This years rookie at Formula D is Nick D’Alessio from Pennsylvania. He’ll be competing in this S13 Nisyota.
Nick is a member of The Drift Alliance and he’s taken some serious steps to prep his car for the 2012 Formula D season.
Nick has done an engine swap. He’s now got a Toyota 1JZ straight 6 engine in his S13 Silvia (240), and this is the Tomei ARMS M8280 1JZ bolt on turbo kit that powers it.
Here it is installed on Nick’s engine. It’s good to see Nick going head to head with the V8 powered cars with a Toyota straight 6. These 1JZ engines are extremely popular in Japan for Drifters as they are bulletproof.
you may have seen this car already on the Bloodmasters film.
This is the new livery he has on the car.
Nick and his team are already prepared from this weekends Formula Drift round at Long Beach. So you can watch him in action if you’re at the event.
Good luck Nick!
CAR SPECS
ENGINE / DRIVETRAIN:
TOMEI ARMS M8280 1JZ BOLT ON TURBO KIT
TOMEI METAL HEAD GASKET
TOMEI TECHNICAL TRAX LSD
TOYOTA 1JZ-GTE VVTI WITH R154 TRANSMISSION
ADVANCED CLUTCH TECHNOLOGY STAGE 3 CLUTCH
ELITE | JDM CUSTOM MID-MOUNT INTERCOOLER KIT
ELITE | JDM CUSTOM ENGINE/TRANSMISSON MOUNT KIT
ALUMINUM ONE-PIECE DRIVESHAFT
TURBOSAMRT BOV
WALBRO 255LPH FUEL PUMP
HALLMAN MBC
APEXI POWER FC ENGINE MANAGEMENT
EXTERIOR:
WISE SQUARE FRONT BUMPER
NISSAN SILVIA K’S AERO SIDE SKIRTS
NISSAN SILVIA K’S AERO REAR VALENCES
NISSAN SILVIA K’S AERO REAR SPOILER
ORIGIN TYPE II 50MM REAR OVER FENDER
TRA KYOTO 6666 30MM FRONT OVER FENDERS
WHEEL / TIRE:
ENKEI RPF1 WHEELS
17×9.5 +18 FRONT
17×10 +18 REAR
FALKEN RT615K 235/40 17
FALKEN RT615K 255/40 17
SUSPENSION / STEERING:
APEXI S1 COILOVERS
BATTLE VERSION ADJUSTABLE ARM PACKAGE
MA MOTORSPOORTS AWESOMETRON 5000 SPINDLES
TEIN INNER & OUTER TIE RODS
SOLID REAR SUBFRAME BUSHINGS
NISSAN SILVIA S14 5 LUG CONVERSION WITH 4POT FRONT BRAKES
INTERIOR / SAFTEY:
ELITE | JDM CUSTOM 7 POINT ROLL CAGE
SPARCO EVO FIXED BUCKET SEAT
TEAM TECH RACING HARNESS’
NARDI CLASSIC DEEP STEERING WHEEL
DEFI LINK WITH BOOST, OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP & WATER TEMP METERS
Website
www.nickdalessio.com
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www.facebook.com/nickdrifting
YouTube
www.youtube.com/nickdrifting
Twitter
www.twitter.com/elitejdm
The car getting tuned with the Tomei ARMS Turbo installed.
A cool short teaser.
