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The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.

242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, 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.

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29.

EVO

28.

SW388

27.

Axis (OCR uncertain)

26.

GTA

25.

Racing

24.

TC-05

23.

Super Doba (OCR uncertain)

22.

KS-CE

21.

Car: +¥5,000

19.

7J

18.

P1 Racing

17.

C-1

16.

Park

15.

Spec II

14.

TE37

11.

BBS

10.

F1 Racing

8.

TE37

7.

Famous

6.

BBS

3.

6.5J + 195/50 or 205/60

2.

15-inch

20.

SMC

13.

Volk Racing

12.

7J

9.

DP-V8

5.

15-inch

4.

DP-V8

32.

or195/55

1.

6.5J+195/50or205/60

84.

¥121,000

85.

¥128,000

86.

¥143,000

81.

¥164,000

79.

¥142,000

80.

¥149.000

76.

¥113.000

77.

¥120.000

78.

¥135,000

74.

¥139.000

72.

¥116,000

73.

¥124.000

69.

¥143,000

68.

¥150.000

67.

¥165,000

65.

¥123,000

66.

¥145,000

64.

¥130,000

63.

¥120,000

62.

¥142,000

61.

¥127000

59.

¥72,000

58.

¥87,000

57.

¥65,000

54.

¥144.000

53.

¥137,000

50.

¥99,000

48.

¥106.000

49.

¥121,000

47.

¥97,000

46.

¥104.000

45.

¥119,000

42.

¥133,000

43.

¥140.000

38.

RNR (OCR uncertain)

36.

¥78,000

35.

¥85.000

33.

Blade

31.

Bronx

83.

or 195/55

109.

DP-V8

82.

Good II M7R

107.

Buddy Club

105.

Mugen (OCR uncertain)

75.

Offset: +¥9,000 (711; OCR uncertain)

104.

RS-5SS

71.

EVO

70.

SW388

102.

Special price

99.

Volk

60.

Spoon Sports (model text unclear)

97.

Katana Hiryu SS1.TSXC.C5.

56.

GTA

96.

EVO

55.

¥159,000

52.

Saa (OCR uncertain)

51.

SSR

95.

Type V

94.

TC-05

44.

TC-05

41.

¥155,000

93.

¥85,000

40.

Weds Sports

39.

KS-CE

92.

MF8&MF10

37.

SMC

90.

TE-37

34.

¥100,000

30.

C-1

87.

Leman 701

100.

205/45-16

91.

¥100,000

89.

215/55=¥3000UP

88.

7J+205/50or205/55

110.

¥80,000

179.

¥88.000

178.

¥108,000

108.

¥92,000

174.

¥100,000

173.

¥120,000

106.

¥158,000

170.

¥164,000

169.

¥185,000

103.

¥145.000

166.

¥155.000

167.

¥174,000

101.

¥110,000

161.

¥118.000

160.

¥140,000

156.

¥118,000

157.

¥155,000

155.

¥125,000

152.

Special price TEL

98.

¥78,000

151.

¥144,000

149.

¥90,000

147.

¥100.000

148.

¥120,000

140.

¥157,000

141.

¥164.000

142.

¥184,000

135.

¥132,000

136.

¥139,000

137.

¥159,000

133.

¥143.000

131.

¥136,000

132.

¥163,000

126.

¥119,000

127.

¥126,000

128.

¥146,000

122.

¥172,000

120.

¥180.000

121.

¥201,000

117.

¥173.000

115.

¥165.000

116.

¥192,000

114.

Weds Sports (OCR uncertain)

113.

¥140,000

112.

¥133,000

177.

¥120,000

176.

¥142,000

175.

RS5-SS

172.

¥127,000

171.

Schneider

168.

¥72,000

211.

¥18000UP

165.

¥87,000

164.

¥65,000

163.

SSR

162.

Type V

159.

XR-V

158.

□

154.

Horecig (OCR uncertain)

153.

¥159,000

150.

EVO

146.

¥137,000

143.

SSR

144.

Regamaster

139.

DP-V8

138.

¥99,000

134.

¥121,000

130.

¥106,000

192.

¥145,000

129.

TC-05

125.

¥97,000

124.

¥104,000

123.

GTA

186.

¥6000UP

119.

¥119,000

118.

