Thursday, 5 April 2012

Forza 4 Photos..

Well not as many as Forza 3 but i guess quality over quantity. Will update this as we go along.
1995 MR2 GT-S Turbo

2009 DBS

 

Forza 3 wasted time, taken photos

Ah Forza 3. I wasted so many hours on this game than i care. I guess whole photo mode was a good distraction on the way. Few of the photos i took back when i was into to this game, now dominated by Forza 4....  watch the next blog update for Forza 4 photos.
1995 MR2 GT-S Turbo

1969 Fairlady Z 432 (PS30)

1985 Sprinter Trueno GT Apex (AE86)

2009 R8 LMS

2002 Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (R34)

2009 IS-F

2009 IS-F

2009 IS-F

2002 Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (R34)

1998 Supra RZ

1992 Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo#

2002 Top Secret 0-300 Supra

1998 Supra RZ

1992 Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo

2004 Altezza RS200

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Wagonly LOVE..Nuff said














Whaa?! Civic EF Drift

Who said that FF cars are not good for drifting? Keisuke Hatakeyama will show you how to drive Honda Civic ef sideways.


 

Porsche 911 964 Turbo..Amazing Die-Cast Model..

Beautiful diecast model car by Zuugnap. Porsche 911 964 Turbo on Youngtimer BBS wheels.




 

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

MINE'S - CAR BUILDER

Mine's; A Japanese household name in tuning, made famous by numerous Hot Version and Best Motoring DVD's. We all remember the battle between the Amuse Supra and Mine's R34; the battle of the straight inline six. The mastermind behind Mine's is Michizo Niikura. He started his career at Bridgestone but turned his attention to tuning cars. Established in 1985, Mine's makes parts for the Skyline R34, Lancer EVO, Impreza WRX and the 350Z.

 Nissan R35 GT-R. The car is rocking a new ESTA suspension system specifically designed for the road. The OEM rotors are replaced by Mine's items and the pads are upgraded by Pagid ones. Mine's claims that when you purchase their Titan exhaust system, VX filter replacement and their VX-Rom you will have power increase of 50 to 60hp.
The famous Mine's N1 R34 GT-R is being worked after some laps on the circuit. The car became famous after its record braking time on Tsukuba; 0:57,746. You have to remember that this car is still street legal and can compete with full blown race cars. The car wasn't build with high horsepower figures in mind, but instead it was build as the ultimate road going car.
The 350Z demo car from Mine's is their only naturally aspirated car. The car has 350ps thanks to a fully reworked engine with forged pistons, higher compression and a new VX-rom ECU. Mine's also enhanced the exterior with some nice carbon goodies like the rear spoiler, front spoiler and the air scoop.
A stage 1 RB26 ready to be fitted. You can by a complete engine straight from Mine's. You can choose between a stage 1 (480hp) or a stage 2 engine (580hp). All engines are hand build by Mine's chief engineer Nakayama San. A complete stage 2 engine without the ancillaries will cost you 3.000,000 yen. I could import a nice car for that LOL.
Some parts on the shelves like stainless steel exhausts, camshafts and preprogrammed ECU's. All these parts have had extensive testing on Mine's own demo cars on track and on the road
The Mine's shop is located in the Yokosuka suburbs. The only tell tale sign that you are in front of the Mine's headquarters is a small sign in front of the building. The other noticeable thing are off course the customer and demo cars in the parking lot. Within the building Niikura has a garage, a shop and his own R&D center. The R&D centre is mostly used to improve on his VX-Rom ECU's. The first VX-Rom was used in a Nissan Skyline R31 in 1988.