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.
Page 36 · English draft
Draft translation. Unclear OCR remains flagged; full image proofreading has not been performed.
- It is more than stripping parts out! Lightweight parts and precisely targeted reinforcement are the real weight reduction that improves driving. We cannot leave him out when discussing weight-reduction experts. Since appearing in Drift Tengoku as a weight-reduction fanatic, his enthusiasm has never slowed; he keeps working on the car’s diet daily. For this discussion of weight reduction and handling, he and his car are the perfect choice, so we invited him back. Removing and throwing away parts is the obvious starting point. Mogi’s approach pursues that thoroughly, then also focuses on lightweight parts and effective reinforcement… [continued]
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- …that is the key to his weight reduction. His first criterion when choosing a part is how much lighter it will be than the current one. Thus every replacement, whether for more power or suspension improvement, is directly linked to weight reduction. According to him, real weight reduction starts only when there is nothing left to strip out… [continued]
- Parts that cannot simply be discarded include doors, windows, gauges and auxiliary equipment. The weight of each individual item… [continued]
- …apparently!? [continued]
- [Unclear: damaged weight-reduction fragment]
- At the recent D1 Ebisu round, the car was on its shakedown after entering the 900-kg range. It ran well in practice, but crashed in qualifying, so we missed the chance to photograph an impressive run and used a picture taken just before the spin… [OCR damaged]
- Weight reduction
- …for… [fragment]
- When thinking of an exemplary lightweight machine, the first that comes to mind is from Gunma… [continued]
- Reduce front-end weight thoroughly!
- Mogi’s Silvia. This time we will analyze it again with a focus on weight reduction. The more you look, the more extraordinary it is! [OCR damaged]
- …Mogi’s Silvia. This time, to improve handling… [continued]
- …focusing on that, we again thoroughly examine Mogi’s Silvia… [continued]
- Secret techniques
- ENON
- Yak
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- sog9 s500E
- CSOESE
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- Handling
- Instructor: an uncompromising weight-reduction fanatic [ending clipped]
- Drift cars
- Essential!
- Performance improvement
- Takeshi Mogi (ウイズラ) [name reading and shop name unverified]
- Secret techniques
- …must be examined carefully before installation. “Beyond a certain point, weight reduction costs a lot of money. Lighter versions of the same parts cost more. But the benefits are immeasurable. My car uses a turbo transcribed as TD66-20G at 1 [boost unit absent]…” [turbo code OCR uncertain; continued]
- “…and makes 330 [power unit corrupted]. For a D1 Silvia it is relatively low-powered, but I can keep up with cars in the 400 [power unit corrupted] class.” Hearing that makes weight reduction seem every bit as worthwhile as power tuning. Being light matters! Mogi’s S14 has few components, but one recent addition is a dry-carbon propeller shaft costing ¥160,000. “Honestly, I could not really feel much benefit. But if something lighter exists, I just want it desperately!” He seems completely addicted. Another point is the relationship between weight reduction and rigidity. He says body rigidity inevitably falls as weight is removed, and a flexible body cannot deliver good handling. Additional spot welds add a little weight, so his S14 receives reinforcement precisely where needed. His attention to detail is truly impressive. [several OCR details uncertain]
- [Unclear: damaged weight-related fragment]
- Photography: 小作隆泰 [name reading unverified]
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