TE-37

180.

7J+205/55-16

111.

¥155,000

216.

¥123,000

214.

¥148,000

213.

¥158,000

208.

¥115,000

206.

¥152,000

204.

¥159,000

203.

¥114,000

200.

¥160,000

197.

¥122,000

196.

¥95.000

193.

¥165,000

190.

¥140,000

188.

¥150,000

185.

¥170,000

183.

¥123,000

181.

8J+225/50-16

261.

For 16-inch FF wagon (OCR uncertain)

217.

¥131.000

260.

¥152,000

257.

¥128,000

215.

¥156.000

256.

¥178,000

254.

¥121,000

212.

¥166,000

253.

¥187,000

251.

Famous

209.

¥123.000

250.

¥144,000

207.

¥161,000

248.

¥182,000

247.

¥149,000

246.

¥142,000

205.

¥169.000

244.

¥190,000

202.

¥125.000

243.

¥146,000

242.

¥135,000

201.

¥168,000

240.

¥189,000

238.

¥113,000

236.

Super Advan (OCR uncertain)

235.

¥150.000

198.

¥130,000

233.

¥124,000

195.

¥103.000

232.

¥124,000

194.

¥172.000

231.

¥194,000

230.

¥116,000

229.

Weds Sports (OCR uncertain)

191.

¥148.000

228.

¥168,000

225.

¥180,000

187.

¥159,000

184.

¥178,000

222.

¥197,000

182.

¥130,000

219.

¥150,000

262.

ITC

259.

7.5J

258.

¥143,000

255.

DP-V8

252.

Super Star (OCR uncertain)

249.

¥164,000

245.

=01=02

241.

¥120,000

239.

Katana Hiryu

237.

STW

234.

¥139,000

227.

Sparco

224.

¥143,000

223.

GTA

221.

WH¥3.000UP

220.

7J+215/45-17

218.

¥165,000

306.

¥139.000

304.

¥129,000

302.

¥138,000

303.

¥148.000

300.

¥98,000

298.

¥108,000

297.

¥128,000

295.

¥138,000

292.

¥125.000

293.

¥135,000

289.

¥147,000

290.

¥157.000

286.

¥125,000

287.

¥135,000

285.

¥99,000

283.

¥109,000

282.

Offset: +¥9,000 (OCR uncertain)

279.

¥119,000

280.

¥129.000

277.

¥84,000

278.

¥94,000

273.

¥103,000

270.

¥169,000

268.

¥163,000

264.

7J + 205/50 or 205/55

263.

215/40=Y3,000UP

339.

Leman 701

305.

¥150.000

337.

BLITZZ1

301.

¥158.000

336.

Offset: +¥10,000 (711; OCR uncertain)

299.

¥118.000

334.

¥80,000

296.

¥148.000

333.

DP-V8

332.

¥92,000

294.

¥146.000

331.

Racing

330.

¥158,000

329.

Car: +¥5,000

291.

¥167,000

328.

RS-5SS

288.

¥146,000

327.

¥145,000

325.

¥110,000

324.

205/45-16

284.

¥120,000

323.

AVS

322.

SNA-R (OCR uncertain)

281.

¥141,000

321.

16- and 17-inch

320.

Katana Hiryu SS1.TSXC.C5.

276.

¥104,000

317.

EVO

274.

¥113.000

275.

¥123,000

315.

Type V

271.

¥179,000

272.

¥190,000

269.

¥184,000

267.

¥173.000

310.

P1 Racing

266.

TE37

265.

215/55: +¥3,000

307.

MF8 & MF10

338.

Good II M7R

335.

For 16-inch FR (OCR uncertain)

326.

Python

319.

S8A·S5R

318.

DP-V8

314.

GTA

313.

WH¥3.000UP

312.

TC-05

311.

G¥12000UP

309.

7J+215/45-17

308.

8J+235/45-17

400.

¥175.000

398.

¥186.000

399.

¥214,000

397.

¥226,000

395.

¥238.000

396.

¥266,000

392.

¥228,000

390.

¥189,000

391.

¥200,000

387.

¥199,000

385.

¥210.000

386.

¥240,000

381.

¥196,000

382.

¥208,000

383.

¥235,000

377.

¥157.000

376.

¥146,000

374.

