diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 33ad3f2c2..6b3be07bb 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -3663,27 +3663,28 @@ static void K_GetKartBoostPower(player_t *player)
 		// Trying to emulate the old leniency timer being stat-based.
 		// I dunno if this is overkill because turning is already stat-based.
 		// Should this be a pure constant instead?
-		const INT16 max_steer_threshold = (KART_FULLTURN * 5) / 6;
+		const fixed_t max_steer_threshold = (FRACUNIT * KART_FULLTURN * 5) / 6;
 
 		// Even when not inputting a turn, drift prediction is hard.
 		// Turn solver will sometimes need to slightly turn to stay "aligned".
 		// Award full boost even if turn solver creates a fractional miniturn.
 		const INT16 inner_deadzone = KART_FULLTURN / 100; 
 
-		INT32 steer_threshold = FixedMul((FRACUNIT * player->kartweight) / 9, max_steer_threshold);
+		INT16 steer_threshold = FixedMul((FRACUNIT * player->kartweight) / 9, max_steer_threshold)>>FRACBITS;
 
-		INT32 steering = abs(player->steering);
+		INT16 steering = abs(player->steering);
 		steering = max(steering - inner_deadzone, 0);
 
 		fixed_t frac = 0;
 		if (steering < steer_threshold)
 		{
-			frac = FixedDiv(steer_threshold - steering, steer_threshold);
+			frac = FixedDiv(FRACUNIT*(steer_threshold - steering), FRACUNIT*(steer_threshold));
 		}
 
 		// Weaken the effect with drifts that were just started.
 		frac = (frac * abs(player->drift)) / 5;
 
+		fixed_t multiplier = 0;
 		if (frac > 0)
 		{
 			if (frac > FRACUNIT)
@@ -3694,7 +3695,7 @@ static void K_GetKartBoostPower(player_t *player)
 
 			// Get multiplier from easing function, to
 			// heavily reward being near exactly 0.
-			fixed_t multiplier = Easing_InExpo(frac, 0, FRACUNIT);
+			multiplier = Easing_InExpo(frac, 0, FRACUNIT);
 			if (multiplier > 0)
 			{
 				ADDBOOST(
@@ -3705,6 +3706,14 @@ static void K_GetKartBoostPower(player_t *player)
 				numboosts--; // No afterimage!
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Debug print for neutral drift
+		// CONS_Printf("Drift debug: %d/%d = %f (speed +%.0f%%, accel +%.0f%%)\n",
+		// 	steering,
+		// 	steer_threshold,
+		// 	FIXED_TO_FLOAT(frac),
+		// 	FIXED_TO_FLOAT(FixedMul(multiplier, 4*FRACUNIT/10)*100),
+		// 	FIXED_TO_FLOAT(FixedMul(multiplier, FRACUNIT/3)*100));
 	}
 
 	if (player->trickcharge)