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 37 — English draft translation
…It puts out nearly that much power, with plenty of low-end torque too, so it's suited to circuit driving and drifting. They couldn't test it on track this time, but a short drive around town showed it was easy to handle: it works from low revs much like a stock turbo, while still delivering satisfying top-end power. At ¥218,000, the price is reasonable. Few NX-00 owners who drift have changed their turbines, so this could give you an edge. The 3S version fits SW20 MR2s built from October 1993 onward and ST205 Celica GT-Fours; the 1JZ version fits JZX100 models. SR and RB bolt-on versions are expected in autumn—owners, look forward to them!
Captions and page details
Latest parts.
Scramble.
cml2
Boost set to 1.4 kg/cm²…
258.5ps
Stock
Power output (corrected).
PS
-260
-270
kW
190
200
.
Power output (uncorrected).
-220
-210
-230
-260
-200
-240
180
160
170
150
-190
-170
-160
-150
-180
180
120
110.
140
-120
-180
-100
-110
-140
v0
70
80
100
Stock engine, otherwise fully standard…
-50
-40
-70
-90
-80
-60
60
50
40
80
-10
-30
-10
-20
0
20
10
-10
7000
6490
6000
6000
4000
8000
2000
1000
40
-50
-30
-20
-20-
-30
PS
k
Tested with a K1 turbine plus intake and exhaust parts and an Access CPU…
After replacing the turbine, you'll need to tune it with an Access CPU. It costs ¥98,000.
Power output (uncorrected).
Power output (corrected).
-840
-380
-400
-380
300
260.
280
-280
-320
-260
240
200
220+800
-200
-240
-220
160
140
180
-180
-140
-120
100
80
100
120--160
-10
10-60
20
80-80
40
-20
-20
-20
-40-
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…work…
7000
6000
5000
4000
K15380.3ps
3000
2000
1000
--60
For the chassis-dynamometer test, boost was set to 1.4 kg/cm². The OCR also mentions an EX… device setting.
As you can see in the photo, it looks almost identical to the factory unit. It's surprising to get this much power from it.
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…really…
…though…
Most turbines didn't have a setup for this, but Blitz has made one. The K1 turbine looks about the same size as the stock unit, but its larger compressor wheel moves more air. The impeller (the blades on the compressor side) also has a different blade count; the factory unit has…
…[the K1] has a different number of blades. This improves boost efficiency at low and mid speeds, which means more low-end torque. As its name suggests, its output is around 380…
Even on the MR2, Blitz measured…
For the intake and exhaust, the setup used Blitz Sus Power (¥26,800) and a Nur-R muffler (¥69,800). It also sounds really good!
MR2
MR2
NUR-SPECR
NUR-SPI
POWERINNOVATION
BLITZ
The impeller is the key.
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The K1-380V impeller is on the left and the stock one on the right. The lower diameter grows from 65 mm to 74 mm, and the upper diameter from 42 mm to 54 mm. This reportedly increases airflow by about 20%.
3-8-3 Fujimi-cho, Chofu, Tokyo. Tel. 0424-89-3334.
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