silvia vs ae86?

[30psi]

I've been in an AE86 and it is a much lighter, smaller more nimble car. It handles better as standard, and despite being less powerful, isnt any slower.

The first drifters started in these, and as a result are now over valued.

[JackieFan]

Originally Posted by nots13

cos everyone wants to go sideways now probably? i did see a very daft car the other day mind, it was a mini cooper-s with d1 proffesional drift graphics all over it and jap style crazy bodykit type thing! like to see him drift that! maybe if he went round backwards or something?

You mean like this?

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...i+van+drifting

Must have looked tho

[datdrift]

why do you think this?

i meant on my budget

[PukkaSilvia]

yeah thats true. Ive been looking for a 80's roadsports race leage for a while, I know there is one but cant find it as of yet. It cludes cars like th old saph cosys, early rx7s, Triumphs,capris.

Id like to compete with an s12 in that

[Abunai S-12 Drifter]

Originally Posted by datdrift

because ae86's have been used for drifting by the japs loads and now everyone wants one + they have a lsd as stock and a nice revvy engine and are light, but as everyone on here knows s12's are better (or at least better value )

That's what I was about the say. People here in the States take 86's way too seriously. I think there shitty. I don't like how there soo small. The S12 is way better & a little bigger. The only reason why there such a big deal is because of the Drift King. It was his first car. That's what he used for Drifting. So therefore it's his favorite. The 86 isn't even an easy car to Drift in. Alot easier to do it in a Turbo S13 than in the 86. The 86 drives alot like the Miata. You constantly have to redline it. But that's just what I think. If you can Drift in a 86 then you can Drift in any car. That's why alot of the people in D1 that drive 86's are soo good. They've mastered it. It's not an easy car to get for your first Drift car.
- S12 AE86. Lol.

[nots13]

i would reckon that although the ae86 is supposed to be better as standard, i think that if you got a silvia and an 86 and modifeid them to the same levell of tune using similar or the same components i reckon the silvia would end up better. surely most of the silvias extra wieght is in its interior? i.ve had a couple of toyotas( a front wheel drive corolla gti 16v and a mk1 mr2) and both of thier interiors were very flimsy and lightwieght, whereas in my silvia its like having 2 velour armchairs and its all bolted together with cast iron! of course i'm probably wrong cos i've never seen an ae86.