Koguchi's 180SX???

[240s15]

I have been looking at Koguchi's 180SX for a month.(If you don't know who he is, he's a very well known Drifter in Japan) I was wondering, if you know who he is or his car, if you could tell me what kind of kit hes got(I think its a G-Grow kit)(G-Grow is very rare) To see what the kit looks like go to http://www.takakaira.com/aerokits/aerokitindex.asp?sideon=sidemenu.asp?cat=4 Click on NISSAN at the top left then scroll down to G-Grow on the left and click 180sx/Silvia S13? Right know I have a Do-luck kit Its hot but I saw a guy around town with it and I need a new one so I'm thinking about purchasing this one.

Thanks

[DoriftoSlut]

Koguchi's is a Ikeya Formula kit. Ikeya made a copy of his front bumper (that he custom built/designed) so that when he ruins them, he's got more (obvioulsy) and doesn't have to go custom make them again. Anyway search around for Ikeya's webpage, i had it at one point...

Oh wait! Which 180 are you talking about? Specify green, black, red, or purple? (he actually has more)

That would help. The one I am talking about is his green one. i know most of his other ones: the red and purple ones are stock Kouki optional aero kits. The red one has different sideskirts and rear, along with wide front and rear fenders. the purple one has vented front fenders.

[DoriftoSlut]

http://www.skrperformance.com/Site/new180-2.JPG
http://rayswheels.co.jp/menu/setups/sports/large_08.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/p027220ac84313ceb4484ae0e1fc921d4/fd224b90.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pf6ae1c4c604eea820824f443c94a2d61/fd216219.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/p28808d9ed48fda17789c2ff019e20744/fd21621b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p93575db8f5fc31c71874f08a5522da7d/fcf15880.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p71a9c93d11762fc4d4a99e19ec2cf00f/fcf15893.jpg
http://ascii24.aleph.co.jp/auto-salon/image/4524.jpg

Which one?


:D

[240s15]

OH thats it the black one where did you find that picture thats hot as hail.

[boro240]

the black one is a hot road kit. dorifto has one...lol

[Dousan_PG]

haha..yeah dorifto has one. ****er. too bad i'm going to kick his ass next weekend when he chills in cali w/ me while we meet koguchi and ill steal his body kit muhahahaha..i wish

its hotroad. koguchi and itai were both sponsored by hotroad it seems. badass. love that kit too. very classy

hey dorifto, buy the rear valence you cheap bastard! hahahaha

koguchi power!!

[240s15]

two ?s

1 how'd you get to meet koguchi thats awesome.

and 2 do you happen to know where dorifto got his kit? or if you see this dorifto whered you get yours i love the kit.

[Dousan_PG]

haha...check meets and gatherings
koguchi is in LA this weekend for a drift event
im in the advancecd group (40 people)so we get training and meet mr. koguchi!! YAAAAA! 150 bucks but its worth every penny.

he got it thru

skrperformance.com

good luck

koguchi been my fav drifter for around 2 years now, when i got my intersted sparked in it.

[Jsquared]

ummm... it might just be me but that black car looks like a stock later 180SX Type-X with some additional vents in the bumper and a vented hood :confused:

[Dousan_PG]

yes, kouki 180sx style
MANY body kits in japan copy/similiar to that style, its nothing new. pick up a mag and be amazed


koguchi needed the extra airflow. TMIC!!

and that RSmax racing hood is SWEET. he needs it. TMIC!!

[DoriftoSlut]

Originally posted by dousan36
haha..yeah dorifto has one. ****er. too bad i'm going to kick his ass next weekend when he chills in cali w/ me while we meet koguchi and ill steal his body kit muhahahaha..i wish

its hotroad. koguchi and itai were both sponsored by hotroad it seems. badass. love that kit too. very classy

hey dorifto, buy the rear valence you cheap bastard! hahahaha

koguchi power!!

Man, you need to stop stalking me. I come onto FA and Zilvia after meeting the S14 andd FC-driving girls tonight, and you answer all the questions for me. Hahaha wassup bro? I can't wait to come chill wit you in cali, its been what? 3, 4 months? Dang.


240s15--If you get my bodykit I will cut you fool! nah, j/k. On a serious note, like Dousansaid, I dont have the rear valence. Why? kit is pretty expensive. Well when I ordered it, it wasn't that bad (imo) but now that www.autoimaging.com is going to carry G-Grow kits (look almost identical) adn the GP-Sports GSonic Type R/Type 2 kits are hella inexpensive, thats what I would have/should have gotten... oh well. I love that hotroad kit, especially the way it looks in TV2! Mmmmm.

Newsflash! i just checked www.hotroad.co.jp and it is down. it has been down for about 2 months. Thats how SKRPerformance got my kit, by going through the website. Hmm. Other kits that looks nearly identical: G-Grow Type I and II.

