I am interested to know what you guys like. I will go first.

Favourite D1 car: Blitz R34 Sedan. Why? Because it makes big horsepower for a Drift car (about 400 I think), looks awesome, sounds awesome and is just plain awesome.

Dream Drift car: S15 Silvia. Why? Because they are a perfectly balanced drift car, there is a huge range of Drift accesories and performance parts for them, they look the ducks nuts and I just plain love 'em.

Your turn guys.

my favourite car currently on the D1 circuit would definitley have to be Takahiro Ueno's red Toyota JZZ30 Soarer. the man paid $60,000 for full pressed carbon-fibre doors, and had every bolt on the car replaced with titanium bolts that cost $20 EACH. plus the thing puts out 470hp. full carbon fibre under-diffusers, front and back. too nuts to refuse. the best thing about it? the sight of seeing a big VIP luxury car getting thrown ass-sideways around a corner at 75mph. :iceslolan

my favourite drift car: same as you, BOOSTD. Silvia S15. so many options, and so many different ways to make the car incredible. there are many nice ones on the circuit, such as Nobuteru Taniguchi's red HKS example. such a perfect drift car in every sense of the word.

i don't really have a favorite D1 car, but my dream is to own a nice s12. i love 'em because they're lightweight, small, RWD, largely ignored for the time being, a great part of nissan s-chassis history, and i love the look of most old-skool cars.

nissan 4 life

Originally posted by D Money1644
i don't really have a favorite D1 car, but my dream is to own a nice s12. i love 'em because they're lightweight, small, RWD, largely ignored for the time being, a great part of nissan s-chassis history, and i love the look of most old-skool cars.

nissan 4 life

S12's ROCK! old skool. only problem is they don't have as much aftermarket.

i thought i had a picture of a super-clean one with an SR20DET, but it seems i didn't save the pics. i'm a :loser: oh well, it was a super nice car, believe me.

Favorite D1 Car?? hmm it'd probably have to be Koguchi's 180SX I love that car. Why? Because I love 180's and it's driven by Yoshinori Koguchi!
Favorite Drift Car: Sil-Eighty. Why? RWD, Nissan specifically made it for drifting, lots of options for the car, lots of accesories/modifications for the car.

Originally posted by WhiteBlur
Favorite D1 Car?? hmm it'd probably have to be Koguchi's 180SX I love that car. Why? Because I love 180's and it's driven by Yoshinori Koguchi!
Favorite Drift Car: Sil-Eighty. Why? RWD, Nissan specifically made it for drifting, lots of options for the car, lots of accesories/modifications for the car.

good choice. Koguchi's car would be second on my list.

you're talking about the insane green one, right? cause the red one he had at Drift Showoff was just his "show" car and not the full-out D1 monster like the green one.

Sileighty would be my favourite drift car that i have a chance of owning. there's no way that i can own an S15 for a long time, so i'm building a Sileighty.

d1 car, probably nomuken's 4-door skyline big and unlikely.
for a dream drift id like an r33 gts even tho the cost would be so much to maintain for drift...

Fav D1 car: Signal, Fumiaki Komatsu's Nissan Sil-180. Jebus that man is such a great driver, and that car is so beautiful and it just rips the road up.
Fav Drift Car: Either a Mazda 3-Gen Rx7 or a Nissan Skyline. I would have purchased a 3Gen Rx7 for my all purpose drift only car, but I thought it would be too much of a Gas guzzler being Turbo'd and Rotary and all. But yea I ended up getting a 240sx, which I soo dearly looveee.:iceslolan

Great response so far guys, keep it up.

S13_Iketani I have a video with Takahiro's Soarer in it. It truly is an amazing car. It is probably the best JZZ30 Soarer I have seen to date. It shows him do a few laps at Ebisu and the car sounds so strong. There is one part where he loses it and then starts off again in first, he lets the revs build up slowly and you can hear the turbo spool up, he then plants the throttle and completely loses traction on boost, it is quite amazing. The other amazing thing is that he is cutting it up with 18 inch Volk's and a full Vertex bodykit on the thing. That man must have money.

