OliverDrift'S14 Intro & Technical Breakdown
Intro
I have Owned the car since 2015 when it was bought to replace my street S15 and be the base for a serious motorsport build for drifting, tarmac rally, circuit racing, and maybe some shows and maybe a burnout comp... Basically the perfect car that is good at everything.
Wow.. what a task I had ahead of me.
Through the years the car has evolved pretty dramatically, and im often forgetting the massive list of things I have done over that time, some are obvious, but many things will not catch the eye straight away.
Once the basics were rushed together the car was straight into drift practice.. in hind sight the car was nowhere near ready, and it ended in tears, eventually a hesitation issue started occuring when getting back onto the throttle mid drift at the S section of Wanneroo Raceway. Ended up sliding onto the grass and smashing the front left corner on the wall sending bits of my dreams into the sandpit.
This prompted a more methodical and patient approach to building the car. Out comes the panel beating tools and some skills. The car had the front wheel arches tubbed and whole front end repaired by Rob @ Ultimate Panel & Paint Neerabup. He did an exceptional job and would recommend anyone contact him!
Technical Breakdown
Meanwhile I decided now was the time to re do all of the things I was not happy with engine and body wise.
It has had almost all the parts either reconditioned as standard, quality aftermarket items installed, or handcrafted custom work by me, my brother, dad, a good fabricator friend and of course kindys little helping hands.
Id say im about 70% through the build, but the car is driving great, and frying tyres at drift events!
It has also been a fantastic way of testing parts before offering them to our customers, youl see many parts we sell on display on this car * and some things that are no longer on the car and not for sale because they didnt meet my high standards!
Engine:
SR20DET VCT Engine making around 330hp at the wheels currently with much more left to gain.
ACL Forged Pistons
MANLEY Connecting Rods
King Racing Bearings
Metal Headgasket with new OEM headbolts
Tomei Poncam 256 duration /11.5mm Lift with VCT
Tomei Type A Valve Springs
Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers
Dual-Guide Valve Shim mod
6Boost Turbo Manifold
Mamba GTX2871R Gen1 .73 rear housing
Turbosmart 45mm Wastegate with Screamer pipe
3”Exhaust into twin cannon 2.5” mufflers
2.5 Intercooler piping with 600x300x76mm Tube & Fin core.
Baffled Large capacity oil pan *
Oil Cooler Kit *
Lightweight Pulley Kit *
Coolant Breather Tank / Swirl Pot *
Large Aluminium Radiator with twin 12”high power fans
Custom Coolant tank and Oil Catch can
Turbosmart Fuel Pressure Regulator
Walbro 460LPH Fuel Pump
1000cc Bosch Injectors
VIPEC V44 Engine ECU
Interior
Quick Release Steering wheel hub *
Short Steering wheel hub boss kit *
350mm deep dish steering wheel
Drift Button for handbrake *
12V power socket *
2xUSB Quick charger for GoPro camera and Phone *
Battery Voltage Display Meter *
Link Knock Monitor
AEM Wideband AFR Gauge
Water Temp, Oil Pressure & Boost Gauges
Antilag and Brake line Locker Switches with Pilot light indicators *
Bride Low Max Bucket Seat
Super clean full interior, even has Pioneer stereo for when sitting on the grid!
Super Bright LED boot light so I can find my tools in the dark
Chassis:
5 Speed Gearbox Rebuilt in house * we sell the parts! *
Xtreme 6puk Ceramic HD Clutch & Lightweight flywheel
4.11 Shim-Locked Rear diff with 5 Bolt axle shafts
R33 296mm Front Brake upgrade with slotted rotors
R33 Twin Piston Rear & Drum handbrake conversion – Project MU shoes
Braided SS Brake Lines
HSD Coilovers
Adjustable Suspension arms *
Larger sway bars F 26mm & R 22mm
Steering lock spacers
Hardened rubber engine mounts
Polyurethane subframe and diff mount bushes
Exterior
Super Bright LED Headlights H1 main & HB3 High *
Super Bright LED Corner & Side Indicator lights *
Crystal Clear Side indicators *
LED Underglow Neon Light Kit *
Carbon Fibre rear Spoiler
Desmond Wise Sport Wheels 17x9F 17x8.5R
Bridgestone Potenza RE003 Front tyres & the cheapest I can find on the rear!
Nishi D Drift Day
The next steps will be tesing some more suspension arms and alignment settings along with a final touch up on the ECU tune to hopefully crack the 350HP mark on 98 octane, then E85 if not!
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