I know this sounds REALLY dumb, but I would appreciate any help on the matter regardless of how stupid this may sound.

I have recently turned into somewhat of a stunt/power maniac when it comes to cars, I currently own a Volvo 850 1994 and no money to purchase anytihng else, It is front wheel drive and the only way to drift it is to pull the hand brake and even that doesnt work on pavement, only on snow covered surfaces, and I need a way to make my volvo more powerful, perhaps soup it up or increase horsepower in any way, I know this sounds really stupid but I want my volvo to have more power, its tough when its front wheel drive but I'm looking for any suggestions, thanks!

 

Turbo or Non?
If Non there is not much out there at all to do to it.

 

Non-turbo


Just going to throw in the fact that my friend suggested I tigten the ebrake to completley lock up the rear wheels which would free the back end to slide in a drift which is what I want. Also perhaps some weight distribution? Maybe I should take everything out of the back of my car to make it lighter?

 

Never tried drifting with a FWD I have about 270 Motor HP and I would not even try drifting with it.

You need tons of power and a really high reving motor to drift properly.

 

RWD - Lots of torque at high RPM will allow your wheels to spin giving the drift effect.
RWD with supercharger - your best bet. RWD allows for spinning and supercharger adds that immediate torque effect unlike a turbocharger.
AWD - good luck
FWD - You can't get a true wheel-spinning, tire-burning drift

Increasing HP won't help. Increasing torque may. However, torque and HP usually increase together. Basically you want enough power to pull that car with those rear wheels stuck to the ground. If there is not enough torque and you pull the e-brake, the drift will simply sputter to a stop as if you were braking. To ensure a smoother drift, make sure you do it at an RPM when your car's torque is max. You would need a dyno and a graph to determine that. Also, your best bet is to get rear tires with a very low friction constant. Maybe for now increasing tire pressure will help very slightly to reduce the amount of tire on the pavement. I think it is hopeless...sry

Cars that actually "drift" have a lot of torque... like over 400 lb*ft

Solution #1: This really does work. Walk out of McDonalds with two food trays. Pop them under the rear wheels. Keep e-brake activated. Go nuts. Idea is to eliminate friction between the pavement and the tires.

Solution #2: Buy a RWD car. <----This is your best bet for a "real" drift

Solution #3: It is possible but not probable to get a RWD conversion done as well as beefing up your HP and torque by adding a turbo system.

 

Or try this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOi63ooPJ08

 

They are using food trays

 

Oh, I get it now...the rental car thing

 

haha, so something that needs to be tried !

 

WOW! That was really a uh, uh, stuuuuuppiddd.

Can you say "flat spots"? Sure you can! Like Forrest always said, "Stupid is as stupid does..."

BTW: Let me know when you all are on the road, so I can make sure and have my ride safe at home in my garage!

rock on..