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Old 03-03-11, 06:47 PM
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Good first mods to get drifting na

I've got pretty much stock 91 fc vert, and I was wonder what are some fairly cheap good first mods to get my na drifting? Or some sort of what to work on first.. thanks
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Turbo swap
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Originally Posted by Digi7ech
Turbo swap
Tru but anyways

For n/a get:

S4 GXL LSD

Full exhaust system

Cold air intake (sealed)

Suspension.

Lots of shitty tires

Thats what i would start with.
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Originally Posted by FelixIsGod29X
Tru but anyways

For n/a get:

S4 GXL LSD

Full exhaust system

Cold air intake (sealed)

Suspension.

Lots of shitty tires

Thats what i would start with.
Pretty much got all that except suspension, what would be the best ideal things to save for and get...
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Originally Posted by Digi7ech
Turbo swap
Indeed! I wanna do that, I wanna try and get most my suspension and stuff being done while I'm saving for motor also.. and this is my first rx7,rwd, car haha but I wanna learn as much as I can and I'm interested in drifting and autox..just wanna get ball rollin on learning the car and handling it trying to drift
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with a vert weld in a full roll cage if u want it to drift.
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Diff, seat, coilovers.

Worry about the rest as **** breaks/you get better.

You may or may not find a wall where you're not having fun anymore underpowered no matter what you do. When you get to that point, bump pony. Not do cocaine but make more hp.
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Originally Posted by sinclair7seven
Pretty much got all that except suspension, what would be the best ideal things to save for and get...
have you checked out powerbymax suspension? Their stuff is really cool. If you want a link, just let me know. Good luck on drifting your fc.
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save your money.

spend it on drift events and gasoline
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congrats on getting a vert, i just ordered my suspension

for me to drift in an na would be

S4 GXL LSD

Full exhaust system

Cold air intake (sealed)

Suspension.

Lots of shitty tires

65 psi in the rear tires

an aluminum radiator

ss brake lines

better brake pads

upgraded clutch ( cuz your going to be kicking the **** out of it)

and lightening the **** out of it verts are whales
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Thanks guys! I love my vert!! Omg gas is getting stupid expensive for sure..sucks there no drift events around here, I probly have to go to kansas id love to go to an event sucks livin in nebraska feel like I'm missing out ha damn it, so coilover are the way to go?

What's a good clutch to get? Should I get lightend flywheel to?

Haha 65 in the back!

Thanks for the info guys
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id probably run 80psi in the rears.

thats what i ran on my kade s13
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seriously didnt read anyone elses comments so if this is covered then sorry.

seat/steering wheel + NRG (spaces it into you for less work)

coils, and LSD and tie rod spacers.
tons of rear air pressure + shitty tires + tons of clutch kicks
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Originally Posted by stevensimon
id probably run 80psi in the rears.

thats what i ran on my kade s13
Damn...don't they blow up easier like that....or float away haha
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never had one blow up or float away.
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haha good.. yeahi think i might be trying to get a jimmy up seat, love that company! ha
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Originally Posted by stevensimon
id probably run 80psi in the rears.

thats what i ran on my kade s13
i dont know man 80 sounds like alot in my sr5 86 i was running 65 and it worked out well especially with the open diff, if anything start at 65 and add more psi as you see fit

as for the clutch i usually have a stage 2 exedy on the stock flywheel since the stocker takes more abuse but that just my opinion
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dtss elims, coilovers, tires, and zipties
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like said above:
Seat, steering wheel, GOOD CLUTCH (you'll be kicking it constantly) diff and about 60-70 psi in the rear tires.

FWIW I went 15x8 and ran 205/50/15 with 60-70psi and it felt OK.
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Originally Posted by stevensimon
save your money.

spend it on drift events and gasoline


ANOTHER option that works..... Seriously. Dont forget tires. Lots and lots of tires.


You will want to play with tire pressure. Dont take 70 psi as rule of thumb. Try it, play around and adjust as needed.
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Yeah I got like 3 full sets of tires, but yeah ill try 60psi probly first see what I can do,

Yeah I just got my steering wheel yesterday, looks sick!! Its deep, a seat would be very ideal cause the leather seats don't exactly hold you in place.

So when you guys starting drifting you just rip the ebrake, and pop the clutch??
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So when you guys starting drifting you just rip the ebrake, and pop the clutch??[/QUOTE]

LMAO! in a nut shell... ya thats what you do... but it takes time to get all the timing down.
and everyone is sayin LSD... you are driving a vert... na vert at that, id honestly weld your open diff for now. its a more reliable for sliding (imo). and you dont have enough power to blow it up.
as for everything else, everyone pretty much covered the essentials.
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Originally Posted by sinclair7seven
Yeah I got like 3 full sets of tires, but yeah ill try 60psi probly first see what I can do,

Yeah I just got my steering wheel yesterday, looks sick!! Its deep, a seat would be very ideal cause the leather seats don't exactly hold you in place.

So when you guys starting drifting you just rip the ebrake, and pop the clutch??
I personally never used the e-brake -BIG clutch kick and flick the steering wheel. To use the e-brake I like to be going fast (this is impossible na rotory)
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Originally Posted by ~slidewayz fc3s~
So when you guys starting drifting you just rip the ebrake, and pop the clutch??
LMAO! in a nut shell... ya thats what you do... but it takes time to get all the timing down.
and everyone is sayin LSD... you are driving a vert... na vert at that, id honestly weld your open diff for now. its a more reliable for sliding (imo). and you dont have enough power to blow it up.
as for everything else, everyone pretty much covered the essentials. [/QUOTE]


I do have a lsd, how much more does the vert weight compared to a coupe?
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I don't know if someone already mentioned this but your vert has the worst gear ratios possibly for a NA RX7. I think they are 3.90s or 3.73s and all coupes got 4.10s except for the GTUs and some turbo models which got even lower.

Swap in a coupe diff, welded or LSD, and go have some fun. SEAT TIME IS KEY!!!! Can't stress that enough. I've seen people throw down with cut springs and worn LSDs and you'd think they had the best of everything.

1. A good rear diff (so you can atleast practice)
2. Seat time, seat time, seat time.
3. Coilovers with camber plates (stock 7 camber = understeer)
4. Angle mods like rack spacers and later knuckles.


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