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Old 08-16-2007, 01:03 PM
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jadotkd
have a z31 i bought for drifting but the weight is too front heavy so i was thinking if i dropped in a smaller or even lighter engine then maybe it can change my weight distribution
What the ????

Front heavy? The Z31 is 50/50 weight balanced from the factory. Even the 240SX drifters aren't able to get down to that even. They're all front end heavy.
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by hoov100
im talking about the kind of aftermarket for the vg30de/tt heads vs. vg30e/t heads.





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Okay, so what's available for the DOHC heads that isn't available for the SOHC heads?
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Old 08-16-2007, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AZ-ZBum
Okay, so what's available for the DOHC heads that isn't available for the SOHC heads?
is it a chicken rotisserie?

I don't know... I give up
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Old 08-16-2007, 04:25 PM
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bigger names and more selection, im also comparing the VG30DE and VG30E, im not comparing the difference between DOHC an SOHC im comparing the vg30de and the vg30de, their is a TON of USDM aftermarket and JDM aftermarket for the vg30de while their is barely any aftermarket at all for the vg30e.
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Old 08-16-2007, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bleach
seriously. You shouldn't need to ask what you need to make a complete engine. If you dont' know, then you're far from being able to drift. Drift cars break often. They need to be fixed and money dumpted into them. Hardly are they ever good for a daily driver.

Hood mods, probably not. The RB25DET fits in the Z31 so the SR20DET should fit fine with room for a chicken rotisserie .
hey the stupid questions usually come from the beginners dont they?
ive heard tales of the vg engine actually being used for drifting, but i seem just to spin out trying to work out the understeer, ive asked others and they all say the main deterrent for drifting my car is the engine weight are they right or have i been asking the wrong people?
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jadotkd
ive heard tales of the vg engine actually being used for drifting, but i seem just to spin out trying to work out the understeer,
Do you have LSD? That is the major key to drifting... "One tire fire" isn't drifting.


Originally Posted by jadotkd
ive asked others and they all say the main deterrent for drifting my car is the engine weight
From page two of this thread:

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What the ????

Front heavy? The Z31 is 50/50 weight balanced from the factory. Even the 240SX drifters aren't able to get down to that even. They're all front end heavy.

Originally Posted by jadotkd
or have i been asking the wrong people?
Maybe you should ask non-ricers.
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:27 PM
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:29 PM
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hey your from bountiful? im in missionviejo california now but i used to work in woodscross, damn, small world
so what lsd is compatible with the z
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:38 PM
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Ah yeah? Where'd you work?

To answer your LSD question... the cheapest (but more difficult) solution is locating an 87-89 Z31T differential. They are clutch type LSD's (minus the 88 SS). If you can find one at a junk yard it will cost ~$100 (you will spend a long time looking for one). They sell on ebay for $500-$800. You can also buy a POWERBRUTE for around $600 + $200 install, Nismo LSD for $800 + $200 install, or Quaife for $1500-$1800 + $200 install.
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Old 08-17-2007, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hoov100
bigger names and more selection, im also comparing the VG30DE and VG30E, im not comparing the difference between DOHC an SOHC im comparing the vg30de and the vg30de, their is a TON of USDM aftermarket and JDM aftermarket for the vg30de while their is barely any aftermarket at all for the vg30e.
Would you make up your mind already? Now you're admitting there is support for the SOHC.

You flip flop more than a presidential candidate.
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Old 08-17-2007, 07:48 AM
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ok , well i understand the need for lsd, but what about the weight with the stock engine waht is best for tryinhg to get sideways, change the engine or modify the car?
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Old 08-17-2007, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jadotkd
ok , well i understand the need for lsd, but what about the weight with the stock engine waht is best for tryinhg to get sideways, change the engine or modify the car?
The best for trying to get sideways? Knowing how to drive.

I've seen stock, automatic, non-LSD equipped 240SX's drift before.

You don't need a ton of power.
You don't need an LSD.

You need to know how to drive.
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Old 08-17-2007, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by AZ-ZBum
I've seen stock, automatic, non-LSD equipped 240SX's drift before.

You don't need a ton of power.
You don't need an LSD.

You need to know how to drive.

If you want to make it super difficult, you don't need LSD... there is a reason drifters use LSD in the cars...
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Old 08-17-2007, 08:04 AM
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workin on it , my skills used to be limited to the 1/4 mile but i started doing auto cross as a way of trying to build some basic driving skills.
quik question to you though( since ive been to the zbum page before and know ur more knowledgable than me) have you gotten your z to slide?
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