Pearl: Humble Beginnings

“PEARL” – 1999 JDM Silvia SPEC R S15 200SX

Pearl has seen minimal modifications since my acquisition early 2012, many of the mods listed here fortunately came with the car. Goodbye to the subjective 3 spoke Stern wheels (each to their own) and Vertex eyelids… and hello to more power and style!

There is plenty more to come, this is just the beginning…

Engine:

• Stock SR20DET Black top with VCT
• Spitfire Coil Packs (recently discovered in April 2013)

Intake/Exhaust:

• Blitz SUS Pod filter
• Custom Alloy intake pipe
• Hi Octane Enclosed Air Box
• GKTech 3” Stainless Steel Dump Pipe
• Venom 3″ Hi Flow Metal Cat
• Removed BOV
• Unknown 3” Japanese Front Pipe
• Unknown 3” Japanese Cat back (JASMA Approved)

Suspension/Brakes/Handling:

• HKS Hipermax D series III coilovers
• Cusco OS Front Strut Brace
• DBA Club Spec vented front rotors
• QRM A1RM Front and Rear brake pads

Drivetrain:

• Stock 6 speed manual
• Unknown 1.5 or 2 way Mechanical Diff (yet to check)

Wheels/Tyres:

• Advan AVS Type 5 Twin Spoke rims (Track)
• Front – 17” x 8 +30 235/45/17 Falken Azenis RT615
• Rear – 17” x 9 +40 255/40/17 Falken Azenis RT615
• Volk GTC rims
• Front – 18″ x 8 + 18 225/40/18 Federal 595 RSR
• Rear – 18″ x 9 + 19 235/40/18 Federal 595 RSR

Interior:

• Defi BF series Oil Pressure/Water Temp/Oil temp gauges with Defi Control Unit
• Blitz D-SBC Boost Controller
• Razo Gear Knob
• Recaro SR3 Driver seat
• HKS Turbo Timer

Exterior:

• Trust/Gracer Front Lip
• Vertex Lang Red headlights
• Factory Spec R side skirts and rear pods
• Unknown boot lip spoiler
• Awesome ‘SR20DET inside’ and weird Japanese sticker

ICE:

• Sony xplod unit
• Supercheap Auto Speakers

In the pipeline!

• GKTech 3” Stainless Steel Dump Pipe  done here
  
• Custom alloy intake pipe done here
• Defi BF Boost Gauge in A-Pillar done
• AEM 02 Wideband gauge done
• New Wheels (suspense) and tyres done here
• Front Whiteline 27mm adjustable swaybar
• Rear Whiteline 24mm adjustable swaybar
• Venom 3″ Hi Flow Metal Cat done here
• Front and rear QFM A1RM brake pads + Penrite brake fluid done
• Z32 AFM
• Nistune ECU