Sport Compact Car Magazine had a test, they called the Ultimate Street Car Challenge. It was supposed to take one of "our" tuner cars, and put it though a battery of tests, to see the overall winner. The first one was actually won by Fast and Furious technical adviser, Craig Lieberman, in his Toyota Supra. At Motorex, we got involved in the second contest, with Justins R33 GT-R. The third contest should have been with Danny's R33. So even though they call this the third one, it was actually the fourth. Maybe it was the third because it was in 2003? Looking at the dates of the photos we actually did the event the end of September 2002. 3 month lead times, plus the story spread over a couple issues, meant that it was well into 2003 by the time it was published.
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| The competitors listening to Josh Jacquot from Sport Compact Car Magaine |
Introduction - http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_introduction/
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| RB26 with a single turbo |
Emissions and Base price - http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_emissions/
Over All
Get used to this familiar phrase: The Skyline finished this contest in the lead. With its surprisingly clean emissions score, the Viper held on to second place, followed by Rich's flashy Supra. Let's see what Grandma has to say about that
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_emissions/#ixzz3DDCby3De
| RANK | CAR | POINTS | PEANUT GALLERY |
| 1 | 350Z | 110 | Practically stock |
| 2 | Toyota Supra (red) | 109 | "I normally keep my bypass open.” |
| 3 | Nissan Skyline | 108 | "Yeah, me too." |
| 4 | Toyota Supra (green) | 95 | "I couldn't find a bypass that would bolt on to the stock turbos.” |
| 5 | Mitsu Eclipse (black) | 89 | Tuning your idle doesn't make power |
| 6 | Mitsu Eclipse(silver) | 89 | "My eyedrops are in the glovebox." |
| 7 | Dodge Viper | 89 | "Have I mentioned my dyno score?" |
| 8 | Audi S4 | 76 | "This is a lot less smoke than we had on Tuesday.” |
| 9 | Toyota MR2 | 62 | "Normally, I would have been the stinkiest.” |
| 10 | Ultima GTR | 10 | "Wait, these cams aren't what I ordered!” |
| Base Price | Price Points |
| Mitsu. Eclipse (black) | $19,029 | 110 |
| Mitsu. Eclipse (silver) | $22,500 | 103 |
| Toyota MR2 | $23,000 | 102 |
| Nissan 350Z | $27,600 | 92 |
| Ultima GTR | $30,000 | 87 |
| Nissan Skyline | $31,800 | 83 |
| Audi S4 | $37,900 | 70 |
| Toyota Supra (green) | $39,900 | 66 |
| Toyota Supra (red) | $43,900 | 57 |
| Dodge Viper | $66,000 | 10 |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_emissions/#ixzz3DDCK1o72
The Grandma Test - http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_grandma_test/
Tom Paulie was always a riot, dressed up as Grandma. He seriously stayed in character about the whole time. Trust me, not offensive at all.
Over All
Grandma likes Skylines, apparently, even though she thought this one was a Sentra. She's not so keen on Vipers, though, even when they come with curtains, so the big snake slid to third, replaced by the television-wielding Supra. Next, we judge them from the driver's seat.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_grandma_test/#ixzz3DDCorgwc
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| Simple R32 interior. Stack dash, Power FC, R34 seats, Nismo steering wheel. |
| RANK | CAR | POINTS | PEANUT GALLERY |
| 1 | Toyota Supra (green) | 110 | So comfy, Grandma fell asleep |
| 2 | Nissan 350Z | 104 | It's so yellow and makes so many toilet noises, Grandma peed in her Depends |
| 3 | Toyota Supra(red) | 102 | "Golden Girls" was on the TV |
| 4 | Nissan Skyline | 96 | Grandma got to meet Paul Walker's cousin! |
| 5 | Mitsu Eclipse(black) | 88 | Rock and roll devil music on the radio! |
| 6 | Ultima GTR | 77 | Was this the elevator in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? |
| 7 | Audi S4 | 77 | Grandma doesn't care if it's down 100 hp |
| 8 | Mitsu Eclipse (silver) | 63 | Made Grandma's wig fall off on big bumps |
| 9 | Dodge Viper | 49 | Hemmorhoidal relief cushion and rollbar curtains |
| 10 | Toyota MR2 | 10 | Nice young man with a noisy car |
Dyno Test - http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_dyno/
This was a little bit of a weird one for us. We had just had the car on the dyno, and it was around 580 horsepower to the wheels. Obviously we wanted to get the most power possible, had good gas in the car, opened the exhaust cutout. packed around the intercooler, collector, and air filter with ice. Closed the duty cycle down some. It was just going to be a single hard pull. We were shocked when the car did 661 horsepower to the wheels. We thought that maybe 600, but "seeing" that extra 60 horsepower was cool. Third in overall power (by 10 hp), and 2nd in power delivery was pretty cool. I don't remember how high we revved the car, but 8500-8700 sounds about a number. 2.6 liter engine. Nothing crazy.
