Weight...

[rollazn]

Um... on cars like S2000 i fully tune it up... should i reduce weight all the way to stage 3... i mean is drifting better with a really light car or like heavier car...


ROll

 

[Ethix101]

Originally posted by rollazn
Um... on cars like S2000 i fully tune it up... should i reduce weight all the way to stage 3... i mean is drifting better with a really light car or like heavier car...


ROll

I usually do a Stage 2 weight reduction on cars I plan to drift, but I don't really notice a big difference between Stages 2 and 3, so it's up to you. It's all preference really.

-Mark

 

[battle_stage]

Depends on the car. Usually yes, the lighter the better, but the Chaser is a tank and it drifts perfectly.

 

[bengee]

Weight has a lot to do with placement rather than amount...

however i prefer very light and rather underpowered cars in general... i find that this combination has extremely responsice handling...

 

[NISM0F0]

i usually only get Stage 1. if the car's too light, its harder for me to drift it (spins too much). maybe it's just me

 

[pergatory]

I'm with bengee, lighter = better response. I'm not saying the lighter car = better, I'm saying the lighter you can make your car, the better (in other words, don't choose your car by the weight, but do reduce the weight as much as possible).

 

[bengee]

Seems to me NISMOFO that the only reason you would spin out in a light car is due to too much power to the rear wheels... its all about a balance ... a perfect weight to power and torque ratio... I find this magical number for mr cars is the same as a maxxed out speedster with no weight reduction... i try to get all my mr cars to be about this ratio level...

Really what we must be worried about when driving at the limit is weight placement in the vehicle... MR vehicles will give the best respose because they have the lowest and most cetralized inertial moments... Front engined vehicles have an offset inertial moment from the center of the car and thus the physcis that are involved make the car a bit more "front heavy"... basically fr cars like to swing and keep sliding at the same angle... not good if you want small adjustments... MR just seems more intuitive to me

forgot what i was typing so i will submit

 

[toyomatt84]

I get the stage 3 on all my cars, so they're a little easier to control.

 

[azndrifter318]

i go only up to stage 2, most of time stage 1, harder to drift for me when to light at stage 3

 

[azndrifter318]

*oops sorry clicked 2 times

 

[MoNkEy_MaGiCx]

i usually do stage 1...sometimes 2....if the car is a tank like the chaser..