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 239 — English draft translation
...address; 3) name; 4) age; 5) occupation; 6) the feature you liked most in the August issue; 7) the feature you liked least; 8) the part you want most, your engine-oil change interval, the strongest front-wheel-drive car in your opinion, and the drift celebrity you want to see in YV. Write these details and send them to: YV August Issue Giveaway Desk, YV Editorial Department, Kotsu Times-sha, Tokyo 101-8524. Mail it promptly. Entries must arrive by July 30. Winners will be announced by shipment of the prizes.
Opening display: illumination and each LED turn on in sync with the engine starter, while the dramatic needle sweep hints at spirited driving. Wiring check: detects broken wires, shorts, and communication errors to quickly locate faults. Memory replay: records vehicle data for 40 seconds while driving. During replay, you can pause, step forward, or play back/rewind at double speed.
Multiplex communication: one cable transmits power, ground, and data for up to seven meters. Connect sensors to the link unit for additional meters, then simply connect the meters to one another for easy wiring. Improved operation: even meters mounted far away can be controlled remotely from the control unit. Up to seven meters can be connected. With one switch, display all meters' replay-memory values, peak-memory values, and warning settings at once.
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Giveaway
YV readers
KURE & KAGEYAMA original-logo polo shirt
03·5432·7556
Kure Engineering Ltd.
1 winner
KURE, sponsor of Kageyama, who competes in events such as the GT Championship, is giving away original-logo polo shirts!
FDY
H00
HKS
HKS GOODS
GOODS MASTER
MASTER
Fan mail...
0544·29·1061
5 winners
HKS
From turbines to electronic parts and suspension, this one volume should tell you everything about HKS parts! If you don't win it, buy a copy and read it.
tion
1 winner
092·504·5550
URAS brake pads
URAS
DRIF SPECIAL TECHNIC
Auto Evolution special feature
From URAS, led by Kyushu's famous drifter Nomuken, come brake pads for the S14. Fit these and maybe drifting will be a breeze!?
Vol.
Impreza
At last, the long-awaited WRX STI Version V arrives!
3 winners each
IRDIUM
POWER
RIDIU
Drift special techniques
A stunning...
Auto Evolution
Tell us the plug type, engine model, and—if your car is tuned—the spark-plug heat range you currently use, then send it in!
How to enter
ENSO
Iridium
Your car's make, model year, and type...
NNIGIN
WnIGIN
On a standard postcard, write the name of the prize you want and your address...
2 winners each
Iridium Power spark plugs / original cap / original towel
Yoshinori Koguchi Drift Special Techniques
TDK Core. 03-3555-1131. Volume I of Auto Evolution, a new-style video car magazine, plus a video where drift star Yoshinori Koguchi demonstrates techniques you can learn from!
0566·25·5511
Denso
Defi
Defi Link System (electronic meters)
System
Defi-Link
The Exciting Praducts byNS
Ultimate meter-to-meter connection: “Daisy Chain”
1.0
5.0
2.0
TURBO
R00
60TURBOMETER（BLACK）（WHITE）
Indicator
Multifunction
Uses a stepper motor. Quick response: follows hard throttle inputs from a high-performance tuned engine smoothly and instantly.
Daisy-chain connection
(included with the unit)
Control unit
Haze...
Easier installation
A maximum needle sweep of 270 degrees, controlled in 2,300 steps (0.12°), displays vehicle information accurately.
Ultra-high precision
Flexible installation
Eliminates the need for damping oil. The mounting angle can be adjusted freely.
52- and 110-mm sizes scheduled for release in August: turbo gauge; oil-pressure gauge; water-temperature gauge; oil-temperature gauge; fuel-pressure gauge; exhaust-temperature gauge; tachometer...
For Battery
60 Series meters
Contorol unit
Defi-Link
For inquiries about this product, contact Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. at 03-3835-3639.
http://www.nippon-seiki.co.jp/def/
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