¥176,000

375.

¥192.000

368.

¥134,000

369.

¥147.000

364.

¥187,000

365.

¥198.000

363.

¥118,000

361.

¥130,000

359.

¥123.000

358.

¥109,000

353.

¥111.000

354.

¥122.000

348.

¥178,000

349.

¥190.000

346.

¥242.000

344.

¥248.000

343.

TE37

342.

¥173,000

401.

¥136,000

394.

Super Advan

393.

Type C

389.

TC-05

388.

BLITZZ-1

384.

¥146,000

380.

¥126,000

379.

¥119,000

378.

¥185,000

373.

¥220,000

421.

GP-θ·EVO

372.

Weds Sports

371.

Kira (OCR uncertain)

370.

¥175,000

418.

¥132,000

367.

GTA

417.

MESH

366.

¥226,000

414.

EVO

362.

¥158,000

360.

¥172,000

357.

¥151,000

356.

¥201,000

355.

¥180,000

410.

TE-37

352.

¥151,000

351.

AVS

408.

Racing

350.

¥216,000

406.

¥143,000

347.

Volk

345.

¥256,000

341.

¥192,000

340.

¥165,000

429.

¥159,000

424.

¥139,000

420.

NDP¥16000UP

415.

G¥20000UP

411.

x¥16000UP

403.

9J+255/40-17

402.

8J+235/45-17

430.

Famous

428.

¥142,000

488.

¥155.000

489.

¥187,000

427.

¥189,000

484.

¥233,000

483.

¥201.000

426.

¥235,000

479.

¥247.000

477.

¥279,000

425.

¥199,000

473.

¥215.000

474.

¥247,000

423.

¥175,000

471.

¥220,000

470.

¥188,000

466.

¥255,000

422.

¥210,000

465.

¥223.000

462.

¥141.000

419.

¥129,000

461.

¥273,000

416.

¥189,000

456.

¥202.000

457.

¥234,000

413.

¥215,000

452.

¥227.000

453.

¥259,000

412.

¥187,000

447.

¥199,000

446.

¥231,000

407.

¥198,000

441.

¥242,000

440.

¥210.000

436.

¥198,000

405.

¥153,000

435.

¥167.000

404.

¥163,000

433.

¥164,000

432.

¥157,000

492.

Mesh II

491.

X¥22000UP

490.

¥174,000

487.

¥155,000

486.

×¥28000UP

485.

Schmidt (OCR uncertain)

482.

Mesh Monoblock (OCR uncertain)

481.

SSR

480.

Type V

478.

NEWAV-3

475.

¥140,000

476.

¥118,000

472.

XR-V

468.

¥155,000

467.

¥118,000

464.

DP-V9·DP-V10

463.

¥125,000

460.

Python

459.

X¥18.000UP

458.

Sparco

455.

Special sale — call by phone (fragment)

454.

For each vehicle model, each… (fragment)

451.

EVO

450.

NDP¥16000UP

449.

AW-7

448.

¥90,000

445.

¥120,000

444.

¥100,000

443.

Regamaster

439.

Gear

438.

Rano (OCR uncertain)

437.

GTA

434.

¥184,000

497.

Schmidt (OCR uncertain)

431.

DP-V8

528.

¥182,000

524.

¥186,000

521.

¥195,000

518.

¥218,000

517.

¥144,000

514.

¥204,000

512.

¥141,000

510.

¥189,000

508.

¥200.000

506.

¥212.000

504.

¥247,000

502.

¥144,000

501.

¥147,000

496.

¥164,000

493.

8J+235/45-17

494.

9J+255/40-17

526.

¥195.000

527.

¥230,000

525.

¥205.000

523.

¥238,000

522.

¥210.000

520.

¥245,000

567.

¥159,000

519.

¥230,000

566.

¥265,000

565.

WALD

516.

¥158,000

564.

¥197,000

515.

¥219.000

560.

¥254,000

558.

PIAA

513.

¥153.000

556.

¥186,000

511.

¥204,000

554.

¥239,000

553.

Leman 701

509.

¥210.000

549.

¥228,000

548.

7J + 205/55-16

507.

¥218.000

545.

¥226,000

505.

¥259.000

542.

¥286,000

503.

¥158.000

541.

¥192,000

536.

