I wanna get a VN. Drift drift drift I SAY

[drift_Camira]

Wat do I need to do to get my new VN to drift?? Will I need a manual?? Can I drift a auto?? My camira is manual and is awsome to drift. I tuned the carby my self!!!!

[Snotty]

lets guess who liked Tokyo drift????

manual would probably be best. that way you can do 'shift lock' drifting

[drift_Camira]

Yeah mate is awsome hey. Wat is shift lock?? I just used the hand brake in the camira.

[jack.mc]

By the looks of the av, your sensible enough not to do it on the street... Just floor it, you'll be drifting. Hehehe... If you're really into it, you'll need to wait for someone who knows stuff to reply...

[pandaman]

Yeah mate is awsome hey. Wat is shift lock?? I just used the hand brake in the camira.

I'm guessing he means compression lock up, where you shift down at high revs and let the clutch out suddenly. The drivetrain imparts a heap of momentum onto the engine and the resistance from compression locks the rears. Basically just using engine braking except with a lot more force than you'd usually apply in everyday driving (hopefully). Can be done in an auto but it's not as effective as the torque converter is a pain in the arse.

[coolvxss]

That cant be good for the car could it? you will be hitting the rev limiter wouldnt u?

[kasey375]

na just lift the clutch up till it grabs with the front wheels turned and it will skip out, put ya foot back ont the clutch befor it revs hard pop it up a gear and hold it to the floor.

[pandaman]

That cant be good for the car could it? you will be hitting the rev limiter wouldnt u?

Well, ya dont need to hit the rev limiter if you know the ratio gaps, ie. it would probably be a bad idea to be doing 5000rpm in third then try to hit second. I know of two people who have destroyed boxes/engines by going for fourth @ around 90 and accidentally hitting second, instead of just locking the tyres, the transmission drops it's guts and all sorts of nice things happen to the engine. One of those was a work vehicle, needless to say the genius who did that wasn't employed for long afterwards. And of course it's not good for the car! Drifting in general is bad for the car. I reckon it's a crazy idea really, but hey whatever floats ya boat.

[1991_Vn2nV]

lets guess who liked Tokyo drift????

manual would probably be best. that way you can do 'shift lock' drifting

Ahhh horrible movie....lol it got the rating it deserved on IMDB - 3.9 out of 10

[SlyVR]

rofl, yer id give it a 6/10 just lol

[CSL]

dude, get some nice stiff king springs, spool the diff, charge the engine and drift unitll somthing goes bang, replace and repeat

[s0sage]

if your deadset earnest about trying to drift a vn..

you'll need a minispool in the diff, a 5spd manual, adjustable strut plates, vb-vk sway linkages, 225 rear tyres, and a deft touch with the accelerator. AT MINIMUM

too much and you'll whip the car out of shape, too little and you'll slide straight into a wall/tree/house

AND A SHIPLOAD OF PRACTICE. (btw, ripping up a handbrake is NOT drifting)

drifting is a very very technical way to drive a car, its more about being in control while your 'out of control' . . this is done with the accelerator.

you need to know your cars centre of gravity, weight transfer characteristics, and have some clue about the way very slight changes in camber of a road can either slide you straight off a bend or whip you around 180 .. even though you did exactly the same thing on an identical corner 5 seconds ago.

and for christs sake dont do it in residential/busy areas .. do it in the dead of night in an industrial park if you cant find a skidpan (thats not a shopping centre carpark)

[andy05]

if your deadset earnest about trying to drift a vn..

you'll need a minispool in the diff, a 5spd manual, adjustable strut plates, vb-vk sway linkages, 225 rear tyres, and a deft touch with the accelerator. AT MINIMUM

too much and you'll whip the car out of shape, too little and you'll slide straight into a wall/tree/house

AND A SHIPLOAD OF PRACTICE. (btw, ripping up a handbrake is NOT drifting)

drifting is a very very technical way to drive a car, its more about being in control while your 'out of control' . . this is done with the accelerator.

you need to know your cars centre of gravity, weight transfer characteristics, and have some clue about the way very slight changes in camber of a road can either slide you straight off a bend or whip you around 180 .. even though you did exactly the same thing on an identical corner 5 seconds ago.

and for christs sake dont do it in residential/busy areas .. do it in the dead of night in an industrial park if you cant find a skidpan (thats not a shopping centre carpark)

Wtf??? That foot on the accelarator thing is so easy even P-platers are doing it! Are you telling me it needs skill??? ha ha ha ha I mean when people say drifting they usually mean lots of smoke and sliding sideways, not applying oversteer by accelarating through corners. Everyone does it and its not dangerous.

