Suzuka Twin, we had the track to ourselves:
My car ran great all day. New alignment meant less rear camber and some adjusting on my part. But the added traction soon felt awesome and was allowing me to use the Kuroi (RIP) knuckles to their fullest. I was getting angle into the 1st turn that I’ve never drifted at (but hey I used to drive a Miata…). And as you can see I have the 9.5J +28 TE37 with 235/45 Kenda KR20 out in back. I still need to snag some fronts and then I can lower the damn thing down and make it look a tad bit more rad. Driving this thing is so fun, although the 15 was killer to look at, driving it doesn’t even come close to thing thing. I think I made a good decision.
For the 1st time in over a year Masa and I got on track together…but sadly his day ended early when his throttle pulley snapped in half (something I’ve never seen). Next time. Video up soon as well!
16 comments so far
any particular reason besides lhd that the s13 is more fun?
February 7th, 2010 at 5:21 am
mostly the lhd, just more comfortable
but also the car feels quicker because of the shorter final gear. Oem S15 is 3.9 an the 180 has 4.3
I think the 15 was faster but the final makes all the diff in the world. The 180 is also not as stiff, but this makes throwing the car around more fun. The gas tank is also at the rear unlike the 14/15 that have it just in front of the rear suspension. So the rear of the car feels like it rotates faster.
February 7th, 2010 at 5:27 am
i love masa’s stance. any idear what his wheel dimensions are?
February 7th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Any Specs on the 86? e.g wheels, suspension etc.
Cheers Keisuke
February 7th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
unknown diff, unknown suspension, hella cut springs, and a stock 4ag, king of touge.
February 7th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
god im inlove with your 180, ive a uk spec 200sx with the ca18det and love it to bits…..
looking forward to the video dude, your footage is always raw whihc is what makes it look ten times better…
February 7th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Where’d you get the Kuroi Knuckles from? Website? Rip Atsushi Kuroi
Thanks bro
February 7th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Also what coilovers you running? And diff? And the basic setup for your motor? I think it might be asking for a little too much, but I love your 240. Keep us posted! Kick ass blog too.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
The knuckles came on the car when I bought it, they could be bought at Riverside, Kuroi’s shop. I don’t know about now though…
coilovers are KeiOffice and lsd is Nismo
motor is stock s13 sr black top, s14 turbo with basic bolt-ons at 1.1 bar
February 7th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Glad to hear you can do some real drivin now. What’s up with that AE? Everytime I see it. I can’t help but love it.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Just my buddies car, one of these day’s I’ll do a proper write up on it since everyone seems to have interest haha
thx
February 8th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
ugh.
corollas are WACK.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Hey,
gotta question – what’s your opinion about the KENDA tyres?
are they any good, or it’s just for killing them in the track?
March 16th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
I like em. I drove them back to back with the same size federal and didn’t notice any huge diff. The Kenda are a bit cheaper so I stuck with those. They wear nice and slow, offer enough grip for me, and I have yet to get chunking.
March 16th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
so, generally, it’s quite ok for daily use as the “economy” tire?
I have horribly limited budget and looking for the best price/quality, where price is very important
March 17th, 2010 at 12:55 am
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March 18th, 2010 at 12:15 am
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