Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)
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180 available scans from Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition), 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 17 — English draft translation
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Older model
The owner enjoys street driving and circuit track days. The suspension uses HKS Hyper Dampers coilovers.
Shōwa Cars 2000!
The exterior is stock. The wheels are Outstrada Mark 8s from about ten years ago. The muffler is an HKS Legal—also a nostalgic choice.
Three gauges in the glove box read oil temperature, exhaust temperature, and boost. Beside them is a first-generation EVC boost controller. The vintage turbo timer is mounted ahead of the driver, below and to the right of the steering wheel.
The rotating assembly is balanced. It uses an HKS GT-R-size intercooler…
…and exhaust manifold are Duke originals. Maximum output is 480 PS.
It has OS forged 91 mm pistons and 272-degree cams on both intake and exhaust. The GT3037S turbo…
The transmission is from the S13, but how it is joined to the FJ engine is a trade secret. The computer uses an F-CON V Pro for modern engine management. This unusual hybrid of old body and new parts delivers a fresh driving experience.
The S13 body’s character and the FJ20’s power delivery are a perfect match.
SR-engine fans are still devoted to it, but just behind the radiator there is an electric fan “that happened to be lying around” to improve cooling…
…performance.
It uses TOMEI 87 mm pistons with oil-ring channels, one-off connecting rods, and 264-degree intake and exhaust cams. A TD06-25G turbo and Trust intercooler produce about 450 PS. Engine management is by F-CON V Pro, without an airflow meter.
The S12 with an SR20DET was built for an owner who loved the body but wanted more power. It did not run during this photo shoot; normally it is used mainly on the street, with occasional quarter-mile events.
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