new to gt5 drifting...help?

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So as i have said im new to the whole ps3 and gt5 in general. I have drifted on other consoles and games before but all that is besides the point.

I have bought a 370Z and need to put a tune on it but have no clue what im doing.If anyone could help me with a good tuneing setup i would greatly appreciate it.

This game seems to be like no other ive played befor i would like for someone to relly explain all of the features of this game to me in detail as far as tire selection to engine mods.

Also any other cars that are good for drifting would be nice to know as well.

Thanks for your time and imput into this.
 
Drift it stock first and see what you want different on it, find out how it responds from there. Everyone drifts differently! I usually like to through on Comfort Soft tires, and lower it all the way with the Full Adjustable Suspension and give it about 1.5 to 2.5 in camber.

But yeah, just play with it when its stock and see how it acts.
 
Hmm I would advise getting a bmw z4 M coupe. Its a veryyyy controlled car to drift an its small. First i would say lower the car an stiffen the springs a little. After that just test adjust an then test some more.
 
Here's several different setups for the 370 you're currently rockin':

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=135527&page=13#post4516264

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=135527&page=13#post4522555

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=135527&page=20#post4658964

As a fellow drift newb m'self, the two pieces of advice I've seen pretty consistently during the learning phase are:

1. Pick a car, and stick to it. Figure out how it handles, and how to transfer the weight, before moving to a different car.

2. Pick a track, and stick to it. Learn the entries on each corner.

Logic being, if you keep jumping between cars and tracks, you're mucking up the process of learning the basics by throwing in unnecessary variables.

Good luck. :)
 
People seem to think that tuning a car makes them drift better, I'm not 100% sure but i think you think the same.
The truth is it doesn't, learn to drift it stock, once you're consistent start tuning your car yourself, only you know exactly how you want your car to feel. Change one thing at a time and see how that effects the car, it will take some time but you will eventually get your car to feel exactly how you want it.
 
I concur. If you're just starting out, just buy comfort tires (I started with softs, you'll almost certainly end up settling on hards if you learn proper and stick with it) and buy an LSD and set all three settings on it to 60 to completely lock it. Don't worry about anything else, a stock car WILL drift just fine, and will force you to learn about proper weight transfer and initiation techniques.

As you get better you'll want to move to a drift setup suiting your driving style to make linking corners, holding big angles and playing around with different types of entries easier.

As a beginner I would suggest an S2000 or S13, with the RX7s a close second.
 
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Personally I would recommend the Nissan S13 Silvia K's. Every single mod you can throw at it, with stock rear wing and comfort softs. That's the car I used for learning, and you might as well start with the car already tuned to a decent level and tune from there. At least with the S13 since it's seriously underpowered and not very dynamic as stock.
Just my two cents.
 

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