Are Corvettes Good For Drifting

pylypyszyn · 06-02-2009, 04:17 PM

hey, my dad has a corvette and i love driving it, i love it. I am going to be getting a car soon and i want to know if they are any good for drifting?
thx, sorry if this is a noob question

Sakesoba · 06-03-2009, 02:58 PM

Maybe follow Conrad Grunewald's Corvette specs ? I think it took a crash at FD Long Beach World Championship, not sure where Grunewald is at this point.

I would suppose a rear sitting tranny might help with weight distribution but give it a lot of grip at the same time. Kinda like the case with drifting S2Ks, from my knowledge...drifting S2Ks have the gas tank relocated to the trunk for a more ideal weight distribution.

I hope this helps

Justin Banner · 06-03-2009, 04:31 PM

The only thing that would have me concerned would be inexperience drifting (if you haven't done it before) and the power the Corvette is capable of producing.

Mars · 06-03-2009, 04:52 PM

horrible steering radius from what I remember driving in them. though they are 6 generations, which one are you referring too?

pylypyszyn · 06-03-2009, 07:53 PM

my dads is a c4, wich is 4 generation, and i would probably buy a c5.

drTONE · 06-05-2009, 12:34 PM

generally sucks

get S13 u noob

slideways2004 · 06-05-2009, 06:30 PM

how much work did the tanaka racing/conrad grunewalds take?? is there a lot of custom stuff or is it just bolt on parts??

banegraphix · 06-05-2009, 06:56 PM

Thats a pretty expensive car to be learning how to slide in cause its not if your gonna wreck it, its when are you gonna wreck it. If you want something to learn to slide in with a good amount of power for cheap just put a LS1 in a s13 you can have a pretty dialed in setup for under 10k verses 20k+, but then again its your money thats just what i would do.

Rule Breaker · 06-09-2009, 12:18 PM

the corvette is a poor platform for drifting if you are on a budget. the steering needs to be almost completely redesigned as there are no off the shelf parts for it to help increase its pathetic angle.

the REST of the car is amazing. but unfortunately steering is somewhat important in drifting haha.

besides when you wreck a corvette its going to be expensive to fix. stick to a replaceable chassis while learning like a S13, FC, etc.

BenR · 06-12-2009, 11:35 PM

You can pick up a C4 for 2K on craigslist anywhere in the USA. You can get a custom steering rack made for less than 1K from most circle track shops.

Have fun.

06-02-2009, 04:17 PM	#1
pylypyszyn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	Are Corvettes Good For Drifting hey, my dad has a corvette and i love driving it, i love it. I am going to be getting a car soon and i want to know if they are any good for drifting? thx, sorry if this is a noob question

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Mars Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 297	horrible steering radius from what I remember driving in them. though they are 6 generations, which one are you referring too? __________________ Floridaracing.org Tenative Schedule

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slideways2004 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 839	how much work did the tanaka racing/conrad grunewalds take?? is there a lot of custom stuff or is it just bolt on parts?? __________________ AIM=onevia pilot

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06-03-2009, 02:58 PM	#2
Sakesoba Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: GT Posts: 65	Maybe follow Conrad Grunewald's Corvette specs ? I think it took a crash at FD Long Beach World Championship, not sure where Grunewald is at this point. I would suppose a rear sitting tranny might help with weight distribution but give it a lot of grip at the same time. Kinda like the case with drifting S2Ks, from my knowledge...drifting S2Ks have the gas tank relocated to the trunk for a more ideal weight distribution. I hope this helps

06-03-2009, 04:31 PM	#3
Justin Banner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dinwiddie County (23803), VA Posts: 816	The only thing that would have me concerned would be inexperience drifting (if you haven't done it before) and the power the Corvette is capable of producing.

06-03-2009, 07:53 PM	#5
pylypyszyn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	my dads is a c4, wich is 4 generation, and i would probably buy a c5.

06-05-2009, 12:34 PM	#6
drTONE Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 15	generally sucks get S13 u noob

06-05-2009, 06:56 PM	#8
banegraphix Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13	Thats a pretty expensive car to be learning how to slide in cause its not if your gonna wreck it, its when are you gonna wreck it. If you want something to learn to slide in with a good amount of power for cheap just put a LS1 in a s13 you can have a pretty dialed in setup for under 10k verses 20k+, but then again its your money thats just what i would do.

06-09-2009, 12:18 PM	#9
Rule Breaker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4	the corvette is a poor platform for drifting if you are on a budget. the steering needs to be almost completely redesigned as there are no off the shelf parts for it to help increase its pathetic angle. the REST of the car is amazing. but unfortunately steering is somewhat important in drifting haha. besides when you wreck a corvette its going to be expensive to fix. stick to a replaceable chassis while learning like a S13, FC, etc.

06-12-2009, 11:35 PM	#10
BenR Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 270	You can pick up a C4 for 2K on craigslist anywhere in the USA. You can get a custom steering rack made for less than 1K from most circle track shops. Have fun.