best model commodore for a drift hack?

[tufcalais]

hi guys i have a few mates who have driftmobiles now and im getting a little jealous... what are your opinions on the best model as a drift thrasher? im leaning towards VL,VN or VR. i dont wanna spend megabucks on it just something to stuff around with

[vk.jonno]

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[Excale]

Vl's are awesome great cars but so are VN's and VR's. I can't make up my mind which one is better!

[CANYONERO]

I'd go VL and find a s/h gen3 and lever it into the engine bay.

[Darren_L]

early models VB-VL, with a decent engine, would be the go
VN-VZ are too big/clumbersome, and the chassis's are extremely flimsy (thanks to the sikaflexed firewall....)

[Cúl-Báire]

Go one better, find yourself a cheap Silvia, 180sx or something, much more suited to the task!

[Astranomical]

VL - cheap, easy to find, and liiiight as a feather

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

We have a VL we are building as a burnout car. Carby 5L, 4 speed.

[AdamAnt]

not trying to hijack but if you were looking at a newer commodore, would anything vt upwards be anygood?

[nemesis_adrasteia]

not trying to hijack but if you were looking at a newer commodore, would anything vt upwards be anygood?

they would be fine if youve got the cash to make it worth doing.

[AdamAnt]

yea if i was gonna do it id do it right, any idea which model ie vt vx vy vz would be best?

[karlos]

We have a VL we are building as a burnout car. Carby 5L, 4 speed.

That will help the guy out 10 fold there.Two totally different setups required to do the job well and safely.

Go the early Commodores with big swaybars,good suspension and a nice mechanical/running condition manual 253/308 depending whats easier/cheaper to get if that way inclined.These models can be converted to manual steering quite easilly aswell to save on added drams of overheating steering and belts dislodging.Good luck.

[CANYONERO]

yea if i was gonna do it id do it right, any idea which model ie vt vx vy vz would be best?

if you doing it properly ( as in changing the whole suspension setup) they will all practically handle the same as they are same shell.

[_R_J_K_]

not trying to hijack but if you were looking at a newer commodore, would anything vt upwards be anygood?

If you're buying a car to be a drift hack, newer doesn't really matter. Plus, the VT weighs a million kilos more than anything VB-VS, kinda critical for drifting.

And to OP, if you really want to get into drifting, buy something Japanese. The chassis design and a plethora of after market support for say an S platform Nissan really can't be matched by a Commodore.

[padrickz88]

-Buy a VR
-Remove sound deadening
-Sway bars, springs, strut brace etc (feel free to start welding in a cage )
-Throw a spool + gears in
-Manual
-Lots of rubber

Just make sure if you buy a vn-vr, it has good oil pressure, because apparently thats the problem which causes alot of buick engines to throw a rod out of the side....
Also
Vr engines had a 9.0:1 compression, vn-vp had 8.5:1
and apparently VR's got the supercharged rods from the U.S standard

Now get out there and smoke a shitload of tyres champ

[DLFHUB666]

i know you said commodore but i would be lookin at a r31 skyline

[old mate]

r31 would be good, i think a vs ute would be better lol im biased though.