automatic drifting

[jdm679]

anyone have anything to say about automatic drifting?
trying to think weather to get an auto or stick stick if great but can gey annoying at time over here in MD. light after light yall get what im saying. but have bought drift set up shit already was thinking what ppl thought about auto drifting.

[Chuki_breath]

possible, but stick is better. you just dont have as much "control" of rpms if that makes sense. Just deal with the light to light action...atleast you'll have one huge calf muscle, to go along with that ONE huge forearm muscle(if you know what i mean)...lol. It just depends on what you want more, a comfortable car to drive in traffic or some fun drift times....i know what i would choose.

[x~Underoath~x]

Well, it would be sortof hard i imagine. I use the clutch....alot. Especially sidestepping and letting the LSD take over. Things like that help tremendously. So if you really wanna do it and be good and serious about it....stick with the stick.

[sidewayzS13]

no control over the rps w/ a auto it is possible to start the drift but it would be hard to maintain a good drift or drift back to back curves. go w/ manual if u want to have fun and get good at drifting. if u stick w/ auto u will never be able to build your skill level basically ur auto will hold u back tremendously

[TheLogikal1]

go for it. seat time is seat time. you wont go pro due to your handicap, but its better than posers with stick that only internet drift

[ten_no_tsukai]

After driving stick for a while, it will become natural to you. Like walking almost, you don't think about which foot to move first right? I'd say stick with the stick.

[TheLogikal1]

oops, i thought you meant you originally had autop and thought you needed to convert to manual to drift.

if you dont have a car yet, hold out for a 5 speed, youll suck my dick after you do, i promise

[SR20DETpower]

welp you could have a good transmission shop make your valvebody manually operated, this means it only shifts when you move the shifter from D 3-2-etc.....this goes for downshifting too.
still won't have a clutch to use, but you can defintely count on it to stay in the gear you choose until you tell it not to.

[rps13freak]

Originally Posted by TheLogical1

youll suck my dick after you do, i promise

ill promise to do it no matter what...tehe

[1viadrft]

I drift... I have AT... no prob! But like the boys said: Your not gonna be competing with NOB in D1 or anything. I'm not sure what vol.... but OPTION Video had a SILVIA S13 AT Drift machine and this mo'fo' was connecting drifts like crazy. It can be done...

[sidewayzS13]

i bet the guy in the option video also had around 400 whp just a guess

[sf_carfreak]

i thought drifiting only should be done w/manual b/c you get ultimate control of the car, but then i saw hot version vol 62 (i think) and tsuchiya keiichi was drifting a automatic GT3240 turboed z33. but then again, he's doriking and the car had like 500 ponies....
but just as peeps said, you'll get used to manual and it becomes 2nd nature. I learned in sf where i was either stalling or backing into everyone on hills.

[TheLogikal1]

Originally Posted by rps13freak

ill promise to do it no matter what...tehe

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

no, seriously?

[rps13freak]

Originally Posted by TheLogical1

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

no, seriously?

just kidding around.

but it would be weird if i wasnt.

[AErrorist]

you can definetly drift and auto. I have a 1989 240 *cough*volvo dl*cough* and I drift it. I just have to pitch the car into turns a little harder than my friend. Also, my lack of LSD limits me to smooth left hand drifts, and crazy fast almost spinning right hand drifts. Its possible, just develop your skills till you can get a stick. Remember, theres other kinds of drifts aside from clutch kick and power-sliding.