A Preview of Matt Powers Formula D 2011 Rebuild

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Another great MotoIQ article: A Preview of Matt Powers Formula D 2011 Rebuild

It's a good read for anyone who is more into the performance and competition aspects of drifting.

A Preview of Matt Powers Formula D 2011 Rebuild

Cliff Notes:
- The KA24DE(T) is junked for an LS7
- The "Hella Flush/Slammed" look is junked for proper suspension geometry to be competitive on the professional level
- KW Clubsport Coilovers
- Hired on 3 support crew

[altalti]

Simply beautiful. It is quite a change but from a business standpoint a necesary one.

[PoorMans180SX]

It's always sad to see the death of a great car.

Formula D sucks.

Best of luck to Matt.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

It's always sad to see the death of a great car.

Formula D sucks.

Best of luck to Matt.

What they hell are you talking about?!?! The car is going to be a million times better, lol. Proper suspension geometry, and a powerful and reliable motor over a ticking time bomb.

[AGNT84]

Originally Posted by SnapS13

What they hell are you talking about?!?! The car is going to be a million times better, lol. Proper suspension geometry, and a powerful and reliable motor over a ticking time bomb.

+1 this should be a better car to handle and give him the edge to put up more competition. but im not a big fan of the ls7. sure its going to produce mass amounts of power but an rb,sr or ka-t is enough to drift.

But hey, you gotta up your game if you wanna compete. I love that Mike Kojima wrote this article. If Kojima's working on this car, whether we like the new direction or not, it's gonna be SUPER LEGIT.

Maybe rather than looking at it the death of his car, we should consider it the rebirth or evolution of it instead.

yeah im pretty sure they know what theyre doin

Anyway good luck to matt on the next season. cant wait to see how the car is goin to look and sound

[PoorMans180SX]

Edit: Never mind.

[DertyDan]

Originally Posted by SnapS13

What they hell are you talking about?!?! The car is going to be a million times better, lol. Proper suspension geometry, and a powerful and reliable motor over a ticking time bomb.

go be a nascar fan

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Originally Posted by DertyDan

go be a nascar fan

Lol, no thanks. I'll stick to my road racing, rally, and the occasional drifting...

[Matej]

Does anyone still care about this fellow ever since his car stopped looking like it used to? He may as well be any other drifter driver guy now.

[Z33dori]

Originally Posted by Matej

Does anyone still care about this fellow ever since his car stopped looking like it used to? He may as well be any other drifter driver guy now.

yes his car was at its peak when it was Green and slammed on 17 VSXX.....its only gone down from there...but thats what it takes to be Pro



ill stick to my Grass roots... keep it fun, keep it dope

Originally Posted by Xplat

What's upsetting is that he had so many shallow fans who only cared about the way his car looked.

yea all the ppl that hate him just b/c he doesnt have PBM coils anymore is astounding. Matt is real cool dude, i wish him the best. Im more looking forward to his future ASB car etc that he said he wants to build.

[AnotherZenkiKid]

Originally Posted by Z33dori

ill stick to my Grass roots... keep it fun, keep it dope

hell yeah jc,
i liked matt's old set up =/

[chiboy002]

Originally Posted by Z33dori

yea all the ppl that hate him just b/c he doesnt have PBM coils anymore is astounding. Matt is real cool dude, i wish him the best. Im more looking forward to his future ASB car etc that he said he wants to build.

It isn't necessarily about which coils he was running or how much power he had, it was more about him representing all the unknown grassroot drivers out there who one day aspire to make it big.

He got into formula D with a bad ass car, he got into it with a car that many of us could probably build given the same circumstances, he represented lots of us.

Now that he's got sponsors to back him up and his focus has shifted from keeping it all fun to more competitive it seems as though he's sold out. Of course, i bet he is still the same old matt he was 2 years ago but he doesn't represent us anymore - he's just another driver now.

[simmode1]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

It's always sad to see the death of a great car.

I agree. R.I.P. to Matt's old KA-T and wheel fitment.

But hey, you gotta up your game if you wanna compete. I love that Mike Kojima wrote this article. If Kojima's working on this car, whether we like the new direction or not, it's gonna be SUPER LEGIT.

Maybe rather than looking at it the death of his car, we should consider it the rebirth or evolution of it instead.

I like this part:

Originally Posted by Kojima-san

Now it’s time for the standard disclaimer, to avoid butt hurting people, there is nothing wrong with the look of hella flush or having your car tucking if you are into the aesthetic, nor is there anything wrong with drifting a turbo 4 cylinder or anything else for that matter for fun. There is nothing wrong with soul drifting or the roots of drifting; just don’t confuse this for top echelon professional competition. It does not work better, period.

[tricky_ab]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

It's always sad to see the death of a great car.

Formula D sucks.

Best of luck to Matt.

Yeah, I agree...Though he's doing it to be competitive...Oh well...Best of luck this year!

[Karlitos]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

It's always sad to see the death of a great car.

Formula D sucks.

