AWD or FWD

What one would be beter for "drifting/powersliding"
1. 95-99 eclipse gsx(AWD)
2. 2000+ eclipse gt (FWD)
3. 94-99 3000gt VR4(AWD)
4. 94-99 3000gt (FWD)

all with manual transmissons.
in your driving/drifting expericance what one would u chose?

Get something like a nissan 240sx something rwd if you dont want any rear end traction.

well i'm not really looking for a RWD car unless it is a supra, 99 or newer mustang, or skyline, and i just can't afford the supra or the skyline. and i don't really like ford that much so yea. plus i really don't like the way the 240sx looks. but if we could, witch do u think would be beter the eclipse or the 3000gt... AWD...FWD?? witch would work beter? o and i'm not really looking to become a pro "drifter or any thing like that just something to take to the track on the weekends and still drive during the week. thanks

eclipse gsx with a diff swap.
3kgt's are pigs but they sure are quick!

so by that meaning go with the gsx and replace the rear differntal in it?
is the 3000gt just to heavy or the weight not balenced right?
i had read someones page at cardomain.com that they are all wheel steering? is that true

so by that meaning go with the gsx and replace the rear differntal in it?
is the 3000gt just to heavy or the weight not balenced right?
i had read someones page at cardomain.com that they are all wheel steering? is that true
yes, the vr4 3kgt's weigh like 3700-3800 lbs, and yes.

all of those cars are extremely poor drift cars.

so with meaning that they are all wheel steering i take it that isn't good for drifting since u want to rear of the car to loose traction.

yea i know that they are not the greatest for drifting but those are the cars i want. and when i started this topic i said "WITCH ONE WILL BE BETER FOR DRIFTING" like one or the other something like that.

hey i have a ?? is a skyline a awd or rear wheel drive? or does it just but more power to the rear than it does to the front?

skyline GTR's are AWD, all other skylines are RWD.

If you try to drift any of those cars you'll just look like an idiot, it would be like offroading in a civic.

ok thanks. well i've been doing some cheecking out on some 240sx's. they aren't that bad looking i guess with some body mods and stuff. plus from what i've heard thats a pretty good car for doing that kind of stuff. but since i'm 16 haveing a rwd car, what would that do to my insurence? would it make it go up more, or would it be just about that same as an eclipse?

yea i know that they are not the greatest for drifting but those are the cars i want. and when i started this topic i said "WITCH ONE WILL BE BETER FOR DRIFTING" like one or the other something like that.

lol all of those cars are probably your worst possible choice for drifting, GSX's are for straight lines, Anything FWD isnt for drifting, and with a 3000gt you would look like a sailor trying to drift a boat into dock.

ive seen a clip of a super-tuned EF civic drifting. It looked like something out of option. He was tryin to tandem with some s15. Lots of crazy ebrake action. It was amazing, i swear he could accelerate while holding the ebrake, but it still looked like ass-dragging.

but yea dude, this isnt need for speed underground, drifting a fwd is not practical.


out of all of those cars just to have in general i would go for the gsx.

a 240SX or Mustang GT wouldn't be any more to insure than an eclipse GSX.

non-turbo = LESS $$$ TO INSURE!!!!

a 240SX or Mustang GT wouldn't be any more to insure than an eclipse GSX.

A GSX is aprox. $100 MORE to insure than a 240sx for an 18 year old college student with no accidents or tickets.

if you want to drift right like in formula d then you need a rear wheel drive car to swing your tail out

ok well im going to take offense to this...because in my opinion eclipses are probly GREAT cars to drift..save for the fact they arent rwd....i think a well tuned or swapped to rwd eclipse would drift EVERY nicely...

ok well im going to take offense to this...because in my opinion eclipses are probly GREAT cars to drift..save for the fact they arent rwd....i think a well tuned or swapped to rwd eclipse would drift EVERY nicely...

has anyone ever done a rwd conversion? I've seen it done on a 3kgt vr-4 before but that'd be cool to see.


As far as your drifting choices... Well as you've been told they don't even have the proper drivetrain to function as good drift cars without a lot of work.

People have suggested the 240sx because its light, rwd and generally easy to drift, at least a hell of a lot easier than it will ever be to drift a gsx or 3000gt. I wouldn't be opposed to you getting a 240sx myself. I'm 17 and I drive a swapped 240sx but you don't seem quite ready for a turbo car just yet so I'd reccomend you start out smaller and work your way up. Remember there are 3-4 different styles of 240sx to choose from as well so just because you've seen one doesn't mean you've seen them all.