Egi for drifting?

[R32 Nik]

Hi guys, Sarah is now looking at doing some sideways stuff and I was just wondering if her EGI would be any good for drifting and if so what would it need, apart from the obvious suspension and a shed load of tyres .
Do EGI\'s have an LDS? I could look it up but thought I\'d ask while I was here.

If not does anyone know of a TII with a sound engine for sale, not bothered about what the bodywork is like as long as it doesnt need a sh*t load of welding doing.

I am getting earache for not checking this out before and she is saying she is going to use the GTS-T for drifting if I don\'t get a rex sorted soon

Any help would be appreciated

Nik

[t2rew]

TRex has a red egi and im 99% sure that they dont have lsd\'s. i watched him spinning one wheel up the strip at north wield. i would say the egi would make a good drifter with the right diff but you should see the loverly red t2 in the for sale section. they dont have lsd\'s either it turns out. just in the usa. so youll still need a diff.

[R32 Nik]

I have seen the LOVELY red TII lol. We are just trying to sell the GTS-T first to fund it. Would be a bit nervous about drifting that tho as it\'s so nice. Oh the dilemma lol

[TRex]

Ignor the fool Nik....

 AFAIK EGi\'s DO INDEED HAVE LSD\'s....

 I have 2 and they BOTH have LSD\'s!  :burnout

 Done many Drift session myself and one session was with one of the EGi\'s, totally stock/standard(like T2rew\'s) and in the Dry it drifted like a Muther...  :wiggle

 So yes she can have fun drifting an EGi........... A T2 may be better as it will certainly be less stressfull on the engine.

 Hope this helps.....

[R32 Nik]

Ok thanks for your help guys. I\'ll see what I can do with it now. Still interested in that TII tho T"REW

[Brett]

Ok, just to jump in here:-

I\'ve had two EGI\'s and niether had an LSD....

[LDA]

sort of on topic.

whats the weight distribution on the egi and the turbo 2? is it anywhere near 50/50?

last year someone had an egi at a cone dodgers drift day in andover. it didnt come with an lsd but he welded up the diff and it seemed to drift well even in the dry.

L.

[TRex]

MAzda claim the car is actually 50-50...  

From my experience this may be true as I find the arse end quite tame and takes some effort to lose... You need to purposely push it to get the rear out!

 The EGi (stock form) is very difficult to get out unless in high RPM (power) and you push it.....

 The Turbo on the other hand is a little easier once in the power band....
 And I refer to a Stock T2 here too....

 I had a MKIV Supra Twin Turbo and a non Turbo modded and both were extremly lethal in both wet and dry... They bite easily.....
 But saying this, I had more confidence in the Supra\'s than the Second gen RX7\'s.....  I used to enjoy getting the Supra\'s out of shape because although they would go without asking, you always felt in control...........


 I have seen a guy drifting a First gen RX7 and it was well drifting proper and controlable.... believe it was standard as well...

 I ain\'t no drift king, but can hold my own with the skills including drifting a couple 4 wheel drive wrx Impreza\'s in both wet and dry conditions.....   :burnout

[Brett]

Yup, I agree with TREX, I had a well modded EGI, but unless you put knackered old tyres on the back end then you really have to try hard to get the back end out.   Having said that, I still found it pretty easy to catch again, even if it was an unitentional bit of oversteer!

[LDA]

the fb rx7 you have seen drifting. it wasnt at north weald was it? a sort of light blue colour?
this was a friend of mine\'s car and it was standard.. lots and lots of rust tho.
it was quite well balanced but had an open diff so needed to be chucked around a bit to keep its sideways.

50/50 weight.
hmm now i really do think i want a turbo 2 drift car   :chat

what turbo does the t2 have? and what flange does it use? (e.g. t2, t4)

how much work is involved in upping the boost on an rotary? what other parts do you need to upgrade to make sure your not going to blow it up??
(sorry i am tottaly new to rotary engines) my final power aim would be about 300hp. shouldnt need any more than that.
i want to do the mods properly and not cut any corners, as i know this will spell death for the rx.

L.

[t2rew]

MAzda claim the car is actually 50-50...  

From my experience none You need to purposely push it to get the rear out!always got your ass out

 The EGi (stock form) is very difficult to get out unless in high RPM (power) and you push it.....only your one

 The Turbo on the other hand is a little easier once in the power band....
 And I refer to a Stock T2 here too....

 I had a MKIV Supra Twin Turbo and a non Turbo modded and both were extremly lethal in both wet and dry... They bite easily.....
 But saying this, I had more confidence in the Supra\'s than the Second gen RX7\'s.....  I used to enjoy getting the Supra\'s out of shape because although they would go without asking, you always felt in control...........ive got such a big head, look at me everybody


 
 I ain\'t no drift king,got that right but can hold my own no body else would including drifting a couple 4 wheel drive wrx Impreza\'s in both wet and dry conditions..... there\'s that great big head of mine again  :burnout

:wiggle TREX have you got any more good advise

[colinrx7surrey]

nice one very funny reading the original and then ure remix matey lol at t2rew

[t2rew]

12 sec egi. haha closer to 13 actually :yes

[TRex]

Hey Jay where is your car now dude...  :rollin  :rollin  :rollin

[TRex]

Oh sorry it\'s not working again....  :rollin

 I heard you were in London today, or was the smog from something else...