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| Current best dyno power figure: |
| 218.7 kw @ rear wheels |
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15.0 seconds @ 98mph |
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The new car is a 1992 Nissan 180SX, sister car to the Silvia. This means it is also a second hand important from Japan under the SEVS scheme.Once again a lot of information is available on this type of car, so I will detail my car's specifics only.
Technical Specifications
5 Speed Manual Transmission driving the rear wheels
5 Speed Manual Transmission driving the rear wheels
Factory Rated Performance
Already it is easier too see that the turbo variant has increased performance in every way. The specs don't show everything either, for example the front discs on the turbo models are noticably bigger. Therefore this car felt quick to begin with.
Existing Modifications Performed in Japan
80mm catalytic converter back exhaust. Brand is unknown, (TRUST Exhaust sticker in cabin, but Bee R embossed on tip). Pipes are mild steel and a little crushed near differential (lowest point), and muffler is stainless steel. Again a cheap Australian catalytic converter was fitted during compliance.
Assumed aftermarket fuel pump. Not only is it very loud, but the wiring to it has been severely hacked and 'customised'. When pump was pulled for inspection. The only thing obvious is that it is an aftermarket pump, the type can not be determined. Please email me if you think you know.
Aftermarket mystery cluch. Probably still a full faced organic cluch plate, but still brutal in its gripping power. It has not yet slipped and the car can be chirped into fifth gear with some effort.
Fully adjustable Kei Office coilovers with adjustable camber plates. Thses are high quality and give a very stiff ride, but amazing handling as to be expected. The latest model can be found at:
Adjustable castor rods up front. These are of unknown brand (no markings) but are painted bright green.
HICAS rods removed and replaced with adjustable rods similar to the front adjustable castor rods. Unknown brand (no markings) but are painted dark metallic blue.
Factory differential either locked or with very tight aftermarket centre. Slow lock to lock turning makes the rear wheels bounce and scrape, but higher speed handling shows no signs of understeer that should be apparent wit a welded diff. The jury is still out on this one..
Omori mechanical boost gauge.
Momo steering wheel.
Aftermarket metal pedals.
A big holecut in front bar to assist airflow to radiator or a previous front mount intercooler.
Modifications Performed Immediately After Purchase
Interior stripped including rear seats, rear trim, spare wheel and tools.
16 x 6.5 inch wheels fitted previously on Silvia.
Front strut brace fitted.
Rear spoiler removed and holes filled in. As seen below:
Aftermarket front bumper and side skirts from Japanese Motorsport. 'Cat Scoop/Darth Vader' front bar $495 and S13 sideskirts $250. Parts can be found on the used parts pages, even though they are new. Front bar is shown in raw black in first pictures, but was extremely low and then had to be trimmed with an angle grinder so I could get it out the driveway. Pics showing it in green is after with temporary and dodgy spray green paint on.
Exhaust tip cut shorter and cleaned up to remove dents.
$26 POD air filter installed.
Boomerang remote control alarm system. The convenience this unit offers means that I never have to wait for the car to be warmed up or down, the car can be started by remote control up to a kilometre away and the alarm has a turbo timer feature built in.
And last but not least daughterboard installed and speed limiter removed only for now.
The car has a very strong presence with the body mods, but will really look tough when a large front mount intercooler is installed that fills the entire front opening. The body is very battered and the paint is amateur so a respray in dorifto mat black in on the cards. This does not really bother me as I takepride in knowing I have a genuine drift car from Japan in my hands. As for initial stopwatch timed 0-100km/h times, I have found launching difficult with the stiff coilovers, strong clutch and fairly skinny rubber. The best time managed so far is 6.9 seconds but the car feels quicker than that easily. If I ever nail the perfect launch factory matching low sixes should definately be on the cards. But still as I am looking forward to ther is a lot more to come.
Initial performance plans for the car are rest of exhaust (front/dump pipe and bgger cat), large front mount intercooler with aftermarket blow off valve, a boost increase to 12-14psi, and the daughterboard tuned to make the most of all this. Assuming the engine is in good enough condition I expect around 115kw @ rear wheels now, and about 160kw @ rear wheels and a low 13 second quarter mile time when finished...
