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Automatic vs Manual
This is an excerpt from an email I sent recently, but I figured it belonged here in the Forums as well.
Drifting an auto is not a bad idea, it just limits your options as a driver.
Switching to a manual transmission will give you much more control over your wheel speeds. As you become a more advanced driver, you will find that you need to be able to control which gear you car is in to get the best control over your rear traction level. A manual transmission also creates a more direct link between the drivers throttle input and the rear wheels. The Automatic needs to run through a torque converter, which eliminated a portion of the driver feedback.
I think that you will find if you move from driving corners of back roads to drifting on track, that you will need to be able to better control what you engine is doing between drifts, (transitioning), as well as, before drifts (initiation).
For example, if you need to break your tires loose, but don't want to scrub too much speed, clutch kicking can be a great way to do so.
I live by the clutch-kick initiation
I wouldnt trust a ford AOD anyway for drifting.
Throttle control is a pain in the ass with an auto.
I use a stock cluch so I dont do to much of cluch kicking
Or is it not to bad? P.S when I bought the car the previous owner told that the cluch was new
Suo-
The stock clutch is fine. The only thing that may break is the stock clutch cable. I use a Ford Racing cable that I got from Summit for like $45. Its also a good idea to add a small heat sleave around it near the exhaust headers. Also, if you dont have one, get a firewall ajuster.
im running a spec stage 3 and love it ........no slip at all
Still running the original stock clutch in my car.... Im amazed... I may cry the day i have to replace it.
I had a spec stage 1 in my car for almost 100k miles. Some street drifting, dozen or so auto-xs on it
I used mine to push a friends broke down ass 05 mustang up his steep driveway... The clutch is practically fried now but it still gets the day to day driving done with minimal struggle
I am running the "king cobra" clutch in my Mustang. It was a nice upgrade from the stock one. It has more holding power, but requires less pedal effort at the same time. No more garage door spring pedal engagement, which is a good thing when driving the Mustang home after a 15 hours day in the office.
jetsetter when your on the track do you just leave the auto in first or what?
i thought about drifting my tbird even if its still an auto next season, but ive never really been on the track with an auto so i wasnt surre how to go about it withoug blowing the tranny, and with my stock 3.08 rear end gear 1st goes to almost 60mph
I have 03 Cobra rims on my V6 and it will not break traction. I honestly can't drift it, the car doesn't have the numbers.
My GT is a 5 speed and I live by the clutch kick.
Jetsetter,
What a lot of drifters do is stretch a smaller tire onto their rims, or use higher tire pressures. For example run a 225 tire with 50-60 psi and I am sure your v6 will be able to break 'em loose.
I'm really not trying to break it loose though, its my daily. I remember it used to be more squirrley though when I had my stock rims with a much smaller tire.
My GT is my purspose built car, and I might as well drift in it since I paid for the rollcage.
If those cobra rims are anything like the 04 Cobra R rims I had, they weigh a frickin ton
They're brushed aluminium and for 17's aren't too bad. However, my car will top out at 110 miles an hour now while before I would hit the governor at 120.
From now on for the GT I'm trying to make educated rim purchasing decisions, as its easy to stick on my 15 pound stock V6 rims and a pain in the ass to put my 25 pound Bulletts back on.
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