dipdip19

heloo guys
my car stopped drifting already 2 months now . i dont know what part is failing but i know that my car dosent have differential problems engine problems and trans , they are all fine. i think its abs and esp prob . guys i need your advices please help . even in dyno mode car dosent want to drift

Funkwagen

Not sure what you mean.. It can't drift as in ESP kicks in and brings you to a stop? It just can't spin the wheels? You'll have to explain a bit better than "it can't drift" unfortunately

dipdip19

1 st gear no prob car can drift and do donuts burnouts but when it shifts on second gear it stops

michail71

I wouldn't say this car is really for drifting. It's engineered for a different kind of driving style. However, the W205 would probably be a better option. I find it very easy to lose traction on the new model as the back end likes to slip out.

isbelldl

Check your tire pressures. If the rears are not high enough, you may get more grip than you expect. To give you a sense of the difference it can make, I was autocrossing (where we actually want grip) my Miata last weekend. I started with 30psi on all 4 wheels (2500# car). I found that during the 2 big sweepers, my back end would slide out too easily. I dropped the pressure in the rear to 28 psi, which was enough to keep the back end under control without letting the sidewalls flex too much, & ultimately took about a second off of my time. If you're looking to reduce traction in the rear, do the opposite. Add a few psi over factory recommendations (just never go over the tire rating). Of course, it shouldn't need to be said, but if you're doing this on public streets, please stop. They have actual sanctioned events for amateur drifting if that's what you want to do. Join an organization that hosts these. If it's something you really enjoy, you'll likely find a knowledgeable group that will help you improve your skills much faster than you would in a public setting without the level of risks you take otherwise.

dipdip19

thank you for your answer i really do apriciate it. yes im ameteur drifter but i dont drift in public , we have little merc club in my town and we are drifting and having fun in closed place where only we are . thank you but i think its like ABS and ESP system fail cause in 1 st gear car slides but in 2 nd it stops

vipsa

Drifting a w204? Why? Anyway, just because you can "slide in 1st" doesn't mean that there's nothing wrong with it. If it's an auto(not even going to ask why you're "drifting" an auto), you've likely burned out your torque converter/flywheel, if it's a manual, your clutch is going out very soon.

isbelldl

Do you have any more specifics about what is happening? You say this wasn't a problem 2 months ago. What else have you noticed different? Can you have any of your friends from the club ride with (or preferably let them drive if you trust them), & see what they think? As is, we're a bit short on information to give more than a wild guess.

garrett_wong

is it just that you're not producing the same amount of power you used to? did you try general maintenance? spark plugs, oil change, air filters?

dipdip19

ive done everything and it has no prob , i donk know why but my car dosent want to slide or something like this . all i remeber is that my car could drift and now it cant , ive changed my wheels from 225 45 18 to 235 40 18 , is there any chance that this is problem ?

Carsy

A little water on the track does wonders .

dieseldoc

I do not understand why you want to do donuts with your car!!. It is dangerous. It is a good way to destroy a really nice car!

michail71

Did it happen with the wheel change? Even putting on a new version of the same tires will result in increased grip.

Get a W205 That back end doesn't want to say put, lol.

dieseldoc

My W204 C250 rear end on damp road if I punch it will not stay put! Classic for rear wheel drive Mercedes. My BMWs I use to have would due the same thing!

rapidoxidation

Yes. Your "problem" is a bigger contact patch and better traction, though most would consider that to not be a problem...
Then again, you could be frying your transmission as noted above...

What's it like to have <strike>money</strike> tires to burn?

dieseldoc

Agree, As I said in my post earlier. I do not understand the idea of destroying tires/burning rubber. I really like to avoid this. Not really good for car or tires.

dipdip19

yea its wasteing of money but sometimes i like to slide car for a little .

dieseldoc

I wish when I was 19 years old I had someone to bank roll me for tires and a Mercedes.

michail71

LOL, I don't judge if it's not being done on the street. We all have hobbies.

I had neighbors that competed and custom built their own 1,200 HP drifting car. You could hear that thing coming from miles away. I'm sure they put in way more money. On the track their weakest point from hitting top speed were fears the hood would rip off the car.

Jeff7

Let the guy do what he likes to do. There is no point of 7-8 post flaming him for what he likes to do.

Alfadude

Not only have you increased the contact patch if you also went to stickier tires than you had before it would also make it harder to lose grip.

michail71

I would say to get another set of rims and perhaps use different tires for drifting meets. But every time I've gotten new tires I've always observed increased traction. I'd imagine for drifting there is a fine line when it comes to traction.

benzdude

it's probably an ID-10-T error, very common.

Skyline45

My question is why are you drifting a W204 that's not the C63...

dipdip19

yes but right now i cant afford c63 so c350 does his job fine . i dont know why you guys are judging me for doing things that i like . i find drifting and donuts very enertaining and fun