S15.3 Supercharged RB30 drift car - Drifting forum

David Reid · 18-12-2007, 16:17

As if we haven’t got enough to do in between our day jobs and running PPS, we decided to go ahead and build a drift car…

Car / Shell / Chassis - We have discussed the idea many times before even starting the breaker business. As is the usual ‘want’, we wanted to be just like everyone else…and be different. So, looks wise, inspiration came from the S15.3 MASA car.

We hadn’t seen many around at that time (still haven’t seen another one ?) and we both think it looks ace, ours will look somewhat different though as we are using a combination of parts and panels to get ‘our’ look.

Engine - Power plant wise, again, we wanted to be like everyone else and do something different, so a supercharged RB30 it is with lashings of extra power, so we sold the engine and turbo it came with. Why a supercharger ? I can hear people saying. The answer is a simple : ‘because’. We are aware that there are turbos that will spool up so quick they seem like a supercharger and how superchargers ‘sap’ power etc etc etc and without wanting to get into a massive debate (please refrain from questioning it in this thread :whip: ) the answer is simply ‘BECAUSE’ it’s a little different and it will sound really cool

Driving - Although James and I like to have a go at driving cool stuff and have driven a few cars in our time we simply aren’t good enough to compete and do well so I asked a mate of mine, Scott Armstrong, if he’d be keen. You don’t wanna know what he offered for the chance, but needless to say, he was pretty keen…Scott is a professional driver and works for Continental Tyres based at MIRA. He gets to drive all sorts of cars, on all sorts of tyres, on all sorts of surfaces all over the world, at their limit and be able to give objective opinion...and he gets paid for it, some peoples dream job

so, he ought to have the qualities needed to be competitive, after a few rides with him on various occasions James and I, in our humble opinions, are confident in his abilities...

Scott has had a few attempts at the 'drifting' thing but lack of reliable car (yes, he owned the orange V8 Sierra for a while and still owns the Datsun rally car) has always hindered him, here's hoping we can change this.

So, on with the search for a 15. A bit of effort later I found one in Japan through Power Vehciles with light front end damage and a few goodies already bolted on.

SARD blade roll-bars

Zeal coilovers and cusco adjustable arms

Several weeks passed and finally it arrived at Liverpool docks so we took a day off work and nipped up to fetch it.

All sorts of other cool stuff in the car park...oh and there were some Impreza's aswell...

Back James's place we got to work stripping the interior. EVERYTHING went and the shell was totally stripped bare. Sound deadening was removed quite painlessly by getting up early on a cold morning and air chiselling it off. Then the remains were disssolved with white spirit. It was all off in a day

Note that the sill cavities seem to be filled with stiffening foam, an indication that the car has had competitive past perhaps ???

David Reid · 18-12-2007, 16:17

Leftovers

Front end before spanner twirling...

and front end now...errr...modified.

Thats the donor engine you can see in one of the pics, we will only use the block and crank, and also a brief appearance by Scott

David Reid · 18-12-2007, 16:18

Basic details of engine are RB26 head mated to the RB30 block, RB30 crank with custom pistons and rods.

RB26 donor

RB30 donor, in need of some TLC

Note height difference between blocks, 26 on left and 30 on right.

Stavros · 18-12-2007, 16:29

Cool project.

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Reid

We are aware that there are turbos that will spool up so quick they seem like a supercharger

Ignore them.
ANYONE who really believes that has NEVER driven a car with a decent sized turbo or supercharger IMO as thats bollocks, even with the most lag free car (Mk5 Golf GTI or some modern TDI engine for example).

frick the power a SC takes, matters nothing, it will drive awesome for drifting.

IMO use a big positive displacment blower rather than a centrifugal one, one off a Jag XKR is ideal, and run it at at decent s/c rpm, low boost is pointless.

Dele-Himself · 18-12-2007, 16:33

Agreed,

You'd get more powerz from turbo but the engineering that would have to go into a Supercharger would earn more respect from me

Stavros · 18-12-2007, 16:35

frick respect, SC is just a better plan if going from scratch

LiGhTnInG · 18-12-2007, 16:55

This project is awesome.

I have always loved the S15.3 in the first picture.

gtst lad · 18-12-2007, 17:02

now this is a cool project, i've always liked the idea of a s15.3

Look forward to following the progress.

T.K · 18-12-2007, 17:07

15.3s are utterly choice. Interesting powerplant. Will be cool.

vtec mini clubman · 18-12-2007, 17:18

what a project

RB30 in silvia is way cool

Lex · 18-12-2007, 17:47

Exciting project

Nelo · 18-12-2007, 18:48

Nice... some awesome projects on here at the mo.

BRADs14 · 18-12-2007, 18:58

awsome!!! cant wait to see the end results

jammie654s13 · 18-12-2007, 19:23

is a s15.3 a s15 with s13 front end??

retrodan · 18-12-2007, 19:30

We!!!!

Dori Mat · 18-12-2007, 22:35

very cool project

good luck with it

suprmek1 · 19-12-2007, 00:12

I love that kit been wanting one for ages just cant get no one to ship it for me

.

Good luck

superclarkey · 19-12-2007, 00:47

nice project, maybe rethink RS13 front end.. there is a reason people remove the pop ups... they are gay

PS13 if you have to destroy the look of a s15

Jeffers_S13 · 19-12-2007, 10:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by superclarkey

nice project, maybe rethink RS13 front end.. there is a reason people remove the pop ups... they are gay

PS13 if you have to destroy the look of a s15

We are adding to the look of an S15 ! and who said we are using pop-ups ?