Best of luck to Matt.

I was confused seeing that you started the roll center thread, i thought you wouldve liked this, but you edited.

Originally Posted by AGNT84

+1 this should be a better car to handle and give him the edge to put up more competition. but im not a big fan of the ls7. sure its going to produce mass amounts of power but an rb,sr or ka-t is enough to drift.

As stated in the read, yeah sr's rb's etc make enough for the enthusiast who goes drifting but for competition no way is it enough in terms of powerband and reliability.

But as Dori said, at least its LS7. Things a best and a lot better than LS1 and LS2. Pretty much only the charged LS9 and LSA are better.

I dont get why people get butthurt over the fact the the sport is improving for everyone. Including grassroots drivers. The hellaflush shouldnt be associated with the drifting scene since its not functional. People need to realize that if they had a better set up they can be better aswell. Like time attack cars, they dont do stance because it'd hurt their times, in drifting it hurts the predictability of the car. People need to try out road racing or autocrossing just to see that functionality does matter.

Anyways its great to see a good driver that will be able to be competitive now. Good Luck to matt this season.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Originally Posted by Karlitos

As stated in the read, yeah sr's rb's etc make enough for the enthusiast who goes drifting but for competition no way is it enough in terms of powerband and reliability.

But as Dori said, at least its LS7. Things a best and a lot better than LS1 and LS2. Pretty much only the charged LS9 and LSA are better.

I dont get why people get butthurt over the fact the the sport is improving for everyone. Including grassroots drivers. The hellaflush shouldnt be associated with the drifting scene since its not functional. People need to realize that if they had a better set up they can be better aswell. Like time attack cars, they dont do stance because it'd hurt their times, in drifting it hurts the predictability of the car. People need to try out road racing or autocrossing just to see that functionality does matter.

Anyways its great to see a good driver that will be able to be competitive now. Good Luck to matt this season.

+1 with this!

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by Karlitos

I was confused seeing that you started the roll center thread, i thought you wouldve liked this, but you edited.



As stated in the read, yeah sr's rb's etc make enough for the enthusiast who goes drifting but for competition no way is it enough in terms of powerband and reliability.

But as Dori said, at least its LS7. Things a best and a lot better than LS1 and LS2. Pretty much only the charged LS9 and LSA are better.

I dont get why people get butthurt over the fact the the sport is improving for everyone. Including grassroots drivers. The hellaflush shouldnt be associated with the drifting scene since its not functional. People need to realize that if they had a better set up they can be better aswell. Like time attack cars, they dont do stance because it'd hurt their times, in drifting it hurts the predictability of the car. People need to try out road racing or autocrossing just to see that functionality does matter.

Anyways its great to see a good driver that will be able to be competitive now. Good Luck to matt this season.

See where you have it wrong is about the sport improving. It's just getting more expensive. Drifting is about style and having fun, not "functionality". I'm all about maximum performance and have a passion for proper suspension geometry, but if you're building a drift car, it should be cool above all else.

I'm hoping that with the Driftworks knuckles, Matt will be able to pull off a cool looking car.

I also hate that Formula D is now basically a spec series, where all cars must have super-huge Domestic V8's and quick change rear diffs. It's really getting ridiculous.

Remember when Dai was rocking his SR-powered S13 or S15? He killed it. And you knew he had his foot to the floor and he was using every bit of skill he had to make that car do what it did.
Remember when Tanner Foust won the series with his twin-turbo 350Z and awesome 4-wheel lock entries?

Now it's just about putting your foot down and making a smoke cloud. 100 points from the judges!

The British are doing it better than us.

Don't get me wrong, Matt seemed like a cool guy when I was at ASB. I wish him luck in his competitive career. Sorry for the threadjack.

[Z33dori]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

See where you have it wrong is about the sport improving. It's just getting more expensive. Drifting is about style and having fun, not "functionality". I'm all about maximum performance and have a passion for proper suspension geometry, but if you're building a drift car, it should be cool above all else.

I'm hoping that with the Driftworks knuckles, Matt will be able to pull off a cool looking car.

I also hate that Formula D is now basically a spec series, where all cars must have super-huge Domestic V8's and quick change rear diffs. It's really getting ridiculous.

Remember when Dai was rocking his SR-powered S13 or S15? He killed it. And you knew he had his foot to the floor and he was using every bit of skill he had to make that car do what it did.
Remember when Tanner Foust won the series with his twin-turbo 350Z and awesome 4-wheel lock entries?

Now it's just about putting your foot down and making a smoke cloud. 100 points from the judges!

The British are doing it better than us.

Don't get me wrong, Matt seemed like a cool guy when I was at ASB. I wish him luck in his competitive career. Sorry for the threadjack.

yep

yep
yep

BDC is taking the cake on this.....along with D1NZ

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by Z33dori

yep

yep
yep

BDC is taking the cake on this.....along with D1NZ

Agreed good sir.

