Young Version — April 1998
An archive project by Flock MFGNew issue alerts →
About this issue
238 available scans from Young Version — April 1998, 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. Capture img018 is absent from the supplied folder; the exact missing printed pages have not been established.
Page 69 — English draft translation
For example, with the current 2.5-liter turbo Soarer, the manual ran the quarter-mile in 14.1 seconds, while the automatic did it in 14.38 seconds—a difference of only 0.27 seconds! Trap speed was also nearly equal at 157 km/h. This is apparently thanks to the automatic's efficiency and finely tuned electronic shift programming. That gives you plenty of reason to tune one!
To tune an automatic, start with the ATF. What about the strongest automatic builds from famous mechanics and shops? There are highly individual cars here: machines producing 650 PS and 320 km/h, a somewhat wild car with NOS, and cars carefully styled with aero and color. In tuning circles, everyone talks about manuals, but we hope this shows that automatics can be impressive too. There are serious options such as reinforced AT kits, but a simple and surprisingly effective step is to switch to sport ATF. Even that change can apparently help the transmission withstand considerable power. Give it a try. ATF heats up easily and deteriorates quickly, so remember to change it regularly. There are many AT-specific parts beyond the ones shown here. If you're thinking, 'I'll tune an automatic and build a unique machine like these,' take this opportunity to try it!
Captions and page details
Let the automatic rule!
Turn the 180's rear into an R-style look.
A stock automatic and manual face off in the quarter-mile! The result...
ATvsMT
100% attention-grabbing.
KIT
LAMP
TAIL
1BOSX·R
IBOSXRTAILLAMP
For early model
￥59.800
Rear garnish, white decal. 180SX·R logo (white or black). No drilling required for installation.
PRICE
NEW
Made of ABS.
...there is almost no difference!
LAMPKIT
TAIL
For later models.
￥55.000
PRICE
Easy to install—just press it in and transform the look!
180SX·R logo (white or black). No drilling required for installation.
Made of FRP.
COVER
TAIL
We're automatic fans!
A31 Cefiro—after all, it's a four-door FR car.
I used to drive a tuned manual car for a while, but I really like the automatic's seamless acceleration. You can drift, too—once you learn when to downshift, it is easy even without a manual transmission!
JZA80 Supra.
The Eclipse is great, too!
I mostly enjoy cruising quickly on the highway, so it doesn't matter whether the car is automatic or manual. In fact, without clutch operation, this is easier. Even when I cruise through the mountain roads, I can focus on driving, so I'm fast.
For later models.
￥22.0Q0
Drilling required for installation.
Double-sided tape.
Made of ABS.
PRICE
Set included...
COVER
PART
ONLY
ONLI
180
R GRILL LOOK Light
MEW
No drilling required for installation.
PHOTO SPECIAL BIack plint
Made of FRP.
PRICE￥19.000
AX
IX (shop name).
TEL.03（3714）9639
1-4-3 Megurohoncho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo.
Weekdays 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and public holidays.
73