Dousan: Damn I need to get my car done! And painted! Too bad I am so far away from it. Grrrrr. By the middle of May, it will be/should be done! I hope this doesn't turn out like the GTR rims. I got them for the project RPS13 back in the day, about a year ago, and since then Mike, Benson, Hypercarrots, etc all rocked them. i feel like now that people are FINALLY going to see my car, they'll think I saw all THEIR cars and started posing. :rolleyes: Haha. Dang. Especially 'cause Mike's and I car will be the same/similar color. :D

[RedlineRacer]

i love the bumper on the green 180. where can i get it? i didn't see it on skr.

[Dousan_PG]

the bumper is NOT available for sale
its custom made ikeya formula
please dont buy it. you need EVERYTHING for it to be useful
koguchi uses a TMIC setup and a relocated engine.
youneed the whole kit ot make it fit

anyways, its custom and h's broken it so much who knows how many times its been replaced/repaired.

pristine body kits are for posers
now body kits w/ some damage, i respect that

show cars who track their cars i respect

[RedlineRacer]

check out this sh*t:

http://japps.hypermart.net/gray180.jpg

[RedlineRacer]

thats how i want my 240 to look

[Dousan_PG]

that's probably about 6-10K of just body work and wheels (mostly wheels)

and you have to understand, koguchi's car is how it is for a reason

NOT FOR POSING

its a drift car. its crashes, it has problems, its breaks down. the wheels body are stylish and on their for the prime purpose of drifting and wieght and airflow

[RedlineRacer]

its bad as [email protected], it took me forever to get all those decals off that car and to change the color and make it look clean

[DoriftoSlut]

yeah I would say 10k is a LITTLE high, but 6k is more reasonable... think about this you guys: bodykit~$2000+, wide fenders, ~$600 or more for fronts and rolled fenders, wheels~2500. plus shipping. you have your $6k easy. Then you have paint. Umm.. $2k for a decent job and more for a koguchi-quality job. So actually, $10k isn't OUTRAGEOUS price.

Anyway, if you got that kind of money... :rolleyes:

btw, nice PS job, but I can tell its PS, if you even care...:cool:

[DoriftoSlut]

Oh, and the reason I can tell its PS is the reflections off of a dark colored car like that would not be like you have them. Dark cars are hard as chit to get right, cause they reflect EVERY color, when you look at a black car, the black is not really just black.

For credentials: I design cars for fun and for school. I am not just making random crap up:p ;) .

[RedlineRacer]

yeah, you can see alot of my faults

[RedlineRacer]

when i had it green, it was harder to see my mess ups

[RedlineRacer]

and i didn't even use PS, i should have, but i just used simple MS Paint, and then copied it in Paint Shop Pro and change the color

[ratm]

I was wondering if this is the same car as the green one.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pc77803c279cc1a98dcd41741b2c40f0d/fc97bf23.jpg

[Dousan_PG]

yep. same

[Aubrey]

Originally posted by ratm
I was wondering if this is the same car as the green one.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pc77803c279cc1a98dcd41741b2c40f0d/fc97bf23.jpg

Holy Sh!t that pic is awesome!! I would love to see that car run in person.

[Muzzy]

where can i get a TMIC???

from an WRX Sti??

[Dousan_PG]

Originally posted by Muzzy
where can i get a TMIC???

from an WRX Sti??

no, custom job. very expensive if you dont hvae contats.custom endtanks, custom piping, cutting of the rad support

[DoriftoSlut]

Originally posted by Muzzy
where can i get a TMIC???

from an WRX Sti??

I ill find you a pic, it is not at ALL similar to the type of TMIC you are thinking of.

[Dousan_PG]

since our ricer friend (dorifto) is lazy..

http://datsun510.com/photopost/data/3008/8125-2530_img-med.jpg

[boro240]

yeah it isnt technically a TMIC, as a TMIC would be above the engine ala WRX. its more of an angled recessed FMIC, as it is still in front and draws air from the front, and not a hood scoop.

[ny_jee]

Top Mount does not mean mounting over the engine. It just means that it's mounted so the air going to the intercooler via the top side of the car as oppose to the front of the car. For better response(supposely), and less part to fix in case a minor front end damage(relatively speaking...).

[Muzzy]

i know wut i looks like but i was wondering where i could get one....now i know.


hey boro u know preston or john from moanalua??

(preston is part of WUDAN)

[Dousan_PG]

there are some companies in japan that make a TMIC kit similar to koguchis.

wont be same, he moved his engine back 9 cm. mad skillz.

[Muzzy]

he moved it back in order to accomidate the TMIC?

[Dousan_PG]

that wasnt the primary concern
it was for weight. moving it back shifted the weight.

[Ryan of Velocity]

Koguchi moved the motor back for better weight distribution. The car is awesome, replaced almost every damn panel.

And why is everyone acting like that intercooler setup is unbelievably expensive. Any competent shop or someone who can weld can set it up pretty easily.

You want complicated try fabricating piping for a VR4:p

[hurleyboi514]

there is a shop in MB that does a similar IC set up. its not expensive... www.epikmotorsports.com is the site. they like that b/c the piping is very short so you have killer throttle response... http://www.epikmotorsports.com/images/SaRa_nosejob_10a.jpg
there you can see the set up... notice how the radiator is flat? cool huh?