To Answer All Drift Car Selection Questions

[Mediocrity]

Wow, so thats what the car thats parked beside my friends house is... I might need to look into that Starion.

[Zodiac]

Another good drift car is the Mitsubishi Starion's clone, the Chyrsler Conquest

Originally Posted by Mediocrity

Wow, so thats what the car thats parked beside my friends house is... I might need to look into that Starion.

Yeah, the Mitsubishi Starion and Chrysler Conquest (the starion's clone) are very capable cars but so unpopular.

[Mediocrity]

knowing here then its the conquest. Thanks for the info

[Boss San]

I thought it was the Nissan Conquest? Or is that the same thing as well?

[Zodiac]

Yeah, more than likely there are two different conquests from two different manufactures.

[Suislide]

i've never heard of a Nissan Conquest before...

Mitsubishi made the Starion, and the Chrysler Conquest is an exact clone, but with different badges, just like the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Eagle (Chrysler) Talon of later years.

very capable cars. you don't see them often, but it's not because they're unpopular. it's because they're rare as hell. the US got both version, Canada got neither. i've only ever seen 2 in person. one in my hometown with Florida plates (a Conquest), and a Starion at the Drift Day i went to in California.

i'd definitley buy one if i could, they're sweet and were available with a turbo if i'm not mistaken.

[Layla's Keeper]

Maybe he's thinking of a Nissan Quest minivan?

Buscher Performance, probably the top DSM tuner in the states, if not the world (and based out of the heart of oval track country here in Ohio) has a wild drag Conquest with a 4G63 stuck in it.



I do like to see an import that can hang hoops like that.

Interestingly enough, Mitsubishi designed the Starion with the American/European markets in mind. They drew upon Chrysler's knowledge of turbocharging economy engines and designed in a simple rear suspension that would lead to "oversteer that excites American and European drivers."

[Mediocrity]

Buscher hasn't caught Shepherd yet, I see :P

[Boss San]

Whoops, brain fart. Don't even ask why I put Nissan; I meant Chrysler.

[Zodiac]

Originally Posted by Boss San

Whoops, brain fart. Don't even ask why I put Nissan; I meant Chrysler.

Lol, well I wrote Chrysler Conquest in the post just before your Nissan post. Dunno why you were guessing.

[Musashi3000GT]

wow, this thread has been dead for a couple of months. Well the Starions are good cars and can drift but there is one slight drawback. the Starion uses a steering box conected by a rubber bushing to the steeing colum. the bushing wears out and breaks leaving the car with a 3 to 6 inch wheel play which makes it hard to control. I bought an 86 Starion ESIR and the toughest thing to get was the steeing rubber link cause they are supposedly discontinued. I guess welding it would be an alternative but that would tear the steering box out after no time. other than that they are excellent cars. 2.6 L. turbo RWD with fully independent suspension and LSD stock. they make about 180 hp and 230 Torque (well at least in 86 they did) DOHC, chain driven and a 6000rpm redline. the other flaw in this car is the jet valves but i've heard there are kits to solve that.

[xv_los]

Hey.. i have just bought a car for shit all

i was wanting to try out drifting but its a front wheel drive is it possible to convert ???

if so no any good sites where that i can check out to get this started

thanks

los

PS: ill add that o now what your basic gas pumper knows about cars which is shit all but am keen to learn

[chales56]

you would be wasting your time to change from front to rear. you would be better off just buying a already rwd car and also if you did change it the car would be unbalanced.

[xv_los]

Thanks chales56...

I did a bit of reading and came to the same conclusion...

CAR shopping i go

got any good suggestions on any>??

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by xv_los

Thanks chales56...

I did a bit of reading and came to the same conclusion...

CAR shopping i go

got any good suggestions on any>??

see the first 2 pages of this thread.

dont know if its there but cressidas are cool.