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.
Page 22 — English draft translation
This is my second Laurel. Before that I had a Hachiroku and a Cefiro—always drift cars. I go to the circuit once a month and the mountain roads once a week. The SR was installed only yesterday. It is much easier to drive than the RB, and I've fitted a proper tubular manifold. I've always wanted that sound! Next, I'll increase boost and aim for even faster drifting.
but I couldn't give up the Cefiro's looks, so I chose this one. I use clutch kicks, the handbrake—everything. The LSD essential for drifting is a mechanical type. It used to have a viscous diff, but this one makes drifting easier. It is reasonably easy to drive as it is, but I feel it lacks low-end power, especially below 5,000 rpm. I want a little more power there.
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Laurel Club S .
1989 model.
2
Good low- and mid-range torque and response.
SR20 swap!
WORLD
Fresh from its engine swap, the engine bay is spotless! The BOSS tubular manifold shines too!
Unexpectedly clean for a drift car,
which is a bit surprising!?
a clean interior,
The seat is a BRIDE Euro.
Celsior's [color label fragment].
Dark Brown Mica.
M7R .
4
RO
Mr. [name suffix].
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Kenji Kiguchi .
Even though two-doors are popular, I insist on four doors!
At first I considered a Silvia,
The exhaust is a DEED, and he loves both its angle and its sound. A Nismo LSD is fitted too.
Easy to drive, but short of low-end power… so I want to fit a turbo!
It's about the angle and the sound!
An engine swap is planned because it lacks power. At present it is completely stock and untouched. The cockpit, which is , has a Nardi wheel and a full bucket seat.
At present, it is completely
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Hiroyuki Nakano .
Cefiro
1988 model.
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