@@EarlofBusterbrookHe’s right though, you can’t even start an E36 without every warning light flashbanging you and the engine possibly exploding into flames.
I mean my plan is to buy my father's rx-8 off of him and fix it up because it has 60k miles and hasn't been driven enough so the seals are rotting out and I want to rebuild it myself, do a few upgrades and then use it as a track/drift car. I'll even pay him more than he'd get selling it to a dealer or something because I know what I'm going to have to deal with more than I would know buying a used car from someone else.
@@javier-qs2hd ugly they may be, they're still beasts of track cars because of how well balanced they are and they're usually cheaper than an rx-7. If I were buying both from random people I'd take the 7 but I know what I'm getting into in terms of issues with this particular 8.
@@Pandaprintsprolol yeah I owned 2 240s and my father did as well but there's definitely a reason why they are so rare nowadays. Most guys abused them sadly or did stupid swaps like a 13b lol
83 fb w/12a. 188k miles, plates were split at 140k for the first and only time for a corner seal leak then resealed as is. Still to this day turn key year round with a working omp, no premixing. Rotarys are reliable if you maintain them like every car needs with the single exception of plugs and oil changes a little more frequently.
Also if you drive the absolute snot out of them they will be more reliable because it will clear out any carbon deposits that might otherwise seize the engine up
G35 and hell, even LS400s are great starter drift cars. They have enough power to kick the ass end out (and yes you can 110% drift an automatic). And they may not be great competition cars, but they are great starter cars to introduce you to the feeling of drifting.
@@beastonthis805 That’s not power sliding. They can actually drift. It’s not hard to initiate a drift in an automatic. A good hand brake helps, a lot of ls400 guys use the sc300 hand brake set up on their drift cars.
@@gorbdonfreeming I remember reading about a team who raced a late model El Camino with a 3-speed auto and did fairly well. Only automatic in the competition.
I can't speak for other g, but g35 is not man. It was sold as an "executive car" and has baby seat loops in the back because they were hoping Noone would lock the differentials...
There's a dude who runs a non turbo Z31 drift car, and all he's done is coilovers. It drifts like a professional Forumla D car. The Z platform has always been a solid platform
I think zxs are awesome cars. Cheap and dope. The VGs are known for their reliability though. Great cars if you at least have some idea of what you are up to with the engine
The z31 300zx isnt tough to work on at all, thats just his older brother. It does lack serious aftermarket though so I still wouldnt recommend it to a rookie.
starting off on this car is giving me a good insight into how hard finding aftermarket parts can be. still fun though, love it regardless of how difficult it may be.
@@FoggyWaterFishing it has the complete opposite problem, plenty of aftermarket but its a nightmare to work on. Trust me this is not a good car unless you take it to a professional.
Here in South Africa we love the BMW E30's and E36's, they are light enough, have enough power to get that rear end sideways and easy enough to work on
I learned to drift on a 2000 ford ranger. Anytime it rained the truck would drift every corner without me trying and I learned to correct it safely. After a while I said screw it and made it slide on purpose when the road was wet. I got older and I thought it the constant drifting was annoying so I got an actual car with traction control, couldn’t make it spin out of you tried. I got older older and realized the new computer car isn’t so fun and my plan is to sell it off and drop a new engine in the old ranger. It’s still in my yard all it needs is an engine, I’d daily that any day and it took me like 8 years to realize it.
This is it. I love being able to put my foot down and throw the rear end out in my c10. I eventually got tired of the 350hp sbc I had and I went too far for my daily with a 440cui ls7 and a 3l whipple but that’s not the point. Lol
@@anasamru5810the guy in the video said that smacking into walls is all you need to worry about, engine replacements are expensive and can be risky for beginners
As someone who drifts, the 350z and v6 mustangs from the 2000s are cheap options that have tons of parts and people who know how to work on them if you are trying to get into drifting
Even the v8 mustangs are good. And Camaros. I just bought a grand marquis because it was a good deal. Luxury and a 4.6. It is really easy to throw the rear end out in that car
G35 is one of the best drift platforms. Infinite aftermarket support, low entry cost, and they excel at going sideways. The FC RX-7 is a great affordable platform if you know your rotaries. The 300zx is a fair point though.
