Turbo's are for wimps!

Well... that’s what I’m telling myself.... over and over again at the moment!

One or two people may remember my s14... It was low, black... on wide wheels and, for once, was working and drifting a treat. So what did I do? I swapped it!

It wasn’t quite as clean cut as that. I have pretty much run out of money this year to continue drifting monthly and competing in the ODC. Even running the S14 was getting a bit pricey as it’s not only my drift car, but my daily! What to do? I wanted to keep a Jap car, and I wanted it to be RWD... but a cool, cheap to run RWD Jap car? Not a lot going really... I guess an AE86? But they are big bucks!

There was one car though... it was Jap, it was RWD, it was F**KING cool and, best of all it was another s14...import! (I like imports... climate control ftw :D )

I am of course, talking about the Precision Drift Clothing S14 Navan. Yes its NA, yes it’s pretty slow... but it’s a huge barrel of laughs! And actually, not quite as slow as people make out! The mods are few, but what changes have been carried out have made a huge difference!

Spec;

1995 Silvia S14 Sr20DE

Full Navan Aero

Custom paint (glitter yo!)

Full Fabricage Through dash Roll Cage

Flocked interior

Huge dildo style gear knob

Drifty handbrake

Snap off boss

Sticker bombed white steering wheel

Pair of Safety Devices 4 point harnesses.

Welded diff

BC Coilovers with adjustable top mount

Diamond Racing steels 16 x 10 with staggered offsets (225/45r16 stretched rubber)

Silly boso style exhaust :D

Rolled and flared arches.

There’s probably more, but off the top of my heard, that’s all I can remember...plans? At the moment I just need an S:E sticker... then in the next few weeks change the rear brake setup to a S13 one so I can run a better handbrake system... at the moment its crap!

Although the change from turbo to non turbo has been a vast one I have to say I am surprised at how the car lays down the power. I have given it a quick shake down and to be honest found it miles more fun to skid than my old 14! The power ( what little it has!) comes it really low so a quick flick of the steering wheel with comparatively low Rpms sees the back of the car flying out with ease. No worries about being in the boost range / power band of the turbo. In fact the first time I gave it some grief I found it transition with pretty much no effort. Undoubtedly on a larger track it’s gonna be wanting some heavy clutch kicks and perhaps at some point some more power ( supercharger / throttle Bodies etc).

What I love most about the car is; its stock, it all works (at the moment!) and the exhaust note from the ‘custom’ back box (read as piece of scaffold!) sounds the bollocks. Dan Chapman @ Southern Style welded the diff and exhaust and I’m really pleased with it!

Anyway... that’s about it from me for the time being.. Pics are from mates... and one or two crap ones I have taken over the last week or so of ownership! Cheesy grin anyone? :D