Young Version — August 1999
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About this issue
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.
Page 173 — English draft translation
Captions and page details
POWER
Ama Katsu, 24 years old. (Name OCR uncertain.)
Engine components: HKS GT25…
Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
With a 30… cam and reinforced clutch, plus a straight-through catalytic converter, it runs 350 PS at 1.3 kg/cm boost. Outside, my favorite details are the handmade clear indicators and rear garnish. (1993 model year, Type III; OCR specs uncertain.)
TUNING
Front/rear: Enkei RP01; front/rear: FM901; RS-R Exmag GT-II; Apexi Super Intake; front/rear: Tein HR coilovers…
… (fragment.)
” (layout quotation mark).
F/R:
Tires.
Exhaust
Wheel
Spring
Shocks.
Air cleaner.
Bomex.
Main exterior parts: front spoiler…
Front grille.
” (layout quotation mark).
Factory original
More… (part/name fragment unclear.)
Rear under spoiler.
Side steps.
Rear spoiler.
My tuning… (title fragment.)
Finished off with a full Westin aero kit!
Nationwide reader submissions.
Westin.
Main exterior parts: front spoiler, front grille, side steps, rear spoiler, rear under spoiler.
1993 model year
” (layout quotation mark).
Westin.
24 years old, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Takemi Nakamura.
Front/rear: Enkei RP01; front: Vile UP700 / rear: M7R; JIC Bullet…
Wheels… (fragment.)
Tires… (fragment.)
I’m proud of the Westin full aero kit and Le Mans Red…
I just had it repainted. I chose white 17-inch Enkei RP01 wheels, which match the body perfectly ♡. As for the engine… it’s mostly stock. But nobody can beat its looks!
M’s… (brand/product label.)
Muffler.
Air cleaner.
2
F/B
Front/rear: X-Car… coilovers (brand OCR unclear).
Damper
Spring
NI
Champion… (vehicle/part fragment.)
Shiho Kobayashi, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
My cute little Starlet!
I changed the aero kit recently, and it’s pretty unusual around here, so it gets a lot of attention! I’m glad I installed it. The engine is tuned with a reinforced RAM actuator and FCC… I’d like to try racing someday. (OCR fragment.)
Main exterior parts: front spoiler, front grille, side steps, rear spoiler, rear under spoiler.
Main exterior parts: front spoiler, front grille, side steps, rear spoiler, rear under spoiler.
JAM
Varis.
US… + bumper for EF9… (part names unclear).
21 years old.
Masato Kajitani.
” (layout quotation mark).
” (layout quotation mark).
Front/rear: Regalis muffler EVO.
Wheel
Sports… (fragment.)
Usa City, Oita Prefecture.
Recently installed…
F/R:?
5ZIGEN Border 304.
Exhaust
Tires.
Front/rear: …; front: Advan / rear: M7R; Fujitsubo Legalis for EF3; Accel Power Filter; front/rear: RS-R; front: RS-R / rear: … (parts list OCR incomplete.)
Exhaust
Wheels.
Tires.
The cockpit is visible from outside… (fragment.)
The car has a set of automatic… (OCR fragment); that’s what I’m proud of. There aren’t any other cars around here with it, so it really stands out. For intake/exhaust, the sound of the Fujitsubo Legalis muffler is the best. (1991 model year.)
Front/rear: Tein coilovers.
M’s.
F/R
Spring
Shocks.
Air filter
Air filter
Spring
Shocks.