Coming from someone who currently owns a 300zx, this is pretty accurate, although it’s pretty good for getting sideways, and you can get a lot of angle on the stock suspension. It will also get out of its own way to smoke tires
Older RWD Volvos, especially the I6 or the I4 Turbo models, are another decent pick. Super easy to work on, amazing parts availability (volvo still make parts for older models), and both cheaper to repair and more reliable than BMWs. The N/A i4 models are a bit underpowered, but they can often be picked up so cheaply that an engine swap might be within your budget if you're not getting a BMW. If you're in Sweden, were most Nissan sports cars are somewhat rare, old Volvos are what I'd recommend. Many also came with an LSD out of the box, since Nordic winters with an open diff might be less than ideal.
I have a 1985 Z31 300ZX and while it's tricky to work on, it's a blast. I'm not too into drift culture and it pains me to see people make them drift cars. They seem really fun as far as driving them goes, but drifting them seems bad, because it's true. They are pretty heavy for a sports coupe.
Arguable, z32 was my first project car and still my current drift car many years, never really been bothered by working on them, once you understand them they’re pretty simple, and they drift incredibly well
The G35 is literally a 4 seater 350z. The two door G35s are very good drift cars and are very reliable. It is the same front-mid engine platform as the 350z, which has been a very popular drift car for years. Same engine. Same everything other than body panels.
I own a z32, I agree on the point of the VG platform being difficult to work on, but imma have to heavily disagree when you say they aren't nimble, these cars are extremely tight in the handling department and only become better once chassis tuning is introduced (which you will do anyways if you own a 90's JDM)
My NA FC RX7, with rear steer delete, FA coilovers, and a bride seat was a solid drift car. I would drive it to an event, drift it, and drive back home with 0 issues. Only retired it from drifting because parts are getting expensive and harder to find.
Okay hear me out a SN95 or 2nd gen crown victoria are surprisingly good starter drift cars due to the independent front and solid rear axle and the P71 vics have a limited slip rear diff like the stangs and they actually are relatively easy to hold angle with as long as you dont go over what your stearing limits at
Z32 300zx's have a cramped engine bay, Z31's do not. The Z31 isn't really heavy tho so much as suspension geometry is effed. They were designed for endurance and comfort after all, and have much more in common with the 280zx and S12 200sx than any of the newer Z's. The aftermarket support for Z31's has never been more active and new mods are coming online all the time but they still suffer from a severe lack of options. The toughest part is just the failing electronics tho.
I have a 04 Infiniti g35 sedan and it’s a great car I don’t plan on taking it to any dumb slide shows I just like the car for what it is I slapped some 350z wheels on it, some 350z seats in it and a couple engine and suspension mods nothing major but it’s great over all
i’m convinced with the way Alex speaks that he translates all his video scripts to chinese and then back to english before he reads them.
it feels like those mobile game ads with the english voice actors reading the translated scripts lmao
either that or their ai generated 💀
Why is that he also sounds sorta like Steve Buscemi?
nah you really made me laugh out loud
what?
I loved the part where he showed good alternatives
Ik right the part where he explained that bmw and Nissan are good beginner platforms is so good
e36
You do know the e36 is extremely unreliable, right??
@@KilsE90 You have an e90 you can’t talk
@@EarlofBusterbrookHe’s right though, you can’t even start an E36 without every warning light flashbanging you and the engine possibly exploding into flames.
Bruh what beginner said aite Imma cop a rx7 😂
I mean my plan is to buy my father's rx-8 off of him and fix it up because it has 60k miles and hasn't been driven enough so the seals are rotting out and I want to rebuild it myself, do a few upgrades and then use it as a track/drift car. I'll even pay him more than he'd get selling it to a dealer or something because I know what I'm going to have to deal with more than I would know buying a used car from someone else.