Mattyboi · 19-12-2007, 12:20

Cool project!!!! Good luck with it

18-12-2007, 16:17	#1 (permalink)
David Reid PPS EDC Team Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 240	S15.3 Supercharged RB30 drift car As if we haven’t got enough to do in between our day jobs and running PPS, we decided to go ahead and build a drift car… Car / Shell / Chassis - We have discussed the idea many times before even starting the breaker business. As is the usual ‘want’, we wanted to be just like everyone else…and be different. So, looks wise, inspiration came from the S15.3 MASA car. We hadn’t seen many around at that time (still haven’t seen another one ?) and we both think it looks ace, ours will look somewhat different though as we are using a combination of parts and panels to get ‘our’ look. Engine - Power plant wise, again, we wanted to be like everyone else and do something different, so a supercharged RB30 it is with lashings of extra power, so we sold the engine and turbo it came with. Why a supercharger ? I can hear people saying. The answer is a simple : ‘because’. We are aware that there are turbos that will spool up so quick they seem like a supercharger and how superchargers ‘sap’ power etc etc etc and without wanting to get into a massive debate (please refrain from questioning it in this thread :whip: ) the answer is simply ‘BECAUSE’ it’s a little different and it will sound really cool Driving - Although James and I like to have a go at driving cool stuff and have driven a few cars in our time we simply aren’t good enough to compete and do well so I asked a mate of mine, Scott Armstrong, if he’d be keen. You don’t wanna know what he offered for the chance, but needless to say, he was pretty keen…Scott is a professional driver and works for Continental Tyres based at MIRA. He gets to drive all sorts of cars, on all sorts of tyres, on all sorts of surfaces all over the world, at their limit and be able to give objective opinion...and he gets paid for it, some peoples dream job so, he ought to have the qualities needed to be competitive, after a few rides with him on various occasions James and I, in our humble opinions, are confident in his abilities... Scott has had a few attempts at the 'drifting' thing but lack of reliable car (yes, he owned the orange V8 Sierra for a while and still owns the Datsun rally car) has always hindered him, here's hoping we can change this. So, on with the search for a 15. A bit of effort later I found one in Japan through Power Vehciles with light front end damage and a few goodies already bolted on. SARD blade roll-bars Zeal coilovers and cusco adjustable arms Several weeks passed and finally it arrived at Liverpool docks so we took a day off work and nipped up to fetch it. All sorts of other cool stuff in the car park...oh and there were some Impreza's aswell... Back James's place we got to work stripping the interior. EVERYTHING went and the shell was totally stripped bare. Sound deadening was removed quite painlessly by getting up early on a cold morning and air chiselling it off. Then the remains were disssolved with white spirit. It was all off in a day Note that the sill cavities seem to be filled with stiffening foam, an indication that the car has had competitive past perhaps ???

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18-12-2007, 16:17	#2 (permalink)
David Reid PPS EDC Team Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 240	Leftovers Front end before spanner twirling... and front end now...errr...modified. Thats the donor engine you can see in one of the pics, we will only use the block and crank, and also a brief appearance by Scott

18-12-2007, 16:18	#3 (permalink)
David Reid PPS EDC Team Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 240	Basic details of engine are RB26 head mated to the RB30 block, RB30 crank with custom pistons and rods. RB26 donor RB30 donor, in need of some TLC Note height difference between blocks, 26 on left and 30 on right.

18-12-2007, 16:33	#5 (permalink)
Dele-Himself Unlucky Racing Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stevenage, Herts Posts: 981	Agreed, You'd get more powerz from turbo but the engineering that would have to go into a Supercharger would earn more respect from me

18-12-2007, 16:35	#6 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 10,232	frick respect, SC is just a better plan if going from scratch

18-12-2007, 16:55	#7 (permalink)
LiGhTnInG Doricomotion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: DriftRacing.co.uk Posts: 8,634	This project is awesome. I have always loved the S15.3 in the first picture.

18-12-2007, 17:02	#8 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	now this is a cool project, i've always liked the idea of a s15.3 Look forward to following the progress.

18-12-2007, 17:07	#9 (permalink)
T.K kudo fruiting Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,804	15.3s are utterly choice. Interesting powerplant. Will be cool.

18-12-2007, 17:18	#10 (permalink)
vtec mini clubman spl dori master Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: dublin Posts: 280	what a project RB30 in silvia is way cool

18-12-2007, 17:47	#11 (permalink)
Lex DWYB.CO.UK Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Booostville Posts: 2,599	Exciting project

18-12-2007, 18:48	#12 (permalink)
Nelo Resident Alco Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Alcoville, Ireland Posts: 1,862	Nice... some awesome projects on here at the mo.

18-12-2007, 18:58	#13 (permalink)
BRADs14 BDC 2009 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hoddesdon Posts: 943	awsome!!! cant wait to see the end results

18-12-2007, 19:23	#14 (permalink)
jammie654s13 Dorifto! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tyndrum-up in Scotchland Posts: 1,273	is a s15.3 a s15 with s13 front end??

18-12-2007, 19:30	#15 (permalink)
retrodan celebs in car Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sittingbourne,kent Posts: 3,070	We!!!!

18-12-2007, 22:35	#16 (permalink)
Dori Mat UberLifestyler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: oxfordshire Posts: 3,917	very cool project good luck with it

19-12-2007, 00:12	#17 (permalink)
suprmek1 Dori Mechanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Torquay Posts: 1,281	I love that kit been wanting one for ages just cant get no one to ship it for me . Good luck

19-12-2007, 00:47	#18 (permalink)
superclarkey BRAP! BRAP! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,170	nice project, maybe rethink RS13 front end.. there is a reason people remove the pop ups... they are gay PS13 if you have to destroy the look of a s15

19-12-2007, 12:20	#20 (permalink)
Mattyboi InitialD erby Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Derby Posts: 4,681	Cool project!!!! Good luck with it