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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  1. Thorough [OCR damaged]
  2. How to build a car that corners
  3. NG!!
  4. Lightweight parts: mini catalog. Light, strong and affordable—a battery with all three! DT-PRO racing battery. A normal factory battery weighs about 15 kg. A racing battery can save about 10 kg. Ignition power is stronger than standard, and its dry type avoids concerns about fluid leaking when mounted inside. The battery, also transcribed as DP-PRO, is available with a relocation kit including tray and harness for an extra ¥8,000. [product spelling and some wording need source review]
  5. There are things like this too!
  6. The forbidden weight-loss menu
  7. DP-Pro.
  8. 62
  9. A-RF acrylic front windshield. Once the side, rear and quarter windows are acrylic, why not make the windshield acrylic too? It becomes extremely light! [road-use restriction is in the adjoining fragment]
  10. Price: ¥65,000
  11. Of course, it cannot be used on public roads… [continues into neighboring region]
  12. Telephone: 049-258-8040. Next-generation clutch!
  13. Price: ¥14,800
  14. Telephone: 042-946-0916. If you are particular, go this far!
  15. Carbon clutch. Its performance as a clutch is noteworthy too (see the August issue of Drift Tengoku), but especially noteworthy is its weight: the text describes it as 40% of standard weight. Everything except the splines is dry carbon, making it an extravagant component that weight-reduction enthusiasts would like to fit someday. [40% relationship and component description require source verification]
  16. EXEDY
  17. M2 Hanbai
  18. Lightweight wheel nuts. Once you care about details like this, you are a true weight-reduction fanatic. Whether a 46 g saving per nut makes you say “That is nothing” or “I must do this!” is up to you, but if you do it, why not go this far? Price: 4… [clipped; do not combine without checking layout]. Telephone: 03-3704-2272.
  19. CAREGEQUEST / Tire Sano / MithR [names OCR uncertain]
  20. ¥1,350 [price fragment]
  21. Oval-shaft carbon strut bar; 40 carbon-shaft strut bar [second product designation OCR uncertain]
  22. CUSCO
  23. Telephone: 072-824-7138
  24. Price: ¥149,000–¥180,000
  25. The oval carbon strut bar has a highly rigid two-layer structure, with carbon bonded onto an aluminum shaft. The carbon-shaft strut bar uses a fully carbon shaft. Its lightness is extraordinary! [OCR damaged]
  26. Light and extremely rigid!
  27. Tel: 027-352-3578
  28. Price: ¥18,000 (oval-shaft carbon strut bar) [product name OCR damaged]
  29. ¥22,000 (40 carbon-shaft strut bar) [designation OCR uncertain]
  30. Honestly, I did not expect to notice this much myself! Steering inputs during drifting became definitely more linear!
  31. Honestly, I thought saving just 9 kg would make no difference… [continued]
  32. Change [isolated fragment]
  33. The first thing I noticed was that when using the brakes…
  34. …roughly, it became harder to shift load onto the front. But with deliberate inputs, the nose turns in smoothly and obediently. While drifting, the car responds linearly to steering and goes where I want. Conversely, it feels a little more demanding. I noticed the difference most during transitions: controlling it the same way as before made it oddly jerky. You need distinct, careful inputs to benefit from the weight reduction. It feels different from properly setting up the suspension. I had been sure I would not notice, so I surprised myself! This is an excellent first step in weight reduction. It changes the handling this much and makes the car look so good too—nothing to complain about. [OCR damaged]
  35. IMPRESSION
  36. …first… [fragment]
  37. …was… [fragment]
  38. [Unclear: damaged fragment]
  39. The underside is reinforced by a sturdy framework. The carbon weave is… [remaining wording corrupted]
  40. final Konnexion
  41. Final Konnexion carbon hood. Price: ¥59,800; weight: 8 kg. The hood used in this test weighs 8 kg, saving 9 kg compared with the factory hood. It has a hook so the factory striker can be used. Four ducts give it an aggressive appearance. [OCR damaged]
  42. [Unclear: clipped fragment]
  43. A thorough check of the parts’ effects!
  44. final Konnexion
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  46. This looks very promising!
  47. Incredibly light!
  48. Driving impressions: 下平卓 [name reading unverified]
  49. Reporting assistance: Final Konnexion — 042-550-4533 [company name clipped in OCR]