Is drifting bad..........

MAybe this what you are looking for.
Solutiuons to your drift induced problems?
Problem: Engine pumping oil out of breather
Solution: Rebuild the engine properly with top quality components
Cost: +- R20 000 to R30 000

Problem: Oil overheating
Solution: Fit a decent oil cooler
Cost: +- R2500 for quality components not cheapass Chinese stuff

Problem: Oil Surge
Solution: Fit a hi capacity baffled sump
Cost +- R2000 or R3000 once again not cheapass Chinese stuff.

Having mechanical sympathy and the ability to understand the stresses of what you are doing.
Priceless.

The Calibrator wrote:

MAybe this what you are looking for.
Solutiuons to your drift induced problems?
Problem: Engine pumping oil out of breather
Solution: Rebuild the engine properly with top quality components
Cost: +- R20 000 to R30 000

Problem: Oil overheating
Solution: Fit a decent oil cooler
Cost: +- R2500 for quality components not cheapass Chinese stuff

Problem: Oil Surge
Solution: Fit a hi capacity baffled sump
Cost +- R2000 or R3000 once again not cheapass Chinese stuff.

Having mechanical sympathy and the ability to understand the stresses of what you are doing.
Priceless.

hehehe 😉

Sokar wrote:

To sum up, drifting is the worstest most worst thing you can do to a car, at least when "racing" a car the manufacturers made a little consession that the car might be pushed every now and again, they didnt even dream of making them drift for a living.

The biggest strain is on the chassis and suspension parts, engine does take strain, but the RPM's arent that high (myself in full drift sits at about 5k rpm and never gets close to redline, never hit limiter in a drift either)

But its not all candy and ice cream, things break, especially things that you've either neglected or "spoeg and plaked" before. Make sure your car is tip top before you start and even then expect the occasional turbo gasket or clutch to go, as I keep saying, tyres are the cheapest part of the sport

One thing I've seen myself, if you sit back and save money to be able to drift one day, you'll almost never get there, just go for it and handle the shit when it comes afterwards.

Well in reality - bushes need chaniging, regular oil changes, bolt check, nut check, wait i see them, they still fine and of course a wall and all!!!

Remember that a car is pushed to its limit when they design and develop cars, sideways, breaking, steering etc. That is why it is a good idea to have a set of upgrade suspension parts - helps alot of protection on the chassis and other vital parts

we are at wesbank at least once a week destroying our daily drives

Who said that??? 😮 😮 😮

Problem: Oil overheating
Solution: Fit a decent oil cooler
Cost: +- R2500 for quality components not cheapass Chinese stuff

Problem: Oil Surge
Solution: Fit a hi capacity baffled sump
Cost +- R2000 or R3000 once again not cheapass Chinese stuff.

If you want to do drifting fit a dry sump. It is a lot harder to heat up 9Lt of oil than heating up our petty 3.5Lt. Also it will always give lubrication no matter if you on a straight or in a drift.

Drysump is the hotness, if you are a gazzilionaire.

why? my car has had the 'dry sump treatment' lotsa times! jeesh, these japs (with their small hands) have thunk of everything!

The Calibrator wrote:

Drysump is the hotness

thats awesome - not the kind of words that i'd expect to hear from you, but awesome to be surprised like that!!!! 😂 😂 😂

I think dry sumps go for about R9000 for a good one.

Gary57 wrote:

I think dry sumps go for about R9000 for a good one.

sweet - i'll take two! 8)

is drifting bad???...

on public roads - yes!!!

I beg to differ. Drifting is bad...........But on public roads it's wrong. Damn good fun but it's the wrong thing to do...........when there is cops around.

ok ok - like kissing your sister - is that wrong or bad?

Widow that I'd say that is just plain risky.
Cause after kissing my sister Drifting might strongly become impossible.
Unless you competing in the special olympics.

not YOUR sister your sister, i meant like your sister-your sister

like in me kissing my sister (proverbially figurative, goes without saying of course)

your sister dont like guys, i gather?

Widow It's not the fact she does not like kissing guys. It's more a fact that I don't like the guys that she kisses.

None of them offers great benifits for me.

VoodooMaster wrote:

I beg to differ. Drifting is bad...........But on public roads it's wrong. Damn good fun but it's the wrong thing to do...........when there is cops around.

have a word with snooby about the pros and cons of drifting on the streets.

and there are others with similar experiences.

have a word with snooby about the pros and cons of drifting on the streets.

Dont we know this? 🙄 🙄

ChemCool wrote:

have a word with snooby about the pros and cons of drifting on the streets.

Dont we know this? 🙄 🙄

exactly!