Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 168
Page 168 — English translation
This Cefiro belongs to Kodachi of Tochigi's long-established Freestyle team. Its previous owner was Kawahara of the Wasabi crew, a locally renowned driver who took individual runner-up and team victory at the second national Ikaten. Amazingly, although the body has been refreshed with extra spot welds and other work, the engine has never been overhauled since those days.
How many kilometers has it covered? Cams and a head gasket were fitted five years ago, and it still reportedly makes 350 hp. What durability!
It reminded us how tough the RB20 is.
…DET owners often want to stay with their original engine. Maybe they dislike an easy swap or the work of obtaining approval, or simply feel attached to the engine the car came with. For such RB20 enthusiasts, TS Factory's Cefiro is very appealing. First, look at the intake: that annoying pipe which gets in the way when changing plugs no longer crosses the cam…
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Keep going, naturally aspirated machine born in 1988! [Heading conflicts with turbo specification in article]
Drift Tengoku's Cefiro diary
JKEYAFORMULA
This month, for a change, we're introducing a modified Cefiro that earns Drift Tengoku's seal of approval. Proudly showing its engine bay, this special car was built by Tochigi expert Fukuda's shop, TS Factory…
TS Factory's vision of the ultimate RB20! Many people must have dreamed of this layout: exhaust on one side, intake on the other, neatly organized. It looks superb and responsive, and even changing the plugs becomes much easier!
…a very special machine. The engine bay…
Special feature
…looks remarkably tidy because it uses RB26DETT throttles…
Nice
Nationwide
…that's what it uses!
Cefiro [fragment]
Not just power: even the RB20…
The intake and exhaust sounds are fantastic! Still plenty of life left!
Visit report
DOPLD
TSJOCTORY
Tuning & Maintenance
From Tochigi Prefecture
From TS Factory: Kodachi's Cefiro
1989-model A31
A world first!? Transplanting RB26 throttles onto an RB20! The quickest route to a high-powered Cefiro is usually an engine swap. RB25, RB26 and SR20 conversions are popular, including our own car. The RB20 isn't bad, but those engines offer straightforward…
…performance gains and attractive scope for further development. However, RB20…
JKEYA FORHULA
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