Drift Tengoku — October 2013
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188 available scans from Drift Tengoku — October 2013, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 40 — English draft translation
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Engine bay
Making full use of aquarium valves!
The spirit of modification
Carbon-fiber sheet completely transforms the look!
Okayama University of Science
Yusuke Wakamatsu
…shop
180SX
(RPS13）
Even this works somehow…
MASTER
You'd never guess it's corrugated plastic…
…the finished result…
You can use it!
Nissan Tochigi Automotive…
Takashi Hasegawa
College
(S15)
Silvia
Co.,Ltd.
ASTER
I made everything from the air guide plate above the headlights to the air-cleaner enclosure out of corrugated plastic. It looked rough as-is, so I covered it with carbon-fiber sheet. It looks better and adds strength, so I'm glad I tried it!
You'd never know it was corrugated plastic from the finished quality. He must have made several paper templates to cut the complex shapes accurately. Very careful work…
Comment
A lot of people would be surprised to see this finished result!
A combination of coupling and electric fan!
Electrical connections…
That much…
Yuma Naono
Tsukuba Kaisei High School
It's hard to cool it down, which is a problem!
My EVC broke, so as an emergency measure I'm using an aquarium valve to adjust boost. It doesn't look great, but the cost-performance is excellent. If I push it too hard, boost can reach 0.9 bar, so I'm keeping it moderate.
（S14）
Silvia
The clutch fan was getting in the way, so I removed it along with the shroud and switched to an electric fan. But it wouldn't cool properly, so I put the clutch fan back on. Even with this setup, after two or three laps the temperature goes over 100°C. I learned firsthand how important the shroud is!
It's clever how he routes the plumbing and positions the aquarium valve while still using the filter. You can see it behind…
Comment
The broken solenoid valve was…
complete
I analyzed a Defi sensor and built one myself!
…it is!
Original
After that, it still wouldn't cool enough, so he attached something to the hood…
Comment
He put washers at the base and raised the fan, and it apparently cools much better now.
It easily lasts 15 minutes…
Flip the switch for forced cooling!
…that's enough!
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Shinichi Inoue
I put a stock GDB water tank in the trunk and spray water at four points on the radiator. The tank holds 12 liters, so it easily lasts around 15 minutes! Even in city driving, the air-conditioning now works incredibly well. I can't do without it anymore!
Si10isS14
FuelPpesst
RoomTemp
Graduate School
Kyushu Institute of Technology
(S14)
Silvia
I analyzed Defi temperature and pressure sensors and combined them with a circuit board to build my own gauges. They display cabin temperature, oil pressure, and fuel pressure. I made full use of what I learned about computers at university! But pressure fluctuates a lot, so the numbers are hard to read; I plan to switch to bar graphs.
Yasushi Nara
Even with a tank this huge, the S14 can only carry one tire in the trunk anyway, so apparently carrying tires isn't a problem. The GDB tank…
Silvia
Gunma University
Comment
…the tank has a level sensor, so it can turn on a warning light when it runs out of water.
The display could use a little refinement, but showing lots of information on a single LCD is a smart idea…
Comment
(S14)
I couldn't help saying, “You should just get a job at Defi!”