Why would you want an open diff to drift? One wheel burnout? Me thinks you don't know so much.

 

I meant to say LSD but you can also use open, it's usually considered harder though, and limited is considered the way to go

 

The people on this forum are actually very helpful but the tolerance level for the "mAd DriFt yO!!" and fast and furious mindset is very very low. you might as well be asking about bolting a second wing onto the stock wing and installing a fake NOS bottle

 

there should be a law that protects evos from 16 year olds.

 

To the OP, if you do buy an EVO (which I hope to god you don't), please post the vin number so if you ever try to sell it on here we will know to avoid it like the plague!

 

seems like you have no idea how to drive just based of your stupid question, which will result in you smashing into a curb, or a tree, or something of that nature.

awd cars are not meant to be "drifted" (that doesnt even exist in awd). And if you seen some guy in an AWD car "power slide", chances are his car is fully built with trans, tc, diff etc, and hes either experienced to fully control the car or in a very open space. Regardless, if you're looking to beat the **** out of the car, you're looking at the wrong car to buy, because repairs will destroy you

 

If you absolutely can't stop yourself from trying to drift an Evo, at least put a switch on the hand-brake sensor so you can force the center diff to stay open.

 

You are watching too much fast and the furious tokyo drift!!!

 

The only drifting/sliding I would recommend in an EVO would be left foot brake induced on gravel or snow. Equally as fun and entering a Rally-X is a great way to get a feel for it.

 

+1 /thread (but I won't since these can be entertaining as long as everyone plays nice)

 

the knows-what's-best-for-others-crowd is thick 'round here.

when I bought my WRX back in '02 I'd take it out every time it rained just to enjoy the limited grip. I probably did this for the first 2 years I had the car. I learned how to scandinavian flick and 4 wheel drift a 270 degree ramp, throttle to adjust yaw with occasional LFB.

when I finally did an HPDE at summit point, I failed to sufficiently track out of turn one which put us into a slide coming into turn 3. The instructor thought we were going in the gravel but a little counter-steer and throttle-feather scrubbed off enough speed to turn in before the off. I doubt I could have pulled that off if it wasn't for my gratuitous hoon habit.

YMMV

 

Can you elaborate on this please?

It's winter, and I want to have some fun!

 

Drifting is on here! Take a look.

 

When the hand-brake is used (as detected by a switch ... the one that lights a light on the dash), the center diff stays open. Thus, you can break the rear tires free with a punch and keep them cooking.

If you allow the ACD to lock, power goes to all four wheels.

With regard to the video, I assumed that this thread was about Formula Drift type drifting, not actually driving for minimum time (which does, sometimes, involve high slip angles at all four wheels, which is what is shown).

 

I am afraid you don't know much about car control or what it even takes to drift. There are many techniques that are out there but you will probably just crash if you try to do it on an open road and not on a closed course like a skid pad.

I think you should look up the drift bible by Keiichi Tsuchiya so you can actually understand what a drift is.

The bottom line is that an AWD car like an evo or a subie is not what you want if your going to get into that sport. The ones you see on tv are RWD with welded diffs normally and there is HUGE amount of money and time put into that. Not to mention the seat time needed to learn car control of that level.

I am guessing you are new to cars. My biggest suggestion to you would to go to a track day with an instructor and actually learn about what driving is and what it takes to understand a car. Then you can make a much better informed decision on your car purchase.