Happy 2012!!

Happy New Year everyone!! 2011 was a slow year for us and there are some changes going on right now, but we appreciate you sticking around and thank you for your support. Late this past week I took a friend up to SEED Racing to get his ER34 Skyline tuned. He's running a Hi-Flow turbo from some shop in Australia, walboro fuel pump, 600cc injectors, and a power fc. The car ended up making 380whp and 330 355lb/ft of torque @1.25Bar (sorry Jose haha). This is awesome because they actually used 93 octane (which is low grade here in japan and is actually frowned upon). Also noted is that they tuned a C35 Laurel (same engine if you didn't know/ RB25DET NEO) w/ a similar sized turbo and that car only made 400whp @ 1.5 bar using a higher grade fuel. The shop had nothing but good things to say about the turbo, actually comparing it to HKS GT2835 (even though this one is not ball bearing). We'll actually be going back up there soon to get the boost controller he bought after the fact set up. Here's a few pics from the trip.

Z31 getting a vg30dett swap and Hideo-san's Z34 whichis is twin charged... yes turbo'd w/ HKS GT3037and supercharged w/ HKS GT Supercharger system

Customer's AE70 Sprinter Rockin a 20v w/ ITB's, and Morita-san's 100 Cresta

Jose's Car on the lift getting clutch installed (Cusco Hyper Single)

DYNO!!

Jose riding off into the sunset

If Jose's wheels look familiar it's because I sold him the Work VS-SS that used to be on my 100 Cresta haha. Thanks for reading. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Mobara w/ Panda Pirate Brian.....

Just a few pics I took while at the track to support/ride-a-long, w/ PP Brian. I need to drive Mobara again!!

Prayers and condolences to all those that lost loved ones on 9-11 10 years ago...

A picture of the pits
Some cool guy's transportation around the pits... U jelly brian?? HAHA
Troy's Chaser and Brian's Silvia
Z. Zayas mounting his GoPro on the Magician 110 MarkII



Nice 30 Soarer... could use more low...
One of the hottest 180's I'd ever seen... he wrecked early in they day... may the car RIP...

For Buri......Today on YAJ....

So I'm tryin go get brian into a 4 door...IF I can't get him into a tourer V... i guess a laurel will do.. i do still love the a31/c33 chassis... <3

Happy New Year/Today on YAJ......

Well I know we're late as hell but Happy New Year to everyone. I had a pretty crappy year... hope the new one is better... life is what ya make it so I plan to go harder this next year haha... anywho for the first time in a few years I didn't spend the holiday out in the streets... actually made it out to the spots last night w/ Knoop... man do I miss it.. *sigh*

So for my first post of the year is gonna be from YAJ....C35 Laurel w/ 1JZ swap... so dope... not feeling the wheels but he gets an "A" in my book for gettin rid of the rb25 for a 1JZ... good man...if you remember sometime last year i posted a 100 markII w/ a rb26... this C35 is a welcome oddity haha.. all jokes aside had I not found my Cresta I planned to buy a rb26 C35 Laurel... love that car... its on the list... anyway enough rambling and on to the pics...



Also I started working on the Cresta again today... have to swap the turbines... wish I had the money to go single....

Clutch....

So during the last few weeks my clutch has been slipping and I knew I would have to change it soon. During my last session, it slipped BAD and then on the way home, I could barely get up my hill. So I parked the car for a little while. I had to order clutch Cover bolts from Exedy before I could install the clutch. So those came in last friday and I set up a date to rent space at my buddy Ida's shop (U'Parts Sanriku). It's pretty cool that they offer this service, its 1500Y for floor space and 2000Y for the lift per hour. Thats 10 times what I pay on base, but its also about 200$ + cheaper than having Ida or any other shop do the work... So Monday (Labor Day) morning I get over to his shop first thing and get to work. I don't have any tools (always work on my car at the shop) so my friend Chad brought his along. Another friend Gary came along to help keep an eye on my boys. Swap actually took a little longer than I'd wanted but everything went together ok an the markII is back on the road again.

Definately not a stock flywheel (though the cover and disk were....)

Dope honda city turbo....

Cool ass c34 laurel on 4 lug 15's... on the ground..

Summer Drift Matsuri.....

Was awesome... just motivated the hell out of me to get my 90 ready for the next one in November.... Didn't take many pictures while walking and driving around the awesomeness known as EBISU Circuit(s)... but here are a few..

Rob's SR 240sx.... Rob was puttin in work all day. He drove all the way up from Osaka, and has to be at work Monday morning (I met him Sunday lol).
Also saw this missle C33 Laurel @ Minami Course...crazy.....All in all an awesome day... got to see Suenaga and Kumakubo do tandem and some stock looking 180sxs, Koguchi in his missle S14, and of course Daigo Saito in his missle jzx90 (all stock except knuckles, diff, coilovers, and 255 fronts and 295 rears)...

It was cool to met fellow bloggers Alexi from Nori Yaro and Rob from Roadster Drift. Cool guys and really good drivers.

If you ever have a chance to go to a Drift Matsuri (or any event at Ebisu for that matter) take advantage. Its awesome (how many times is that now lol).

I leave you w/ a few videos (too lazy to edit/combine)... searched for North Course all day... it was the one near the Dinosaurs (inside joke).... this is what was there... worth the wait... SR20 Power R32 Type M...

And NO, he didn't spin (not once)