Young Version — August 1999
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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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quite a bit of work. An Apexi air cleaner and HKS exhaust handle intake and exhaust, with a Power FC computer. There is no RB20 application, so an RB25 unit has been adapted and tuned. Boost is increased, but a relatively small GT2530 turbo gives response comparable to a naturally aspirated engine. Front-engine, rear-wheel drive, and six cylinders—that is what matters to me!
I go to the circuit around twice a month. The Evo V's standard engine and suspension are already so well developed that there is little need to modify them. To chase circuit lap times, though, you need suitable equipment. That is why I fitted Öhlins suspension, and I'm particular about its settings. At Tsukuba, for example, I use toe-out so the rear moves slightly through the final corner.
Captions and page details
Type M
Skyline
1990 model.
AXIS
Whatever its appearance, the engine has had
DOHC 16VALVE
Stane Racing
The front line of grip tuning!
Super fast.
Drift versus.
Go-for-it [stylized heading fragment].
RSstant
ADVAN
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Koichiro Nakamura .
Mountain roads and circuits are the main venues for this machine, so it is fitted with a safety fuel tank
He's quite proud of it.
fitted!!
This is where I've spent the most money!
I usually drift on mountain roads, but on the circuit I'm a grip driver!
The cockpit is as stripped-out as the exterior suggests. A favorite part is the Axis sports brake pads, which resist fade well.
FULLCELS
FUELCELLS
AVHI
RACING
My [heading fragment].
Reinforced valve springs [caption fragment; following R belongs to adjoining text].
Tomei forged pistons, RB26 connecting rods, and modified Apexi cams are among the upgrades!
TUNE
A modified RS-R exhaust!
Lancer Evolution V.
RS
1998 model.
Party leader [nickname].
but for cooling
The 4G63 is deliberately kept
stock!
Brake and indicator lamps are fitted where the in-car camera can see them, making it easy to review the drive at home. Another favorite is the right-exit titanium exhaust modified from an RS-R item. He also likes the Baldi Sport bumper that looks like stag-beetle jaws .
HKS oil cooler [abbreviated label].
care is taken,
an HKS oil cooler is fitted; a radiator is planned next.
Yasuo Yano .
I leave the engine alone, but I'm very particular about suspension!
I like racing and close battles, and about twice a month I go to a
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