Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)

Japan’s first mid-engine sports car—this thing is practically a racing car!?

I want an AW11! Buyer’s guide.

Sample: AW11.

¥200,000–¥600,000.

Market price.

Supply ★★☆☆☆. Both supercharged and naturally aspirated models remain popular!

“Both supercharged and naturally aspirated models remain popular, so the supply keeps shrinking. A standard roof is generally preferable, but a T-bar car that has not been used for gymkhana may have less overall wear. I recommend converting an automatic to a manual transmission.” (Suzuki Motors, 045-962-7775).

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The cockpit evokes a racing car. There is little room to mount auxiliary gauges, which is a drawback…

A steel stock roof is preferable, but examples are scarce. A six-point roll cage can be installed to increase body rigidity.

With pulley changes on both the crank and supercharger sides, plus a cam change, output reaches 220 PS. Supercharged cars have become quite rare lately. A simple pulley swap can transform the engine into a high-power setup, and it costs less than turbocharging… so why are they no longer popular?

To increase stroke, it uses TBS’s up-stroke suspension kit. For the brakes, the key is to use a front pad with a gentle initial bite. Pay special attention to footwork when tuning an AW.

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The supercharger-side pulley is changed as well as the crank-side pulley. Changing the cam too raises output to 220 PS. The suspension uses TBS’s up-stroke kit, with 5 kg/mm front springs and 10… .

Parts catalog.

Pulley replacement is essential when tuning a supercharger. Add exhaust-system work and output reportedly rises to about 210 PS. For AW11: ¥150,000 [category A].

Project

…to 5 PS… [fragment].

Height-adjustable suspension kit.

Paired with these springs, it increases suspension travel on the AW, which naturally carries little weight on the front wheels. Cheap, fast, tunable, and mid-engined—the AW is a truly rare car!

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Allows fine control of weight transfer to the front tires through brake-pedal pressure, delivering stable cornering. Works across a wide temperature range of 0–700°C. Front ¥23,000; rear ¥21,000.

Provides 40–50 mm front and 30–40 mm rear suspension travel, helping the AW gain travel despite limited front load. Four-way adjustable; ¥219,600…

…yen [category A].

Stage 1 kit.

Tel. 0120-44-3688.

B) Project Mu.

0425-57-6885

Parts inquiries.

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