Any issues I may have with a situation like this? Considering a Hinsonsupercars RX7 (LS1 powered) that was a Formula D driftcar as my track day car. I am at the point that I would like a dedicated track car and will retire the 996 GT2 from this. Suspension is TEIN SuperDrift coilovers. Would I need a whole new suspension set up for track days?

 

I would get the specs on the Tien SuperDrift if I were you. If its a drift spec coilover I am sure at least the rear spring rates would probably need changing. Other than that, there may not be too much else needed to change. I am not too familiar with in-depth drift car setup though. If you're in the market for a purpose built track car PM me. I have one for sale .

 

White one with black volk wheels right? It's a salvage?.. I was looking at this car but the "new" owner was not very forward with some questions I had. I would stay away there are better cars out there

www.rx7club.com has a few ls1 fd3s's in the fs forum keep your eyes open there

 

Thanks, Jotti. If the one you were looking at was from CA and the "new" owner was from S. Carolina, this is the one. I decided to stay away from this car.

 

I'd have to say it would not be worth it to buy a drift car and turn it into a racer. Drift cars are built for one thing: horsepower. The engines are made to break the rear wheels free at a moments notice. Not exactly what you'd want in a racecar. Not only that but my guess would be that you would have to devote untold hours to setting it up properly for racing.

 

FD RX7 with LS1...too much front weight bias...IMO...TEIN superdrift are NOT for track days...too many variables, only thing worth a darn for track days are probably the safety equipment etc

buy a used elise...bone stock can be tracked all day long...its cheap and quick

 

actaully FD's with LS1's have better weight distribution than with the orginal engines. It wieghs about 50-60 lb more though.


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sorry for bringing thread back from semi dead, didn't notice the date till after i posted

 

Did you pull the trigger? The coilovers will probably be fine but the springs might be too stiff. But you will have to experiement; if they are, you can try removing the rear sway bar. My rear springs (LS1 FD here) are 650 and I run a stock rear bar. with 900 lbs front springs and tripoint adjustable front bar (set to stiffest), the car is supremely balanced. The JRZ triple adjustable external reservoirs don't hurt either

Everyone is entitle to their opinion but my car has a rearward weight bias. Not opinion but a fact. 49.45% front and 50.55% rear with me in it. Will have more rearward bias now that I installed a chromoly 4 pt rollbar.

 

It's probably gonna be harder to make that car be stable than going from a road race car to a drift car. It's not exactly a two way street. If it's a function of ease of use and run-an-gun and not tweaking ad infenium... then I'd look at another car. Something like thit car would possibly be a ticking time bomb, but without a lot of details... who knows.

 

I don't think it would be that hard. Might need to change the springs. Definitely need to change the alignment. Alignment is one of the major factors of a controllable drift setup. They may have changed alignment parts so that they won't align back to a more normal spec. This would be part of your investigation to the purchase.

My concern would be the treatment and maintenance of the vehicle - if that checks out then why not.

 

[quote=2MCHPWR;2228700]Did you pull the trigger? The coilovers will probably be fine but the springs might be too stiff. But you will have to experiement; if they are, you can try removing the rear sway bar. My rear springs (LS1 FD here) are 650 and I run a stock rear bar. with 900 lbs front springs and tripoint adjustable front bar (set to stiffest), the car is supremely balanced. The JRZ triple adjustable external reservoirs don't hurt either

Never pulled the trigger on this car - interested in an Exige Cup Car but I'd like to sell my GT2 first (see ad in the cars for sale posted by VSE Chuck for me).