The Nissan S-chassis is known as one of the most versatile tuning platforms in the world. Whether you are into circuit racing, drifting, drag racing, or anything else – the Silvia can be built to suit. The engine bay of the S-chassis can also accept just about any motor under the sun. We've seen countless V8's, tons of inline sixes, even the occasional rotary swap. This Australian S13 Silvia is sporting one of the most unique powerplants we've seen yet – a turbocharged Honda K20A.
The motor in this car originally came out of a 2002 AUDM DC5 Integra Type R (thus the silver valve cover). Internally, the K20A is completely stock.
The high winding Honda motor has been fitted with a turbocharger though. The Garrett GT3076R turbine that helps the engine put down a solid 340 horsepower at the rear wheels. A K-Pro system helps keep everything in line.
How do you get a front-drive motor to work in a rear-drive car? It's pretty simple really, you use an S2000 transmission. This one feeds into a locked R200 differential with a 4.36 final.
Inside you'll find a pair of Recaro buckets, a Personal steering wheel, and an S2000 gauge cluster.
The S13 sits on Tein Super Drift coilovers. A full selection of adjustable arms and RCAs also help keep the chassis dialed-in.
The body is all business. You'll find a cowl induction style scoop for extra clearance, a B-wave rear wing, and Nismo side skirts. Wheel sizes are 16×9 +8 in the front, 17×9 +13 out back.
As you can see, this S13 puts its unique powerplant to good use at drift events.
In addition to the skid action, the car has also turned in a best ET at the dragstrip of 12.3 @ 118mph on street tires.
While the idea of a Honda engine in an S13 might seem a little strange, this car nicely blends one of the tuning world's favorite chassis with one its favorite engines.
Thanks to Ryan Gillin for the photos and information. For more, you can check out his blog at http://infinitefocusphoto.wordpress.com/ .
-Mike Garrett