Drift Tengoku — October 2003

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English draft translations are available throughout this issue. Unclear or unreadable OCR remains flagged; these drafts have not received full image proofreading. The archive retains 310 scan files, including two duplicate captures, representing 308 unique pages.

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Page 149 · English draft

Draft translation. Unclear OCR remains flagged; full image proofreading has not been performed.

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  1. Yukari’s Silvia [S13]
  2. Exterior:Vertex front bumper [damaged]
  3. Suspension:HKS Hipermax [damaged]
  4. Engine:balanced CA18DET [damaged]
  5. Plus GT2530 specification
  6. (F8kg/
  7. R5kg/mm）
  8. Her husband enjoys engine work,so full balancing and port polishing keep it in excellent condition.It also has a GT2530 turbo,and he tunes the computer too—enviable!For Yukari,currently aiming for competition wins,he is a reassuring ally [OCR damaged].
  9. Tires,front:Advan Neova AD07 [damaged]
  10. Rear:Federal SS595 [brand damaged]
  11. (215/45-17)
  12. Unknown-brand side/rear bumper [damaged]
  13. Engine:HKS Power Flow/Hiper muffler.Suspension:Cusco coilovers.Exterior:unknown-brand side step.Tires,front:Neova AD07,195/55-15 [OCR damaged]
  14. Kazuko’s180SX [RS13]
  15. Also trying competitions [damaged]
  16. …we do!
  17. Wheels,front:XR5,8J-17 [damaged]
  18. R:XR5(9J-17）
  19. (225/45-17)
  20. Wheels:Longchamp XR4,7.5J-15 [damaged]
  21. Rear:Azenis ST115,205/55-15 [damaged]
  22. SSR×（6.5J-15）
  23. …is my favorite!
  24. This part…
  25. She painted the console panel herself with spray cans.Other areas are apparently next.Both sisters care about the interior—girls after all,says the article [OCR damaged].
  26. Yukari no longer uses her15-inch wheels,so Kazuko mostly borrows them.Even when her sister picks up tires,Kazuko gets all the15-inch ones [OCR damaged].
  27. My older sister’s hand-me-down15-inch wheels!
  28. Weight reduction and stiffness improvement are well covered! [damaged]
  29. Not just seats and undercoating:the interior is stripped up to the roof for weight reduction.Extra spot welds and reinforcement plates strengthen various points.A steel plate closes the boundary to the trunk to suppress the S13’s characteristic body flex [OCR damaged].
  30. I insist on blue! [damaged]
  31. Having a sister alongside you is reassuring! [damaged]
  32. My older sister gave me this!
  33. This too…
  34. She loves blue:the body and engine head cover are painted blue.Bucket seat,gloves,and interior accessories are blue too [OCR damaged].
  35. “Start with the bare essentials,”so she fitted a Cusco LSD and coilovers.Most else is stock,but the air cleaner and muffler—HKS!—came from her sister,covering intake/exhaust.They fully benefit from driving cars with the same engine [OCR damaged].
  36. Sisters [damaged]
  37. Driving CA-engined cars:Yukari,who has owned successive CA cars,naturally recommended one to her younger sister.Kazuko has only had this180SX,but Yukari is such a CA enthusiast that she has owned four S13 Silvias in succession…[OCR damaged]
  38. 22
  39. Kazuko Sei [surname reading uncertain]
  40. Age 22
  41. Their shared traits…
  42. …zoom in! [damaged]
  43. …a real enthusiast [continuation].
  44. Front tires:Neova.Wheels:Longchamp.High-grip front tires are easier to control and reassuring when needed,so Kazuko follows Yukari’s recommendation and uses Neova.Both also like Longchamp:Kazuko uses15-inch XR4s,Yukari17-inch XR5s [OCR damaged].
  45. Yukari Sei [surname reading uncertain]
  46. 25 years old [damaged]
  47. I follow my older sister’s example!