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Old 10-27-2009, 08:17 PM   #1
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Question 80' 289zx good or bad

about to buy a datsun 280zx but am wondering if its a good car to start drifting in
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Old 10-31-2009, 02:24 PM   #2
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It's not a bad car to start drifting with. If I remember correctly, it's basically a slightly longer 280z (s30). Probably your biggest obstacle with that car will be weight, which is ~2900 lbs. With that said, you can make power with the stock L28, but that thing is a boat anchor. A V8 swap would probably be easier to make power with, and weigh about the same (aluminum ones would be lighter). Lastly, I don't know if they came with a factory LSD or not- a must for serious drifting.
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