@@kugelblitz1557 I said 7, RX7, 7 RX’s , not 8
@@kugelblitz1557rx8s are ugly tho rx7 is gorgeous
@@javier-qs2hd ugly they may be, they're still beasts of track cars because of how well balanced they are and they're usually cheaper than an rx-7. If I were buying both from random people I'd take the 7 but I know what I'm getting into in terms of issues with this particular 8.
@@javier-qs2hd only ugly with stock front and rear bumpers. Through on some different aggressive bumpers and it really looks like a brand new car
Fun fact, the FD that you ended up showing is owned by James Deane and has an SR20DET instead of the normal 13B rotary
Lol
My dad has 2 friends back in the day, one was swapping a sr20 into a rx7 and the other was swapping a 13b into a 240sx.
@@masonchristensen5115 sick
@@masonchristensen5115240sx owners are an interesting breed. It’s almost like their brain can’t comprehend bad decisions
@@Pandaprintsprolol yeah I owned 2 240s and my father did as well but there's definitely a reason why they are so rare nowadays. Most guys abused them sadly or did stupid swaps like a 13b lol
83 fb w/12a. 188k miles, plates were split at 140k for the first and only time for a corner seal leak then resealed as is. Still to this day turn key year round with a working omp, no premixing. Rotarys are reliable if you maintain them like every car needs with the single exception of plugs and oil changes a little more frequently.
Also if you drive the absolute snot out of them they will be more reliable because it will clear out any carbon deposits that might otherwise seize the engine up
@@ryans9869 gotta rev that bih out! Rotaties that sit will always fail before a rotary that's abused constantly with regular maintenance.
G35 and hell, even LS400s are great starter drift cars. They have enough power to kick the ass end out (and yes you can 110% drift an automatic). And they may not be great competition cars, but they are great starter cars to introduce you to the feeling of drifting.
Power sliding a ls is not drifting 🥸
@@beastonthis805 That’s not power sliding. They can actually drift. It’s not hard to initiate a drift in an automatic. A good hand brake helps, a lot of ls400 guys use the sc300 hand brake set up on their drift cars.
@@beastonthis805 🤓
@@gorbdonfreeming fr, I drifted my daily keep liberty at one point and it did a whole 70 degree drift, pretty good for a 200-300 hp 3.7 L NA V6
@@gorbdonfreeming I remember reading about a team who raced a late model El Camino with a 3-speed auto and did fairly well. Only automatic in the competition.
The g platform is an excellent way into drifting don’t give it a bad name because some takeover kids hit people with them
I can't speak for other g, but g35 is not man. It was sold as an "executive car" and has baby seat loops in the back because they were hoping Noone would lock the differentials...
Lol what are you smoking plenty of drift cars have the same rear view😂 and it comes with a lsd and it’s not uncommon for people to lock their diffs…
Yep. They’re literally the same chassis as the 350Z and those make awesome drift cars. Stupid reliable
@Bloobrie I was about to say the exact same thing Bro. Kids these days man🙄
There's a dude who runs a non turbo Z31 drift car, and all he's done is coilovers. It drifts like a professional Forumla D car.
The Z platform has always been a solid platform
I think zxs are awesome cars. Cheap and dope. The VGs are known for their reliability though. Great cars if you at least have some idea of what you are up to with the engine
Zs are the best beginner drift cars
That’s a lie
Yeah dude people sleep on the z31. Have a feeling the guy in the video was talking about the z32 but he showed z31 footage
Ye a ton of people run 300ZX’s
"worst cars to drift" me: bruh, for me its a skill issue 🗿
Bro doesn’t even know about v35 skyline. Look up kazuhiko nagata bro was a legend.
z31 is actually a fantastic candidate for a drift car with the na being 50/50 weight dis and the turbo a 51/49
Rear suspension sucks
@@rcermelo that is an easy fix
@@ryans9869 done some mods on mine but it still drives like an '85 turbo 😁
Weld some rear subframe mounts n rear sub swap it from a s13 n you can upgrade rear suspension
@rcermelo
The z31 platform isn’t really very heavy in base 2+0 config. No airbags, no traction control, no abs, cheap parts. Only issue is support.
Exactly lol it’s lighter than a 350z and just as easy to work on, it’s the lack of aftermarket support that’s the issue.
