Lifted Nissan 180SX Is A Rock-Crawling Drift Coupe | Carscoops
Japanese-spec turbocharged S13 has been kitted out with 30-inch all-terrain tires and customized suspension carry
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Nissan’s S13 coupe from the late Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties is a well-liked base for modifiers, no query. The truth is it’s troublesome today to search out an S13 that hasn’t been fiddled with ultimately. However these modifications are often added with the objective of creating the Nissan a greater monitor automotive, or most of the time, a greater drift automotive.
So this conversion is somewhat totally different. As a substitute of creating the Nissan decrease, they make it taller. And as a substitute of studying how one can drift it round obstacles, you possibly can virtually drive over them due to the large quantity of further floor clearance and big 30-inch all-terrain tires.
It began life in 1996 as a JDM 180SX, which is the turbocharged Japanese model of the naturally-aspirated and slower 240SX offered in America. That meant it left the manufacturing unit with a 2.0-liter SR20DET 2.0-liter turbo 4 making simply over 200 hp (203 hp), although it’s potential that modifications just like the Greddy intercooler and customized exhaust system have liberated a number of extra horses since.
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The engine mods although, are actually the least attention-grabbing ones on this construct, which features a one-off customized suspension carry package, Rocket Bunny over-fenders, 15-inch Technique Race wheels, these 30-inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A tires we talked about earlier, and different tweaks to the bumpers and lights. Inside, there are aftermarket seat covers, an aftermarket steering wheel and shift knob, a Panasonic head unit and a kind of Japanese toll card readers that’s going to be of no use on the I95 however is a enjoyable reminder of its previous life.
Previous onerous life, that ought to most likely say. The Carfax report lists a collision in January 2023 plus a mileage discrepancy the next month and there are cracks within the sprint and varied little bits of trim lacking. However that’s what occurs with previous efficiency automobiles. They get used as meant and don’t keep in good situation.
No, this Nissan SX, which is now positioned within the U.S. and up on the market on the Vehicles & Bids public sale web site, isn’t good, nevertheless it’s totally different and has an actual sense of enjoyable, and that counts for lots supplied you’re not searching for a trailer queen.