¥191,000

500.

¥161,000

498.

¥186,000

499.

¥200.000

534.

¥230,000

495.

¥185,000

530.

¥120,000

573.

Car: +¥5,000

572.

¥148,000

571.

¥140,000

569.

¥150,000

563.

+¥6,000

562.

¥6000UP

561.

¥170,000

559.

x¥22000UP

557.

ROZZA

555.

¥178,000

552.

¥34.000UP

551.

Grid II M7R

550.

8J + 225/50-16

547.

NDP¥16000UP

544.

¥88,000

543.

BLITZZ-1

540.

¥108,000

539.

x¥16000UP

538.

AVS

537.

Party (OCR uncertain)

535.

P1 Racing (fragment)

533.

RS5-SS

532.

¥100,000

531.

8J+235/40-18

529.

Weds Sports (OCR uncertain)

616.

¥130,000

612.

¥271,000

613.

¥288.000

609.

¥283,000

610.

¥299.000

608.

¥95,000

607.

¥314.000

605.

¥298,000

604.

¥238.000

602.

¥222,000

600.

¥236,000

601.

¥248.000

598.

¥340.000

597.

¥323,000

593.

¥239,000

590.

¥164,000

589.

¥259,000

584.

¥226,000

581.

¥238,000

578.

¥225.000

577.

¥103,000

575.

9J+265/35-18

653.

7J + 215/45-17

615.

¥122,000

614.

¥330,000

652.

GT-1GT-2

651.

NISMOLM

650.

TRD

649.

Sports

611.

¥342,000

648.

Offset: +¥10,000 (711; OCR uncertain)

646.

For 17-inch FF wagon

606.

¥355,000

603.

¥279,000

643.

¥156,000

642.

¥148,000

640.

¥166,000

599.

¥289,000

596.

¥382,000

638.

1-piece

636.

¥115,000

634.

¥152,000

594.

¥257.000

595.

¥300,000

632.

VS-MX

591.

¥183.000

592.

¥224,000

631.

¥169,000

588.

¥277,000

587.

¥318,000

628.

¥114,000

585.

¥242.000

586.

¥283,000

625.

¥168,000

582.

¥254.000

583.

¥295,000

621.

¥160,000

580.

¥241.000

579.

¥282,000

576.

¥172,000

574.

¥165,000

617.

1-piece

647.

G¥12000UP

645.

¥131,000

644.

¥123,000

641.

¥158,000

639.

+¥18,000

637.

¥123,000

635.

¥161,000

633.

VS-XX

630.

¥159,000

629.

X¥18000UP×¥16000UP

627.

DS-5

626.

¥125,000

624.

VR-5

623.

SMC¥30.000UP

622.

ITC

620.

F8.5JR9.5J

618.

8J+235/40-18

715.

¥190,000

716.

= 01 = 02 (uninterpretable catalog code)

712.

Halsassess (OCR uncertain)

710.

Doltisparta (OCR uncertain)

705.

¥318.000

704.

¥302,000

701.

Sebring

698.

¥223.000

696.

¥239.000

694.

¥238.000

693.

¥222,000

687.

¥256,000

688.

¥276,000

683.

¥187,000

684.

¥203.000

676.

¥205.000

677.

¥222.000

672.

¥221,000

673.

¥238.000

667.

¥218,000

668.

¥234.000

664.

¥185,000

665.

¥201.000

660.

¥190,000

659.

¥206.000

657.

Advan Racing

656.

GTA

619.

9J+265/35-18

719.

AME

718.

Rus (OCR uncertain)

717.

Azek (OCR uncertain)

714.

VR5

713.

¥146,000

711.

RS-5SS

709.

¥189,000

708.

MESHI

707.

Katana Hiryu

706.

¥360,000

703.

Horecig (OCR uncertain)

702.

STW

700.

AV3

699.

¥150,000

697.

¥280,000

695.

¥282,000

692.

Python

691.

Sparco

690.

¥124,000

689.

¥320,000

686.

¥194,000

685.

¥245,000

682.

Super Star (OCR uncertain)

681.

Milano

680.

TE-37

679.

¥168,000

678.

¥265,000

675.

EIMIZ

674.

¥280,000

671.

AW-7

670.

Touring Sports Super Mesh (OCR uncertain)

669.

