Drift Car GEARING for NEWBS - Engine, Transmission, Differential all working together explained

I made this video because gearing isn't something I have ever really seen anyone chat about in drifting on KZbin. I figured there are a ton of new people that might find it interesting tho think about the subject in a grand sense, with the whole drift car being a part of the problem. We chat about engine power band, transmission, differential, rpm, all kinds of stuff. We chat about this in relation to a Nissan 350Z, Toyota JZX100, E46 E36 BMW, Nissan 240SX, and other stuff. So anyways, please enjoy this video.

[@Billiam_Dubya]

me, taking notes with $7.32 in my bank account: "Yes, of course, I understand"

[@erikarevalo1874]

😂🤘💯

[@LoneStarDrift]

lol

[@OG-nl8so]

Thanks for all the knowledge that you are giving out to everyone in the drifting community your wisdom and humbleness is priceless. Keep up the great content 🍺🍻🍺👍✌️

[@Don_Johnson521]

Greetings from southeast Texas

[@vit31101991]

I did this season of Portuguese drift championsip and take 4 diffs with diferent ratios to each track, last diff change only took us 17minutes with all the pratice we had all season with new tracks. Was like look at it friday, in 3 new track changed the ratios before pratice and in 2 of them after first practice change to a diferent ratio, you only really knew after driving in them And now next year 4/6 tracks are new tracks again

[@RKDRIFTZ]

you could also to try different wheel (tyre+rim) diameters to get different gearing on the car - if you are not totally into one kind of tyre. Banging limiter to much but next gear has not enough power.. go try bigger wheel diameter and see how it changes. ✌

[@zz4748]

Great video learned a few new things. Can't wait to meet you in person this weekend at Drift Week

[@MarlonB44]

I hope you never stop making these videos

[@faymike97]

Transmission gear dictates the drop in rpm between shifts. Ring and pinon dictates how long you stay in a gear.

[@angeloah]

Use knowledge, be successful. Thanks Mr L. The diff stuff alone made my day.

[@LoneStarDrift]

I am glad you found it useful!

[@spisonn]

Great info and you explained it very well! I will say with BMW transmissions, as you mentioned not all are a ZF box, including in e46s. They also came with Getrag transmissions which do tend to be weaker and lighter and on the 323/325 (e36/e46) models as they produce less power. ZF's hold more power but weigh more and are smaller while getrags hold less, heavier and bulkier. 323/325 comes with getrag, while 328,330,m3 come with ZF (I'm 95% non ZHP 330 e46s optioned with 6 spds are getrags however). From experience driving both transmissions (5spd zf, 6spd getrag, both e46) specifically, zf is notchier feel yet stronger and more capable while getrag does tend to be smoother but more fragile and less sought after.

[@LoneStarDrift]

I cannot keep all that straight lol, we dabble in so many cars, and then so many swapped versions of the cars! I am 45 years old and my brain is a jumble of useless car facts I am never going to need again that I researched when I had one of those cars for a year messing with it lol

[@kobedean8228]

I have been trying to learn how this works in relation to drifting but failed to find anything clear and well constructed. thanks legends

[@jonovoudouris]

Great stuff Aaron. I found a workaround with my car at a Pro-Am level for good gearing without a quick change. I run a 4spd with 2.200, 1.400, 1.182, 1.000 gearing with a 4.11 diff and a big V8. 2nd,3rd and 4th give me good a good enough gear for every track we got and only needing to put a 3.7 if we are going for big speed.

[@LoneStarDrift]

quick change works for those that have coin for them and never want to street drive that baby again! dudes drive those things on Drift Week and it is crazy how loud they are. I love it lol. I have zero experience ever owning a quick change which is kinda funny.

[@owlfury-beast]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing the knowledge! Can you please share your experience with regards to installing the ASD pull-up handbrake to the 350Z? I currently have one and it already has a welded diff and a simple angle mod. The only things missing are the hydro and a better seat 🌚 I saw an ASD product in your rental fleet 350Z vid, but would like more info in terms of how much custom work the installation requires. I’d love a hydro to go into a stock location since it’s not going full racecar mode. Cheers

[@kzarnold3678]

Interesting stuff 🤔.

