R33 Gts25t Wants To Drift!

[ECR33 from Japan]

Hello, Everybody

I would be really appreciated if you guys help me out here!!!

I just got a 96 ECR33 GTS25T and

I am really into drifting and I would like to know what

I should do to turn it to a car for me to practice drifting!!!

Should I remove HICAS with a rod or just pull the fuse off when doing

the drifting? Does my car has LSD? If not, should I have to install one?

Does my car have ABS?

Thank you guys

Edited February 5, 2009 by ECR33 from Japan

[Awesome]

yes its got lsd.. abs is a factory option.. you should find out when you turn ur car on (the lights come up and say ABS)

if not.... go about 60kz and slam ur brake.. if it locks up. no. you dont have ABS. as for drifting.. get skill in crappie car first?

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

1) you need a hicas lock bar... pulling the chip does as much as bill clinton saying he didn't inhale.

2) even the factory LSD is not really that much chop... a nismo/kaaz LSD is the usual choice (or a weld job if you so desire)

3) suspension setup needs doing... (coils, sways, pineapples minimum)

4) bucket seat helps a LOT

5) as much power and response as you can afford

[evil_weevil]

Hamish has pretty much explained it!

I did 1 drift day in my 33 with standard lsd......next time I had my nismo 1 way and fark me was so much better with that new diff!!!

(oh, and I had another 50rwkw )

[GTS4WD]

In all honesty dude.. Just to get out there and slide the arse a bit you dont need to do anything.

I have been drifting for a while now in an NA r32 GTS4 (in RWD of course) with an open diff for a while now and can mix it up with everyone else pretty well.

So if you just want to go out there and slide around a bit and have some fun then your car is more than capable of doing so. Even with the stocko VLSD

If you have some money to spend and want to an easier car to slide id recommend same as what Hamish said.

- Lock Bar

- LSD - Mechanical 2 way

- Coilovers just them are fine to begin with but I highly recommend strut bars (minimum) and sway bars, pinapples can make a car a bit of a handfull on the road (but then again so does a 2way)

- A bucket seat of some form - helps you focus on drifting and not getting out of the passenger seat

Id say that would be minimum if you have some money to throw away

- Before power.. Half cage. You'll realise the imporance of having a solid back end once you get out there.

The next two are not ESSENTIAL but its what I found handy

- Oil cooler is a good idea for peice of mind + a good set of gauges with light or sound warnings. Drifting is tough on a car.. let alone drifting in the Australian summer

- A shift light.. Yes yes.. its sexy hearing your engine boucing off the rev limiter, but its mechanically brutal

- Id say leave power for last. Heaps of people rely too much on power to swing the arse around and not developing their skill as drifters. A stock RB25DET is more than AMPLE for a beginning drifter.

A freshen up of rear brakes is a good idea too.

Some people find a drift button as very important, but I think their being lazy.

BTW. Most places will require you to have a secondary set of bonnet restraints too. You dont need to go bonnet pins, there are underbonnet clips (which you can get from pet stores) that you can clip onto your radiator support and the underside of the bonnet.

A blue trianglular sticker pointing towards where the battery is are also pretty much requirements for drift events

Edited February 6, 2009 by GTS4WD

[evil_weevil]

Cris, sorry mate, dont understand a few points....

Pineapples a handful on the street? I dont get that....?

Ive got the rear subframe kit which consists of that and its fine!!

I wouldnt bother with a cage for drifting when learning...

Just do sway bars first, id also look at coilovers or springs/shocks - 33's have too much body roll standard.

Drift button ftw. I have done a few "khana's" and "drift days" and the amount of times your concentrating on getting around a cone or in drifting, getting the back end out - I have, and I know of others who havent put the button in on handbrake properly. drift button is that much easier, and they are like 10 or 15 bucks, great cheap mod.

never been a fan of too many gauges - you'll find yourself looking at them, not the track or other cars....

why wouldnt you "freshen" up the front brakes? they get the most work out, it'll be the handbrake and cable that get the other work out.

Matt - cassbo has done 2 days in a 100% stock 33 - he did alright, so Larry, you'll be fine mate

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Cris, sorry mate, dont understand a few points....

Pineapples a handful on the street? I dont get that....?

yeah i was curious about that too

my car has been better on the street since i put pineapples in

[GTS4WD]

Cris, sorry mate, dont understand a few points....

Pineapples a handful on the street? I dont get that....?

Ive got the rear subframe kit which consists of that and its fine!!

Drove a mates S13 before and after pinapples and it threw handling out the window.

Perhaps he just intalled them wrong? Wrong product

Well perhaps just ignore that comment..

These have just been things I have noticed through my personal experiences.

[GTS4WD]

Of course every driver likes different things. So what I found I needed and wanted you may not need.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

pineallpes can be installed in 3 different ways giving 3 differing results...

mine are setup for maximum traction and to kill axle tramp, his were probably (s13) for drift

[GTS4WD]

Yeah, his polyurethane pineapples were set up for less grip inder acceleration to spin the rears easily. I couldnt comment on a grip set up.

Bang for buck, their pretty solid invest, especially as these cars are begining to get old and the stock bushes often are warn and soft.

I wouldnt say ESSENTIAL for drifting but do help out.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

setup for less grip... pfft... my HKS 2835 is setup for less grip

[evil_weevil]

LOL

Same with my gtrs!