350z VS. Continue with my S-13 Build

[Jackertheman]

I Went to the local Long Beach Formula D Event this weekend and had a special chance to talk to Daijiro for about an hour or so and Alex Pfeiffer... It was super interesting learning about the different driving styles and set-ups people run to be the TOP Of THE TOP... so i had to ask them what was the best set up to be competitive in wining events and maybe to score some sponsors to help with my never ending dream to be in Formula D.... So i told them about my 1992 240se Coupe with my stock sr20 with a boost controller and full race exhaust and megan track suspension (AKA best bang for the buck)... Alex pretty much told me not to waste my money building an s-13 because for the money you will spend making an old car modern, you can pick up a used 350z for about $10,000 and just need to put track suspension and LSD to win local events and maybe later on put on a turbo kit to push 500++ to competitive with the Formula D drivers...

Then Daijiro told me that i should just put money up for a LS2 and spend the money necessary to redo the whole suspension and go pro with my s-13 coupe...



so to get to the point in a few months or so i am coming up on some money to put towards this project and just wanted to ask my fellow Zilvia Buddies what information and suggestions might some of you guys have for me??? Please explain...


-Tokyo Jack

[raz0rbladez909]

this has nothing to do with tech talk, not to mention you opened two of the same exact threads. If you think you can afford to make payments AND modify the z I'd say you're pretty well off for an 18 year old, insurance will be high whether you have tickets or not, the z is 10x the car the 240sx is but its also bout 10x the price in value, parts for the z are much more expensive, and forced induction will cost you a pretty penny. if you can stay away from payments do it, AND don't base your whole life on what a professional driver says. they have the money you do not, as well as, this is more of a NICO question anyways

ANNDDDDD dude you're 18 do you really want to waste all your money on a car? slowly you will realize that there is more to life than whos got the faster car or who can drift better, trust at 18 I thought cars were all i'd ever want but shit gets old, never being satisfied, buying overpriced parts just to impress otherr people, its nothing but a big nutswinging competition for the most part, and whoever has the most money invested is usually who gets more "props" who gives a fuck what some pros say man. have fun with your car, stop worrying about going pro.

[brody8877]

IMHO (In My Honest Opinion) I say stick with your S13, I mean if you some how wreck your car in competition or practice you can always find another S13 chassis for a fair price. Stick with your current setup, I seen people able to drift and compete is Pro-Am Series with the stock KA with all the bolts on, or KA-T. Once you get sponsor and into the Professional series, you can go LS1 or LS2 or a different car.

That's just my opinion.

[raz0rbladez909]

IMHO (In My Honest Opinion) I say stick with your S13, I mean if you some how wreck your car in competition or practice you can always find another S13 chassis for a fair price. Stick with your current setup, I seen people able to drift and compete is Pro-Am Series with the stock KA with all the bolts on, or KA-T. Once you get sponsor and into the Professional series, you can go LS1 or LS2 or a different car.

That's just my opinion.
How often do you see people getting sponsored? Everybody acts like its so fucking easy. "Go to an event and you'll get sponsored." No matter what your fanboys tell you, theres plenty of people out there better than you. And even having to ask a question like this makes me wonder what you even do know? Is this a pipe dream? did you one day wake up and decide you want to become a drifter?

[Phlip]

Did this really need 2 threads?