[anton1o]

Originally Posted by Z33dori

BDC is taking the cake on this.....along with D1NZ

Sorry but D1NZ is also following suit with the American's just not using LS engines really, many of the RB/Rotary drivers are pushing into the territory of 400rwkw+.

Australia would probarbly be the only place where the Average competitive drift car sits around the 300rwkw mark, if not less at times.. Altho we dont have a Country Wide Series to really brag and say 'were doing it with less power'

Ontopic!

Best of luck Mr.Powers, Are there any other PBM products that car will still be running in the 2011 season?

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

See where you have it wrong is about the sport improving. It's just getting more expensive. Drifting is about style and having fun, not "functionality". I'm all about maximum performance and have a passion for proper suspension geometry, but if you're building a drift car, it should be cool above all else.

I'm hoping that with the Driftworks knuckles, Matt will be able to pull off a cool looking car.

I also hate that Formula D is now basically a spec series, where all cars must have super-huge Domestic V8's and quick change rear diffs. It's really getting ridiculous.

Remember when Dai was rocking his SR-powered S13 or S15? He killed it. And you knew he had his foot to the floor and he was using every bit of skill he had to make that car do what it did.
Remember when Tanner Foust won the series with his twin-turbo 350Z and awesome 4-wheel lock entries?

Now it's just about putting your foot down and making a smoke cloud. 100 points from the judges!

The British are doing it better than us.

Don't get me wrong, Matt seemed like a cool guy when I was at ASB. I wish him luck in his competitive career. Sorry for the threadjack.

I 100% agree, i honestly hate fd

[GripTerror]

Originally Posted by Karlitos

I was confused seeing that you started the roll center thread, i thought you wouldve liked this, but you edited.



As stated in the read, yeah sr's rb's etc make enough for the enthusiast who goes drifting but for competition no way is it enough in terms of powerband and reliability.

But as Dori said, at least its LS7. Things a best and a lot better than LS1 and LS2. Pretty much only the charged LS9 and LSA are better.

I dont get why people get butthurt over the fact the the sport is improving for everyone. Including grassroots drivers. The hellaflush shouldnt be associated with the drifting scene since its not functional. People need to realize that if they had a better set up they can be better aswell. Like time attack cars, they dont do stance because it'd hurt their times, in drifting it hurts the predictability of the car. People need to try out road racing or autocrossing just to see that functionality does matter.

Anyways its great to see a good driver that will be able to be competitive now. Good Luck to matt this season.

omg zilvia is maturing and getting awesome who would have thought fuck yeaaaa

hellaflush is lame ya sue me.... but im glad people are waking up

[OBEEWON]

Originally Posted by GripTerror

omg zilvia is maturing and getting awesome who would have thought fuck yeaaaa

hellaflush is lame ya sue me.... but im glad people are waking up

Oh hey Canada, what you know about cool?

[X2daC]

Originally Posted by Karlitos

Pretty much only the charged LS9 and LSA are better.

Just to share a little knowledge bud, the LS9 is actually an LS3 with a Roots blower and dry sump oiling system. Not a single difference besides those two.

[Waffles]

Matt Powers is pretty much my inspiration to follow through with drifting, since he can go pro without a pro set up, and still do it in style.

[dRift_g0ddess]

"For 2011 Matt is abandoning fashion trends and upping his game to become more competitive"

:/ Lol..

[Fries]

Congrats for doing whats needed to win. Haters gunna hate, but sadly it must be done to be competitive.

I will miss the beacon of hope for all us grassroots dudes. I don't personally give a shit about going pro, I'd rather be aesthetic and have fun.

[simmode1]

Originally Posted by Fries

I don't personally give a shit about going pro, I'd rather be aesthetic and have fun.

Word. A VQ35 powered S13 is more than enough to keep me happy.

But the one thing I did start salivating over this build that could be done on a street car like mine were the Driftworks Geomaster Knuckles:

I WANT!!!! I really don't care much about maximum steering angle for drifting, but I can only imagine that these are much lighter than stock S-Chassis uprights and maybe even the Z32 uprights while requiring less work to install. Aside from that, they lower the car by about an inch and a half while maintaining correct suspension geometry?! Now we don't have to completely rely on coilovers to get low...

How can we get these in the U.S.? Who's a distributor over here?

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by simmode1

Word. A VQ35 powered S13 is more than enough to keep me happy.

But the one thing I did start salivating over this build that could be done on a street car like mine were the Driftworks Geomaster Knuckles:

I WANT!!!! I really don't care much about maximum steering angle for drifting, but I can only imagine that these are much lighter than stock S-Chassis uprights and maybe even the Z32 uprights while requiring less work to install. Aside from that, they lower the car by about an inch and a half while maintaining correct suspension geometry?! Now we don't have to completely rely on coilovers to get low...

How can we get these in the U.S.? Who's a distributor over here?

Start reading:

http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/296725...on-thread.html

Driftworks can get them over here just fine. Call them up.

[simmode1]

I poked my head in that thread when it first started, but alot of that shit was Greek to me! I'll try again...