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 23 — English draft translation
This Integra R may look like a full circuit car, but it can still be driven on the street. The engine, including its cooling system, is completely stock. What I'm particular about is the driving position. An original boss spacer and modified seat rails give it an exceptionally low position. The rails were adapted from my previous AE86, and the seat cushion actually sits below them! Besides adding a roll bar for rigidity, I've also added spot welds only at the rear. That has made it a little understeery, so it didn't gain much speed at today's track day. I want to develop the suspension further.
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My [damaged heading fragment].
TUNE
The steering wheel is offset well toward the driver, and the AAR seat sits very low indeed. A 1998-spec Type R exhaust manifold is fitted, with everything else stock. Suspension is Kashu's Nikko SPL .
The front line of grip tuning!
Super fast.
Drift versus.
Go-for-it [stylized heading].
MR
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Yasunori Nakajima .
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The ultra-cool low seating position .
R
3M/Trim·Line 3M/tim-Line
CAR SHOPFUJI
In this state it looks like a full circuit
Integra Type R
1997 model.
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ADVAN
Track-day specification,
R
but still street usable!
Perfect track-day [heading fragment].
Here's the tuning setup!
For 1998-spec Type R.
Homemade outlet only (76.3 mm).
Exhaust manifold
Exhaust
Engine and power
Norimiso .
Kashu Nikko SPL .
Coilover suspension
CP
The FRP bonnet is a slightly different color from the body. He plans to repaint it to match before the end of the year.
AP
F=14kg/R=12kg
Spring
Clutch.
Drivetrain
Suspension
205/50-15
DL98J
AP .
Front
LSD
7JX15
205/50-15
DL98J
Sprint Hart. Sprint Hart.
Front
Rear
Wheel
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7JX15
Rear