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10-02-2003, 12:31 PM
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well it aint nuttin special. i picked up some KVR carbon fibre break pads and KVR drilled rotors along with a drift king video from my near by race zone.
to bad we could'nt drift in a front wheel drive
now maybe i will stop a little better when i come off that 13 second run.
to bad we could'nt drift in a front wheel drive
now maybe i will stop a little better when i come off that 13 second run.
10-02-2003, 01:10 PM
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the only thing i lack in my life is a digi cam, i spend all my money on my car it seems. maybe i will pick one up this week, if i do i will have pics before and after i put them on.
as for prices, it was 90 bucks for the rotors and 60 bucks for the pads.
would painting my calipers be ricey? i was thinking of getting that red caliper paint but i dont know if that would look dumb or not.
what do you all think?
as for prices, it was 90 bucks for the rotors and 60 bucks for the pads.
would painting my calipers be ricey? i was thinking of getting that red caliper paint but i dont know if that would look dumb or not.
what do you all think?
10-02-2003, 01:51 PM
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I think painting the calibers adds a cool touch to the car. I don't think it would be ricey, after all, most of the sports cars come with painted calipers.
10-02-2003, 02:48 PM
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my car is black and im got some blue caliper paint. i think it will look cool, just need to find some time for it. ive heard not to get the caliper spray pain t though, as u will have to respray it every year because it will fade.
10-02-2003, 03:26 PM
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actually.. It IS possible to drift a front wheel drive car.. it just takes more effort. Obviously, the power on modes of drifting do not work.. but we have a different method that rear driver's don't.. we can ride the brakes into a corner while still on the power.. sure fire way to bring the rear around...
10-02-2003, 03:32 PM
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yes please post some pics , I am going to order KVR stuff soon, I would like to see how they look. what colour did you get for the middle of the rotors?
I sprayed my calipers and they look great, i hope they don't fade over the winter. I guess I will find out come spring.
I sprayed my calipers and they look great, i hope they don't fade over the winter. I guess I will find out come spring.
10-03-2003, 12:51 AM
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the rotors are the bronze color, i will paint my calipers red even though it seems like most people paint them red. i have a red and white thing going on with te car right now so i guess i will stick with it.
as for drifting in a front wheel drive, would'nt it actually be power sliding? i thought a true drift was to break out the rear end and then power out of it while smoking the tires.
i guess no matter how you look at it as long as the rear of the car is drifting outwards then it would be a drift. to bad i could'nt find a road track to try it out, looks like a lot of fun.
the dvd i bought today was the drift bible, it was pretty cool. they actually walk you through the basics of drifting. i would probably end up messin my car up if i tried that stuff. i think i will stick with the straight line for now.
as for drifting in a front wheel drive, would'nt it actually be power sliding? i thought a true drift was to break out the rear end and then power out of it while smoking the tires.
i guess no matter how you look at it as long as the rear of the car is drifting outwards then it would be a drift. to bad i could'nt find a road track to try it out, looks like a lot of fun.
the dvd i bought today was the drift bible, it was pretty cool. they actually walk you through the basics of drifting. i would probably end up messin my car up if i tried that stuff. i think i will stick with the straight line for now.