Sileighty

The Nissan SilEighty is a sports coupe of the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan, which was produced mid-1990s, only in small numbers. It is based on the Japanese 180SX S13 series.

History

The origins of SilEighty found in unlawfully operated drift race on Japanese mountain roads. The rear-wheel drive and front- engined and therefore well-suited for this purpose 180SX enjoyed among the young participants of these events very popular. In the course of such events however, there were frequent accidents that usually ended with a destroyed vehicle front. Because of the folding headlights of the 180SX replacement parts were very expensive and so many owners replaced their front end with the cheaper one Silvia. This is the notchback variant of the hatchback 180SX and since both models share the same platform, the conversion was to be done easily and with little effort. In a short time it was a trend that has led to even undamaged 180SX have been converted to the Silvia front.

The manufacturer Nissan has finally attentive to this development and produced probably together with a tuning business called Kids Heart own variant. In Japan, the 180SX was available as K, Q and J in three engine variants, with the K version is the most powerful model and equipped with a 2.0 - liter turbo engine type SR20DET who (205 hp) develops 151 kW of power is. This type was used as a base and built Nissan Silvia on the front of the 180SX, which thus literally became the Silvia OneEighty. To create a definition for even converted SilEighty, the Nissan original was also an increase in output to 169 kW ( 230 PS) subjected by changes to the camshaft and engine control unit. In addition, the chassis was designed specifically for drift races a harder vote and the tail was equipped with a SilEighty emblem.

Due to the fact that the SilEighty was inspired by illegal street racing, Nissan stopped production numbers very low and it originated only 400 original vehicles.

Specifications

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