, but it's not required. You can initiate a drift a few ways- e-brake (as mentioned), clutch kick, by juking the car and shifting weight, or by giving it enough gas to break the wheels loose through a turn.
Not to argue, but you can definitely drift an auto if it has enough power. Drifting with the ebrake is only 1 technique - sliding the car in a controlled motion, while counter steering and working the gas/brake (and clutch if it's a manual) is drifting in an auto or manual.
To the OP, get a 2 way LSD and some 3.9 gears... it will make breaking the rear loose and controlling it much easier. And please keep it on the track... even empty parking lots have obstacles - there are lots of groups that have open drift days, and people there that will teach you in a safe, controlled environment how to drift. Last couple I went to were only like $50 for the day (I have a 240sx that I drift btw).
Not to argue, but you can definitely drift an auto if it has enough power. Drifting with the ebrake is only 1 technique - sliding the car in a controlled motion, while counter steering and working the gas/brake (and clutch if it's a manual) is drifting in an auto or manual.
To the OP, get a 2 way LSD and some 3.9 gears... it will make breaking the rear loose and controlling it much easier. And please keep it on the track... even empty parking lots have obstacles - there are lots of groups that have open drift days, and people there that will teach you in a safe, controlled environment how to drift. Last couple I went to were only like $50 for the day (I have a 240sx that I drift btw).
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Drifting can be initiated with the hand brake, but it's not required. You can initiate a drift a few ways- e-brake (as mentioned), clutch kick, by juking the car and shifting weight, or by giving it enough gas to break the wheels loose through a turn.
Not to argue, but you can definitely drift an auto if it has enough power. Drifting with the ebrake is only 1 technique - sliding the car in a controlled motion, while counter steering and working the gas/brake (and clutch if it's a manual) is drifting in an auto or manual.
To the OP, get a 2 way LSD and some 3.9 gears... it will make breaking the rear loose and controlling it much easier. And please keep it on the track... even empty parking lots have obstacles - there are lots of groups that have open drift days, and people there that will teach you in a safe, controlled environment how to drift. Last couple I went to were only like $50 for the day (I have a 240sx that I drift btw).
Not to argue, but you can definitely drift an auto if it has enough power. Drifting with the ebrake is only 1 technique - sliding the car in a controlled motion, while counter steering and working the gas/brake (and clutch if it's a manual) is drifting in an auto or manual.
To the OP, get a 2 way LSD and some 3.9 gears... it will make breaking the rear loose and controlling it much easier. And please keep it on the track... even empty parking lots have obstacles - there are lots of groups that have open drift days, and people there that will teach you in a safe, controlled environment how to drift. Last couple I went to were only like $50 for the day (I have a 240sx that I drift btw).
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Drifting can be initiated with the hand brake, but it's not required. You can initiate a drift a few ways- e-brake (as mentioned), clutch kick, by juking the car and shifting weight, or by giving it enough gas to break the wheels loose through a turn.
Not to argue, but you can definitely drift an auto if it has enough power. Drifting with the ebrake is only 1 technique - sliding the car in a controlled motion, while counter steering and working the gas/brake (and clutch if it's a manual) is drifting in an auto or manual.
To the OP, get a 2 way LSD and some 3.9 gears... it will make breaking the rear loose and controlling it much easier. And please keep it on the track... even empty parking lots have obstacles - there are lots of groups that have open drift days, and people there that will teach you in a safe, controlled environment how to drift. Last couple I went to were only like $50 for the day (I have a 240sx that I drift btw).
Not to argue, but you can definitely drift an auto if it has enough power. Drifting with the ebrake is only 1 technique - sliding the car in a controlled motion, while counter steering and working the gas/brake (and clutch if it's a manual) is drifting in an auto or manual.
To the OP, get a 2 way LSD and some 3.9 gears... it will make breaking the rear loose and controlling it much easier. And please keep it on the track... even empty parking lots have obstacles - there are lots of groups that have open drift days, and people there that will teach you in a safe, controlled environment how to drift. Last couple I went to were only like $50 for the day (I have a 240sx that I drift btw).
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I can't say that I've "drifted" my 03 5AT, but inducing power oversteer is quite easy, even with an open differential. In a parking lot, it is VERY easy to steer with the rear of this car especially if you disconnect the yaw sensor under the console. The only time my car peg-legs in on very slow speed, off-camber tight turns. Otherwise, the tail will step wide. I find that controlling the rear of this car is quite easy and forgiving, even better than my old Z28. Drifting pre-05 Stangs is scary. Thier rear suspension geometry is crap which makes controlling them effectively damn near impossible. I would assume the new gen Stang is far easier to control since they basically use the same rear suspension design as the 93+ F-bodies.
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This is a stupid OP! i honestly feel "dumberer" 
! Watch out TOKYO DRIFT here comes the new age of auto tranny drifter whooooaaa man sick! Immature is the only word needed in this instance. You drive a G by all means do what you want with it! But please im begging you...no more posts about recklessly driving your auto in a dry parking lot...at least do it when its wet!
! Watch out TOKYO DRIFT here comes the new age of auto tranny drifter whooooaaa man sick! Immature is the only word needed in this instance. You drive a G by all means do what you want with it! But please im begging you...no more posts about recklessly driving your auto in a dry parking lot...at least do it when its wet!
I smirked the entire time i read this thread for one reason.. Most new drivers would love to go into an open parking lot and just mess around with the car.. I personally tried doing donuts/drifting on dry pavement once.. after listening and feeling how the car handled it i never tried it again.. live and learn right.. anyways its another story when theres snow on the ground.. then i let loose and drift/powerslide all over.. as far as dry pavement is concerned it seems to just take money out of your pocket.. Just as many have said before.. this isnt a cheap car to put money into for stupid reasons.. I understand where the OP is coming from because im only 20 and ive done my share of stupid things.. but from one once a stupid teen to another.. save it for some a snow.. or a wet day.. just make sure u stay away from poles and curbs..
I personally tried doing donuts/drifting on dry pavement once.. after listening and feeling how the car handled it i never tried it again.. I understand where the OP is coming from because im only 20 and ive done my share of stupid things.. but from one once a stupid teen to another.. save it for some a snow.. or a wet day.. just make sure u stay away from poles and curbs..
I can't really flame the OP that much myself because when i was 16/17, sure as hell i went to an empty parking lot and tried to do a donut or slide the rear end out and other stupid stuff. I think it's just natural after years of watching it on TV to want to see how easy (or hard) it is to do just that.
10 year later, i need a job to commute 50 miles/day to. I would never even attempt such a thing as I don't want to A.) Get a stupid ticket and B.) Explain to my corporate coworkers that i am taking the bus to work because i broke my expensive car doing a donut
(not that I could even try it being AWD)But seriously....we've all done something stupid in our youth.
Youth, heck I still do 
Although at 28 I think I'm still pretty young 
Just the other day I was playin' in the rain. Flew through a few turns, spun the wheels up to and a little in 3rd (5AT no less). A couple of days later we saw an S15 (silvia) drift around a corner and my wife was surprised. "Was that an accident!"
I told her, nope and if you weren't in the car, I would be doing the same thing.
Although at 28 I think I'm still pretty young Just the other day I was playin' in the rain. Flew through a few turns, spun the wheels up to and a little in 3rd (5AT no less). A couple of days later we saw an S15 (silvia) drift around a corner and my wife was surprised. "Was that an accident!"
I told her, nope and if you weren't in the car, I would be doing the same thing.
