For many people, the start of a new year means a bunch of promises and pledges that last about as long as the NYE hangover. The TYPICAL one I laugh at is “This year I’m gonna lose weight and get fit” They hit the ground running, some even sign up for a gym membership, but most end up running out of breath after about 2 weeks. LOL

2012. Essence Garage is going to start the year right! Andrew’s IS300 is still fresh as ever. Making little improvements here and there. Justin finally has his Z33 dialed in and the typical Imran is still not ready. Having recently sold his beast of a S14 powered by a 1JZ, he is ready to get started on a new car- Z33. The goal for this car is just a clean, reliable drift car that is very streetable. This car will not get the race car treatment such as roll cage, switch panel, etc. Instead this will car will have A/C and may even keep the factory leather seats. We will update this blog as the car goes under the knife.

I leave you with a picture of Justin’s Z waiting on grid in the sunset

Dyno DNA

Posted: October 21, 2011 in Uncategorized

So RD.3 of fabricated motorsports drift series was this past weekend and i surely had a blast. It was a fun filled weekend starting off saturday a media day at the shop Powerfab here in H-town. All the cool drivers showed up to take part in getting there car dynoed, weighed in and steering angle measured wow.

So the IS put down a whoppin 1-8-7 (murdered the dyno) lol but hey more power is going to happen soon in one form or another so be on the lookout for that. Besides lacking some of the larger HP of say Stews LS1 or Robert Turnbro’s 2JZ cressida the little IS300 that could really CAN get the job done when its all said and done and hey its all in good fun for us essence brahs. Plus it was still the sexiest beast in the building imo :) -Justin-

My Z also put down a sort of lackluster power showing on the dyno 233rwhp/220tq but i blame the way it was conducted haha, they dynoed it in 4th and the 1:1 ratio gear should now be 5th since the 4.08 final drive install also they didn’t take it all the way up to redline but its a good base line for now to compare to later. I plan on getting back on the dyno when i tune my car with uprev software in the next few weeks but it will be at a different shop im shooting  for at least 260 but car feels great and runs excellent so no complaints. Also was pretty happy and kinda suprised with the weight of my car at 3130lbs not bad for Zed with 1/2 tank gas full interior, i was expecting about 100lbs more score.

Here is a few pics taken from the dyno day, buddy Thien Ngo took 90% of these photos must give props to him.

Irwindale UMAD?

…Cuz Aaron is still drifting

Epic race car swagger

Green lantern Angle

VROOOM …………………….say AHH AHH

Pics from Sunday’s drifting at ggp coming up soon.

Finally!

Posted: June 7, 2011 in Uncategorized

 

 

 

UPATES WOOO HOO!

Posted: June 4, 2011 in Uncategorized

Wow i suck at updating.

Looks like tomorrow will be the first event that all of the new essence cars will drive at the same time OMGZ.

Stay tuned for full car updates and stuff.

GAIJIAN SMASH REPPING ESSENCE

Lexus Of [almety]

Posted: March 20, 2011 in Uncategorized

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Frequently, there is so that inspiration it can arrive at the most unexpected moment. Specifically, so, there was with this automobile… when I it for the first time saw him!IMG_0573

I was on the competitions in drift… and [moimu] to look they were opened hundreds of machines, [serozno] of those sharpened under the drift. I love drift- scene and associated automobiles, but among hundreds Of nissan Of silva, one only IS immediately rushed into the eyes as the diamond against the background of black velvet.

Andrews, so call the owner of this IS300, acquired automobile year ago. He selected precisely BY IS, since this is one of the best machines with the rear drive wheels, for the daily trips. But as is known, many projects are based on the machines for the daily use, first on the enthusiasm, and then when this theme catches… machine increasingly more radically it changes with each new mode. So it was with Andrews, and it was not quieted thus far it did not bring the matter to the end.

In it as a result came out BY IS, which does not appear pretentiously, and it at the same time appears aggressively. The first which strikes – this aerodynamic underweight, precisely, to this made Andrews’s rate, after establishing very rare underweight from BN Of sports Of type OF THE II. This underweight makes the machine of of more aggressive, than any mean statistical IS. Picture supplement the mirrors Of ganador, the lattice of [raditora] from Altezza, [vetroviki] and the spoiler of roof.

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The modifications of exterior, would be anything without the appropriate wheels and the understating. On the automobile is established the set of the disks SSR Of minerva: by dimensionality 18? 8.5 +30 from the front, and 18? 9.5 +25 from behind. I to say that understating – extreme, but because of the rolled out arches and the successful selection of the sizes of disks, line am wing smoothly it continues on the disks. [Vobshchem] of [koylovery] and correct arches – required of condition for the beautiful disks.

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It is desirable to add that this automobile is not yet finished. Although [Endyu] it already almost finished with the exterior, remained only several primes: to paint over boot-lid, to establish LED the building of headlight, and more aggressive exhaust. 2JZ-GTE will be in the near future, just as the sport elements of suspension.

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Andrews mentioned, that [vdokhnavlyalsya] by the stylish sedans of the commands Of nightwalkers, Spirant, and Team Of magician… and greatly hopes that also its command Of essence Of garage will be one of those, on whom look with the enthusiasm the same enthusiasts as it. But this will happen… and it will be this faster earlier than it is later.

Keeping it fun.

Posted: March 12, 2011 in Uncategorized

Was a decent day. Still NA 2/J.

Calm before the storm

Posted: March 12, 2011 in Uncategorized

Thanks to Sy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoryuuu/sets/72157626235709618/

Cherry On Top

Posted: February 28, 2011 in Uncategorized

Finally…

I’m Glad You’re Mine

Posted: February 19, 2011 in Uncategorized

New office accessories.

Posted: February 17, 2011 in Uncategorized