Some of you might remember
Clement's RPS13, which I featured a while back. Here's the 2nd teacher that I know with a Silvia. Given the low number of Silvias in Singapore, what are the odds?? Maybe a school principal is going to come up to me with his Sil80 next...
Anyway, Colin's a good friend of mine and is an active drifter in the local scene. While teaching is his bread-and-butter, those who know him can safely say that drifting is his blood-and-glory!
He has participated in 2006's D1GP Malaysia and 2008's Formula Drift Singapore, where his CWest-kitted red drift weapon made short work of countless sets of Goodyear RevSpec tyres mounted on distinctive Blitz Technospeed rims.
His S15 has been slowly and meticulously built up with plenty of sweat and tears along the way. Just ask him about his experience with a certain unscruplous car dealer who sold him this S15 and the weekly northern treks to hone his craft.
Engine has been recently rebuilt with some serious headwork - Tomei 272 cams in and out, solid lifters and springs as well as a thicker gasket to reduce compression for greater boost. Bottom end is fitted with forged Tomei conrods and pistons while engine duties are handled by an Apexi D-Jetro with MAP sensor.
Central to all these will be a Greddy T518Z turbo that enables the whole set-up to kick out 420 rampaging horses! My heart goes out to all those poor tyres. For them, the end is nigh...
Handling is improved immensely with Top Secret coilovers, Cusco front strut bar as well as front and rear anti-roll bars. For braking duties, the stock calipers are deemed sufficient when paired with Project Mu rotors and pads.
There's sooooo many other parts on his car that I want to describe in detail, including a oh-so-gorgeous ARC FMIC, Ogura 559 Twin Plate Carbon Clutch, Greddy oil sump amongst... But I don't want to turn this post into a Encyclopedia Britannica post.
So I'll leave you guys with a great picture of the S15's back view, where the CWest Type II carbonfibre wing and Fujitsubo take pride of place.
Colin's active involvement in the local motorsport scene and
high media visibility makes him an excellent candidate to increase the exposure of your brand and products. Please drop me a mail and I'll put you through to him for further discussion.
When I was a young kid back in the early nineties, Civics were king of the tarmac for most Singaporean enthusiasts. The modified ones make 180 naturally aspirated bhp (thereabouts) with the B-series engines and that's enough to send off most non-supercars.
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