Mr2 turbo for drifting??
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rotary_rogers
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it can be done mate i used to go out and toy around in my dads old mr2, however it is indeed very different in some circumstances, i found it a struggle to go any where fast in the wet with that car. however in the dry i got pretty good at some low speed drifts.
SidewaysRob
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I've drifted my MR2 in the clubman competition 3 times this year, well twice as it broke down 15mins before the final round. I've come 4th and 2nd, so it is deffinately achieveable.
Mine is a pretty standard uk spec car (yeap only 165ish bhp and a :dermal: open diff), running induction kit and custom exhaust. And it sounds as though I have the same suspension as you have
Get yourself some strut braces to stiffen it all up as best as possible.
You do need to be quick in the MR2, and it is very unforgiving. Do slightly too much to get it sideways, or force it to transition to quickly, and it will spin. However, I feel that learning to drift my MR2 has taught me so much about weight transfer.
Alot of the turbo's came with an LSD as standard, although it doesn't provide much lock it has to be better than my :dermal: open diff. Check yours by jacking up the rear of the car and spinning 1 of the wheels, if the other goes in the same direction you have a diff. If it goes the other way than you have a open diff. It is possible to drift on an open diff, but its behavior is a little unpredictable. If you have the money than get hold of a TRD diff
All this said there are some simple facts that you must take into account.
1. You WILL NOT be able to hold as big a 'drift-angle' as you would in a front engined rear wheel drive car. The weight behind you means that holding a large angle is all but impossible, once it goes beyond a certain degree, you pretty much going to spin.
2. You CANNOT transfer/transition between drifts as quickly/aggresively. Again the weight behind you means that the rear of the car will have a lot more momentum than a front engined car. Throwing it in a transition is easy enough, but catching it can be a problem. If you are too aggresive than it will pretty much spin.
Once you understand these points, and practice lots and lots, you will learn to 'feel' just how hard you can push it.
Look through the media section of this forum, download and watch Clubman round 3 and 4, as well as some of the conedodgers days at Andover. There is some footage of me in the MR2 in those vids. 
Mine is a pretty standard uk spec car (yeap only 165ish bhp and a :dermal: open diff), running induction kit and custom exhaust. And it sounds as though I have the same suspension as you have
Get yourself some strut braces to stiffen it all up as best as possible.
You do need to be quick in the MR2, and it is very unforgiving. Do slightly too much to get it sideways, or force it to transition to quickly, and it will spin. However, I feel that learning to drift my MR2 has taught me so much about weight transfer.
Alot of the turbo's came with an LSD as standard, although it doesn't provide much lock it has to be better than my :dermal: open diff. Check yours by jacking up the rear of the car and spinning 1 of the wheels, if the other goes in the same direction you have a diff. If it goes the other way than you have a open diff. It is possible to drift on an open diff, but its behavior is a little unpredictable. If you have the money than get hold of a TRD diff
All this said there are some simple facts that you must take into account.
1. You WILL NOT be able to hold as big a 'drift-angle' as you would in a front engined rear wheel drive car. The weight behind you means that holding a large angle is all but impossible, once it goes beyond a certain degree, you pretty much going to spin.
2. You CANNOT transfer/transition between drifts as quickly/aggresively. Again the weight behind you means that the rear of the car will have a lot more momentum than a front engined car. Throwing it in a transition is easy enough, but catching it can be a problem. If you are too aggresive than it will pretty much spin.
Once you understand these points, and practice lots and lots, you will learn to 'feel' just how hard you can push it.
Look through the media section of this forum, download and watch Clubman round 3 and 4, as well as some of the conedodgers days at Andover. There is some footage of me in the MR2 in those vids.
SidewaysRob
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Jord
drifted.com
Think you can check if its got an LSD, read this -
Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
For models produced intended for the US, from the model revision in late 1992 onwards a limited slip differential was standard for all Turbos - previously in the 90-92 model years it was an option. It is not known if a LSD was also standard for Japanese Turbos from '92 onwards, although its appears to also be the case.
To verify if your car has a LSD, check the vehicle identification plate on the inside of front bonnet. There are a number of codes given there, including the transmission type, whose code starts with the sequence "A/TM"
For example, A/TM:- 735/E153
If the last digit before the /E153 is a '3' or a '5' then the car has a LSD - therefore in the example above it does.
The second part of the code is the transmission type- E153 is a heavy duty manual transmission for the Turbo.
Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
For models produced intended for the US, from the model revision in late 1992 onwards a limited slip differential was standard for all Turbos - previously in the 90-92 model years it was an option. It is not known if a LSD was also standard for Japanese Turbos from '92 onwards, although its appears to also be the case.
To verify if your car has a LSD, check the vehicle identification plate on the inside of front bonnet. There are a number of codes given there, including the transmission type, whose code starts with the sequence "A/TM"
For example, A/TM:- 735/E153
If the last digit before the /E153 is a '3' or a '5' then the car has a LSD - therefore in the example above it does.
The second part of the code is the transmission type- E153 is a heavy duty manual transmission for the Turbo.
SidewaysRob
Member
If you are going to get an after-market one then it is WELL worth while getting a TRD 2 way LSD. To do the cheap 1.5 way diff would just be a waste of time and money if you are serious about drifting
It is the next modification on my list, but finances stop me at the moment.
It is the next modification on my list, but finances stop me at the moment.