[TDSD] Technical Downhill and Street Drifting

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Xcessive Manufacturing's ITB intake manifold for the KA24DE motor (RWD) is designed to take advantage of the factory high port/runner design combined with either a set a GSX-R or Hayabusa ITB's for dramatically increased flow on boosted or N/A motors looking for more mid to high rpm power.

We can add velocity stacks with a matched inside diameter for smooth air flow that can be run boosted or N/A with a plenum or N/A as individual open stacks. We can also do side draft carburetor adaptations.

As shown on GSX-R ITB's, new Xcessive plenum with bolting hardware with velocity stacks on the plenum bolt flange.

The plenum is permanent mold cast for superior finish and casting soundness with a phenolic shell core used for internal walls to yield some of the best quality available, then we add a 3" inlet pipe for charge pipe hookup and rotate it to help with fitment. The three piece runner/ITB/plenum design also allows for easy porting and polishing as well as ease of installation.

Factory temperature sensors will need to be reused as well as the lower PCV manifold and hoses. Hood clearance will need to be checked. The stock AAC is not used, an optional AAC remote mount kit is available (click here). You supply your own ITB's, or we can source them for you, the price does not include the ITB's. We can also adapt this other brands of ITB's.

Just recently, I discovered a lot of un-shed light about many of the drifters who came from GTA. And because of this, I will finally do something I have always wanted to do for a long time. I will create a text document with a list of names, and brief descriptions of every drifter who came, made a name for themselves, and left GTA.

I have already started the file and will try aviod writing negative comments about the players, I will only write about what they did and how they got along with everyone. As well as a rating out of 10 about their drift skill.

A series of video's some of you may or may not know about, TD Interception







Brand new upload!

I downloaded and ripped apart a few car mods for GTA IV, just to see how they are put together, and by the looks of things It shouldn't be very hard to convert the horrible Onevia into GTA IV, so I might just do it. Downloaded all required tools (as far as I know), started spliting the Onevia apart and making lower quality models (required)...should be interesting.

Sorry, but this video is just epic!

Uploaded at Morning, and posted here at night since I forgot about all of you nimblefingers.

The map has hit Alpha stages and has been successfully placed in game, bug free.

Video coming tommorow.

Made some progress today, quite a bit actually..

Made the exit road from the map, finished the whole thing, did a LOT of texturing, only a few bits left, but I'm gonna go goodnight'

So here's a pic for all





And I present to you another great tune from 2003.

Started working on the map again, finished the bordering outside terrain, the rest to do is just a large downhill cliff to the water, so that'll only take a few minutes. After that it's just texturing left to do, long, boring, but easy. Expect the full release this week.

Last 2 days work:

-Took apart passenger door to bang out dent
-Took off brakes
-Took off Tension rod, which was a royal pain in the arse.
-Took out front and side lights, disassembled rear lights
-Sanded all rust area's
-Took off trunk, sanded (it used to be blue!)
-Took off inner fender wall

Basically getting ready to replace light bulbs, parts and re-paint the whole car.

There's probably some thing I missed out on listing, and it may not seem like a lot but it proves to be a handful of hours work..and now it's time to sign off before my head smashes into the keyboard when I fall asleep.

Goodnight

Yay, woohoo! I have been GTA blog surfing and noticed that on almost every blog I visited, there are no links to this TDSD blog anymore! We have almost completely dropped off the map! Even on a blog where someone has actually taken the time to find the oldest of old GTA websites and blogs and put them on their sidebar, we still didn't make the cut. [TDSD] is dead on the internetaca, but still alive in-game...hopefully. From late 2005 to late 2009, you can count the years, great history.

2 of the 3 orders failed to go through, but the brakes are still coming. I thought about for a while, and there's still a lot to be known about the car, so I'm going to go with stock parts (which are max $50) for now, and when I've got another grand or two start buying the upgrades, kinda getting carried away here.

Yup.


Ignore the paintings in the background, those are a few of my dad's earlier airbrush drawings.


Tesla power armor =0!




This whole section is going to be replaced with nice new shiny suspension and brakes!


Cleanest part on the car, featuring AEM Cold air intake.



Air gets to the intake from a second fan behind radiator, works brilliantly.



The miserable, dirt, hole filled trunk.

And thanks to Sarah I finally realized I did not post the pics of the Sil80.

Pics were taken by the owner, expect tons more tomorrow if I can finally get the camera.

List of prices and parts that will need replacing on the Sil80:
All parts listed are not stock, but performance made.

-Brake Calipers and Disks (4) = $150-200
-Shocks, springs and perhaps coil-overs (4) = $400-500
-Tie rods, Tension rods
-Trunk (1) = $300 (Might not be needed)
-Oil Filter (1) = $10-20
-Cables for spoiler light (1) = $5 (Might not be needed)

Tire prices vary a lot so I'll go about and find an estimate.

This list will be updated further on.

Well, we were told the car was going to be delivered at 10pm tonight, not expected...So we went to a movie, left at 9 just in case, car was already waiting for us.

Backed it off the car carrier, drove it into the garage and tested everything.
And now I have a detailed list of what needs to be done!

-All rust is very minor and can be sanded off
-Dent in passenger door can be buffed out and fixed
-A-frame needs to be shifted forward, which again will only take a few minutes
-And...oh wait, nothing else!

The owner fixed the engine gasket before he shipped it, the "suspension problem" was the a-frame, no major rust anywhere including underneath, everything works perfectly, the car is a 240sx front and s13 rear, all stock, even the awesome factory rims!!

So of course when my dad looked at it and tested it as well he was really shocked with it, he didn't expect -Everything- to work properly, but I guess that is indeed the case.

Beauty of a car, and for this occasion he is allowing me to use the company-borrowed camera! So now you'll get to see pics of the car and the sexyman inside.

Well I saw the car, it will need some work..but...We bought it!

So atm it's a salvage titled car, turns out the guy had bought it from a salvage auction and it'll cost at least $1,000 to repair, but my father has shown great interest in the project and will probably pay for at least half of the expenses.

Info on the car:

-KA24DE Engine (Still runs strong, absolutely no problems)
-Cracked front suspension (Tie rod, ect) (lots to buy, but cheap)
-Rusted and Dented right door (will have to buy a new one)
-No brakes, will have to buy a full 4 set.
-Slightly rusted muffler, may or may not need replacing
-Everything electronic still functions 100% properly (tested)
-SUNRUUF
-May need new Oil Cooler
-Comes with extra Cold Air Intake installed

It is a 1993 Nissan Sil80 (240 front, s13 back), being hauled here on Friday with all documentation. And be prepared for Blog support, I'll probably be offline a lot more working on the car and may need some help...mmm...not much more to say so here is the end of the post after this dot.

Sorry but I'm taking a break from the map, 5 steady days of work can drive one crazy, I'll resume in a day or 2...

and now, watch this old video!