Overall
In all, this year's dyno performance was staggering. The average peak power was 518 hp. One would expect the Viper to leave the dyno cell in the lead, but it was not to be. Thanks to a last-place finish in the base-price scoring, dominating the dyno still only put the Viper in second. The Skyline still held the lead. Barely. Thanks to that healthy power delivery score, Esterer's Ultima held on to third place in spite of his seventh-place power score. Ok, enough chest pounding. Time for the emissions test.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_dyno/#ixzz3DDDqYfcV
| Rank | Car | Peak Power | Points | Peanut Gallery |
| 1 | Dodge Viper | 842.5 | 110 | Left burn marks on the floor and on some spectators’ legs |
| 2 | Toyota Supra (red) | 671.0 | 76 | And you thought it was a show car |
| 3 | Nissan Skyline | 661.9 | 74 | This would have won last year |
| 4 | Mitsu Eclipse (silver) | 545.5 | 51 | Only Roy Narvaez would be disappointed with this |
| 5 | Toyota MR2 | 483.0 | 38 | All this with a serious misfire |
| 6 | Toyota Supra (green) | 449.1 | 32 | Stock engine, stock turbos, basic bolt-ons |
| 7 | Mitsu Eclipse (black) | 419 | 26 | Yeah, but he drives it to work every day |
| 8 | Ultima GTR | 408.6 | 23 | V12s are good, but turbos are better |
| 9 | Audi S4 | 354.4 | 13 | 100 hp less than last week. Engine fires are bad |
| 10 | Nissan 350Z | 341.2 | 10 | Yeah, but the emissions are clean |
| Power Delivery |
| Rank | Car | Points | Peanut Gallery |
| 1 | Dodge Viper | 110 | Really, what did you expect? |
| 2 | Nissan Skyline | 74 | More revs means a moreflexible powerband |
| 3 | Toyota Supra (red) | 60 | Less lag than the Skyline, but you have to shift sooner |
| 4 | Toyota MR2 | 41 | 9800 rpm makes everything better |
| 5 | Ultima GTR | 35 | Maybe V12s are good after all |
| 6 | Mitsu Eclipse (black) | 30 | Gotta be flexible on that drive to work, you know |
| 7 | Toyota Supra (green) | 29 | Dude, an Eclipse out-flexibilitied you |
| 8 | Mitsu Eclipse (silver) | 22 | Still want the biggest, baddest turbo ever made? |
| 9 | Audi S4 | 19 | This was probably better before the fire, too |
| 10 | Nissan 350Z | 10 | In the real world, this is a powerful, flexible car |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_dyno/#ixzz3DDEf8IU4
Road Course - http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_road_course/
So this was the end of our dominating day.
By now, many competitors resigned themselves to their finishing position-accepting the Skyline's inevitable victory with only minor struggles for one or two other positions. Expectations were that Jay Esterer's Ultima would clean up. After all, it was the most focused car in the field when measured in this arena.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_road_course/#ixzz3DDFlhNWf
Then the big guns rolled out. Nick Wong's Skyline was driven by Steve Mitchell, who piloted the second-place GT-R in last year's contest. The Skyline boys were well on their way to a USCC win and they certainly weren't going to let victory on the road course go to anyone else. Mitchell came out of the hot pit, hell bent on laying down a screaming lap and the Skyline was delivering-until just before the finish line. With about 700 feet to go, the boosted RB26 ventilated its crankcase in spectacular fashion, leaving a trail of oil, vapor and shrapnel in its wake. Mitchell coasted the rest of the track to record an 80.75-second time, which was still fast enough for sixth place. The failure? A pair of rod bearings that suffered oil starvation during hard cornering. But, most importantly, the car that dominated the contest thus far was finished.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_road_course/#ixzz3DDG1wmBP
During the skidpad, we were creating so much grip, that we uncovered the oil pickup. This feed #2 bearing air. The combination of a hot day, hard running, and big grip caused us to ventilate the block in a big way.
