The natural answer is on the track, driving some Sears-sponsored ride, and maybe in the process of helping fabricate an unusual hybrid or two at Design Craft Fabrication. We really don't know, but we do know that Ben, as previously mentioned, may be a card-carrying member of V4L. His nerdy hobby includes playing sweaty, poop-in-your-pants, carpal-tunnel inducing, week-long games of World of Warcraft. It's ironic, really, that even though Big Ben's life as a professional racecar driver and fabricator is one of the most coveted in the industry, it's actually just filled with playing World of Warcraft until your pupils cease to dilate. At any rate, regardless of what he does on his free time, he still boasts a pretty cool job and one of the freshest S13s in all of 240SX land.
Fast Facts
Nissan S13 Silvia
OWNER Ben Schwartz
HOMETOWN Mission Viejo, Ca
DAILY GRIND Drifter/Fabricator
POWER 350 hp, 360 lb-ft torque
UNDER THE HOOD 2004 2.2L F22 engine bored 86mm and stroked 91mm with compression ratio 8.86 with a 3mm gasket, buildup done by Design Craft Fabrication, Brian Crower BC0062 camshafts with 512 lift and 310 duration, Crower crankshaft, Crower valve springs, AEM EMS fuel injection, RC fuel injectors, AEM fuel regulator, Walbro in tank fuel pump, AEM air intake, Ben Schwartz custom special aluminum exhaust, DC sports 4-into-1 custom headers, NGK BCPR7 spark plugs, Okaida Racing coil packs, Garret Disco Potato turbo, TiAL turbo wastegate, GReddy core custom intercooler pipes
DRIVETRAIN line KAAZ limited slip differential, Exedy hyper single clutch
ROLLERS Work Emotion Kai 18x9.5 with Falken RT-615 235/40-18 (front); Work Emotion Kai 18x10.5 with Falken RT-615 255/40-18 (rear)
STOPPERS Project Mu front brakesstiff Stuff Kei Office coilovers, Peak Performance bushings
OUTSIDE Julius body kit, Silvia JDM lighting, bodywork done by DCF, Wal-Mart white spray can, GT Stickers & Modern Image
INSIDE Stri Racing oil pressure, fuel pressure, water temp, boost pressure, and tach guages, AEM A/F meter, Sparco seats, custom dash by Design Craft Fabrication, Design Craft Fabrication shifter knob, Saw Zaw brake pedal (automatic conversion), roll cage designed by Design Craft Fabrication
PROPS Gary Castillo from Design Craft Fabrication, Eddie Kim from Peak Performance, Adam Depner, Jeff Lee, Kyong Choi, Young Yoon, Brian Crower from BC, Tree from Falken Tire, Greg Nakano at AEM, Ron Bergenholtz for the turbo, RSR for letting me borrow the engine and my girlfriend for letting me blow our life savings to build this car, my guild from World of Warcraft for getting me some epic gear
CONNECT aempower.com; briancrower.com; exedy.com; falken.com; greddy.com; kaaz.com; mackinindustries.com (Project ); peakperformance.com; sparco.com
By Roel F. Concepcion
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