With that cramped engine bay 😂
@@abymondesir23 fym "cramped engine bay" dude I got acres of fucking real estate under the hood, z32s and z31s ain't the same homie
@@abymondesir23z31 is nothing like its baby brother z32. Engine bay super easy to work on
You can fit an LS in a stock z31 bay, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Zoomer ass.
Thunderbird and cougars ARE AWESOME druftmobiles...lolol I used to be able to swing mine around corners like noooooooothing..
Here it is. I was waiting for someone to talk about the American cars. And I gotta say crown Vic’s are great at sliding around.
They showed the easy to work on and inexpensive 300zx too...
Lmao right? Its a lil sad the z31 gets bunched with the z32 and its reputation
The z31 300zx isnt tough to work on at all, thats just his older brother. It does lack serious aftermarket though so I still wouldnt recommend it to a rookie.
starting off on this car is giving me a good insight into how hard finding aftermarket parts can be. still fun though, love it regardless of how difficult it may be.
What about z32?
@@FoggyWaterFishing it has the complete opposite problem, plenty of aftermarket but its a nightmare to work on. Trust me this is not a good car unless you take it to a professional.
@@FoggyWaterFishing way to heavy
It shares a lot of parts with the sx so aftermarket isn’t too terrible
Here in South Africa we love the BMW E30's and E36's, they are light enough, have enough power to get that rear end sideways and easy enough to work on
i want an e30 so bad
Gotta love the Mazda r7x
I personally like the Nissan Skyline 3r2 GRT
@@AlanWolfeMusic i prefer the yotota sapru myself
@@duycardomilos4322I think my favourite is the Nison grt 3r5
I love the r7x and the yotota 86ea
I learned to drift on a 2000 ford ranger. Anytime it rained the truck would drift every corner without me trying and I learned to correct it safely. After a while I said screw it and made it slide on purpose when the road was wet.
I got older and I thought it the constant drifting was annoying so I got an actual car with traction control, couldn’t make it spin out of you tried.
I got older older and realized the new computer car isn’t so fun and my plan is to sell it off and drop a new engine in the old ranger. It’s still in my yard all it needs is an engine, I’d daily that any day and it took me like 8 years to realize it.
This is it. I love being able to put my foot down and throw the rear end out in my c10. I eventually got tired of the 350hp sbc I had and I went too far for my daily with a 440cui ls7 and a 3l whipple but that’s not the point. Lol
Every time this dude opens his mouth i realize how little he knows about vehicles.
How so?
A 2010 Nissan 350Z is one of the best drift cars for beginners
Imagine telling me not to drift a drift car😂
Hes not telling you morron hes marking the bad drift cars and hes right the rx7 needs time (smh humanity dosent know about)
@@MakanouchiNoIppo who tf is u talking to goofy
@@MakanouchiNoIppoonly the engine we should worry about. Just swap with another engine.
@@MakanouchiNoIppoif u learn about rotaries you can make them work reliably
@@anasamru5810the guy in the video said that smacking into walls is all you need to worry about, engine replacements are expensive and can be risky for beginners
id love a z31 200zr. this came with rb20det making it muuuuch easier then vg to work on compared to a z31 300zx
Definitely would like to hear your top drift platforms, for beginners. Will we be surprised?😮
I doubt it
Nah this mans biased af lmao
Nissan A31 Cefiro, why pay for a busted up $40,000 S chassis when you can get a cheap ass 4 door Sylvia counterpart for like $5,000
330 E46 is probably as good as it gets in price to performance ratio.
@MV-ri7zu ahh I will look that one up.
"They're not nimble, they're heavy."
Famous last works before witnessing a Challenger drift build.
"Its heavy"
Well yeah its a drift car
I can confirm , dont jump into a g35 turn off traction control with no suspension mods -> curb alert
Truth
Skill issue.
