id love to drift my s2k but just the way it acts when im even slightly sideways just doesnt have that neutral feel that some thing like a 240 does

 

who said something about trashing a KA? I owned a few 240s, all with KA24DE motors, and i never had annnnnyyyyy issues getting sideways. Contrary to popular belief, power is not what is needed, its flat out driving ability. How do you think people in stock miatas, or ae86s with coils and a diff do it? its called driving ability.... Learn to drift with no power, or not at all. Now mind you, having the extra UMPH of an sr20 or any other motor with more *** behind it is always nice, but saying a KA is a throw away is just....redundant.

But anyways, my 2 cents on getting a s2k to get rowdy...
1) coils
2) Diff
3) electronic power steering bullshit needs to go or be bypassed somehow. (mind you i know nothing about this crap pile of an idea honda had, so its just a thought)
4) Uh...steering Knuckles anyone??
5) Most important thing....Seat time!! practice makes perfect, just like driving straight line, rally, or grip/auto-x.. get a feel for the car, and just...do it. The more you do it, the more natural it becomes

If you really have the money to Buy and mod a s2k, why not just get a 240 beater with a KA, weld the damn diff, throw some coils, and learn first before you take a halfway expensive car out there and possibly destroy it?? Seems like a better idea to me, but then again, my 2cents never seems to be needed.

 

s2k has perfect 5050 balance so drift it! make sure you set up your toe/camber correctly. s2ks tend to have a lot of negative camber in the rear when you drop it so get some camber adjusters

 

s2k is not a drift car. waste of money for drift

 

hey there, as to an s drifting, like people said it is possible. i have an ap1 and it does slide...ive also owned an s15 which obv is the choice when wanting to build a reliable drift machine. minor adjustments to the s15, like coils, springs etcs, wheels and just swapping brakes with z brakes will get you an entry level drift machine, there is enough torque in the sluggish motor it comes with to "maintain" slides. maintain is the key word here.

sliding an s is very different. ive driven both na fc and turbo fc, both are cousins of the s2000, no matter if you want to believe it or not. all 3 have very similar driving and handling characteristics, and parts. when it comes to the ap1, i keep reading that there is not enough power. i can assure you and as well as many other owners that there is plenty of power. so say you are in 2nd in the s15 sliding say going 30 with rpms at 5500, in the s2000 you need to be going 40 in 2nd gear around 6500, 6800ish. its all relative. the fc and 240 do break a lot easier into the slide, once you get locked in you can maintain it. in the s its a constant change because of its grippy handling that you find yourself always trying to find that locked in feel. it does get frustrating because you can be sliding and the wheels all of sudden find grip and you find yourself backwards. powerovers and clutch kicks are pretty much your best friend in this car.

when you do find your locked in angle, and maintain that slide, you will have a smile from ear to ear. it is a challenge but thats the fun of it. keep in mind that the silvia line was not engineered to be a drift machine, drivers adapted it to that. nor is the s2000, just go out and try. its like saying you cant slide a front wheel drive. go 80 and pull the ebrake and tell me you wont find a way to controll that... mat hoffman said if you aren't crashing. then you aren't riding hard enough.