85_rx7_12a

yea as i said i was drifting for about 5-10 mins and i parked my car looked at the back of my car and my whole exhaust was glowing muffler and all my rx7 is n/a with some pos big muffler that i never got around to replacing anyways back to topic is this normal my eoh light flickered a few times but never stayed steady

OneRotor

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drifting? when will these kids learn....

You overheated your cat, plain and simple. Please, don't "drift." Very few people actually go to the racetrack to "drift", and you're just endangering yourself and others on the road. *shakes head at riceboy*

Kentetsu

Check to make sure you still have spark on the leading. Then check the timing. Then stop drifting. You are not a cartoon....

yetterben

There should be age limit and iq test for these cars to own one. Who the hell drifts a solid axle car!

Kentetsu

We're just giving you a hard time man, don't take it personally. We may tease you a bit, but we'll still help with your car.

OneRotor

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oh ya, forgot about those two things :-D. It was too late last night.

justint5387

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I don't drift, but I believe the AE86 has a solid axle.

85_rx7_12a

timing good spark good
i think its just normal i guess i got another comp in 2 weeks so ill check every thing out or better yet 2 weeks i could just do a rebuild and get that oft my list

oh yes and im not a ricer sorry that was a few years ago

and i cant stop drifting it was the reason of buying the car

85_rx7_12a

oh yea i dont do street it can lead to hurting myself and my car and other people i got to atl motor speedway or to cordell ga

and we do practice in a huge truckstop heh the trucker like to watch

do they ever sleep

Kentetsu

Hmm, usually it takes severely retarded timing before you get your exhaust glowing cherry red. A severe lean condition can also do this, or a clogged exhaust system. But usually it comes down to timing...

clbsinvaders

Hey! I bought my first seven when i was 17! I think I'd pass the IQ test, hopefully.

Drifting are stupid. Autocrossing is


Autocross, and you can oversteer all you want.

BlackWorksInc

I have always heard good things about drifting with a solid rear axle...

Oh, by the way... depends on what you mean 'drift' seems the ricey boys have the whole Fast and the Furious definition stuck in their heads, which is the bad kind... o.o

'84-12A-GSL

Yeah, as Justin mentioned, the Corolla GT-S is a soild axle car, and is one of the most popular drifting platforms. So in other words.... LOTS OF PEOPLE!

bugman1973

i have not yet "drifted" my car but its being built to compete in the D1 or formula D competitions. but thats all it will be for. but i have plans for all those issues to be addressed and the whole solid rear is actually good for drifting. the pan hard setup is the best drift setup you can run. what comp is it that you are drifting in.

bliffle

I think the definition of drifting has changed.

When I was a lad involved in racing, drifting was a highspeed maneuver (usually going at least 60-70 MPH or more) to get around a highspeed constant radius turn, where you kick the rear end out a little to gain a little extra cornering force by directing the rear (drive) wheels more towards the pivot point of the turn, thus allowing a higher speed through the turn. As you traverse the turn you must gently keep your turn attitude by judicious application of the throttle. Not very useful at low speeds.

But now I see kids just skidding around a fixed point in a parking lot emitting lots of tire smoke. They tell me they are drifting. Sorta pointless.

Ovid213

Glowing exhaust? Neat! You gotta tell me how you got it to do that!

Kentetsu

Unplug your leading spark plugs.... Probably not good for the motor though.



"A four wheel drift (the fastest way around a corner)= A state where none of the wheels are pointed in the direction of travel."

Yes, it has evolved into a show type event. Looks kinda cool I guess, but I don't consider anything that involves "style points" to be true racing. Hell, I drift like that on my way to work every winter, and here they just call it driving in snow. Go figure...

On the other hand (and this is just my opinion), I think this guy should be treated with a bit more respect. He is new, he has come here seeking our assistance, and he attends actual competitions rather than just being a ******** ricer being "cool" on the streets. He may run with a crowd that has a terrible reputation, but until he has proven himself to be an *** I think we should refrain from treating him like one. (end rant here)

Kentetsu

Unbelievable.... (shakes head and walks away)

djessence

Ken, now this could be just an example of a yuong guy not knowing as much as an old(er) guy but I thought a "drift" was the slow way round a track?

Oh edumacation these days :S

BlackWorksInc

I agree with you Ken... *supports the Ken!*

Be nice to the guy, just cuz he has different goals with his car than we normally do doesn't mean to put him down...

Kentetsu

DJ, if you get the chance, pick up a copy of Bob Bondurant's book titled High Performance Driving. Well worth the ten bucks...

Today, drifting manuevers have become exagerated to the extreme. Originally, a drift was used in racing situations as the fastest way around the track. But that kind of a drift is very mild compared to what they now call drifting.

Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-JDdINMzU At about 34 seconds into it I get a pretty decent "high speed" style drift while coming around a hairpin. Hard to get a good example on such small tracks, but it will give you an idea.

djessence

Cool link once again. Ill see if i can find that book

Guess the karting is still engrained into my head.

85_rx7_12a

ill look on amazon for the book
and i know my goal is different thats ok with me if i didnt want to be different i would have got a 240 nothing against them
but i will look at the timing again maybe i missed somthing its always good to double check