Speaking from experience orrrr?
facts, put mine in a ditch
@@DriftNick was able to hit 2 mans holes perfectly with both my back tires , sent me into a fast spin to the curb
Z31 300zx (pop-up headlights) is hella easy to work on in my opinion
Super simple engine …
Bro needs to stay in his lane 😂😂 wheels,tires, fitments
As someone who drifts, the 350z and v6 mustangs from the 2000s are cheap options that have tons of parts and people who know how to work on them if you are trying to get into drifting
Even the v8 mustangs are good. And Camaros. I just bought a grand marquis because it was a good deal. Luxury and a 4.6. It is really easy to throw the rear end out in that car
also Z31s aren’t that heavy, the heaviest version ever made was only like 3100lbs and some of the early base models were as light as 2800lbs
I'm telling you dude, I don't drift but I do autocross and the fact I have a base model zenki has allowed me to bunch above my pay grade.
G35 is one of the best drift platforms. Infinite aftermarket support, low entry cost, and they excel at going sideways. The FC RX-7 is a great affordable platform if you know your rotaries. The 300zx is a fair point though.
G35’s are great drifters for $4k+ mods, it’s so relaxing beating the shit out of a 4k car rather than a can I’m still making payments on😂
For those who think the 300ZX is a good car for drifting, he was specifically referring to the Z32.
Aww man I love RX-7’s
Some of the best looking cars ever made imo
A light car with a 1.6 to 2.0 4 cyl is the best way to drift cheap. Rear wheel if you want to drift on easy mode.
Coming from someone who currently owns a 300zx, this is pretty accurate, although it’s pretty good for getting sideways, and you can get a lot of angle on the stock suspension. It will also get out of its own way to smoke tires
Older RWD Volvos, especially the I6 or the I4 Turbo models, are another decent pick. Super easy to work on, amazing parts availability (volvo still make parts for older models), and both cheaper to repair and more reliable than BMWs. The N/A i4 models are a bit underpowered, but they can often be picked up so cheaply that an engine swap might be within your budget if you're not getting a BMW. If you're in Sweden, were most Nissan sports cars are somewhat rare, old Volvos are what I'd recommend. Many also came with an LSD out of the box, since Nordic winters with an open diff might be less than ideal.
Can you explain why the g35 is the worst? You said that we won’t believe why but you never followed it up
He got you good
He didn't have anything to follow up with lol
Lack of aftermarket parts for the Z31 is my only issue
It takes a while to get websites found but I PROMISE theres alot of support for it. All of it tends to be expensive but excellent parts
G35s are the budget friendly z for drift
Calls out RX7's for reliability then proceeds to recommend a BMW 🤣🤣🤣
This guy doesn’t know anything about drifting. Thinks just cuz he worked at a wheel shop he knows everything. This is click bait
I have a 1985 Z31 300ZX and while it's tricky to work on, it's a blast. I'm not too into drift culture and it pains me to see people make them drift cars. They seem really fun as far as driving them goes, but drifting them seems bad, because it's true. They are pretty heavy for a sports coupe.
Name another engine that will do a 15 minute burnout @ 11,000 rpm and not explode.
Mini trucks are great starters, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Chevy, all the mini trucks are great and share components with their car counterparts.
bro really is tesla fan 💀💀💀
mustang gt is a stock drifter (i got a 2013 and love hitting right and left turns on the roads, it gets nice wheel spin and it gets up and goes quick)
Arguable, z32 was my first project car and still my current drift car many years, never really been bothered by working on them, once you understand them they’re pretty simple, and they drift incredibly well
My 300zx skids good, though it is broken rn 😂
Sounds exactly like what a bought not built would say.
G35s and side shows radiate that section 8 energy
Maxima’s are great drift cars to build & work on & also daily.
The G35 is literally a 4 seater 350z. The two door G35s are very good drift cars and are very reliable. It is the same front-mid engine platform as the 350z, which has been a very popular drift car for years. Same engine. Same everything other than body panels.
Can confirm, 300zx is a nightmare to work on, but idgaf, full send boi!
I own a z32, I agree on the point of the VG platform being difficult to work on, but imma have to heavily disagree when you say they aren't nimble, these cars are extremely tight in the handling department and only become better once chassis tuning is introduced (which you will do anyways if you own a 90's JDM)
KE70 is a good beginner drift car.
