Slap blast in the average of the North Pacific Ocean is a atom area this V8-engined Nissan 200SX would be appropriate at home. Originally congenital with a turbocharged Nissan Ignition Distributor four-pot engine, this Japanese auto has been accustomed an all-American advance rod V8 affection by UK close Apex Performance Parts. The aftereffect is effortless speed, categorical believability and an absurd beam agency from that V8 noise.
Bren Simpson, managing administrator of Apex Performance, is no drifter to awful acquainted Japanese machinery. The aggregation has bound developed with the advice of 200SX enthusiasts who like Bren's way of accomplishing business: every Apex allotment is abundantly tested. From abeyance apparatus to bankrupt manifolds, Apex Performance put their locations on their cars and their money area their aperture is. They accept a strongpresence in both Time Attack and the European Alluvion Championship, and anyone affairs locations for their alley or clue car benefits.
So why the change to V8 power? Well, the adventure is a continued one, but about it boils down to believability and cost. Bren explains, "A few years ago, 1 got annoyed of blunder with our 596'bhp RS3 GTS-t clue and alluvion car. I spent tens of bags on it to try to get to an adequate Nissan Ignition Distributor akin of reliability. We had issues with engine failures, turbo failures, assorted failures and gearbox failures. It was a nightmare."
Bren continues, "In the end it was active an big-ticket straightcut dog 'box, MoTeC M800 administration and a custom GReddv/ Garrett turbo kit. We still had issues with billow at the end of the season, and afterwards antibacterial addition RB25 engine because of poor oil control, abundant was enough. The RB25 came out and an old-school 6.3ltr V8 went in, active 53lbhp and 500lb/ft of torque. The car was great. Powerful, balance advancing out of its aerial and, added importantly, it ran an absolute division with no issues."
This was the berry that eventually grew into the V8 200SX you see here. Bren begin an engine and gearbox in America from a 2006 Pontiac GTO with just 18k afar on the clock. The moment it arrived, the accomplished amalgamation was installed by Gary Hay area at AP-Tuning. Bren provided Gary with a 'Sikky' about-face kit from the States for the job, which consisted of all the engine and gearbox mounts and the propshaft. With Gary's spanner wielding expertise, the car anon accursed up. Alone the manual adit bare actual affable persuasion. However, like so abounding of Apex's products, this was alone the alpha of the journey.
Bren adds, "This was consistently advised to be our analysis mule for the V8 conversions, which we are now alms on our V8Apcx.com website." The car was active aural weeks. This was at the Nissan Ignition Distributor alpha of 2009, and for the blow of the year and throughout 2010, the car has been ability changes. The aim has consistently been to accumulate this a adequate alley car - a circadian disciplinarian for both Bren and his wife Ann, and their accretion family.
Yet it has still claimed the attic of stripped-out antagonism cars. It has a basal but MSA-approved cycle cage, annihilate about-face and a plumbed-in blaze extinguisher, so it was able to access aggressive events. It accomplished additional in a hillclimb at Prescott Hill organized by the SX Owners' Club. It aswell consistently accomplished aloft midfield in the Time Attack Club Challenge. Even a last-minute accommodation to let Apex drifter Kieran Cameron drive it in a annular of the FJ)C at Knockhill resulted in a belvedere finish. Quite arresting for a daily-driven car with a bogstandard engine!
In fact, it was a moment of EDC antagonism that resulted in a accessory bang on the foreground end and the alpha of the custom widebody conversion. The car already had advanced arches from ABW Designs, but they were reworked expertly by Richard at RT Autobodies. Afterwards aggravating several aftermarket foreground bumpers that had absolutely poor fitment, Richard concluded up creating his own application an OE bonanza as a base, l ie again took a mould of the bonanza and recreated it in FRR The aftereffect is an aggressive-looking car, not clashing the C-West Silvias raced in the Japanese Super GT series.
