Steering Work Technique: Pull Push Shuffle

Spotted this video thanks to noriyaro:

I’ve been hearing quite a bit on this specific style of steering work that has been utilized by many drifters, called “pull push shuffle”.  I won’t bother posting up the theories or anything like that here, all you need to know about the technique is available in the video above.

Anyhow, I’ve been trying to grasp and understand this technique for quite some time, aside from the various cockpit videos showcasing drifters utilizing this type of technique, I still wasn’t able to fully understand until I stumbled upon the above video, which is very easy to understand!  I’m just glad that I’m currently on the right track and I’ll be sure to fine tune my steering work skills and technique to achieve better control over my Charmant.

There are some real nice examples of this steering work technique that can be seen from some of the best known drifters, such as NOB Taneguchi:

as well as Kazama:

Can you spot the similarities in them? ^^

Rice Alert!

Performance upgrade:

DCM Windscreen Sticker

DCM Windscreen Sticker

This is a 50hp boost sticker yo!

Ok, jokes aside, I’m not entirely sure if I would feel comfortable driving the Charmant out on the streets like this though… LOL!

Maybe I could tint the windows darker to increase the “beng factor”! kekekeke~

Engine cleanup

Here’s how my engine looks like before the wash:

Dirty 4AGE

As you can see from the picture above, some of the more important areas of the engine has been covered up with… erm… torn towels… -__-  (I know I know, its a very worrying sight even before they started washing…)

And then, the workers started spraying water at my engine:

Wet and dirty 4AGE

After the water spraying was done, they sprayed some chemical fluids on the engine’s surface.

The more disturbing sight to come next was when the workers started doing those “snow wash” thingy on my engine!

Engine snow wash!?

I quickly dragged the boss over….

“Dude! You never told me you’re gonna snow wash it!”

“Oh, don’t worry, it’s like this wan…. no need to worry, I’ll blow it dry later on~”

“……”

The workers proceeded by wiping and cleaning the foams off while I looked at my engine helplessly….

Wiping off foams

After they’re finally done, I was to drive my car to the front of the shop where the 2nd phase of the engine cleanup is to be done, but before I do so, I knew the engine will have some choking since what it has gone through.. gulp…

I’ve started the engine, and as expected, the engine wasn’t running smooth, I then switched off the engine and pulled all my plugs out and asked the workers to blow’em dry, REAL dry.  After I’ve made sure they’re dry, I’ve placed them in position and started the engine again, surprisingly, the problem was solved… what a fxcking RELIEF!! LOL!!

I slowly drove my car to the front of the shop, still worrying if my car would drift right, I’ve decided to do some donuts at the front of the shop before driving into it.  I’ve only did 2 circles, but the kids (yeah, the workers were mostly teenagers) seemed excited as according to them, they haven’t seen real drifting before, well good for them then, now get a move on and CLEAN UP my engine! ^^

The engine is real clean for sure, but you can’t really tell since most of the dirty stuff covered can’t seem to be removed by the chemical fluid that was applied earlier on, we then decided to use a heat-resistant paint to get the job done, here you can see the workers are applying the paint on my engine… with a drawing brush.. LOL!

Applying paint on Engine cover

Applying paint on Engine cover

Although the engine still doesn’t look as clean as the ones you might’ve expected, but for a mere RM30 charge, I have to admit I was very satisfied with the end result:

Cleaner 4AGE

It definitely looks A WHOLE LOT CLEANER compared to before, which I am very happy with, and to sum it up, here’s a before and after comparison picture:

Before & After

Next time I’ll just have to make sure the shop KNOWS what they’re doing, but truth be told, I don’t think I’ll be washing my engine for a LONG LONG time, I just hope there ain’t any implication caused by this wash.