Nissan x Infiniti Car Show Photos - June 26, 2016 @ Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, PA

Nissan x Infiniti Car Show presented by Elite Tuner & Los Goonies June 26, 2016 @ Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, PA

Nissan x Infiniti Car Show 

presented by Elite Tuner & Los Goonies

Date:

June 26

Time:

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Place:

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

6825-31 Norwitch Dr 

Philadelphia, PA 19153

Nissan Project Titan Short Film

Follow the journey of two war veteran's who drive over 1200 miles through Alaska on a mission of veteran brotherhood. The story follows David Guzman and Kevin McMahon who use a crowd sourced Nissan truck to travel from one stunning location to the next, meeting photographer Cory Richards, chef Evan Funke and other veterans in a series emotionally charged missions. Brought to you by Nissan in association with the Wounded Warrior Project®.

Brill Steel Nissan S14 200SX

 1996 Nissan S14 200SX

1,000hp Nitrous-Fed Corvette LS3

900 lb-ft Of Torque

Four-Speed Dogbox

One-Off Subframe

Winters Performance Rear Differential

Bilstein Coilovers

Hand-Laid, Custom, Dry Carbon-Fiber Widebody Package

Total Weight 2,200 Pounds

Quad-Turbo Nissan S14 Silvia

This is not really a “quad turbo” setup like on a Veyron, even if it sounds cool to call it that in the post’s title. It’s a custom compound turbo setup that works in a similar way to that used on diesel engines, with two turbos of different sizes working together to create the kind of boost levels and engine responsiveness that couldn’t normally be achieved with huge turbos alone.

First, at lower revs, two TD06-17C  turbos start creating boost to get the whole thing going.

Once the boost levels are sufficient with the smaller turbos, these two T88-34D turbos positioned right up the front of the engine bay create even more boost with the eventual aim being something well over 3 bar.

The boosted air then flows through the intercooler and into the intake manifold. Somewhere in the middle of all that is a water/methanol injection system to keep the inlet charge somewhat cool.

The thing on the right is a supplemental radiator that is plumbed into the heater core lines, since the car has no HVAC system. Despite being a bit ugly, Takuro says it works quite well.

All those snails need to be supplied with exhaust gas obviously, so Takuro fabricated a complicated exhaust manifold where the front three cylinders feed one TD-06/T88 compound pair, and the rear three feed the other pair. Each turbo has its own individual external wastegate which is used to control the staging of the turbo boost.

Here we have some brake bias gauges, a huge mechanical boost pressure gauge, the methanol injection system over on the right, and a big old-school Trust mechanical boost dial.

The 2JZ is fitted with a six-speed Supra transmission. The purple thing is the fuel filter.

In the back, we have the tank for the methanol injection mix, battery box, 100hp fuel pump, NOS bottle (only used as an intercooler and radiator cooling spray at the moment)

The rear mounted radiator and electric power-steering pump, scavenged from a Toyota MR-S.

The side-mounted exhausts are for the four external wastegates.

Motor Trend Channel 1993 Nissan 240SX: The Craigslist Blue Light Special Build

On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago tests a 20-year-old Nissan that we bought off Craigslist. With 155-hp, this 240SX might be the slowest car we've ever featured, and yet we can't stop grinning while driving it. Why? A quote from an old issue of Motor Trend might provide a hint, where we call it, "one of the best handling cars currently on the road". This week, we find out if that's still the case.

On this episode, Carlos gets back behind the wheel of the craigslisted 240SX, so he can start deconstructing and then reconstructing the car using all new, high quality parts.The process isn't as simple as it seems, however, because the car first has to make a trip to K&N dyno house in Riverside, and then make it all the way back to the garage in El Segundo. After one busted cylinder, a seized caliper, and a couple of other hiccups, will any of the new modifications even be worth it? Stay tuned to find out.

On this episode of Ignition, we're starting where we left off with our 1993 Nissan 240SX, by finishing the brakes and upgrading nearly the entire suspension system. Also being installed are Recaro seats and a wide body kit to clear the massive wheels and tires we installed last time. Finally, we get the Nissan firing on all cylinders and test it to see how much a difference the new parts have made.

