driftfcbuckey

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do you have shitty rear tires?
do you have spindles?
i remember you saying you have tierod spacers.

its not DTSS....

-=drift*squad=-

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i havnt been drifting long or had an rx7 long i come from 240s but always loved rx7 so i said **** it. i havnt driven without dtss yet. i do plan on getting it eliminated but with my expierience with it its a pain but possible but from what iv learned with the 240 is concentrate on diving and upgrade when you get good with what you have. parts dont make you a better driver. get used to it and learn to really FEEL what your car is doin then upgrade after you learn how to compensate for your cars short comings. then when you upgrade youll realise the real difference that your new part is making.

FC_fan

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^ I keep telling people this all over this site it seems. The FC is a lot different chassis then the 240. 240's are drift-o-matics. they are easy to control COMPARED to an FC chassis. The major difference is that the FC is 50/50 weight dist where as the 240 is biased towards the front (53/47 or whatever it is). The FC is going to take a lot of getting used as it is a lot snappier and the rear suspension is very different in design then the 240.

stating that it's the DTSS causing you to spin when you haven't driven an FC without DTSS or FC's that long in general really isn't saying anything except that you need to get used to the car more. I won't lie, full stock NA is difficult to drift but it can be done consistantly, like any car. The DTSS isn't going to be a night and day change so it probably won't help too much. some people said they don't even know the difference so take that to heart. skill isn't gained overnight, keep at it. I don't mean to sound like a jerk either, just a lot of 240 guys converting complain about the same thing.lol. keep at it.

Badunkamunk

thats the exact thing i did with my 240, i built slowly and got parts as i got better, i know parts dont make a driver better, trust me im on the same boat. i hate when people talk parts all day. so far the rx7 is fun, grips way better than the 240 but sliding is still a bit iffy to me on this chassis. the only reason i asked about this particular part was that is raised a red flag. this is the only part when making a purchase decision, it almost made me turn away. to me this part could or could not cause a safety hazard and im deffinatly not trying to have it cause me to fall off a 50 foot cliff.

from the experiences of other owners i now see that it is nothing to be concerned about. i just wanted to be put at ease and when i searched i found nothing about dtss and drifting on the forum so i figured i might as well ask.

FC_fan

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ya, thats a good way to go about it. just drift until you feel you need mods to go past the cars current limits. DTSS elims are only $50-60 so I guess it's good if you think that yours may fail and maybe they will help a little. try removing the rear sway bar when/if you have stiffer suspension, helps a lot I hear. I forget if you were NA or turbo but if you are NA, check to see if your 5th/6th ports are working. thats power after 3500 rpm and the car feels a lot different. my car doesn't have them working because I'm missing the tube from the catalytic to the system but I drove a friends FC with it working and man was drifting that a whole new feeling (a lot faster revs and throttle response when drifting). and use google search to search the site. type your search keywords followed by "site:rx7club.com". works way better.

Badunkamunk

ah yes that is a much better way to search. thanks.

i have a t2, so do the same procedures apply?

tasty danish

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Turbos have 4 ports, open all the time.

Badunkamunk

oh looks like i got more hw to doo

YAY! just picked up my eliminators off craigslist, new, for a price i couldnt refuse, $ 30 bucks!

FC_fan

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yep, only NA's have the 6 ports. at 3500 rpms it opens up the 5th/6th. t2's are 4 port engines and the ports are open 24/7. the throttle on these cars is a little twichy too because of the rev nature of the engine, especially apparent in the t2 I'm sure so you have to get use to that too. depending on where you have your revs at and how you operate the throttle, the boost coming on/off might be throwing you off (I don't know if you have experience in a boosted car before this). you're a step up from me though with your t2 power. I have an NA s4 (probably 125-130 rwhp at this point, maybe less because no 5th/6th ports working) and drifting this thing consistently is a nightmare. its all stock but gotta start somewhere. drifting this car is just aggravating, hoping to have coilovers by spring.