[VN_Luke]

Wtf??? That foot on the accelarator thing is so easy even P-platers are doing it! Are you telling me it needs skill??? ha ha ha ha I mean when people say drifting they usually mean lots of smoke and sliding sideways, not applying oversteer by accelarating through corners. Everyone does it and its not dangerous.

LOL

I think s0sage has hit the spot

And I'm pretty sure he didn't mean "go around the corner and gas it so you can be doing hektik driftz"

I think he meant you maintain control of a car that's sliding sideways (whether it be before, during, after a corner, or half way thorough a weight shift into the next corner.. etc)... by using the accelerator.

- although you have to keep in mind how this and your steering/brake/handbrake inputs are affecting the weight distribution of the car, and how that's going to affect it's position on the black stuff, and set you up with the right line to take for the next corner

if you really think it's a good idea drifting your new vn (which will inevitably stuff your car, in some way or another) a spool/mechanical LSD, manual, stiffer suspension is minimal... from there, the sky's your limit.

unless of course by 'drifting' you mean 'giving it gas on gravel' in which case a bog stock commodore will do the trick nicely.,

[90VN55]

mate go get this!!
it has a tutorial on it.

[gumbs]

Not to mention a Vn is a terribly unbalanced car and is going to be an absolute pig to try and drift. Do yourself a favour and forget about trying to drift and just go down to your local maccas car park and hang skids and donuts like every other ******** p plater does.

[VN_Luke]

Not to mention a Vn is a terribly unbalanced car and is going to be an absolute pig to try and drift. Do yourself a favour and forget about trying to drift and just go down to your local maccas car park and hang skids and donuts like every other ******** p plater does.

They're not anywhere as bad as most people say! of course they're not optimal for the job, but they're more than happy to get/keep sideways, controllably!

[michaelrocks36]

hasnt anyone seen tony harrison drift his 5 litre vn? the first time i seen him drive was when i thought vn's were crap now i own one with a manual and lsd only a 6 though but it drifts alright

[CSL]

^^ yeah thats dude is nuts
or for extra fun, find a place* thats nice a roomy, in the wet, get to know yourm car. dont go at a corner at 60 k's and let the arse slid out, thats how you crash. try entering corners nice and slow, let the front wheel sretain full grip, and slowly accelrate when yopu hit the apex of the corner, when the arse sytarts to go try and maintain it. cause lets face it, real drifting requires a touhg powerfull and stoutly built car, wet weather drifting requires, common sence, responsability, then a little of getting to know your car.
my cars still on stock suspension but you get to know which way iot's gunna swing and when it's gunna kickback




*legal off street, not on public road
p.s i dont condone wreckless driving or recomend it (bit of fun though)

[drift_Camira]

thanx fella. VN= shit to drift by the sounds mateys. Might have to stick with me mira. :my:

[pandaman]

thanx fella. VN= shit to drift by the sounds mateys. Might have to stick with me mira. :my:

Also the camira would be less expnesive to break I think, commodores are fun, but drifting? Naaaaah

[-[VNSPAK]-]

hey man i got a VN and i welded the diff up at work and it drifts like u wont beleive

[SweetWagon]

Well, ya dont need to hit the rev limiter if you know the ratio gaps, ie. it would probably be a bad idea to be doing 5000rpm in third then try to hit second. I know of two people who have destroyed boxes/engines by going for fourth @ around 90 and accidentally hitting second, instead of just locking the tyres, the transmission drops it's guts and all sorts of nice things happen to the engine. One of those was a work vehicle, needless to say the genius who did that wasn't employed for long afterwards. And of course it's not good for the car! Drifting in general is bad for the car. I reckon it's a crazy idea really, but hey whatever floats ya boat.

I'v accidently gone from 4th to 1st @ about 50 . Had the ass end hanging out pretty bad. It redlined the motor but lucky i didnt break nothin

[HoZy]

I'v accidently gone from 4th to 1st @ about 50 . Had the ass end hanging out pretty bad. It redlined the motor but lucky i didnt break nothin

1st gear doesnt redline til 65ish....... Trust me i know lol

[SweetWagon]

1st gear doesnt redline til 65ish....... Trust me i know lol

I cant remember the exact speed "around 50" i thought, so it must have been higher because that baby redlined like a bitch

I didnt know you could do 65 in 1st, needless to say i wouldnt want to try it