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Hopchop
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 149 Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:00 pm
Location: London
Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:32 am
I know drifting an E30 may not be to everyones taste but just wondering is the power output of an M52 adequate for a drift machine from anyones experience on here?
age
Formerly twist316
Posts: 448 Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: cork ireland (kosice slovakia)
Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:55 am
yes it will go just fine.
there are a few 318iS's in the local drift series where i am at the moment.
M40 rightness if you can get to 6000rpm noone can hear your tappets
Hopchop
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 149 Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:00 pm
Location: London
Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:58 am
age wrote: yes it will go just fine.
there are a few 318iS's in the local drift series where i am at the moment.
A 318is in the dry, that must be hard work and some good driving
magpie
Old Skooler
Posts: 28035 Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Consett,Durham.
Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:04 pm
yes ....
my mates old 328i
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
magpie
Old Skooler
Posts: 28035 Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Consett,Durham.
Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:06 pm
Hopchop wrote: age wrote: yes it will go just fine.
there are a few 318iS's in the local drift series where i am at the moment.
A 318is in the dry, that must be hard work and some good driving
there's a lad goes to teeside drift track with a white 318is ... drifts it all day then drives it home .
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
Hopchop
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 149 Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:00 pm
Location: London
Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:49 pm
magpie wrote: Hopchop wrote: age wrote: yes it will go just fine.
there are a few 318iS's in the local drift series where i am at the moment.
A 318is in the dry, that must be hard work and some good driving
there's a lad goes to teeside drift track with a white 318is ... drifts it all day then drives it home .
I assume a hydraulic handbrake is essential for starting the drift, I wonder what the best mounting position is?
age
Formerly twist316
Posts: 448 Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: cork ireland (kosice slovakia)
Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:05 pm
no its not essential, its more of a crutch for people who cant get the other techniques.
the best position is between the steering wheel and the gearstick.
VIDEO
M40 rightness if you can get to 6000rpm noone can hear your tappets
Hopchop
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 149 Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:00 pm
Location: London
Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:42 pm
Motorhole wrote: M52 E30 drifting on-board. This is Redcar on here.
VIDEO
Some good skills there, I hope I'll be able to do that!