When its raining with 100psi in the rears
Now now a mid 80s 300zx drifts like a dream
my 1st drift car was a nissan silvia s12 with a sr20det swap and still own the car 15 years later and still great fun to drift
Good drift platform for beginners would be 350Z or Mustang, lots of Aftermarket support for both
Tokyo drift got everyone thinking you can easily drift whatever you want when that is simply not the case.
As a 300zx owner (z32) can confirm it sucks to work on, of course it has a lot of potential to be a good drift car if you put in the money.
Because of "side shows", yeah there's another euphemism
Get a crown vic, weld the diff, gut the inside.
Done. Body on frame = easy body work
Speaking from my experience, I know that a top fuel dragster is the best car to drift
I stumbled on " I won't probably believe why"
My NA FC RX7, with rear steer delete, FA coilovers, and a bride seat was a solid drift car. I would drive it to an event, drift it, and drive back home with 0 issues. Only retired it from drifting because parts are getting expensive and harder to find.
Rx7's are pretty reliable you just have to know Wankel engines a little bit.
My best dream drift car is the Ariel atom pushing 360hp in a 1,423lbs car 🥵 and rwd
Heavy cars are easier to start drifting, especially a front-heavy one like the 300zx
More vids like this pls
Okay hear me out a SN95 or 2nd gen crown victoria are surprisingly good starter drift cars due to the independent front and solid rear axle and the P71 vics have a limited slip rear diff like the stangs and they actually are relatively easy to hold angle with as long as you dont go over what your stearing limits at
350z. just put an angle kit on and you can go drifting and have so much fun
I’ve been where that 300zx was filmed! Wild
Personally, I’d do a miata(low power lots of mod potential) or a e36(not too expensive, good long wheelbase)
You will not convince me out of my z32 drift car
Volvo turbo with a red block best thing to start drifting with.
Best drift car hands down....crown Vic 06-11
That's why I only drift non turbo pt cruisers and have a oem back up smart car. I just can't lose with that receipt
I've been in love with G35s before people even discovered it.
dude said "here's why" and then completely changed topic
Sideshowssss r littttt
In Australia the AU and BA falcons I reckon are good beginner drift cars
The goal of drifting at least for me is to make a car with the aerodynamics of a fridge in the wind go sideways
Z32 300zx's have a cramped engine bay, Z31's do not. The Z31 isn't really heavy tho so much as suspension geometry is effed. They were designed for endurance and comfort after all, and have much more in common with the 280zx and S12 200sx than any of the newer Z's. The aftermarket support for Z31's has never been more active and new mods are coming online all the time but they still suffer from a severe lack of options. The toughest part is just the failing electronics tho.
I have a 04 Infiniti g35 sedan and it’s a great car I don’t plan on taking it to any dumb slide shows I just like the car for what it is I slapped some 350z wheels on it, some 350z seats in it and a couple engine and suspension mods nothing major but it’s great over all
G35/350gt when they came out were praised by a japanese drifter and won a drift competition despite its weight
Laurels chasers falcons mx5s are all fabulous drift cars
Good beginner drift cars are literally any American Muscle car. V8, manual transmission, literally minimal effort. Just gotta know how to hold it
Finally someone giving the z31 a shout out
Torque drift is the best wooooo!
In the end, go with an 80-90's volvo 240
If i had a rx7 and the rotary blows in it im probably swapping a k20 or a sr20 in to it
Sn95 mustangs are great starter drifters for those in North America.
maybe link another short where you actually tell us what to get to drift.
Im glad you called it a "sideshow" and not a street takeover like they do in l.a.
my 300zx has been nothing but pain and i dont even drift it regardless i stil love it
G/Z chassis turned into the iconic Edgar cars. I sold my shit QUICK🤣
Depends how you build the car tbh
Shingo and his Honda Civic would like to interject.
well u could use a 250gt skyline its driftable and it has a bit of speed
Bro called them Sideshows and not takeovers
Still, they’re all trash
If you want a fd...find a fd without rotary engine and put maybe 1j,2j, rb or V series engines