a 96 S14 240SX is a great car to get and start drifting the ka24de that comes in the car is a great motor and is very easy to turbo charge or swap out for a sr20det the only real issues with drifting a 96 is body parts are very expensive to replace if i were you i would chose an earlier 91 -94 S13 240 SX to start drifting with it has the same motor as the S14 and parts are way cheaper which ever car you choose the first two modifications you should do is springs and shocks ,and an lsd or welded diff.
And BTW theneel is an idiot. #1 YOU DO NOT NEED TO SWAP IN AN SR20DET MOTOR WETHER IT BE S13,S14,S15. #2 There are a ton of great drifters in the USA that would literally DESTROY!! any japanese drifter hmmm want an example? look up vauhn gittin jr. THE best drifter the drift king himself keichii tsuchiya has said that he would not want to face jr in competition. and rhys millen and hubinette would destroy most any other driver period. Apperently you must be stuck in the high speed left turn sport of Nascar perhaps???
Oh yeah! drifters killed the nascar guys too!
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