That guy has lots of money. I've read his article in Super Street and it seemed like he had lots of money, time, respect, and love for the car. And to answer your question S13, Yes, I did mean the insane green one..hehe I love that car on the track.

Any of the FD's or S15s :)

And my dream car would be an S15 or a 180SX :D (Flip lights 0wn me).

taht pink one that was in dorkins (think that was his sn) signature


180sx
i just love how they look

I don't know the D1 circuit well enough to say, sorry.

But I've got a few dream drift cars.

R32 Skyline GTS-M: Big power for longer drifts, plus you've got to work that little bit harder to toss it around.

Ken & Mary's Skyline GTR: There were only, what, 100 or so of these made. Which means that not only would it be different, but I'd be pissing off the collectors while drifting it. Plus they handle nice and look sweet with those black fender flares and big RS Watanabe wheels.

1959 Cadillac Eldorado: C'mon, picture it. It'd just be too cool to see something that big going around a corner sideways. Plus the old triple carbed engine in those things (349ci I think) found their way into a lot of hot rods and dragsters back in the day, so they can make a lot of horsepower. I'd have to do something about the transmission, though. Like swap in a Muncie M22 Rockcrusher 4spd.

My favorite D1 car would have to be Ueno's Soarer, because of all the effort he made to making such a beast of a car to drift. Not only the effort but time and money also that went into it, e.g. the the 20 or so bucks for a titanium bolt. Buying 20$ bolts showed that he was serious and dedicated to the sport of drifting.

My favorite drift car would be a s15. It is an unavaliable car in the US so it would be rare and also has great aftermarket support from overseas.

The soarer....Has to be the soarer...or the ER34 w/ the VQ35DE Twin turbo..That's a nice twist aswell.......But yeah, the soarer takes the cake..

Originally posted by S13_Iketani


S12's ROCK! old skool. only problem is they don't have as much aftermarket.

i thought i had a picture of a super-clean one with an SR20DET, but it seems i didn't save the pics. i'm a :loser: oh well, it was a super nice car, believe me.

s12's have more aftermarket support than most people realize. also have a strong, well-organized cult following. the guys at club-s12.org are figuring out some awesome suspension stuff right now.

That turbo S12 near me is still for sale... :sly:

Originally posted by ghostchild316
That turbo S12 near me is still for sale... :sly:

gawd i wish i could buy it! that's the $400 one right? i'd jump on that without thinking twice.

s12's just kick ass.

My favorite would have to be the URAS R34 4 Door. What a hottie.

My dream drift car? Well, I guess I can't answer that yet because I don't even have my license. But if i did drift, my dream drift car would be an older Corolla. Cheap but nimble.

Originally posted by D Money1644


gawd i wish i could buy it! that's the $400 one right? i'd jump on that without thinking twice.

s12's just kick ass.

I passed by where it was at,It's not there any more..:frown:

Back on topic:biggrin:

Favorite D1 car would have to be NOB's HKS S15 Silvia,oooyeaaaaahh:bigthumb:

I also like the orange/black top 180.

I don't know about dream drift car but I REALLY REALLY want an AE86 Corolla with the Levin front end painted white with black bumpers and the 20v engine (can't remember the name at the moment GRR) on some RS Watanabes in gunmetal w/polished lip as a DAILY DRIVER:D....O FAWK YEA!!!
http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp/images/users_photo/shiota9.jpg
OR this car.I had to post it,so beatiful

My brother with the 95 240 found a sprinter for sale in Oakland amazingly. He's saved up money from work and he's going to get one, if he can't get that one then he's just going to find another Corolla GT-S somewhere but he is actually gonna get one.:bigthumb: :bigthumb:

(He's probably going to use it as a drifting beater hehe)

I'd have to change my mind on fav D1 cars...I forgot my baby..The Apex D1 Rx-7 .http://homepage3.nifty.com/studio-mix/org_pict_2_02.jpg ...
My other fav will continue to be the 1ZZ powered Soarer

I REALLY REALLY want an AE86 Corolla with the Levin front end painted white with black bumpers and the 20v engine (can't remember the name at the moment GRR)

Do you mean a Trueno? They are great Drift cars, thats why they are so common amongst Drifters in Japan.

