1995 Nissan 240sx - Heavy Engineering

With Scott representing Hybrid Audio Technologies, you can bet the S14 is packed with oodles of audio. A Denon DCT-Z1 head unit paired with a DEQX using a JK Labs interface provides the audio source, while Phil Collins-like Genesis amplifiers fission-up energy going out to Hybrid Audio speakers, all of course custom fitted and finished to the S14. Unique to this Nissan is the computer automation system that controls most of the vehicles electronics including a motorized back window as well as various car functions (headlights, door locks, engine start, etc). Also trick is the liquid-cooled amplifier system, motorized electronics and interior-hiding activated plasma glass (for more info on the vanilla ICE check out the December '06 issue of our sister publication Car Audio-Mr. Oh will make sense of all the madness).

Besides founding and presiding over Hybrid Audio Technologies, owning this tight S14 as well as another (a turbocharged KA24 500hp S14), and writing the lengthiest tech sheet in Super Street history, Scott Buwalda has a more bolder claim to fame-he, himself, alongside Brett Nelker and Team Hybrids built over 90 percent of this vehicle! That's right, from the engine build-up, to the 12-volt electronics, to the customization and design, Senor Scott was the mechanic as well as the mastermind. While it's a far cry from a transforming lion-bot, at least this piece of heavy engineering won't cause any nuclear holocausts.

FAST FACTS

Owner Scott Buwalda

Power estimated 575 hp; 450 lb-ft torque

Under the Hood Nissan RB26DETT motor; Z32 mass airflow meters, RB25DET oil pan, R34 GTR power steering pump; JUN crank collar; Nismo 1.2mm metal head gasket, harness protector, N1 oil pump, N1 water pump, timing belt, oil filler cap; Race Safe seven-gallon fuel cell; Aeromotive fuel filter, A1000 fuel pump, A1000 bypass regulator; SARD 700cc injectors; Russell lines; A'PEXi intake; HKS filters, cam gears, GT-RS turbos, Super-Sequential blow-off valve, gaskets, CAMP system; Top Hat Performance Z32 MAF adapters, test pipe; Vibrant Technologiessilicone coupler; Blitz downpipe, SBC-iD II boostcontroller; BRM exhaust piping; Magnaflow muffler; custom Malaysian intercooler; Nitrous Express nitrous kit; Trust cam gear cover; Fluidyne radiator; Mr. Gasket fans; Spectre radiator hoses; PowerMaxx 240 amp alternator

Drivetrain Nissan RB30ET transmission; Nismo two-way LSD; Sparco T-Rex shift knob; Ogura twin-plate clutch

Brains A'PEXi Power FC

Stiff Stuff JIC Magic FLT-A2 coilovers; Tanabe antiroll bar, front strut brace, pillow tension rods, camber and tow control arms, rear traction rods; Tein tie rods

Rollers Volk Racing GT-U wheels 18x9 (front) and 18x10 (rear); Falken RT-615 tires

Stoppers Z32 brakes; Axis brake pads; Goodridge brake lines

Outside molded Vertex body kit; welded body and chassis; S15 front-end conversion; RHD conversion; shaved exterior

Inside Sparco Milano 2 seats, Faster steering wheel, Cromo pedals; Llumar window tint; custom dash, console, interior

Ice Denon DCT-Z1 head unit; DEQX with JK Lab proprietary interface; Genesis Bespoke Series III amplifiers; Hybrid Audio Technologies speakers; IXOS wiring; computer automation system; motorized pieces; activated plasma glass; custom fuse/distribution center; liquid-cooled amplifier system; pneumatic compression system; custom work galore

By Carter Jung

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