BRETTY BOI wrote:Hi I have a 340 1.4 and I can't drift it in the dry at all, however it comes out easy in the wet. I also use the car as a daily driver so I need to think about practicality. Would welding the diff cause problems with the car, breaking down etc. Or would gettin a 5 speed gear box help at all. Thanks

Never had one myself, but the lack of drifting would more likely be the 1.4 rather than the diff, however someone on her, is it Matt? drifts his 1.4 superbly well. The diff won't make a car break down either unless the welds give up the ghost.

It will be pretty hard to drift a 1.4 on tarmac. Try narrower and cheaper rear tyres, better quality ones on the front.

I don't know for sure, but I think the old rear toe-in problem may make it harder aswell. If you have been trying to spin the wheels on a dry road with good tyres you will bend the axle, although there is a good chance it was already bent anyway.

mat how mat me lmao i think i drift a 1.4 it just takes bigger balls and alot off flicking skiny tyres and lots of psi in rear tyres like 60-70 psi at least lol
what ive done to mine is weld the diff its fine for the road just skips so do it lower it mines down as much as front sturst can go for now but thats more what i want but
you must stiffen it up ive use the landy shocks on rear and diff oil in the front shocks i did mange to pick up some lowering spak springs witch were wank and now have about 4 coils left left and strip as much weight out of it as possible even that sound deading crap makes a big difference drift wise and then just drive the fuk off it im surpied how much abuse mines took and its used daily and abused daily lol just do it and get loads of seat time

^ yup.
THAT mat.

Post the vid again Mat.
Show the 1.4 B14 skillz.

I am using my volvo as a learner drifter and also a daily. it is my first rwd car and it has a welder etc most budget drift mods

It isnt the easiest thing to drift, lack of power means you have to have balls with entries and initiating is very difficult, but once sideways they are great fun and are quite easy to control

the welder can be a problem under normal circumstances especially when wet and parking in tight spaces is a BALL ACHE !

As normal though, a little bit of common sense goes a long way

Ant

oh deer a chance to whore some vids of me i cant miss that shit lmao
and with entries and initiating just give it a good old scandinavian flick and i mean good my handbrake just about holds the car on flat lmao how much skill and or practice you had and ill give you some pointers
and a vid not the best as it was my first go on track but next time im hitting it hard and get a decent camera man on go

get yourself a R5 GTT, 120bhp B14-T ftw; mine is at aprox 150bhp at the time of the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQe0jh-bSA

1.4 is still plenty of power to drift, you just need a lot of guts; high entry speeds and throwing with the chassis weight to get it into a drift are quite helpfull.
as apposed to high rear tire pressure, i prefer a set of lower profile tyres; 195-50-15 worked well on dry tarmac
then i tried the same with a welded diff, that made a huge difference in entry slides and transfers, much better control during a drift too

If it's my old red one, 60 psi in the back tires, grow big balls, and it will go round.