An AE86 With a LEvin front end...is a Levin...An AE86 with a Trueno Front end..is a Trueno...AE86 isn't a "car".....A Trueno/corolla is a car....A Levin is a car..so if you want lights that don't pop up you wan't a levin..lights that do pop up..you want a trueno..

And as far as him wanting a Trueno with a LEvin front end with the 20V..You want a Levin with a 4A-GELU AKA a 4 cylinder corolla engine from 92 to 2000 usually or

I don't have a favourite D1 car- there are many that I like- but there is none that has convinced me that its the best.



Anyway- my ideal drift car is an S15 200SX or A31 Cefiro- the ultimate sleeper when it comes to drift :devil:

I'm just wondering how you would have a Drift Sleeper?..I mean seriously....That doesn't make much sense..:confused: :confused:

haha I agree with shinez, you can't really have a drifting sleeper....

Wait..YES YOU CAN..if your car....only has 3 wheels and a potatoe in a "FAKE" exhaust tube....People would think it couldn't drift..but BAM it drifts..Sleeper

It is a car you wouldn't think of as a drift king- I would't have guessed the A31 until I saw it driftring better than most 200SX's in a D1NZ event

ideal drift car *see sig*

My car. I want my car to be in D1. That is my dream and I want to be behind the wheel.

My dream, although a bit farfetched, is to be one of the best if not the best drifter in the U.S. and to compete in D1. To be behind the wheel of a car doing what you love and doing it with greatness goes beyond me and I cannot even imagine what it feels like. I wish to experience that.

I donno...I can think of the elements for my dread drift car

RWD
2 way clutch type LSD
Loooong wheelbase(doesnt need to be a big car though)
Turbocharged four banger, although a 2.5L 6 with turbos will do
6-speed manual with twin plate clutch and sequential lever(pull down for upshift, up for downshift)
Front and rear strut braces
Rear mounted battery


I guess something like a Toyota Chaser, or a ER34 Skyline is my dream car.

Or an Imapala SS :)

I donno...I can think of the elements for my dread drift car

RWD
2 way clutch type LSD
Loooong wheelbase(doesnt need to be a big car though)
Turbocharged four banger, although a 2.5L 6 with turbos will do
6-speed manual with twin plate clutch and sequential lever(pull down for upshift, up for downshift)
Front and rear strut braces
Rear mounted battery


I guess something like a Toyota Chaser, or a ER34 Skyline is my dream car.

Or an Imapala SS :)

why up for downshift and down for upshift? that would confuse the shit out of me...

i would rather it the other way around.

All the seqeuntial levers are that way...doesnt it seem kinda natural just to pull down.

Actually, heres my dream drift car

All the seqeuntial levers are that way...doesnt it seem kinda natural just to pull down.

Actually, heres my dream drift car

where?? :screwy:

I would build myself a HR31 GTS-R (coupe) as a general trackday/mountain road/drift machine.
I nutted out the spec one day, here it is :D :

- 1986 HR31 Skyline GTS-R (one of 800 homologation specials) , painted either in original blue, or Cadillac special black with a metalflake....
-RB24 stroker (RB20DET with RB26DETT crank/rods,4AGZE pistons) HKS cams/solid lifters, 6x48mm throttle body intake, Standard tubular manifold with biggest straight fit turbo available (otherwise custom flange for HKS T51R KAI- gotta go big!), modded for external wastegate. Stock front mount cooler. Motec EMS with anti lag (though it wonuldn't help much!), data logging and switchable traction control. Dry sump system. Transmission cooler for gearbox,and engine oil cooler. 100mm Titanium straight through exhaust system. Automatically activated (by pressure/intake temp) intercooler water spray

-foam filled 40litre Fuel cell with dual external bosch fuel pumps and surge tanks,custom bent aluminium hard lines (no rubber hoses here!)with earls fittings, moroso cool can. Filled external filler hole (would no longer be needed).

