NZ Performance Car – October 2019

HEART
ENGINE: Nissan SR22VET, 2200cc,
four-cylinder
BLOCK: 2.2 stroker, Wiseco pistons,
Manley rods, ARP main studs, ARP
head studs
HEAD: P11 Primera head, custom
Kelford cams, HKS cam gears,
Kelford Cams valve springs, Kelford
titanium retainers, Horsepower Heads
port and polish
INTAKE: Spec Performance
intake manifold, K&N air filter,
Spec Performance intercooler
EXHAUST: Three-inch steel system,
Adrenalin R muffler, twin stainless
blast pipes
TURBO: BorgWarner S365,
Spec Performance manifold
WASTEGATE: TiAL 60mm
BOV: TiAL
FUEL: Spec Performance fuel rail, Bosch
2200cc injectors, Tomei fuel-pressure
regulator (FPR), Spec Performance–
built boot install, dual Bosch 044 main
pumps, dual SX filters, Walbro 465-litre-
per-hour in-tank pump
IGNITION: Spec Performance trigger
kit, AEM coils
ECU: Link G4+ Storm Black, Link boost
controller
COOLING: Spec Performance radiator,
dual fans
EXTRA: Complete rewire, oil catch-
can, high-capacity sump, Garage Zeal
engine mounts, Garage Zeal skid plate

DRIVELINE

GEARBOX: CD009, six-speed

CLUTCH: Competition twin-plate

FLYWHEEL: Custom

DIFF: R200 locked-centre (4.3 ratio)

SUPPORT
STRUTS: Tein Super Drift
BRAKES: (F) R33 GT-R calipers, R33
GT-R rotors; (R) R33 GT-R calipers,
R33 GT-R rotors, Parts Shop Max
handbrake
EXTRA: Tomlin Power knuckles, Tomlin
Power LCAs, adjustable castor arms,
adjustable camber arms, adjustable toe
arms, adjustable traction arms

SHOES

WHEELS: (F) 18x9-inch (0) Riverside

Altstadt; (R) 18x11-inch (+6) Riverside

Altstadt, 18x10.5-inch (-36) Work

Equip, 18x11-inch (-19) Work Equip,

18x10.5-inch (-36) Work Meister S1R

TYRES:(F) 225/40R18 Nankang

NS2R, (R) Kenda 235/40R18

EXTERIOR
PAINT: Hero Prints livery, including
red, applied by The Sign Lab
ENHANCEMENTS: D-MA X Type 3
bodykit, D-MAX D1-spec fibre-
reinforced-plastic (FRP) bonnet, Car
Modify Wonder GT +20mm widebody,
Car Modify Wonder Glare Type 5A
side-skirt canards, Car Modify Wonder
Glare Type 5A rear canards, Origin
Labo carbon front canards, Origin Labo
side-skirt under panels, JSAI vortex
generators, D-MAX roof spoiler

INTERIOR

SEATS: Bride Zeta, Sparco Sprint,

Silvester six-point harness

STEERING WHEEL: Nardi Deep Corn

INSTRUMENTATION:

Race Technology dash

PERFORMANCE

POWER: 395kW

BOOST: 18psi

FUEL: E50

TUNER: Spec Performance

Aaron’s S14 rocks the most serious power plant of the trio. A

2.2 stroker SR, the package uses Wiseco pistons, Manley rods, and ARP

hardware, while the head has been ported and uses custom cams. The

turbo is a BorgWarner S365, which boosts to 18psi to make 395kW

AARON THANKS: Mark and Kieran, for having these wild ideas in the first place; Ryder, for all the work put in; Spec Performance; Jonny, Seth, and Josh at The Sign Lab; Ash at Hero Prints; Jesse Streeter; James

at Kenda Tyres NZ; Handsome Boys Drift Club, for the shit yarning and weekly fishing charters; my partner, Laura, for always pushing to get out and drive the car; DB Draught

first drift-school day, with a 180SX Type X, an S15 Silvia, and an

S14 Silvia Kouki, respectively. True to form, and in a tradition that

continues to this day, the three congregated the night before for

a pep talk, getting revved up on drift videos in pursuit of a few

tips and tricks. In that instance, Kieran recalls, it was the famous

Drift Bible DVD.

Ten years later, the cars might have changed, but the

camaraderie hasn’t. Drifting is one of those pursuits founded on

community, especially in the relatively small Kiwi scene. It’s about

helping the guy in the next pit, creating memories with close

mates, all the while stamping your own flavour on both car and

driving style.

‘Team Produced 732’ stands for just that: 7, 3, and 2 are the

first three digits of a Reefton phone number; ‘Team Produced’

— well, simply put, it means that the team is ‘made in Reefton’.

It’s regional pride not restricted to the three main offenders but

shared by everyone who experienced their journey growing up on

the Coast.