drifting a porshe 911?

Question

Do i have to do any modifications to drift a porshe 911 ? what do i have to take note of ....such as overstear or understear car? i juz have to switch off D traction control rite ?

Answer 1

1) SCOUT THE CURVE FIRST! With the traction control on, push the throttle deep, but gently. You'll likely run wide at first with controllable understeer. Make a mental note of where on the curve your front tires begin to lose grip. If you've found yourself way out after the apex, it means you need to turn in earlier (and applying the power as well).
2) ALWAYS LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO! If you look at the curb, that's where you'll end up. First target should be the sweeping inner radius line. Keep tracking till the apex. Then, without hesitation, switch your focus on where you want the car to exit.
3) BUILD CONFIDENCE. You've got to have testicular fortitude here. Turn the traction control off and PASM on (with the Sport setting active) and approach from the outer edge moving decidedly but smoothly toward the inside edge. 2nd gear is best for most curves, but tighter ones will need 1st gear. Wider, longer (and much faster sweepers) will need 3rd.
4) APPROACH WITH SPEED. Do it fast but not overly so. Keep the throttle pinned down deep till the front tires start to let go. Then as you run slightly wide of the apex, a gentle lift of the throttle should tighten the front and loosen the rear. As the car begins to wag outward, judiciously apply more power.
5) STEER WITH YOUR FOOT. And with your hands. The more power you apply during the slide, the deeper your angle will be. Now that you're about to exit the curve, you should be unwinding lock on the steering and backing off the power ever so carefully. You may need a bit of counter steer when the return swing goes a bit over.


WARNING: This is used for 997-based Porsche 911s.

Answer 2

While I am not exactly a fan of drifting (admittedly a great display of car control, but I find it more impressive to go through a corner fast), but I do understand the basic principles involved. Ultimately any car can be drifted as you are simply looking to break traction and for oversteer.

To this end, heavy rear end of a 911 can bring in large amounts of oversteer (and in the newer cars with PSAM, traction control would need to be off to actually maintain a slide).

Modifications would not be needed, though adjustable ARBs might be desirable to help adjust the car's balance and make the back end quicker to let go.

However, in the end, the same things that make the 911 easy to break free and wonderful for throttle steering applications will also work against it to have sustained slides - namely the weight over the back provides more mechanical grip, as does the standard setup of having wider rubber in the back (and that when the back end does go, it will tend to go more voilently around on an inexperienced driver). Narrower tires or higher pressures in back could compensate for some of this... but any vintage 911 will likely be more costly compared to another car which would be better suited.

Answer 3

A porshe is not the best car - there are so many others to choose from.
And unless that 911 has a turbo you'll be hard predded to keep it drifting all the way around the track.

maybe yu can get a little sideways around some of the corners - but that's about it.

The porshe is more of a race car donor -

Answer 4

The only modifications needed are a roll cage and to lighten the car by taking out the back seats, carpet, and radio. You also need tires made for drifting and I would buy lighter stronger wheels and brakes.
You want the car to oversteer if you want to drift. To oversteer, you could turn at a high speed(40mph) or you could pull the handbrake when you start to turn.
I have seen Porsche 911's as drift cars on tv.

Answer 5

first of all 13 yeear old know it all this is comen sense really so you dint need to be a know it all my twelve year old knows a hell of ton a bout cars more than me but i know more about porsches ive taken my 911 for a few sessions and you get every thing the rear engine spins you out you get under steer and over steer and yes thats all you have to do for a 911 to drift but the best balanced is the 2008 GT3 RS

Answer 6

Careful drifting with a 911. The engine is in the back so its just going to swing all that weight around.

Answer 7

Usually a porsche is reall easy to drift because of the high hp. If it has traction control, switch it off, and drifting should be easy as 1,2,3. I know becaue my friend has a 911 turbo.. It's really easy.

Answer 8

Not a good car unless has Turbo will not make it too many times around track. Try Mitso. Lancer with rally engine. Works and wins a lot.

Answer 9

Modern 911 turbo's are AWD btw, since the 993, so that wouldn't be a viable option.

Answer 10

Have you ever drifted before? If not I would try it in something a little cheaper to fix when you f*ck it up;) LOL