-Hollinger 6 speed H-pattern box, R200 diff with KAAZ torsen LSD and billet chromoly halfshafts, aluminium tailshaft, Twin plate clutch/aluminium flywheel/bellhousing blanket (gotta be safe!), external cooler for
differential. Also tailshaft loop.

-Full Ohlins coil over suspension setup with remote reservoirs, titanium strutbraces, Hicas removed. Rose Jointed front and rear suspension, as much factory cast componentry replaced with Ti tube as possible (e.g upper links, Caster rods).

-Brembo 6 piston front brakes,4 piston rear, on 2 piece slotted rotors. Hydraulic Handbrake caliper on rear, Willwood full pedalbox with remote master cylinders.

-No rear spoiler, no skirts, just GTS-R factory front lip.

-R31house or eastbear vented bonnet

-Carbon fibre door skins, and door cards, perspex side/rear windows, carbon fibre front bar mould with no reinforcing frame.

-stripped interior with Nardi wheel,Carbon fibre Recaro race seats, stripped dash with Motec data logger instrument panel,
Full roll cage from front shock towers to rear, perspex side glass, quick release stering wheel spacer. Full cut-off switch array (and a start button instead of key :D theres my rice). Boot mounted gel cell battery.
-Sound deadening/sealant etc removed, interior/engine bay/boot/underbody sprayed in two pak flat silver (so as to show up cracks/leaks etc)

-OR 16X8.5/16X9.5" M2 DT-05R white rims, with 225/50 and 235/40 R spec tyres (with cheaper tyres on the rears for drift days).

Alas, I shall probably never build such a beast, but its nice to dream.

Right now, being honest and realistic, my ideal drift weapon is my lowly 1989 R31 skyline sedan, with the few intake and exhaust mods, and stiffer lower suspension, that I have already done. All it really needs is an LSD and a bit more roll stiffness to be perfect for me.
I can't really say its a drift car but its hella fun in the mountains and can be held sideways if you want to. What more could someone really want in a drift car? And to be honest, right now I couldn't use anything else particularly well anyway, I am only learning.

cheers,
floody

just to follow on from the last post, theres bound to be a lot of Americans and euros who have no idea what an R31 GTS-R is, so heres a pic of a similarly modified one to my above concept:

http://www.r31house.co.jp/r31/img/aaa354.jpg


mmmmm tastier than Northern Territory beef!

cheers,
floody

my dream drift car would have to be a wide body
ae86 classic drifter. i think the best looking car in the d1 group
is the top secret auto s15 with the gold flames and
the deep dish rims that make it look full d-style

just to follow on from the last post, theres bound to be a lot of Americans and euros who have no idea what an R31 GTS-R is, so heres a pic of a similarly modified one to my above concept:

http://www.r31house.co.jp/r31/img/aaa354.jpg


mmmmm tastier than Northern Territory beef!

cheers,
floody

i didn't know there was an actual R31 specialist garage.

because of that 15-year rule i talked about in the other thread, there's already a few of these leaked into Canada, although most of them are lower-down automatics.

one guy in Okinawa that i talk to on another board has one, a GTS-X i think, with a full RB26DETT swap-over. it's a drag car, so he estimates he's making around 800hp at the fly now. incredible

Its a GTS-X with GTS-R aero parts.

Kens car is pretty impressive.

You should check out http://velocity.isfaster.com

There are a bunch of guys on the board who are R31 crazy.

And my ideal drift car: MZ21 Soarer.

