Checking out tons of cool drift cars in Japan, piloted by amazing drivers, including d1 and d1sl cars.... I noticed a lot of them where less modified than our local proam cars. Zero tube fronts, mechanical clutch fans, no motor swaps, stock transmissions, no tube rears, no fuel cells, no real cages, all were cusco. All of them were factory wiring harnesses, power fc were the most aggressive ecu. It was pretty interesting. They have the added benefit of having their cars come from the factory with the correct motors in them which seams to really simplify their ricing. Even the majority of their knuckle setups were not as aggressive as ours, and their cars were not super low.
What they did do is drive a LOT. Their tiny tracks don't seem to eat tires that fast ( Meihan is unbelievably small! ) and their cars are made of simple off the shelf stuff. Maybe that helps them drive more, I am not sure, but they don't seem to do the year long build up for cars that aren't top tier, it is more like bolt in your cage and move your parts over if you wreck your car.
Also, there aren't many shade tree mechanics, everyone takes their cars to shops for work, which might also keep their cars from getting too crazy.
Nakamuras car for example has less craftsmanship than literally ANY car in our series, but he drifts like an animal and is know world wide!
These are just some things I noticed on my trip.
Oh, and I can't believe Japan has any Silvia's left! This weekend at Meihan we saw so many novice drivers wreck their cars into stuff for no apparent reason! Te really good guys don't wreck even in aggressive tandem, but the novices destroyed half a dozen cars to the point they are pretty much done for the street.
kfed
Oct 24 2013, 10:36 AM
^Amen brotha
Japan life, too good to be tru
kfed
Oct 26 2013, 08:19 AM
Oh man
mk3f.t.w.
Oct 26 2013, 06:55 PM
good stuff. whats that from?
stan
Oct 31 2013, 05:19 AM
LA kings beat the sharks in overtime, i can fall asleep a happy..drunk man.
bBaked
Nov 5 2013, 05:38 AM
i can't wait to be done with school.
deolio
Nov 5 2013, 05:18 PM
QUOTE (bBaked @ Nov 4 2013, 09:38 PM)
i can't wait to be done with school.
i can't wait for you to be done with school too so that you'll quit being a little vagina
joshg51
Nov 6 2013, 03:45 AM
So I was at work paint some wheels for a trailer and thought "everyone is at SEMA right now and I've just been watch paint dry all day"
harry
Nov 7 2013, 03:24 AM
deolio
Nov 7 2013, 05:17 AM
o my shit^
joshg51
Nov 7 2013, 06:01 AM
bBaked
Nov 8 2013, 12:21 AM
so i heard scion might be making a 3rd gen xB?
...they should jump off a cliff
AngelsAndBombs
Nov 8 2013, 01:45 AM
You're like the biggest scion hater and you own one. lol
deolio
Nov 8 2013, 06:56 PM
joshg51
Nov 8 2013, 09:07 PM
Louis
Nov 18 2013, 07:36 PM
So I passed my ASE recirtification tests today, well 3 of them at least. The rest expire some time next year, and I have a few years on my L1 still. I may be changing positions at work though, I think I'm gonna go into sales and should be able to work my way into a service manager spot within a year. I know there's a few people in the automotive bizz on here, any input? Right now I'm lead tech at a Firestone, but am getting tired of wrenching but wanna stay in the business and with the company. I figured there's a lot of room for growth on the front side of the shop. Any service writers/managers on here or are we all techs? lol
joshg51
Nov 19 2013, 03:31 AM
I'm a tech lol
mk3f.t.w.
Nov 19 2013, 05:47 AM
haha oh wow!!!! mind explosion of awesomeness. harry did you dig this from the depths of the internet?
joshg51
Nov 19 2013, 07:30 AM
Kevin you've been posting in all the wrong threads today haven't you? Lol
deolio
Nov 19 2013, 08:08 AM
the internets broke my kebinz
Aphrodizeac
Nov 19 2013, 07:00 PM
Ombg Joe your fucking signature.
bBaked
Nov 19 2013, 07:14 PM
mk3f.t.w.
Nov 20 2013, 06:15 AM
what. no idea how i posted in the wrong thread! but yeah were all techs :/
joshg51
Nov 20 2013, 06:28 AM
"Hey look everyone, Kevin's back!"
Louis
Nov 21 2013, 03:46 AM
HAHAHA my head's innards hurt now. Hi Kevin! Assuming you're drunk on burgers?
mk3f.t.w.
Nov 21 2013, 04:56 AM
this is great
Louis
Nov 21 2013, 04:57 AM
Someone talk me out of this. But I want it lol. Would be so dope to put lights on and title as a rail buggy then go out cruising lol! Hmmmmm...... maybe after the oval is driving.
That song was badly edited into that video and it annoyed me.
Anyway
Saw another of their mountain run videos on the Tum. Pretty cool.
joshg51
Nov 27 2013, 04:18 AM
well atleast it's a group that actually drives unlike all those hardparked honda '"trackcars" you see everywhere. song reminds me of this vid
mk3f.t.w.
Dec 1 2013, 11:15 PM
that dinosaur is pretty funny
joshg51
Dec 2 2013, 07:25 AM
How fucking awesome do you have to be to have your headquarters on google maps? Check it out, it's like a virtual tour! You can see all the cars and trophies.
That's all I listen to. Throwback 2000's rap and way too much Ludacris as if that was a thing.
joshg51
Dec 4 2013, 04:46 PM
I need to try that now. Added mike jones to my library not too long ago
Louis
Dec 6 2013, 01:50 AM
#demhighschooljamz
also, listen to any random music and then scroll through a page full of GIF's. fucking great.
mk3f.t.w.
Dec 6 2013, 06:00 AM
QUOTE (kfed @ Nov 26 2013, 08:33 AM)
lol wat
why cant anyone come up with something creative. there are 1 million sites that have the word stance. I feel like there are more "burglars stuff" popping up, because nobody could think of new stuff. gripburglars and camburglars and stuff
kfed
Dec 10 2013, 12:10 AM
haha that itsmikey kid from clubroadster took off his type-x wing
gg
deolio
Dec 10 2013, 12:21 AM
QUOTE (kfed @ Dec 9 2013, 04:10 PM)
haha that itsmikey kid from clubroadster took off his type-x wing
gg
did you make fun of him? good thing though, idk if any one else could pull that shit off.
kfed
Dec 10 2013, 12:23 AM
well anyone could pull it off
just not on stock body, lol
Louis
Dec 13 2013, 12:27 AM
My hardbody might have a build thread soon........ dammit.
mk3f.t.w.
Dec 13 2013, 05:23 AM
oh you and your HARD BODY......
Louis
Dec 13 2013, 05:30 AM
dayum right
joshg51
Dec 20 2013, 01:11 AM
step 1 go on this site http://stuner.net/ step 2 build s chassis on there step 3 come back and post results
mk3f.t.w.
Dec 20 2013, 02:10 AM
you did those? pretty sweet
joshg51
Dec 20 2013, 02:54 AM
neat little game that lets you build s chassis cars and they keep adding more parts to it, wheels and suspension are fully adjustable so all these have the front bumper on the ground and two are tucking rim.
deolio
Dec 20 2013, 07:21 AM
i did a bunch a while ago, but these were the bezt
official drift car of norcal
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