It’s happening! On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago and Mark Lenardon finally do what they’ve been talking about for so long: Install a Chevy E-Rod LS3 and T56 Super Magnum into our 240SX. Our CARB legal setup (that’s right, it’s street legal) makes 430 horsepower and 424 lb.-ft. of torque. What’s even better is that it doesn’t change the weight balance of the car. This episode starts with the install of the driveline, continues with a drive on the road and a visit to the test track so we can see the improvements, and ends with a shakedown run by Randy Pobst at Streets of Willow race track. How will the car perform? Watch and find out! 

It's Racing - 1989 Nissan S13 Powered By A 2JZ

1989 NISSAN S13 SPECS

COCKPIT:

- Completely gutted, unblaxon and repainted in Porsche 997 GT3 RS grey
- 2 OMP fiber bucket seats (6.5kgs)
- TAKATA Harness 6 points
- 4 Gauge kit DEFI (turbo pressure, oil, oil and water temperature) + DEFILINK
- OMP steering wheel 
- HKS Turbo Timer
- AEM EMS system V2 Management + MAP 5bar by Jimmy COMINI
- ZEITRONIX Broadband probe
- SPEEDPRO hydraulic carbon brake 
- Homemade rollbar (diameter 40), standard FIA painted in HOUSE OF COLOR red Candy
- Fire Extinguisher 2.8kg (project to install an automatic fire extinguisher)
- External 40L alu tank + 2l tank buffer
- SYTEC low pressure and BOSCH 044 high pressure fuel pumps 
- Gas. braided hoses (aviation type)
- Homemade alu console + carbon covering with all switches controls
  (glass, start, fuel pump, fan etc. ....) and Acewell Dash board 
- Wiring harness with custom fuse box and relay box
- OEM pedals
- Circuit breaker
- Door trim in aluminium with carbon covering

CHASSIS:

- Full setup Coilover Driftworks CS2 + Geomaster 2 front / rear
- Custom front and rear strutbars 
- Large-diameter Whiteline sway bars
- 18-inch wheels ROTA GRID DRIFT red and black mounted with 235/40/18 FEDERAL RSR
   front and 265/35/18 rear

ENGINE:

- Modified engine compartment (to allow swap) painted in HOUSE OF COLOR RED Candy
- 2JZ with MITSUBISHI single turbo 
- HKS stainless Collector 6
- HKS external wastegate
- Custom wiring harness 
- 750cc Injectors
- HKS Air Intake 
- FMIC 42L
- 2 spal fans
- Mishimoto alu radiator & water tank 
- Radiator DA
- DA Mishimoto jar
- Oil cooler with filter relocation
- Full custom exhaust system + INVIDIA catback 
- Silicone hoses kit motor and water
- Reinforced Clutch 4 pads
- GearBox R154
- Custom Shaft alu DRIVESHAFT
- Kaaz 2-way Differential 
- HKS 272 Camshaft 
- SYTECH Fuel pressure regulator
- MishimotoOil catch tank 

BODY:

- ROCKET BUNNY TRA KYOTO body kit
- Painting : Porsche 997 GT3 RS grey 
- Painting : HOUSE OF COLOR RED Candy (roof, spoiler)
- Glastint pro securit
- EPR Dmax style hood

BRAKING:

- Front: PROJECT MU discs, S14 caliper / FERRODO DS2500 pads
- Rear: 300ZX discs and caliper / FERRODO DS2500 pads
- Master cylinder S14
- braided hoses (aviation type) at all 4 corners
  Current Power: 500hp.

What Is An Onevia?

ONEVIA -
Pronounced "1-via". Onevia is a portmanteau combining the words 180sx and Silvia. The car is creating by adding a 180sx front end (pop-up headlights) onto an S13 Silvia.  A 240sx coupe looks like a Onevia. A Onevia is also the opposite of the Sileighty.

Nissan Silvia S15 RB26DETT (600+Ps)

SPECS

ACCEL RESULTS

Speed(Km/h) Time(sec)

Km/h Sec

0-20 1,11

0-40 2,27

0-60 3,34

0-80 4,89

0-100 5,92

0-140 9,25

0-160 10,51

100-200 8,48

Accel Distance results

Distance(m) Time(sec) @Speed(km/h)

0-18 2,69 47,8

0-200 9,29 144,03

0-400 13,28 191,2

TUNER: 

GTR Racing Tuning

MAKE & MODEL: 

Nissan Silvia S15 Spec R Aero

Engine Code: RB26DETT (N1)

Displacement: 2.568cc

Bore & Stroke: 86×73.7mm

Compression Ratio: 8.5:1

Block: Factory RB26DETT (N1), Spool Imports oil pan

Cylinder Head: Factory RB26DETT (N1)