[QUOTE=Dorikin]I donno...I can think of the elements for my dread drift car...
6-speed manual with twin plate clutch and sequential lever(pull down for upshift, up for downshift)
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I've heard that sequential manuals suck for drift. I dont see why but thats what i heard. Also there are sequential shifts that go up for upshift
and down for downshift.

[QUOTE=7th_skyline]
-RB24 stroker (RB20DET with RB26DETT crank/rods,4AGZE pistons)
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4agze pistons have the same bore as the rb20? I'm about to get one for my s14 and i wanted to find some easy displacement mods. How is that possible?

drftk1d,
I am not 100% on the 4AGZE pistons/RB26DETT cran & rods match up, but I have heard it quite a few times. Apparently, they are the right bore size and deck height to work, but I can't tell you for sure.
4AGZE bore and stroke : 81.0 x 71.0
RB20DET : 78 x 69.7
RB26DETT : 86 x 73.7

apparently the Tomei etc RB24's run a bore of between 80-82mm, so the 4AGZE piston is slap bang in the middle. Deck height and compression ratio are the variables which I can't seem to find out about.
The similarity of 4AG and RB26DETT strokes suggests that it should give, roughly, just over 2.4 litres (4AG is 1600cc, so 1600/4 = 400, therefore 1600+800=2.4 litres).

Like I say, I have no idea if the deck height, skirt length, valve reliefs or piston pin/conrod interface will work, but, at least it gives the right capacity....And since the stroke is similar, I guess that has to bode well for it.

The RB20DET will take over 400hp on the stock bottom end, the restriction on going much further is not in the strength of the motor, is simply in the fact that the 2.0 litre engine is not big enough to spin a large turbo without huge amounts of lag - can't provide the necessary exhaust gasflow. MOst RB24 conversions seem to run Toda, Tomei, Jun, HKS etc pistons, but like I say, I am sure I've heard of it being done.
Unless you're going for BIG power, just put a decent mid sized turbo on the RB20. The DET-R version of that engine (HR31 GTS-R skyline) ran a T04E, and was still 2.0 litres, and race versions with the stock capacity and turbo made 400hp + .
Just buy the RB20DET and get a steel-wheeled turbo from a VG30ET, which will cope with more boost than the fragile standard ceramic one. Up the boost to maybe 13psi or so and it should make good power.

cheers,
floody

are there other OEM turbos that will fit the stock exhaust manifold?

http://www.jns-imports.com/list/japanese/nissan_skyline/r31.html

Not bad.The prices are good for these cars.

.....Hachi!:evillol:

are there other OEM turbos that will fit the stock exhaust manifold?

I believe the best upgrade is the turbo from a VG30ET, which has a steel turbine wheel.
Thats all I know in terms of straight fit turbos.

thank you kindly.

My fav D1 car has to be Nobushige's S13 pickup. Its such an awesome car and he really knows how to drive it :naughty:

My fav drift car would have to be either a two tone olive green 91 S13 or one of the Aussie 2002 Spec R 2 S15's :smokin:

My fav D1 car has to be Nobushige's S13 pickup. Its such an awesome car and he really knows how to drive it :naughty:

My fav drift car would have to be either a two tone olive green 91 S13 or one of the Aussie 2002 Spec R 2 S15's :smokin:


Ya ive come to the realization the pickup is the best. The utility of the pickup, with the power and handling of an S13. Ill have 2

My buddies dads truck has a completely water-tight bed, so were gonna fill it with water and have parties...pool-mobile beeyatch!

Brian has a new favourite D1 car.

Atsushi Kuroi's RB26DETT powered One-Via. :iceslolan :iceslolan

best D1 machine is the Mazora Chaser JZX100.
abart from the paint graphics and flouro yellow bits, it looks nuts.

Dream drift car is a AE86 Trueno w/ SR20 motor and almost TOTALLY standard exterior, panda paint job and all. old skool wire mesh wheels and a big ass exhaust pipe coming out of the back. :D