Sesame Street Sharkin | Yoong's Red Furry Monster

When people mention Elmo, people think of a red, furry, animatronic  monster from that children's show called Sesame Street. But in Malaysia, some will also think about of Yoong's red S13 Silvia. His S13 has been around for quite some time now and have took shape of many forms from a decent street tuner to a full fledged track oriented machine. Since Yoong is a seasoned character in Malaysia's street scene and drift scene, he needs a worthy ride to roll in too.

This S13 coupe was bought by Yoong back in 2004 as he is the 3rd (or 4th) owner of the car. He really took time to look for this car since according to him, in Malaysia the amount of road going S13 coupes can be counted by your fingers. Talk about a rare item. Yoong was lucky to find one that was fully road worthy. But for being the person he is, he drifted that car right after buying it.

The S13 has been going through a few stages of its life, at first just being Yoong's joyrider for drift demos. I first carried the look of a Japanese style drift car. Sporting both the DMax type 1 and DMax type 3 kit. It was later on in 2012 when he spontaneously decided to go for the Rocket Bunny look when he decided to rebuild the S13 for Time Attack use.

When you get the chance to open the engine bay of this car, you cant' help to admire the amount of work that has been done to the SR20. The SR has been fully loaded with a lot of HKS parts from the internals to the turbine and even the engine management system. All that has summed up to an output of 400+ horses from the SR.

Take a step inside, first thing you will notice is the race ready stripped interior with a SRF 15 point roll cage and a seam welded chassis. Another thing you will notice when you see the inside, it might look like a typical S13 dashboard but the placement of everything has been customized by Yoong for his liking . Includes a push start button, a Defi tachometer in the middle and even a projected speedometer.

Aside from the complete Rocket Bunny kit sourced from Drifthouse, Yoong also added a few custom carbon bits and a Garage BB GT Wing for better aerodynamics. These carbon parts were custom made by Yoong himself.

 
It is unusual to see a ride like this to be rolling free in the streets. But since we staying true to the 'Mean Streets' and 'Driven, Not Parked' state of mind, Since Yoong was down with it, we took Elmo out for a spin in the streets of our nation's capital of Putrajaya with our friend from Hayashi86.com

All and all, I can say that Elmo is built up to the purpose that's intended. Built to grip and nothing else. With 260 profile tires and aero parts all around, just drifting this boy is a challenge all by itself. But building a car is a never ending journey so we'll be be Yoong and Elmo close for the time to come.

TUNING MENU (Elmo)

Owner: Yoong Cherng

Model: Nissan Silvia coupe S13 (PS13)

Location: Puchong, Malaysia

ENGINE:

SR20DET

OMS fully balanced piston, conrod and crankshaft

OMS custom high pressure oil pump

OMS bore and hone to 87mm

HKS 87mm forged pistons

NISMO main bearings

NISMO conrod bearings

ATI crank pulley

ARC oil pan

HKS step 2 camshafts 264IN/264EX

HKS valve springs

HKS adjustable cam sprockets

FLATWELL 1.6mm metal head gasket

TOMEI rocker arm stopper

ARP head studs

HKS intercooler type S

HKS intercooler piping kit

HKS oil cooler

HKS radiator cap 110kpa

KOYO aluminium racing radiator

OMS custom coolant reservoir tank

SARD thermostat 68°C

BLITZ upper radiator hose

SAMCO lower radiator hose

SAMCO water hoses to replace all factory water hoses

HKS GT2835R turbocharger

HKS special racing wastegate kit

MUSCLEBEAR turbo support bracket

Custom exhaust manifold

Custom exhaust downpipe

KAKIMOTO exhaust system, modified tip

HKS in-tank fuel pump 250L

SARD 800cc top feed injectors

SARD fuel surge tank

SARD twin feed fuel rail

SARD r-type fuel pressure regulator

Twin WALBRO fuel pump in surge tank

MAGNETI MARELLI racing fuel filter

PERMACOOL fuel cooler

HKS Garage R custom racing suction kit

HKS super power flow air filter

HKS super SQV blow-off valve

BRISK iridium racing spark plugs

SPLITFIRE DI ignition coils

ARC titanium plug cover

HKS oil filler cap “D1 limited”

BILLION racing power-steering fluid reservoir

CARBING oil catch can

CUSCO engine mount

SECTION engine torque damper

URAS cam angle sensor cover

Custom carbon fiber partition for cold air intake

HKS Fcon Vpro Engine Management System.

DRIVETRAIN:

EXEDY single racing clutch

NISMO clutch pivot

NISMO short shifter kit

NISMO braided clutch hose

URAS solid transmission mounting

CUSCO limited-slip differential type MZ 1.5-way

SUSPENSION, CHASSIS, AND BRAKES:

HKS Hipermax D’ dampers

SWIFT racing springs

IKEYA FORMULA roll-center adjustable front lower arm

IKEYA FORMULA rear traction rod

IKEYA FORMULA rear upper camber adjuster arm

IKEYA FORMULA rear toe adjuster rod

IKEYA FORMULA adjustable tension rod

IKEYA FORMULA tie rod

MFR tie rod end

ESSENTIAL steering rigid collar

SUPER PRO steering rack bush

SUPER PRO polyurethane bushes

SRF fully stripped interior and seam welded chassis

SRF fabricated 15-point roll bar, cold-drawn seamless mild steel tubing, welded to chassis, A pillar and B pillar

CARBING roll bar paddings

BILLION 1.6mm fire retardant heat shield for firewall

NISMO power brace

NISMO front tower bar

NISMO rear tower bar

ULTRA RACING fender bar

KAZAMA rear subframe rigid collar

URAS underbody strengthening bridge

ISC 6 pot brake caliper (F)

ISC 330mm brake rotor (F)

DIXCEL Z-type graphite ceramic pads (F)

ENDLESS brake rotor (R)

ENDLESS super street brake pads (R)

PROJECT MU brake shoe lining (R)

PROJECT MU brake fluid reservoir cover

HFM bm57 brake master cylinder

CUSCO brake master cylinder stopper

TILTON brake bias adjuster (R)

MRSILICONE brake cooling ducts

WHEELS AND TIRES:

WEDSSPORT TC105N alloy wheels 18x10.5 offset +12 (All round)

GT RADIAL Champiro SX2 uhp tyre 265/35/18 (F&R)

EXTERIOR:

TRAKYOTO 6666 CUSTOMS “Rocket Bunny” kit by DRIFTHOUSE:

Front bumper

Side skirt

Rear bumper

Front wide overfenders

Rear wide overfenders

 D-MAX frp bonnet

D-MAX clear corner lens

D-MAX clear indicator lens

D-MAX clear tail combination lamp

GARAGE BB Ignite custom GT wing

MOTORSPORT PLAYGROUND custom decals

PIAA Sporza silicone wiper blades

G-CORPORATION clear headlight cover

RALLYTECH tow hook

BILLION carbon funnel

BILLION cold air intake hose

AEROCATCH flush mount bonnet pin

SPARCO rear trunk spring hook

GANADOR super mirror

BLITZ i-Burner spark lights

Custom foam-cored carbon fiber adjustable front splitter

Custom carbon fiber front canards

Custom carbon fiber rear diffuser

INTERIOR:

BRIDE Zeta III FIA-approved full bucket seat

BRIDE seat rail type FG

TAKATA racing 4-point harness

NISMO steering wheel

NISMO titanium shift knob

CUSCO spin-turn handbrake knob

OMS custom battery relocation kit

CARBING rear bulk head cover

CARBING foot rest

CARBING pedal set

LONGACRE master cut off switch

LONGACRE ignition switch

PIVOT engine start button

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