When i first told friends i had bought a S13 a lot reacted the same way: Please tell me its not a CA18DET.
It was but i had faith in the engine and believed if it was looked after and treated to a regular service the bottom end would forget all about its chocolate like ways and be nice to me in return. I was right, Of all the parts that have failed on the car and needed replacing the engine was not one of them!
When i collected the car it had a pretty good spec to jump straight into trackdays and enjoy the car.
Rebuilt CA18DET
Colder plugs
Exedy clutch
xspower FMIC
Apexi cone filter (custom vent in headlight cover to feed it)
Cusco 2way diff
Nismo shocks and springs with adjustable top mounts
Full kakimoto exhaust from downpipe back (cat and midbox baffles removed)
Raceland drivers bucket seat with unbranded harness
Soon after it was on to my local www.driftireland.com to find out when the next track day was, Turned out it wasn't to far away and was up in Nutts corner.
A quick search and i had found myself some extra wheels with brand new tyres on them at a very good price too.
My first ever drift day was eventful with getting lost and ended up being 3 hours late, And my first run of the day was the scoring session of the day. As i thought i would have i suck on track and really didn't have a clue what i was doing but still thoroughly enjoyed the day.
With a few pointers from a friend the shopping began to make the car better and more track friendly.
Soon i picked up a 19 row oil cooler just to that little bit nicer on the engine and a "spin button" for the hand break to stop it staying locked on track.
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