hi i am new

[invader zim1915]

hi yall i got my Pontiac grand am se 1996 2.4 liter auto this week i love the car and will be moding it to be a drifting car ya I know but I think it will do nice I had a 1997 thunder bird before a truck ran a light and hit it but well the grand am is better than the bird ever was

[mthegodfather]

Welcome to the madness. Great to see another 2.4 on the board.

[invader zim1915]

what yall think i should do first to the grand am after i change the transmission fluid this week as the last real thing i need to do thanks remember i will be doing drifting i have not moded a car for drifting before so help is much appreciated

[mthegodfather]

Exhaust and Intake are great places to start. Some lightweight rims would help you out alot too.It all depends on how much you are willing to spend.

[invader zim1915]

i am looking to drop about 800 in the next month

[mthegodfather]

Cosmo racing has a sweet WAI for about $50.
Custom Exhaust with high-flow cat should run you around $200.
Rims and tires would be my next move, just try to find some on ebay.

[GtOfDeath]

:welcome:

[rabidpanda69]

Hello, Try searching or looking in the engine specific sections too. There lots of good info out there

P.S. Got any pics of the car??? I love pics :ghost:

[nice96gt]

:welcome:

The one necessary mod you will have to do to make it a drifting car, is make it rear wheel drive, which isn't cheap or easy either...otherwise you're kinda out of luck...:(

[Yuppyweird]

you can drift a FWD car it just takes some power, Oh and :welcome: to the club and good luck with the car

[invader zim1915]

many thanks on all the comments i have seen some nice fwd drifters so i was going to try that for a bit then if needed save for a bit and convert it to rwd but we will see how it works i think the fact it pills out on stop signs means i may have enough power to start with i will be getting a intake first i think

[roksoc]

:welcome: a drifting GA this should be interesting

[jayhawk]

:welcome:

If you want to go drifting, the results willl never be the same as a RWD car. Plus it helps alot to have a manual tranny. :)

Your enthusiasm is excellent (look at my sig tag and avatar pic) but I myself would find a a 240SX or Corrolla GTS for what you want to do.

[invader zim1915]

well i will see how it works and report back on a normal basis and if it ant working then i my get another car instead of changing the drive chain

[ga5speed02]

welcome

[Grandam02chick]

welcome to the club!!! congrats on ur ride.

[Dave C]

:welcome: to the club...

sorry to say it, but I would save up for a RWD car if you plan on drifting. not saying you can't do it with a GA, but it's not the optimal setup. anyway, I hope you get to like this site, sorry I can't really help with any drifting tips... except that you might wanna hang out in the suspension modification forum.