Drifting thread

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:26 pm

So went for a nearly 4 hour drive to try out a new track(By new I mean one I havent done) and had a blast. Was great fun even with a couple of mistakes...

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=55506098

First time trying out the 7J +0 MKIIs I bought for more lock clearance and they dont rub at all which is excellent.
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=5564EED9

They look good too
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 9852c54761

Got a video from the day
http://youtu.be/5LwT2OM4Hg8

And these showed up, got the Cams, Gears, ECU just need some shims for the lifters and we will be all go.

So thats where its at for now. Hopefully next update will be with ECU etc in!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:18 pm

Been sorting out some Motorsport paperwork stuff lately but had a chance to go to Gymkhana and get some tandems in.

And a video of the runs
http://youtu.be/3KcpuGTrwoo

Also got to finish off my Tombstone

Also found some aerodisc covers

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:47 am

Furai wrote:So went for a nearly 4 hour drive to try out a new track(By new I mean one I havent done) and had a blast. Was great fun even with a couple of mistakes...

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=55506098

I missed this earlier pic since it was a text link, but that is some impressive air! What was the damage from that?

Awesome vids as usual too!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:01 pm

Junkwhale wrote:
Furai wrote:So went for a nearly 4 hour drive to try out a new track(By new I mean one I havent done) and had a blast. Was great fun even with a couple of mistakes...

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=55506098
I missed this earlier pic since it was a text link, but that is some impressive air! What was the damage from that?

Awesome vids as usual too!

Cheers man! No damage not even alignment, just a small dent in the fender

Green Machine · Post by **Green Machine** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:42 pm

What size tyres/rims do you guys run front and rear for drifting? And what brand up front works best?? Cheers

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:52 pm

Green Machine wrote:What size tyres/rims do you guys run front and rear for drifting? And what brand up front works best?? Cheers

I run 185-60-14 all round but it depends on gearing etc, as for tyres for steering high performance road tyres are my preference as they hook up instantly and are great in the rain.

I use AD07 or Direzza Z2s but anything similar is good depending on your size. 15s have better options and tend to be more accurate as the sidewalls smaller

Green Machine · Post by **Green Machine** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:35 pm

Cheers for that. Aiming to run 14x6 on the back and hopefully find some 14x7 for the front. Could run a 15 on the front I suppose.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sun May 17, 2015 6:37 pm

Been a bit slack in posting but heres a couple vids from late.

This was Taupo yesterday
https://youtu.be/eavApF-8qC4

And Hampton a couple weeks back
https://youtu.be/yEk7r5H0P5M

Not much has happened with the car as usual apart from the panels getting a little rougher and the rear bumper is pretty toast.

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Mon May 18, 2015 3:01 pm

Furai wrote:Not much has happened with the car as usual apart from the panels getting a little rougher and the rear bumper is pretty toast.

It amazes me how well the factory running gear has survived the past couple of years of abuse.

Jesse Pinkman · Post by **Jesse Pinkman** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:21 pm

A fantastic day at Hampton on Sunday apart from crashing haha! Luckily we managed to straighten out the front enough that the wheels didn't rub, and even luckier that none of the running gear or even the alignment was affected. Not too sure whether to get a new shell or repair this one.. Good news was my new knuckles from Mintfab were absolutely awesome, so much easier to link drifts now with the extra lock now available.

Also good news is I won't have to renew my insurance, rego and warrant for a while now!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:56 pm

So its been a while since I've updated anything but I'll just keep it simple.

Got the head in with the new cams and ECU, all tuned 96Kw and 150nm at the fly which is pretty dam good!

So I had my first competition and first test day with the new engine setup. Stewy Bryant and Shane Van Gisbergen were competing too which made it more interesting. Managed to get used to it pretty quick and come away with second in NA and Turbo class!
https://youtu.be/wredLvh9Ip4

The next day was just a fun day with more great drivers and some good tandems
https://youtu.be/foyuni7BGjE

Here's a couple of videos from the outside too
https://youtu.be/oQ8jwu25xnQ

https://www.facebook.com/obliquemedia/v ... nref=story

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:30 pm

Tried a new track over the weekend and my new rear swaybar.

Even made some smoke

And a vid
https://youtu.be/g-6SIrj--fQ

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:57 pm

Big difference with the swaybar?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:24 pm

Rear steps out very easy

biff · Post by **biff** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:13 pm

Way cool, sideways in the wet and still on the black stuff! I'm impressed.
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Tried a new track over the weekend and my new rear swaybar.

Even made some smoke

And a vid
https://youtu.be/g-6SIrj--fQ

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jtsoldier · Post by **jtsoldier** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:41 am

you made that look way too easy :O

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:04 am

Putting the extra power to good use!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:42 pm

Cheers guys, seems to work really well. Going to have to replace front tyres and will try going back to the stiffer springs and put front swaybar in too

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:20 am

So got the ITBs and new head in, not much power difference in figures but peak power and torque have moved up in the rev range. Peak power is at nearly 8000 and torque is flat from about 5000-7000 before it slightly drops off.

So took it to a drift day on friday and had lots of fun making heaps of Dooort noises everywhere.

And heres a few of the clips I got, gearbox isnt the happiest at the moment but it fine for high speed. Just doesnt like low speed changes at high RPM like the 5 speed did.
https://youtu.be/EioroBzzrW8

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:24 pm

Someone finally got a video from the outside when I was drifting on the rally tyres and makings dort noises.

https://youtu.be/-cfG_LnXYKs

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:48 pm

So had my first crack at competition level over the weekend. D1NZ Pro sport which is the feeder series for D1NZ-Pro.

Drove the car 3 hours down to Tauranga and my prayers were answered as it was soaking wet! I got in a decent amount of practice dialing in the car for the conditions.

https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hp ... e=570E9BA2

Sadly qualifying was cancelled as it kept bucketing down and there were a few crashes because of the standing water.

I was only just linking the track nicely in the wet so I was a bit concerned about the dry. So we decided on 70PSI and I went out. Even with the short run up I was linking the track, not super well but enough to qualify in 14th place!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 2c97e77bb9

I had wrecked my tyres in qualifying as I had been running them all day so I put on my daily Yokos with 80PSI in hoping the slightly smaller dia would help when following. I came up against 3rd seed Calvin Clark who knows how to drive.

On my lead run I lay down possibly my best run all day which left me with a huge grin! Sadly on the chase run the rear was a bit too slipper and I was feathering the throttle and shallowing angle to try keep up which ended up with me losing. But Im still exetremely happy with how it went!

https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hp ... e=573E0258

Sorry for all the links, pics wont show up in IMG code for some reason. Any ideas?

So next round is in Taupo which is another bit of a drive but its a track I have done so I should hopefully be a bit more comfortable.

Thanks to my mate Dave we have some outcar video and incar!

Out car
https://youtu.be/rTwn5-mFbOM

In car
https://youtu.be/vo6c_sSGcP4

I have also made a page on facebook so I can try and get some sponsors because as I found out its quite expensive doing competition, if you could have a look that would be much appreciated.

https://www.facebook.com/ThatGreenMX5/?fref=nf

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:41 pm

Smashed stuff at Taupo

https://youtu.be/z_elG1nOTAs

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:01 pm

Had some fun practice with some mates on Valentines day

https://youtu.be/b6bP9aSAe4Y

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:57 pm

Upped compression and thrashed some more

https://youtu.be/QRsJJyD9F38

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:03 am

Have you done any bottom end work? 8000 seems pretty high if it's a stock bottom end

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