Camshafts: Factory RB26DETT (N1)

Turbo & Wastegate: Precision PT 6262 turbo, external wastegate Tial MV-R watercooled

Cooling: Radiator –intercooler-oil cooler kit and differential cooler by GReddy

ECU: 

HKS F CON PRO Gold version 3.3

Injectors: Siemens Top Feed 800cc/min

Coils: Splitfire coil packs

Intake manifold: JUN style single throttle body

Exhaust manifold: Header and full exhaust 80mm PMC

TRANSMISSION

Gear box: Nissan Skyline RWD (RB25)

Clutch: Exedy Carbon Series twin plate, Exedy flywheel

Differential: Cusco 2 way LSD

Axle: Factory, modded

SUSPENSION

Shock absorbers: Tanabe Sustec PRO Seven with TEAS

Springs: Tanabe Sustec PRO Seven

Sway bars: Cusco

Strut bars: Cusco

BRAKES

Calipers: NEX 6 pot

Discs: NEX 365mm

Pads: NEX

Brake Fluid: Ferodo 5.1

CHASSIS

Engine mounts: Nismo

Aerodynamics: Spec R Aero

WHEELS

Wheels: Ultralite ATEC-II 8.5×18 front, 9.5×18 rear

Tires: Avon ZZ3 225/40 front, 255/35 rear

INTERIOR

Gauges: GReddy, APEXi AVC-R Black Edition

Nissan 240 - Street Sweeper Gang

Nissan 350Z - Single Turbro & Slammed

This Is What He Wanted

The reason for doing this.. A guy who owned the car passed away.. and No one wanted a punk ass 16yr old to be driving the car around that he finished the way he wanted it before he died.. so instead of it getting picked apart in a junk yard.. crush it… 


They say he was the type of guy who actually threw his last car in a dumpster cause it rattled.. so this fit him perfectly…

Dumped Nissan 350z

Dumped 350z short from Mark Razmandi on Vimeo.

Mastermind Spirit Rei S13 Odyvia

Seeing the MasterMind Odyvia for the first time at our MotorMavens Mass Appeal Show in Irwindale, CA was a mind-blowing experience. Hearing the car start up for the first time left my ears ringing for hours. However, rather than just telling tell you why I fell in love with this car, I thought I should tell you how this car came to life instead. Please fasten your seat belts, this ride is about to get CRAZY.

You’re probably asking yourself, what is an Odyvia? In case you didn’t know, it’s when you combine Honda Odyssey headlights with a 1991 Nissan 240SX (S13 Silvia) body. Hence, the name ODYVIA…I find it rather fitting for the car – the name sounds like it was plucked from an epic poem like The Iliad.

The reason I felt so passionate about this particular car wasn’t the one-off Spirit Rei Japan widebody kit, custom fabrication, custom interior, nor the Z06 LS7 motor swap. It was because it took incredible persistence and attention to detail to accomplish – this project was riddled with issues that would make an average mechanic lose his mind. However, the guys at Mastermind overcame the odds and turned their vision into a reality. When I see this car, I envision all the other aspiring drifters, hobbyists, and car enthusiasts wishing they had a benchmark to attain. To me, this car sets that benchmark.

Builds this impressive are usually spread out over months and months, ensuring enough time to cover all the details. Rajeet Dalal, head of Mastermind Operations, tells me this car came together in roughly a month and a half. Surprising, isn’t it?

The Mastermind team consists of Rajeet, Tony Borriboonratana, and Takashi Ohira. Takashi handles Japanese relations and is responsible for bringing the kit you see on the car to U.S shores. On any given day you can be sure you’ll be able to talk to one of these guys either on the phone or at their shop in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

The crew at Mastermind didn’t just conjure this project up out of thin air; it was done with careful planning and precise measurements. A close friend of the team rendered a sketch for a preview of what the final project would look like. One of the benefits of having a sketch is that it is inexpensive to iron out the details. For example, imagine waiting until the car is painted only to later find out the color doesn’t pop like it should.

This badge sums up the beating heart of the Odyvia. It serves notice for the monstrous 2006 Corvette LS7 ZO6 crate engine that lurks within. That “505 HP” is all you need to know. Noticing the trending patterns, Mastermind wanted to stay ahead of the  torque curve by gaining a little bit more power than what you could squeeze out of an SR20DET or an RB26DETT. So they went ahead and made the move over to the dark side of American Muscle.

