Nag o ya ECS-TRA

Recently I've been thinking about a possible low cost runner.

MX5 NB AWESOMENESSSSSSSS is at the top of the list. I'd like a coupe, but hard top is still cool.

Rotary swap maybe....

A bit of tight tarmac rally would be cool in this. March. Super Turbo was always a favourite.

And as much as i hate the ergonomic nightmare that is the AE86. With something this custom, you should be able to fabricate a good driving position and gear shift.

Russ.

Supa Supra Surprise

Veilside is turning the Supra into a bently continental. Sort of. lights are from audi? Civic?

This is a re-hash of their bently kit. 2JZ-GTE 760HP and 20"F 22"R wheel combo.. gonna cause a stir at TAS 10.

Greddy T88-33D Turbo kit, Greddy intercooler, 800cc injector, VeilSide Special Surge tank, 90Φthrottle, Oil cooler, HKS F-con V Pro

There's going to be a few wild grts for Supra fans with AB-Flub doing a SCHWARTZER concept also.

These old cars are cheap now that they are providing a bit a last ditch comback for tuners.

Russ.

1000hp is the new benchmark.

1000hp used to be a big achievement. Now it's just a benchmark.

Sometimes cars and owners flaunt the specs.

Sometimes they don't.

Ever been in a car with 1000hp! I have!
Even been driving a car with 400hp behind a car with 1000hp and have it accellerate away from you at speed. I have!

You don't get perspective until you witness these things first hand.

The feelings are amazing but sometimes the regular guy can only be amazed by the specs.

Veilside's R34 in Street Tune hit a record 346.26 k/ph and others have gone much faster since. To put this into perspective. Le Mans cars only hit 380kph odd.

Whether you use 6,8 or 12 or 16 more cylinders to achieve this power, you'll probably need the beloved chargers, Super or Turbo.

These days there are many tuners easily surpassing these specs and the 1 factory car "The Veyron" with this performance figure is just a basic target benchmark for tuners.

It seems there are endless cars capable of beating the Veyron so why bother.

1500 hp is easily possible from a modified Lambo V8 gallardo engine with twin turbos. Similar systems for Vipers and Ferraris are possible. http://www.undergroundracing.com/

GT-R34/5 and Supras from Japan all pull similar numbers. Veilside, Jun, etc joining Hennesy, APR, etc etc

It reminds me of the Koenig and Gemballa madness of years back that others are emulating these days.

Who buys these cars?? Where are they driven?? Are they Daily Driven for some owners? Usually No, but when they come out. They look good and go fast.

The other day I saw a White EB100GT parked on the street in Ginza, Japan.

Thats a daily driver I wouldn't mind.

Japan Humming

Don't see these often in Japan. Especially a custom one.

Left Field Westfield

One of the craziest cars at TAS was this westfield. Having watched the build of this car it was very interesting to see it come together. But who would have thought you would tune something that is aready an awesome lightweight machine.

One Guess. Crazy old Amemiya-san. He has already created about 5000000 million Rx7 FD3s derivations and the Rx8 isn't really worth chasing speed with, so he turned his attention to something more personal.

The result is amazing and totally unexpected. While not exactly F1, it sits somewhere in between road and race car. The first thing you notice is cowl. dropping down to a more pointed design and greeted with a superb dry carbon splitter/wing. it immediately defines this as a crazy body kit for a westfield.

The eyes define the face of the car and the tube frame recieves splashes of red on the suspension. This theme is carried onto the ninja theme.

Some big spacers help with wheel placement on the front. Sponsored RE-Amemiya spec items include Quantum suspension, Enkei wheels, Advan Rubber, Bride seats, ORC clutch and M7 parts. Under the bonnet there is an NA 13b that should propel this lightweight machine to criminal speed pretty quickly.

On the way aft. You find a spartan interior with just the essentials. Brake bias adjuster is one of them. Harness is another.

Rear end is pretty interesting too. Vented fenders, Large carbon wing and flat floor diffusser, should help handling.

The car is really small.  With no roll over protection.

Definately need your helmet in this one.

Final Connection GTR34

The Tokyo Auto Salon provided this car. It simply Stood out among everything. and it wasn't even displayed well. According to Final Connection it is just a crappy ER34. Maybe not a true King of Auto Salon contender, but for a street car. This would be interesting.

But... The high contrast and width of this car is amazing.

A GT-R34 is big but not super huge. This kit makes it look as big as a R35. Now thats big.

Rear end gets a small rear wing. I can only imaging this thing witha 2000mm Sard gt wing and a carbon bonnet.

As it is with full black out windows and headlight covers, there is a bit of RC look. It certainly doesn't look real.

The Z tune inspiration is obvious, but this needs another letter in the alphabet. What comes after Z? ZZ

Interestingly a lot of American and Australian parts are finally making it to japan. This car featured legendary http://www.briancrower.com/ camshafts. Check the kit here. http://www.finalkonnexion.co.jp/lineup/popup/nissan_27.html

EVOlicious

Kumakubo and JUN. Koyama san's news.... 

Koyama have a new.

Time Attack machine.

Black Evo's and GT-R35s look the same. It was hard to tell them apart on the Runduce stand.

not that it's a bad thing. This angle looks great.

Black on black on black on black. Gun Metal on Black...

Cockpit tatebashi. Still running strong. I like the subtle rear mud flaps.

They skould rebrand Voltex canards as Katana.

Stance on this car is amazing. the rear over fenders are hilarious though.

Leg choppers in full effect here.

I love the striking image of this car. RS advans are great match,

Hate the front canards though. You can't beat Voltex so don't try.

Side view is strong.

JUN rear diffuser is cool.

VR.G2 on Varis.

G-Force and Varis. Grunty. Front is very R35 though. Squared off more.

Reflect on this! TE37 are very old now. Still the coolest.

Lovely.

Endless and TE37 are timeless.

Contrast is good on this car. Everything matches or doesn't match well.

Cusco Rally Japan Tarmac Spec. Theres a Kyushu event coming up.

WRC style interior is awesome. Suede dash.

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HKS Kansai font view is great.

Gloss or Flat/ Wet orDry Carbon... make up your mind people. There was a little too much of this at TAS this year.

Contrast here.

Seibon weave looks good... but.. HKS kansai lip looks better.

Thats all my Evo shots.... Advan RG-D are simply too cool.

Inspire the next project.