Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 31
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The TD06-25G can support up to 500 horsepower, which a standard-displacement SR cannot fully exploit; low-speed response is weak. With a 2.2-liter conversion and cams, boost begins roughly 1,000 rpm earlier, while top-end output can approach 500 ps. A T67 prioritizing lower-rpm performance might be more suited to drifting, but the 25G is ideal for someone who wants power to arrive with a bang...
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...have to feel that it's almost too much!
SR2.20+TD06-25G
Murayama's Silvia, S14
Total tuning-car shop
Garage Mak
Style
800
Meister
A Geki Style front bumper is combined with Garage Mak side skirts and rear bumper. To amplify the benefit of the extra 100 horsepower, he reduced weight extensively: a Garage Mak carbon hood, Car Make Rusty FRP trunk lid and doors, acrylic windows, and removal of the air conditioning.
Larger rear tires and revised alignment greatly improve traction!
The smoke is spectacular, but tire consumption is enormous...
With the T518Z, used 235-section tires were adequate. The new specification lacked traction on those, so he now prepares fresh 255-section Neovas. Even those can be worn out after fifteen minutes of full-throttle driving.
The tire-size change improved traction, but the higher speeds made stopping harder. Rear camber was increased from 1.5 to 3 degrees and toe from 2 to 3 mm. He now feels the spring rates are too low and plans to change the front from 10 to 12 kg/mm and the rear from 9 to 10 kg/mm.
More wheelspin also produces more tire heat. He lowered cold pressure from 1.9 to 1.7 kg/cm², aiming for 2.5 kg/cm² when hot.
Turbo swap: go all-out!
High-power specification; figure unclear in OCR
GReddy
From the manufacturer
Kawabata, Trust development department. TD06-25G kit for S14/S15: ¥430,500.
...that's our view.
Includes wastegate, dedicated exhaust manifold, and front pipe.
After the turbo swap, the other S14s around me stopped being rivals!
Murayama, age 24; given name unclear in the OCR
Lives in Maebashi, Gunma
Geki Kassodan
An up-and-coming member of Gunma's enthusiastic Geki Kassodan team. Previously focused on street drifting, he began entering contests the previous year. Winning May's Advan Drift Meeting at Ebisu South earned him a D1 entry qualification.
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