» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 02-02-2010, 10:37 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | New drifting mods | | | 02-02-2010, 11:13 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | nice, have you been drifting for long? any old pics of the ti in action? | | | 02-03-2010, 12:40 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | mostly started last year and dont really have any media to show as i've been going solo and no one at the events really bothers to take pics / vids of non-japanese cars. im thinking about getting a vholdr to get some in-car footage though | | | 02-03-2010, 01:37 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 | Good luck with the upcoming season. And def get the camera and film some footage. __________________ custom dual exhaust,M3 front and rear bumper, 10.4 inch roof mount drop screen, Viper alarm system, DSII's rims, M3 Vader Seats, M3 Mirrors, Carbon Fiber CAI, Smoked Corners, Side Markers, Leatherz armrests, black grilles 225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | 02-03-2010, 02:27 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | where do u guys drift at? monroe? __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 02-03-2010, 04:20 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | i've been doing it bremerton w/ the scca thinking about trying evergreen speedway in monroe this season though | | | 02-03-2010, 04:22 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | dude let me know whenever u go to the track ill prolly be there just watching __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 02-03-2010, 06:18 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 134 | what is the best way for you to drift? do you just clutch kick and counter-steer it? | | | 02-03-2010, 04:25 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | ive mostly been using clutch-kick to initiate, you can also use inertia or the feint to initiate too. haven't gotten around to using the e-brake to initiate yet | | | 02-03-2010, 06:16 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: mbsc Posts: 570 | ebrake will help a lot to initiate considering the low power of the car. clutch kick is useful for extending a drift in a long turn if you start to lose angle... just keep the power down and stab the clutch and release to keep it going. i played with my ti once at an event in the rain, but it doesnt have an LSD so it was futile to hold a drift. posted a pic up here in my other thread, but on stock suspension it was all kinda wobbly. | | | 02-03-2010, 06:20 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: mbsc Posts: 570 | and nice wheel, i have a much much older version of it in my lexus right now.. not nice suede like yours, and my leather is tearing | | | 02-03-2010, 07:43 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | i have a 328 motor with a 4.10 in the rear so it's pretty easy to break traction with clutch kicks even in third gear | | | 02-03-2010, 08:25 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: mbsc Posts: 570 | gotcha.. i knew i'd stick my foot in my mouth..LOL my ti is my daily, so it is stock all of 120rwhp or so. they called my ti the "german hachi" at the track.. haha in regard to ebrake use, i tend to use it a lot in tandem runs if i need to trim the line to dive in on the lead driver, take a tighter line..etc. it will tuck the nose in more mid drift.. since you have the power, give it a shot. similar effect to left foot braking, but much easier to manipulate. | | | 02-04-2010, 04:01 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 134 | yeah i think clutch kick is more convenient and less unpredictable.. i clutch kicked the ti on a parking lot after it rained.. omg it was not cool.. bodyroll city! | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |