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 64 — English draft translation
A short-stroke shift system that lets you adjust height and fore-and-aft and side-to-side angles to suit your driving position. To achieve the shift position demanded in racing, where driving posture is critical, we developed a new free-arm structure. Shift-rod angle and height can all be adjusted freely. The short-stroke design also enables precise shifting. This lets you set the right shift position while adjusting your driving posture through the steering position and seat position.
We will send you a brochure. Include 270 yen in postage stamps and the catalog-request form, and be sure to write your address, name, age, and telephone number before mailing it to the address below. The figures shown vary by vehicle. Prices are suggested retail and do not include consumption tax. Specifications may change without notice. We accept no responsibility for accidents caused by improper installation or fitting to an incompatible vehicle. Printed products may look different from the actual item. Manufactured by Ease Co., Ltd.; distributed by Comrade Co., Ltd. 2479-14 Obuchi, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0801. Tel. 0545-35-3322; fax 0545-35-3336.
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ANNIVERSARY
A short-stroke driving-position seat with adjustable height, fore-and-aft angle, and side-to-side angle.
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Can you picture how this shift mechanism works?
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…it creates the ideal shift position to match your seating position.
Freely adjust shift length and fore-and-aft and side-to-side angles. With the steering position and bucket seat…
DRIVING POSITION SHIFT
Set the side-to-side angle. The lateral position is adjustable so you can find the best position.
Adjust the shift height. A free arm controls the height of the knob so you can select a shift position that suits your driving posture.
…is possible.
The short-stroke mechanism reduces shift travel and provides precise, positive shift feel.
The fore-and-aft angle uses a free arm. The shift rod can be positioned to choose the angle needed for optimal shifting.
Specifications (EF/EG/EK/DC): stroke ratio about 53–86%; height: about +45 to +144 mm from stock length; fore-and-aft angle: adjustable; side-to-side angle: adjustable; pivot: pillow-ball bearing.
Price (estimated).
￥45,000
Upcoming vehicle applications: Lancer Evolution…
S13·14
Impreza.
GT-R(32·33)
Free arm.
Side-to-side angle.
Short-stroke mechanism.
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