Fans of small displacement and high boost pressure eat your hearts out. Do you think this would be a great contender for Formula Drift 2012? Well, all things being equal, you would be out of your mind to take a one-off-custom built car out on the track and hope to the heavens that nothing happens to it. The next photo explains it all.

Fitting a domestic engine and transmission into a foreign car is a bit harder than it seems. The engine bay may look immaculate but the guys at Mastermind spent over 200 man hours just fitting the engine and transmission and building a custom wiring harness in order to get all the vitals working properly.

While the engine and transmission were being sorted, Rajeet was running around trying to figure out how to get all that power to the rear wheels. The next best thing to get the power to the asphalt was to use what already exists. Mastermind was able to source a 3.90 LSD from an Infiniti Q45. A wise man once told me: to overcome a problem you must be resourceful and have a will to succeed.

With such a large engine in place, Mastermind’s next challenge was, simply stated: “Where do you put everything else?” (air intakes, the radiator, battery, etc.) Fortunately, the guys had already taken a crash course on how to approach such a problem if it were to arise. They went with a V-mounted  S13 KOYO radiator and decided to put the dual air intakes under that beautifully sculpted Spirit Rei bumper.

This project was hit with one problem after another, yet the Mastermind guys overcame these feats and rose to the occasion.  Another issue that occurred during the build arose when it came time to fit the headers onto the massive 7.0L Z06 motor in the tight Nissan S13 engine bay. The problem was, there wasn’t an application on the market that would clear the Nissan S-13 Silvia steering rack. So after scratching their heads, the guys at Mastermind custom fabricated a set of titanium headers. Pretty snazzy huh?

The front does look menacing, even with the lights from a Honda Odyssey. Who would’ve thought that the words “menacing” and “Honda Odyssey” could ever coexist in the same sentence? Mastermind chose the complete Spirit Rei widebody kit to display on their S13 project car. The kit includes the front & rear bumper, side skirts, front fenders adding 55mm in width, rear quarter panels adding 85mm, and rounding home base – the Spirit Rei hood to complete the whole car. However, Mastermind did reiterate that this kit does require body work and, depending on how fancy you want to get, it could set you back a pretty penny.

With everything prepped, the engine and the widebody kit fitted, it was time for disassembly so the car could be shipped over to Auto Explosion in Gardena, CA for the final fitting of the kit and for that spectacular paint. The paint is unlike anything you’ve ever seen because the PPG color is from Aston Martin‘s super-exclusive, super-exotic ONE-77.

Carrying over the theme from the outside in, Mastermind decided to keep it plush so everything inside the car received an upgrade from that boring stock interior.  From the Recaro SR3 seats to the headliner to the dash, the interior got covered in some premium custom suede upholstery. The Impul 913 special steering wheel with Momo hub rounds things off and tops off the interior symmetry.

Mastermind kept the interior functional yet form-fitting. The simple switch panel controls everything from the ignition kill switch to the battery and fuel cut off. It’s a good thing to have when you’re at the track or at a friend’s house and don’t want anyone to steal your prized possession.

Keeping things grounded, the stock suspension was tossed and replaced with Buddy Club D1 spec coilovers. Mastermind debated over the right wheel and tire combo for a while and in the end chose to go with Leonhardritt Ordens. In order to get the wheels to fit, the guys had to first convert the 4 lug bolt pattern to 5 lug. Paired with Project Mu brake pads to give the Odyvia a bit more bite during braking. Rounding off the fitment, to get it to sit right under the widebody, the fronts measure in at 18×10.5 and rears 18×12. The barrels were replaced for wider custom ones and matched with a gloss black face and solar rain lips paired with Toyo Proxes tires. Quite a package I must say…

Mastermind is just getting started so MotorMavens readers stay tuned as we have a whole lot more coming from the Mastermind compound. It’s always a pleasure to see there are still down to earth guys out there who are always willing to give a hand to fellow car enthusiasts. I think that has contributed to their already successful mantra: “Stay true to yourself, do honest work and, most of all, have passion – because without passion there is no drive.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! The Passion Principle, FTW! Stay classy and be sure to catch my next addition to the MotorMavens site.

Words: Tamer Omran  – Photos by Oliver Petalver

For The Nissan 240/Silvia Lovers Out There