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| With a piece of Nicks rod in my mouth. Connecting rod you dirty mind. |
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| Before it let go |
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| We removed it the next day. Notice around #1-2 cylinder. The block isn't supposed to be see though |
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| Bearings were trashed |
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| Some parts missing |
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| The Carillo rod really did a number on the block |
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| Probably not repairable |
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| Also took the oil pan out |
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| Another part for recycling |
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| Pistons and rods had seen better days |
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| Adam, aka "Paul Walkers cousin" We dubbed him that at a car show in San Diego. Gave him lots of people to talk to |
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Matt Andrews Supra. RB Motoring sponsored him a couple things.
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| James Chen and his 350Z |
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| James has a thing for yellow |
Over All
This is the last time you'll read about the Skyline's lead. Honestly, even a DNF would have left the Skyline tied for first, but as it is, the big Nissan retired with a strong lead. Tied for second were the Viper and come-from-behind 350Z. Get ready for a shakeup on the dragstrip
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_road_course/#ixzz3DDKzgEy1
| RANK | CAR | TIME (SECS.) | POINTS | PEANUT GALLERY |
| 1 | Mitsu Eclipse (silver) | 76.14 | 110 | Drag car wins road course! |
| 2 | Nissan 350Z | 76.94 | 103 | Good driver, good setup |
| 3 | Ultima GTR | 77.51 | 98 | Should have won |
| 4 | Toyota Supra (green) | 79.82 | 77 | Good driving |
| 5 | Audi S4 | 80.51 | 70 | Wounded, but still works |
| 6 | Nissan Skyline | 80.75 | 68 | Kaboom! |
| 7 | Mitsu Eclipse(black) | 83.71 | 41 | No boost |
| 8 | Dodge Viper | 84.89 | 31 | Brains over brawn (this time) |
| 9 | Toyota Supra (red) | 87.17 | 10 | Too many TVs? |
| 10 | Toyota MR2 | DNS | 0 | Blown head gasket |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_road_course/#ixzz3DDLCXpEp
So that was it. We were done. The 0-60, quarter mile,braking, and gross display of horsepower were left. Events we expected to do well in. We asked if we could push the GT-R down the quarter mile, but they wouldn't let us. . Loaded it up on the trailer.
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| The Ultimate Street Car - on a trailer. Sad Panda |
Acceleration - http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_acceleration/
Nothing super fast because you only got 1-2 passes. The surface sucked, so no one faster than a 12.1. I had been 11.1@127 mph in the R32 on P Zeros, but means little as day to day, track to track is real life. This video is an 11.5@124 mph pass, where I tried to run it though the traps in 3rd gear, so it was on the limiter for a bit.