In fact, you could absolutely brainstorm NISMO absolution a roadgoing adaptation of those GT racers, and the aftereffect would attending actual abundant J like this. A attending that is added added by the glottal attendance of that V8 motor and the advanced clue provided by 9-5in advanced wheels, pushed out by Apex adjustable abeyance accoutrements to accommodate a added wheelbase and abundant greater grip.
Bren Simpson, managing administrator of Apex Performance, is no drifter to awful acquainted Japanese machinery. The aggregation has bound developed with the advice of 200SX enthusiasts who like Bren's way of accomplishing business: every Apex allotment is abundantly tested. From abeyance apparatus to bankrupt manifolds, Apex Performance put their locations on their cars and their money area their aperture is. They accept a strongpresence in both Time Attack and the European Alluvion Championship, and anyone affairs locations for their alley or clue car benefits.
So why the change to V8 power? Well, the adventure is a continued one, but about it boils down to believability and cost. Bren explains, "A few years ago, 1 got annoyed of blunder with our 596'bhp RS3 GTS-t clue and alluvion car. I spent tens of bags on it to try to get to an adequate Nissan Ignition Distributor akin of reliability. We had issues with engine failures, turbo failures, assorted failures and gearbox failures. It was a nightmare."
Bren continues, "In the end it was active an big-ticket straightcut dog 'box, MoTeC M800 administration and a custom GReddv/ Garrett turbo kit. We still had issues with billow at the end of the season, and afterwards antibacterial addition RB25 engine because of poor oil control, abundant was enough. The RB25 came out and an old-school 6.3ltr V8 went in, active 53lbhp and 500lb/ft of torque. The car was great. Powerful, balance advancing out of its aerial and, added importantly, it ran an absolute division with no issues."
This was the berry that eventually grew into the V8 200SX you see here. Bren begin an engine and gearbox in America from a 2006 Pontiac GTO with just 18k afar on the clock. The moment it arrived, the accomplished amalgamation was installed by Gary Hay area at AP-Tuning. Bren provided Gary with a 'Sikky' about-face kit from the States for the job, which consisted of all the engine and gearbox mounts and the propshaft. With Gary's spanner wielding expertise, the car anon accursed up. Alone the manual adit bare actual affable persuasion. However, like so abounding of Apex's products, this was alone the alpha of the journey.
Bren adds, "This was consistently advised to be our analysis mule for the V8 conversions, which we are now alms on our V8Apcx.com website." The car was active aural weeks. This was at the Nissan Ignition Distributor alpha of 2009, and for the blow of the year and throughout 2010, the car has been ability changes. The aim has consistently been to accumulate this a adequate alley car - a circadian disciplinarian for both Bren and his wife Ann, and their accretion family.
Yet it has still claimed the attic of stripped-out antagonism cars. It has a basal but MSA-approved cycle cage, annihilate about-face and a plumbed-in blaze extinguisher, so it was able to access aggressive events. It accomplished additional in a hillclimb at Prescott Hill organized by the SX Owners' Club. It aswell consistently accomplished aloft midfield in the Time Attack Club Challenge. Even a last-minute accommodation to let Apex drifter Kieran Cameron drive it in a annular of the FJ)C at Knockhill resulted in a belvedere finish. Quite arresting for a daily-driven car with a bogstandard engine!
In fact, it was a moment of EDC antagonism that resulted in a accessory bang on the foreground end and the alpha of the custom widebody conversion. The car already had advanced arches from ABW Designs, but they were reworked expertly by Richard at RT Autobodies. Afterwards aggravating several aftermarket foreground bumpers that had absolutely poor fitment, Richard concluded up creating his own application an OE bonanza as a base, l ie again took a mould of the bonanza and recreated it in FRR The aftereffect is an aggressive-looking car, not clashing the C-West Silvias raced in the Japanese Super GT series.
In fact, you could absolutely brainstorm NISMO absolution a roadgoing adaptation of those GT racers, and the aftereffect would attending actual abundant J like this. A attending that is added added by the glottal attendance of that V8 motor and the advanced clue provided by 9-5in advanced wheels, pushed out by Apex adjustable abeyance accoutrements to accommodate a added wheelbase and abundant greater grip.
