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 39 — English draft translation
From outside, I thought the car might bounce quite a bit while driving. But once I rode in it, it hardly bounced at all. I was surprised how well it absorbed bumps and settled down. The ride is comfortable, and it holds firmly through corners. Both the front and rear stay planted. I prefer a firm suspension, so this felt a little soft to me, but it was supple and the shocks seemed to be working properly.
This setup is aimed at intermediate to advanced drivers and suits anyone who wants to enjoy grip driving on mountain roads. It has a slight understeer tendency and turns in smoothly rather than snapping sharply. That makes this setup a little difficult for drifting, though adjusting the camber should make it work. Radial tires are the best match. At ¥170,000, it's genuinely inexpensive for this performance—a great value.
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The S15 setup we tested costs an unusually low ¥170,000 with pillow-ball upper mounts, or ¥140,000 without. R32/R33 and other models…
A setup is also available for the JZX100 Chaser and Altezza.
Front CHECK!
The tires are Bridgestone Potenza RE71: front 215/45-17, rear 235/40-17. Wheels are Enkei NT03: front 8J×17 +35, rear 9J×17 +38.
RSR
SUPEELED
8REPO
TASSeN
www.rs.r.co.jp
Latest parts.
Scramble!
The spring rate is 8K, set up for street driving. Recommended damping is 10 clicks at both front and rear. The spring seats are made from die-cast aluminum.
CCNCERT
Check the specs!
siuia
EXMAG
Other parts for the S15!
EXMAG
GTI!
EXMAG
RS·REXHAUST MAGIC
ARSR
(Shingo Murao)
GTI. Half-stainless-steel construction, with…
The EXMAG muffler is available with an 80 mm pipe, 140 mm muffler body, and 101 mm tail for ¥72,000.
06·6866·1431
18-10 Imazato-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture.
TMC.
These brake pads are designed with emphasis on initial bite. They cost ¥15,000 per axle, or ¥30,000 for a front-and-rear set.
Dorio pads!
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