The Ask Chris Forsberg Something Thread
03-19-2009, 09:59 AM
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Can I buy a set of your spares? Hahaha.... no really can I? Let me know, do you have any pics of your suspension compents you made in house?
Kevin and I designed a new lower control arm that swaps in place of the factory dual lowers. it allows for much more clearance, and then we moved the steering pickup point to get over 50 degrees of angle. It works really well, but there is almost nothing out on the market right now that can give you that kind of angle.
03-25-2009, 08:15 PM
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This may be a bit redundant, but here goes...
You answered the question about final drive ratio's that you use. What do you recommend for non-competitive parking lot/skid pad/short track (horse thief, etc) in a N/A 350Z? I plan on doing some track days with the car too.
I have the TEIN super drifts and I'm installing an OS super lock diff next week (1.5 way for now), and if I'm gonna be in there, I'll do the F/D at the same time...if I should, right?
If I'm not mistaken, stock 6MT F/D is 3.5. People rave so much about 3.7 and the 3.9.
It's not a street driven car.
Thanks!
You answered the question about final drive ratio's that you use. What do you recommend for non-competitive parking lot/skid pad/short track (horse thief, etc) in a N/A 350Z? I plan on doing some track days with the car too.
I have the TEIN super drifts and I'm installing an OS super lock diff next week (1.5 way for now), and if I'm gonna be in there, I'll do the F/D at the same time...if I should, right?
If I'm not mistaken, stock 6MT F/D is 3.5. People rave so much about 3.7 and the 3.9.
It's not a street driven car.
Thanks!
03-26-2009, 04:45 AM
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What up Black guy? Good to see you on here. NOS energy is the best guys, you should all go buy some and tell the guy at the counter that you are buying it cause you spoke to Chris Forsberg on my350z 
03-26-2009, 07:41 AM
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This may be a bit redundant, but here goes...
You answered the question about final drive ratio's that you use. What do you recommend for non-competitive parking lot/skid pad/short track (horse thief, etc) in a N/A 350Z? I plan on doing some track days with the car too.
I have the TEIN super drifts and I'm installing an OS super lock diff next week (1.5 way for now), and if I'm gonna be in there, I'll do the F/D at the same time...if I should, right?
If I'm not mistaken, stock 6MT F/D is 3.5. People rave so much about 3.7 and the 3.9.
It's not a street driven car.
Thanks!
You answered the question about final drive ratio's that you use. What do you recommend for non-competitive parking lot/skid pad/short track (horse thief, etc) in a N/A 350Z? I plan on doing some track days with the car too.
I have the TEIN super drifts and I'm installing an OS super lock diff next week (1.5 way for now), and if I'm gonna be in there, I'll do the F/D at the same time...if I should, right?
If I'm not mistaken, stock 6MT F/D is 3.5. People rave so much about 3.7 and the 3.9.
It's not a street driven car.
Thanks!
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03-26-2009, 08:32 AM
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P.S. Forsberg is a god among gods with a trident made from old NOS enegry drink cans.
03-26-2009, 06:53 PM
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Yeah, 10 cans of NOS didnt seem to last very long... so we went back to gear oil.
there are tons of different oil brands, any non-synthetic 85-140 will work good. you might not even need it to be that thick since it wont be loaded as hard and for as long as our comp car.
there are tons of different oil brands, any non-synthetic 85-140 will work good. you might not even need it to be that thick since it wont be loaded as hard and for as long as our comp car.
03-26-2009, 07:06 PM
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Yeah, 10 cans of NOS didnt seem to last very long... so we went back to gear oil.
there are tons of different oil brands, any non-synthetic 85-140 will work good. you might not even need it to be that thick since it wont be loaded as hard and for as long as our comp car.
there are tons of different oil brands, any non-synthetic 85-140 will work good. you might not even need it to be that thick since it wont be loaded as hard and for as long as our comp car.
04-05-2009, 04:43 AM
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yo chris first of all i saw you for the first time at HIN anaheim, and i gotta say, your insane, my brother now worships you haha but anyway got any parts you want to get rid of? or maybe im sure you have an extreme hook up on turbo kits? cuz man i wanna go turbo so bad....but cant pay a but load right now....or maybe you just happen to have a boost kit laying around or some mods laying around you wanna get rid of? man that would be aweome....PM me if you do, me and my bro are a couple aspiring drifters, i have a Z and my bro is looking to buy a drift car...i crashed my car drifting and now im pretty broke....got any suggestions on my budget?
04-21-2009, 08:15 AM
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Chris,
What's you opinion on john and his work, the headers and exhaust on your vk56 set up. Thinking about getting some work done by him for my z and was looking for an out side prospective on his work.
THanks in advance
What's you opinion on john and his work, the headers and exhaust on your vk56 set up. Thinking about getting some work done by him for my z and was looking for an out side prospective on his work.
THanks in advance
04-22-2009, 08:11 AM
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Chris,
How's it coming with the "Mo Powa" mods you all are doing to the car.
Upcoming events in the area: Hyperfest 2009 is gonna be off the chain!!
We have been doing alot of drifting this season out at Summit Point Raceway. Seems to be a pretty cool venue.
So, am finally hitting the drifting pretty hard. Everything came together this weekend. Got a lot of "atta boys". Having some issues on my entry though man. Its frustrating me.
Do you have any pointers or tips that you would suggest? How about you just come to Drift Nirvana one day and show me how its supposed to be done? :-) Burgers and dogs on me!!
How's it coming with the "Mo Powa" mods you all are doing to the car.
Upcoming events in the area: Hyperfest 2009 is gonna be off the chain!!
We have been doing alot of drifting this season out at Summit Point Raceway. Seems to be a pretty cool venue.
So, am finally hitting the drifting pretty hard. Everything came together this weekend. Got a lot of "atta boys". Having some issues on my entry though man. Its frustrating me.
Do you have any pointers or tips that you would suggest? How about you just come to Drift Nirvana one day and show me how its supposed to be done? :-) Burgers and dogs on me!!
04-26-2009, 03:34 PM
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Is the sr-powered Z still around? Whats your thoughts now that you're on to a whole new end of the spectrum compared to drifting the sr-20 Z? Weight differences? Do you think the lighter z could be competitive on a road course with the lower displacement/weight of the Z? Thanks homie.
04-28-2009, 04:41 AM
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Chris, not only does my engine overheat with non-stop road course drifting, but my differential and brakes (especially the e-brake shoes) also take some pretty heavy abuse. What can I do to improve cooling? Also, how are things like the wheel bearings holding up? Are there any parts that you pay extra attention to during routine maintenance? Finally, I would like to ask you guys from Drift Alliance to do us amatuer guys a favor. I drift at Club Loose, and we could really use a discount on tires. Could you please work out a group tire sponsorship for the some of the small drift clubs?