can i learn to drift using mkiv auto?

seantanct · 12-10-2008, 09:07 AM

i own a mkiv 1997, tot of learning drift. but my car is auto gearbox. will it spoil my gearbox? is it a must to change into manual gearbox to drift? Is very expensive to convert into manual in my country.

Boombastic · 12-10-2008, 03:56 PM

You can drift only by popping your auto shifter into the second gear and performing a faint manuver which is just throwing the weight around of your car and hammering the throttle.

I dont know if wanting to drift a mk4 is your best option, especially an auto one, wouldn't want you to smash it up since you are just starting to drift.

seantanct · 12-10-2008, 10:56 PM

Thanks for the advice....actually i got this car second hand since 2003, in and out of workshop many times....got some problems with second turbo and i m fixing an AEM box .i really wanted to convert in to six speed manual but the total cost was too high...USD4000!.....and i love the car very much....kinda kool.....its the original trd 3000gt imported from japan...full carbon fibre body kit....

Boombastic · 12-11-2008, 08:11 AM

Nice it sounds like a great car and will and can always be better. There is no rule that says you can't drift it, I just personally never would. I think there too pretty and the value of them is way expensive, some are worth more now then when they were produced in the factory. I thought about drifting my mk3, and then realized I would feel much better making it nice and throwing horsepower at it then potentially smash it up. So I have the mk3 and I bought a 240sx 5 spd to serve my drifting needs. I also have an fcRX7 on the way too.

That's crazy about the price to switch to a getrag 6 spd, is that quote just for parts to do it yourself? or is labour included for a shop to do it?

seantanct · 12-16-2008, 03:23 AM

In my country Auto stuff all very expensive!!! A Brand New Toyota Supra would cost 80k USD! A Brand new porche 911 turbo cost 400k USD ! The 6 Speed manual price quoted before labour charges. I tot of getting a RX 7 manual too but according to my mechanic the engine too much problems.

suprabahamut · 01-08-2009, 09:58 PM

Boombastc, I love the RX7s. I use to own a 85 GSL on of the best cars ever. For drifting in a automatic check out one of the NOPI drifters. He uses a 350Z auto real crazy. I at least think he is with NOPI drift. But the car is beast. Check out how he does it.

12-10-2008, 09:07 AM	#1
seantanct Stock Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: malaysia Posts: 3	can i learn to drift using mkiv auto? i own a mkiv 1997, tot of learning drift. but my car is auto gearbox. will it spoil my gearbox? is it a must to change into manual gearbox to drift? Is very expensive to convert into manual in my country.

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12-10-2008, 03:56 PM	#2
Boombastic 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maple Ridge, B.C. Posts: 96	You can drift only by popping your auto shifter into the second gear and performing a faint manuver which is just throwing the weight around of your car and hammering the throttle. I dont know if wanting to drift a mk4 is your best option, especially an auto one, wouldn't want you to smash it up since you are just starting to drift.

12-10-2008, 10:56 PM	#3
seantanct Stock Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: malaysia Posts: 3	Thanks for the advice....actually i got this car second hand since 2003, in and out of workshop many times....got some problems with second turbo and i m fixing an AEM box .i really wanted to convert in to six speed manual but the total cost was too high...USD4000!.....and i love the car very much....kinda kool.....its the original trd 3000gt imported from japan...full carbon fibre body kit....

12-11-2008, 08:11 AM	#4
Boombastic 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maple Ridge, B.C. Posts: 96	Nice it sounds like a great car and will and can always be better. There is no rule that says you can't drift it, I just personally never would. I think there too pretty and the value of them is way expensive, some are worth more now then when they were produced in the factory. I thought about drifting my mk3, and then realized I would feel much better making it nice and throwing horsepower at it then potentially smash it up. So I have the mk3 and I bought a 240sx 5 spd to serve my drifting needs. I also have an fcRX7 on the way too. That's crazy about the price to switch to a getrag 6 spd, is that quote just for parts to do it yourself? or is labour included for a shop to do it?

12-16-2008, 03:23 AM	#5
seantanct Stock Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: malaysia Posts: 3	In my country Auto stuff all very expensive!!! A Brand New Toyota Supra would cost 80k USD! A Brand new porche 911 turbo cost 400k USD ! The 6 Speed manual price quoted before labour charges. I tot of getting a RX 7 manual too but according to my mechanic the engine too much problems.

01-08-2009, 09:58 PM	#6
suprabahamut 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: greensboro Posts: 242	Boombastc, I love the RX7s. I use to own a 85 GSL on of the best cars ever. For drifting in a automatic check out one of the NOPI drifters. He uses a 350Z auto real crazy. I at least think he is with NOPI drift. But the car is beast. Check out how he does it.