Daijiro Yoshihara’s Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 Drift Car – Formula D Las Vegas 2010
Go to gtchannel.com for more drifting videos. In this feature we go in depth to cover Dai Yoshihara’s Discount Tire Team Falken Nissan S13 at Formula Drift 2010 Las Vegas. Interview of Daijiro Yoshihara, chief mechanic Scott Dodgion from SPD Metal Works and chassis engineer Mike Kojima from motoIQ.com.

2:28 why are there 2 sets of calipers?
decamerondix | September 8, 20102:28 why are there 2 sets of calipers?
@Pigioto1 I'm asking how come so many guys are switching
DZoneTV | September 8, 2010@Pigioto1
I’m asking how come so many guys are switching to the V8 engines. Are the normal motors not good enough for them?
catchy indeed schwing
EsCurve | September 8, 2010catchy indeed schwing
@DZoneTV its all preference. The KA series engines they come
Pigioto1 | September 8, 2010@DZoneTV its all preference. The KA series engines they come with here have alot of potential as do the SR and RB series engines from Nissan but some people are more comfortable working with something their more familiar with or just simply like an LS V8 better
almost 420ci awh yeah xD
mrsides89 | September 8, 2010almost 420ci awh yeah xD
@decamerondix hydro e-brake
tvidt | September 8, 2010@decamerondix hydro e-brake
Btw, if anyone never knew, Scott Dodgion used to work
DZoneTV | September 8, 2010Btw, if anyone never knew, Scott Dodgion used to work at RMR.
@DRFTmonkeh so having like a twin turbo setup is double
2fast4all | September 8, 2010@DRFTmonkeh so having like a twin turbo setup is double the maintenance?
BTW ive never owned a turboed car before so I wouldn’t know..
@DRFTmonkeh Makes sense now, thanks. Something about GM + lexus
2fast4all | September 8, 2010@DRFTmonkeh Makes sense now, thanks. Something about GM + lexus or other toyotas in the mixture = fail….
Nissans with those LS motors seem to be the sweet spot..
@decamerondix one is just for the e-brake
DRFTmonkeh | September 8, 2010@decamerondix one is just for the e-brake
@DZoneTV stock american cars have shitty suspension geometry. every domestic
DRFTmonkeh | September 8, 2010@DZoneTV stock american cars have shitty suspension geometry. every domestic muscle car in FD is probably tubed up and probably has a complete suspension swap to double wishbones. but almost all JDM sportscars have excellent suspensions and very light chassis, and american V8 engines are excellent for drifing. so it only makes sense to combine the light JDM chassis with a V8 engine.
@2fast4all its not that they're dated, its just V8s are
DRFTmonkeh | September 8, 2010@2fast4all its not that they’re dated, its just V8s are so much more reliable and easier to maintain and drive. performance wise they’re not necessarily better (usually are though).
@2fast4all hiro sumida drove the first version of the discount
DRFTmonkeh | September 8, 2010@2fast4all hiro sumida drove the first version of the discount tires IS350. it had a 2JZ and then an LS6. dai inherited it last year but did poorly, eventually crashing it here at vegas. the LS6 was salvaged from the car and dropped into Ross Petty’s old PS13, which dai now drives.
hot chick ;D
GamesPlayer1 | September 8, 2010hot chick ;D
a V8 wao
Reimix2009 | September 8, 2010a V8 wao
He's Leady to Lock and Loll
veyronman | September 8, 2010He’s Leady to Lock and Loll
@TawineDR ...8 days OVER/on TOP of the amount of time
KuostA | September 8, 2010@TawineDR …8 days OVER/on TOP of the amount of time it took them to build the car last year. took me a sec to get it, rewatch that sec.
Leady to Lock and Loll! LOL nice vid, sweeet cars!!
Fuzion180 | September 8, 2010Leady to Lock and Loll! LOL nice vid, sweeet cars!!
WTF? were is the Scion tC?
Andrei1900 | September 8, 2010WTF? were is the Scion tC?
I'm leady to lock and loll!
K3rtTamm | September 8, 2010I’m leady to lock and loll!
Love S13's with Rocket Bunny body kits. People will go
CJAEY | September 8, 2010Love S13′s with Rocket Bunny body kits. People will go against it but if you simply want more power its all about that LS swap.
ask dai to ask Dai Anything! Lol, I always find
ReactTeamSession | September 8, 2010ask dai to ask Dai Anything! Lol, I always find some random stuff
Daijiro is the man champ or not ;)
tanabe4 | September 8, 2010Daijiro is the man champ or not
Probably the best S13 in the world. A combination of
linkdarkshadow | September 8, 2010Probably the best S13 in the world. A combination of a good chassis and a good American V8 engine with torque to spare. No turbo lag here, because you put the foot down and there is power there at any RPM. Gotta love NA engines.
i feel that the sr20det built of course should have
tanabe4 | September 8, 2010i feel that the sr20det built of course should have been used rather than the Ls2 v8