| QUARTER MILE |
| RANK | CAR | TIME&SPEED | SCORE | PEANUT GALLERY |
| 1 | Ultima GTR | 12.12 @ 122.62 | 110 | Shifting like a madman |
| 2 | Mitsu Eclipse (silver) | 12.40 @ 121.28 | 105 | Exxon Valdez |
| 3 | Dodge Viper | 12.54 @ 126.30 | 103 | Missed the 2-3 shift |
| 4 | Audi S4 | 13.08 @ 108.95 | 94 | Much faster than stock |
| 5 | Toyota Supra (red) | 13.40 @ 119.32 | 89 | Big second gear rubber |
| 6 | Toyota Supra (green) | 13.59 @ 112.67 | 86 | Big burnouts |
| 7 | Nissan 350Z | 14.23 @ 101.35 | 75 | Slower than stock |
| 8 | Mitsu Eclipse(black) | 18.15 @ 75.04 | 10 | Limp mode |
| 9 | Nissan Skyline | DNS | 0 | Went boom |
| 10 | Toyota MR2 | DNS | 0 | Went home |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_acceleration/#ixzz3DDMW84sP
| 0-TO-60-MPH TIME |
| RANK | CAR | TIME&SPEED | SCORE | PEANUT GALLERY |
| 1 | Ultima GTR | 4.58 | 110 | No traction, still fast |
| 2 | Audi S4 | 4.83 | 107 | Thanks to AWD |
| 3 | Mitsu Eclipse (silver) | 4.86 | 106 | Thanks to AWD |
| 4 | Dodge Viper | 5.04 | 104 | 843 hp, no traction |
| 5 | Toyota Supra (red) | 6.00 | 90 | Driving Miss Daisy was on TV |
| 6 | Nissan 350Z | 6.26 | 87 | He called it a strategy |
| 7 | Toyota Supra(green) | 6.35 | 85 | No traction |
| 8 | Mitsu Eclipse(black) | 11.77 | 10 | Blown turbo |
| 9 | Nissan Skyline | DNS | 0 | On the trailer |
| 10 | Toyota MR2 | DNS | 0 | On its way home |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_acceleration/#ixzz3DDN3j3yC
Braking -
http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_braking/
Over All
Modern ABS launched the 350Z into the lead, followed by the all-manual foot action of Narvaez's Eclipse and the stock brakes of Eager's Supra. With more than a 25-point lead, Chen had it locked up, so to speak, after the brake test, but second could still go with the Gross Display of Horsepower.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_braking/#ixzz3DDPxfRkz
| RANK | CAR | DISTANCE | POINTS |
| 1 | Nissan 350Z | 103.9 ft. | 110 |
| 2 | Toyota Supra (green) | 109.2 ft. | 98 |
| 3 | Toyota Supra (red) | 122.3 ft. | 70 |
| 3 | Ultima GTR | 122.3 ft. | 70 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Eclipse (silver) | 125.5 ft. | 63 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Eclipse (black) | 128.8 ft. | 55 |
| 7 | Audi S4 | 132.0 ft. | 48 |
| 8 | Dodge Viper | 137.5 ft. | 36 |
| 9 | Toyota MR2 | DNS | 0 |
| 10 | Nissan Skyline | DNS | 0 |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_braking/#ixzz3DDPt27Kh
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| Mani getting it in James 350Z. |
Gross Display of Horsepower -
http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_gross_display_of_horsepower/
Matt Andrews and James Chen both called on last year's Gross Display winner Mani Jayasinghe to do their dirty work in the Gross Display, and it paid off. Jayasinghe brought Andrew's car home in fourth with some classic controlled sideways drifts, then jumped into Chen's Z and brilliantly destroyed its rear rubber. The Z's performance was good enough for second place.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_gross_display_of_horsepower/#ixzz3DDQc3bph
The Winner -
http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_the_one/
Any discussion of the winner wouldn't be complete without giving credit to the Skyline boys from RB Motoring. They were a full 100 points ahead of the nearest competitor when their car's engine failed in spectacular fashion on the road course. Sooner or later a Skyline will win USCC.
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_the_one/#ixzz3DDRb4oKr
| RANK | CAR | POINTS | PEANUT GALLERY |
| 1 | Nissan 350Z | 1074 | Consistency wins. Again |
| 2 | Mitsu Eclipse(silver) | 1030 | Not bad for a drag car |
| 3 | Toyota Supra (green) | 1025 | So good, so stock |
| 4 | Ultima GTR | 1007 | Not your typical kit car |
| 5 | Dodge Viper | 948 | Power, power everywhere |
| 6 | Toyota Supra(red) | 922 | Street tires don't help |
| 7 | Nissan Skyline | 844 | So close, so far away |
| 8 | Audi S4 | 800 | Fire sucks |
| 9 | Mitsu Eclipse(black) | 779 | No boost costs dearly |
| 10 | Toyota MR2 | 399 | Blown head gasket |
Read more: http://www.modified.com/uscc/0403_sccp_uscc_the_one/#ixzz3DDS1oCq7
Even though we blew up, it was a ton of fun. Met lots of people that I still keep in contact with today. A diverse bunch of people with the common interest of cars. I think I was involved with the USCC four years. Two R33, and Nicks R32 twice. The bullshit stops when everyone meets up at a common place, and puts their cars though the paces. It would be cool to revive the USCC.
What you say - MotoIQ?
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