s13 v s15
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- belgium
- bertvw
Yep, both are good, but the S15 has an RM, wich looks like a horny drift car to be honoust. Mine is RM (s15) and is painted in yellow with orange rims and a nice livery...
S13 doesnt have a RM?
S13 doesnt have a RM?
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- belgium
- bertvw
I can only speak for Forza3 but definatly the S13. The engine in the S15 has too much turbo lagg and either boggs down or over-revs. I like cars with engines that deliver the power smoothly.. Like rotors!
Well, i bought a low range turbo for it, neutrals out all lag, you can go for a mid or high end aswell, but the lower end combined with engine stage 1 etc is perfect!
- 1,380
- UK
I own both tuned to about the same level, the s13 is better in my opinion , you can get the weight down to around 970kg which makes it incredibly easy to throw around, and getting about 380bhp out of the engine when fully tuned means you get around that figure in horsepower per tonne. I like the s13 as its very chuckable and extremely light , however the s15 feels abit more robust , the s15 is probably an easier car but the s13 is awesome when you have the experience.
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- deca_tarce
- Deca Tarce
S15 has always been my least liked Silvia by far. The S13 is where it's at for drifting, you can tell just by the body shape that it likes to be sideway 
The S15 has more power but it's also more finicky to drift, the S13 will be a bit more stable and beginner friendly...I've always had trouble easing the S15 into nice long drifts because it feels so snappy, the S13 will just slide out through the last corner of Tsukuba on its own almost
The S15 has more power but it's also more finicky to drift, the S13 will be a bit more stable and beginner friendly...I've always had trouble easing the S15 into nice long drifts because it feels so snappy, the S13 will just slide out through the last corner of Tsukuba on its own almost
- 1,380
- UK
Just changed the turbo in my s13 to a mid range kit from the high range kit, what a difference ! The mid range gets the power alot earlier and can still hold a huge drift , the large turbo was good but there was some lag in the slower corners where as now u can stay in a higher gear and still have bucket loads of power
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- elwinderzoid
Which s13 is the premium one? I have not achieved it yet, i have the slow ca18 powered one =/
But still sliding it.
But still sliding it.
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- deca_tarce
- Deca Tarce
The "Dia Selection." Honestly not sure what that means.
It's probably got the CA18, as far as I know the SR20 was only on the US model, that's why it was the 240SX in America and the 180SX in Japan.
It's probably got the CA18, as far as I know the SR20 was only on the US model, that's why it was the 240SX in America and the 180SX in Japan.
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- Lizardsoup
Dia Selection has the CA18 in it. US model came standard with the KA24 and the EU/JP versions got the SR20 which is where the nomenclature came from (180sx, 200sx, 240sx.. also we can expand to 300Z, 350Z and 370Z [3.0, 3.5, 3.7l engines respectively]). Of course, 180sx's came with the CA18 (as well as Silvias in the late 80s) and then the SR20 was introduced in the K's and eventually found it's way into 180s
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- cowabungacorey
Lol US got the KA24DE which wasn't turbo. Silvias and 200SX got SR20 but the US never got the turbo SR20 in anything and no SR in an S chassis car
The premium S13 sucks terribly. A lot of turbo and not a lot of motor (no matter what size turbo)
Other S13s in the used dealerships will normally do the trick. But s13>s15
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- Azim321
I managed to get my s13 premium to 300bhp, good drifter but you need to get a lot of speed,you never need to use the handbrake
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- United States
- Lizardsoup
My setup of the premium S13 is fairly simple, but it will cost some money. Got mine to ~350hp, weight is fully stripped. I run the stock transmission but upgraded clutch, flywheel and driveshaft. The car does come standard with comfort softs, but I opted for the sports hards to provide more grip and a little more control. From there, tune the camber slightly (mines -1.9 in the front, -0.8 in the rear) and I can just throw it into corners on technical tracks like Tsukuba.
May take some practice but it is a fun car when you start driving like you don't care about it. Hope this might help people out who are having issues with the lower HP.
May take some practice but it is a fun car when you start driving like you don't care about it. Hope this might help people out who are having issues with the lower HP.
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- SFX_Adavicro
- SFX Adavicro
I have mine running a similar setup to yours , i find the custom diff really helps the transitions , i have 5.0 camber at the front it makes it flick quickly
Is -5.0 the maximum negative camber you can run? Ive seen some pictures of absolutely ridiculous camber on cars, and there isn't an option to tune caster, so.....
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- belgium
- bertvw
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- risewithefallen2
i drift my s15 if i'm taking it seriously for a competition or something but the s13 was one of my first drift cars and i love it dearly. one problem is that i like to have around 400hp if not a little bit over for drift, and the s13 maxes out at ~370hp.. 30 horsepower isn't a huge difference in handling if you have traction but when you are sideways i find it can make a siginificant difference. thats the main reason why i like the s15 for competition, its got 405hp with the potential for more if i wanted to max it out. i also find that the s13 has much more front end traction. this isn't exactly a problem, a benefit more like, but when i'm mid-slide and i'm countersteering then i find that the front end gets too straight and i have to turn into the drift or boost the throttle again to maintain an angle. i could probably use less toe-out in the front, but the toe out gives the front end that "dive" into the corner entry. i think i will go mess with some settings this afternoon.
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- Trinidad
- MLD_DriftMonkey
the setups are really what your accustom drifting too. I have my S13 setup at 3.3 front and 1.4 rear.... give a little more control and limiter sounds like sex.
i tried the S15 but for some reason i think they could've a better job with the car. i like my silvias to look as stock as possible with some nice rims and wicked camber. But for some reason the stock chassis has the wheel stuffed under the fender
i only use the s13 when i want to look good on the track and have the same feeling as osaka or ebisu
i tried the S15 but for some reason i think they could've a better job with the car. i like my silvias to look as stock as possible with some nice rims and wicked camber. But for some reason the stock chassis has the wheel stuffed under the fender
i only use the s13 when i want to look good on the track and have the same feeling as osaka or ebisu
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- SKOT_FREE
Not to go off topic on this but what about S14? I love mine for some reason more than the s15. Also thanks for that turbo tip because I needed that. One other thing, You want to talk Turbo Lag try the 240sx, the CA sounds and acts more like a V8, strong top end but low end power sucks! Glad I found a Q Silvia 96 model, now I gotta rebuild the engine, has over 40,000km on the engine!
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- powellx234
DriifterzZ
Like its time for a change?