¥275,000

666.

GTA

663.

¥242,000

661.

¥247,000

658.

¥180,000

655.

¥197,000

654.

Wheel hardware: +¥3,000 (OCR uncertain)

740.

XG¥20.000UP

738.

X¥24.000UP

735.

Tern (OCR uncertain)

733.

¥144,000

731.

x¥17.000UP

728.

DDC¥36.000UP

723.

8J+235/40-18

722.

9J+265/35-18

745.

Axia

743.

¥180,000

744.

¥198.000

795.

¥239,000

792.

¥295,000

742.

¥238,000

791.

¥254.000

741.

¥248,000

788.

¥305,000

787.

¥264.000

783.

¥250.000

739.

¥233,000

782.

¥294,000

737.

¥253,000

780.

¥269,000

779.

¥310,000

736.

¥223,000

776.

¥282,000

775.

¥240.000

772.

¥240.000

773.

¥282,000

734.

¥223,000

732.

¥235,000

767.

¥252.000

768.

¥294,000

730.

Turismo (OCR uncertain)

729.

¥244,000

761.

¥302,000

760.

¥260,000

727.

¥290,000

756.

¥308.000

757.

¥349,000

726.

¥213,000

753.

¥229.000

754.

¥270,000

725.

¥215,000

750.

¥231,000

751.

¥272,000

724.

¥182,000

748.

DP-V8

747.

Famous

799.

AME

798.

¥190,000

797.

Work

796.

VS-MX

794.

AVS

793.

¥179,000

790.

¥169,000

789.

GTA

786.

¥184,000

785.

¥163,000

784.

¥173,000

781.

Leman 701

778.

Grid II M7R

777.

Super Decaro F1 (OCR uncertain)

774.

×¥24000UP

771.

215/40: +¥3,000 (OCR character uncertain)

770.

ITC

769.

WALD

766.

Sebring

765.

¥6000UP

764.

¥152,000

763.

7.5J

762.

BLITZZ-1

759.

AV-3

758.

Blade

755.

BBSLM

752.

Bronx

749.

¥178,000

746.

¥187,000

839.

¥295,000

835.

¥298,000

832.

¥265.000

828.

¥261,000

826.

¥280,000

823.

¥299,000

801.

F8.5J+245/35-19

800.

R9.5J+275/30-19

840.

¥84,000

838.

¥375.000

837.

¥287,000

836.

¥378.000

834.

¥290,000

833.

¥345,000

831.

¥257,000

830.

¥341,000

829.

¥253,000

827.

¥272,000

825.

¥368.000

824.

¥291,000

822.

¥379.000

820.

¥375.000

821.

¥287,000

819.

¥295.000

818.

¥430.000

816.

¥350.000

817.

¥342,000

815.

¥332.000

814.

¥412.000

813.

¥324,000

812.

¥329,000

810.

¥410.000

811.

¥321,000

808.

¥408.000

809.

¥320,000

807.

¥328,000

806.

¥104,000

805.

¥123,000

804.

¥113,000

803.

P-ZERO

802.

¥103,000

845.

¥129,000

841.

¥94,000

854.

¥135,000

853.

¥125,000

850.

¥120,000

849.

¥5,800

847.

Special price

842.

Special-price sale

843.

Tire

844.

¥119,000

873.

¥108,000

870.

¥15,500

869.

¥128,000

852.

¥99,000

866.

¥138,000

851.

¥8,700

863.

¥135,000

862.

205/50-15·

858.

¥167,000

848.

¥109,000

855.

¥146,000

846.

¥141,000

872.

¥20,500

871.

¥17,900

868.

¥148,000

867.

235/40-18·

865.

¥146,000

864.

.¥10,700

861.

205/50-16·

860.

¥125,000

859.

¥7,300

857.

¥157,000

856.

¥147,000

877.

¥98,000

880.

¥148,000

874.

Nationwide mail order available !

878.

¥158,000

876.

¥118,000

881.

¥129,000

886.

7J + 215/45-17

879.

¥138,000

875.

0120-310661

885.

8J + 235/45-17

884.

For 17-inch FR (OCR uncertain)

883.

¥139,000

882.

¥150,000

888.

FAX029-221-3903

887.

Ultra-quiet (OCR uncertain)