are you serious? all the gi's that came from japan that are back here ive talked to, say there is just a plethora of great cars for sale over there.

 

yah theres lots of cool cars, but no 240sx

 

god forbid it was named a silvia over there. origionality owns all.

 

What's with you being on this fucking originality kick? You drive a fucking del sol, nothing is original about that. "Yeah Im going to Japan", well yeah, suck a fucking dick.

 

I have an MR2 T and more and more I've been slowly increasing the speed when I make a turn now and again... to the point that a few weeks ago, I think I drifted a 90 degree turn! Since then, I drift a corner once a day!!

Example: Say I'm driving down the road and I want to make a left hand turn onto another road (90 degree turn), all I do is slow down a bit prior to turning, then suddenly I cut the steering wheel hard as hell to the left and just as fast straighten it out back to normal... the result is that as soon as I cut the wheel to the left hard, the MR2's ass slides into the turn as smooth as hot butter and when I straighten out the wheel the car also does the same. All of this without losing much momentum, and if I give it a little gas towards the end, it will peel out a bit with increased momentum. Its sweet.

I'm afraid I may get hooked doing this...

Does this count?



PEACE-

 

hate to be on a bandwagon right?good thing u jumped off the honda wagon b4 the drifting one was completey gone.

im j/k it would be cool but super hard to learn on. and ist gen mister two's are way cooler anyways.

 

i agree, but its kinda the whole, easier to find and in better condition mr2 thing. whats up with the other guy? you seriosuly had nothing positive to say. lol what a dumbass

 

Ok, I don't claim to be an expert on MR2s or drifting, but here is my short resume and then my advice. Take it with a grain of salt. I have a 94 JDM MR2, I live in Japan, most people I know drift(and are very good), and I have seen MR2s drift. Now the advice: Everything above is true. You can drift an MR2 and the snap back is tricky. I don't drift my MR2 for two reasons, because I love it too much to wreck it and I am not that good of a drfiter. It is definetly not a car to learn on. Most people use Chasers, Silvas, 180s, 86 Levins, etc; because of the weight distribution. Hp usually doesn't matter that much, but with a MR2 more is better. It seems to be easier with more hp to control the slide, so you don't have to use as much brakes. Using a lot of brakes will almost always bring the back end to the front and well thats just plain bad. If you have any particular questions, let me know and I will be happy to help!

 

I definitely would recommend that you get something easier to slide first and learn on that, then move on to an MR2 if you're hell bent on it.. If during this interim, you dont want to be just another 240, then look into a 1990-ish Toyota Cressida. Good long wheelbase car to learn on and it's forgiving. Gut the car to make it light, cut the springs to lower the height back to stock (stock shocks will be ok if not blown, but a simple set of agx's would help) stock springs should be ok with less weight but some eibachs would be nice, although aftermarket springs usually bias more understeer in...


When you decide you are ready for the MR2 you will hopefully understand a lot more about car control and be more able to deal with some of the characteristics of the car for sliding.

Mid engine cars change direction VERY quickly, because their weight is centered very close to the axis of rotation; ie they have a low (numerically) polar moment of inertia. Just imagine turning a pipe with a brick in the middle, vs the same pipe with a brick at the end....

The MR2 engine being in the middle and you sitting in the middle and and gas tank being in the middle all collaborate to make a great handling car that changes direction fast but as a result can also be very twitchy. The short wheelbase doesnt help things either, it just makes the car more snappy. When Toyota Team SARD went to LM with the MR2, they added over a foot to the wheelbase for high speed stability and to accomodate the V8 in back with a good weight distribution still.

Basically remove anything not absolutely necessary in back, this includes wing, marker lights, bumper beam, sheetmetal reinforcement frames (trunk and engine cover). Then relocate anything that you can to the front. I'm not familiar with the AW11 or SW20 but definitely stuff like the battery or radiators. The gas tank going in front would help too. If you can get the car to around 50/50 weight distribution then you are doing good (factory on an MR2 is around 45/55 F/R I believe) more weight in the front the better, or actually, weight either extreme end of the car will raise the PMI and make the car a lot less snappy. The car will still be difficult to drift no matter what.

If you just have to have a unique drift car I would go for something like a Starion, or old Isuzu Impulse Turbo (solid axle in back like a AE86 but with suspension tuned by Lotus). OR maybe an Alfa Milano How bout a RWD Del Sol ? Get in touch with Blake from Braille for that one.


Cheers, sorry for the novel...
-Sean

 

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