[@esmmotorsportsinc.5467]

Great info!

[@GPaulTheThrashKing]

Thanks for the knowledge! Can you do a video on the different kinds of Limited Slip Differentials (+ also welded) and how they effect how you drive. LSD vs Welded and which kind of LSD kind of thing? Thanks,

[@DRIFT.KNIGHT]

1 love brother!

[@ken_lee_]

When talking s-chassis I would be more concerned with having the correct install procedure of a 4.6 r&p than the count of teeth to be honest. The stock 4.08 is a 49/12 and the 4.63 is a 51/11, it is a difference but it isn't huge. It seems like most people acquire the 4.6 off ebay/junkyard and install it without doing the shimming correctly. Great video though, I love the breakdown looking at the theoretical power curves and the gears you would be in.

[@GearedToSlide]

lessons with losey

[@MrMichaelCody]

One thing on the topic of Sequential transmissions, and this is not a sale post, because I am not sponsored, I just work on a formula drift team. Kyle Mohan uses HGT sequential transmissionss, he beats the hell out of that thing in formula drift at over 9000 RPM regularly, changing the oil every event, but not rebuilding it every season. Our original one last us five years before we finally blew up anything major, so those have proven to be pretty durable. But realistically, thats a pro-car, so 1 drift week may put more laps on the gearbox than we did in 5 years. Plus they are NOT cheap at all 😅.

[@Coledini]

Yeah seems to me you can only compare with amount of shifts per service for trans. Then you can just look at how often you shift your car maybe the sequential just makes it to much fun

[@Markanger]

E90 gang

[@tannerpresley5556]

What’s with the hate on the rev up engine? Anything other than oil consumption?

[@Finalmemory_]

what a great video 🐵

[@FreakzGarage]

Yo if I enter would I be the first rx8 to compete?

[@joechong8834]

I keep seeing just air up tires as it's free HP. But how much? What's too much air for a 350Z?

[@jalanlee32]

Depends on a lot of factors tire composition, tire width, tire profile, etc

[@ArchOfficial]

You only go as high as you need to. Better drivers like a car with more traction because they can drive the car to a higher limit and benefit from it; beginners might need 100psi. Air pressure is relatively complicated and nonlinear in real tires (Don't make inferences from current simulations) but the rule is that the higher you go above the lateral optimum (Maybe around 25-35psi) the less grip you will have overall. If you go under the lateral optimum, you will lose lateral grip, but gain longitudinal grip. A stock 350 will be power-limited, especially with decent tires, so you will likely want to put in a decent bit of pressure in the rear. I had a client who ran 60psi rears on his 350Z with stock power and KR20As. By the way if you're reading this you owe me money you fuck.

[@joechong8834]

@@ArchOfficial I appreciate this comment and breaking it down for me. I'm a stock power 350Z running KR20s. I'm new to this whole thing, but I'm been running it at 32 psi cold. You think 60psi is better as I let's the rear tires slip more making it easier to drift? And is this 60psi cold? And I see that you said and in the video it mentioned 100psi, but is this safe? Is there a risk to the tire exploding or is this fear irrational? Sorry again for all the questions, but slowly learning all these things

[@joechong8834]

@@ArchOfficial and if you run rears at 60psi hot, do you run the same for the fronts?

[@ArchOfficial]

@@joechong8834 60psi cold. No, you do not run the fronts that high. You want to always run the fronts around the optimal lateral pressure, so around 25-35psi hot, depending on the tire construction, compound, camber etc. 30psi hot is a fair bet usually.

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

Traditional grassroots togue drifting is always better than this high horsepower competition drifting.

[@irenemaxwell5529]

Promo>SM

[@ericturnbull9780]

i mean this says it is for NEWBEES. . . so lll give then advice for a newbs first drift car. make it work. drive around it. Its YOU not the car. kick the hell out of it. . . . . you are welcome !! P)

[@Don_Johnson521]

This channel is dead

[@LoneStarDrift]

lol, I have a baby now! it is hard to keep up with KZbin when you have to keep a family alive and KZbin is more of a hobby!