Nissan’s S-Chassis is one of the most iconic platforms in Japanese automotive history. From the S13 to the S14 and the legendary S15, this chassis helped define drifting, grassroots motorsports, and tuner culture around the world.
In this video, we break down the full history of Nissan’s S-Chassis lineup, exploring how each generation evolved, what made them different, and why they became so dominant in both street and competition use. We cover the design changes, factory engine options, and how the S-Chassis earned its reputation for balance, reliability, and endless aftermarket support.
Whether you’re a longtime Nissan enthusiast, a drift fan, or someone curious as to why these cars are more popular than ever decades later, this deep dive explains why the S13, S14, and S15 remain legendary in the car community.
Back at it with another wheel video for you today! Quite frequently, we get asked questions like “why no (this size)?” and “how come you make it in (this size) for that wheel and not (this wheel)?”. Well, there’s actually a good reason for that – so today, let’s dive into the process of making a new wheel and some of the hurdles we can encounter along the way.
We’ll get into things like the engineering behind how every wheel is made, the construction types, the finished and options, and how ALL OF THAT can affect cost at the end of the day. There’s a lot that goes into the process of a making a wheel, so let’s dive into it!
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We’ve got a special episode today for all you NISSAN fans or just plain JDM fans! Today, let’s dive into the storied history of one of automotive’s more famous tuning divisions. Introduced in 1984, Nissan’s NISMO division made waves ever since it was announced. Short for Nissan Motorsports International, NISMO has long been known to bring motorsport-inspired production cars to the masses in the form of legends like the Skyline R-32 NISMO, R-33 NISMO, R-34 NISMO, R-35 NISMO, as well as special legends like the GT-R R33 NISMO 400R, the GT-R LM, the NISMO 270R, etc.
The list goes on and on. NISMO has dedicated itself as a division RUN BY ENTHUSIASTS, so let’s dive into the beginnings, the road to now, and taker a look at some of the standout vehicles that made it’s way to the track, as well as the road.
On today’s podcast, Scott and Luis are joined with special guest Derek Madison. Derek is a Formula Drift Prospec driver who is in the midst of having a fantastic season. Derek and the guys talk about his season performance, recent events, and more.
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On today’s podcast, we are joined by Formula Drift Pro Spec driver, Kelsey Rowlings! With Formula Drift’s opening event only being 2 months away, we figured its time to start the convo! We are joined by Kelsey Rowlings as she tells us what to expect in this FD 2022 season, what is next for her and so much more! You don’t want to miss this one.
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On this episode, we are joined by Chris Steinbacher. Chris is the content creator behind the wildly popular YouTube channel ” B is for Build “. Chris’s journey has documented one man’s love for cars while showing what it takes to do some serious DIY automotive magic from your own home.
The journey has developed a cult-like following and captured some incredibly candid and pivotal milestones that have helped to shape the channel. Things like Chris getting laid off from his original full-time job and making the jump to a full-time content creator.
If you’re a fan of B IS FOR BUILD take an hour out to listen to Chris’s story, being a professional poker player, how is started B is for Build, getting laid off, his favorite builds, how he is off camera, what builds are next and even thoughts on some of his builds such as the GT-R, 240sx, and so much more!
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As always you can use our timeline cheatsheet (below) to jump around in the podcast and hear what you like the most.
CONTENT CHEAT MENU: 0:20 | Intro / 10 question quick-fire 1:57 | Introducing Chris Steinbacher / B is for Build 3:28 | Hardest podcast episode to prepare for! 4:13 | When the cameras are off! 6:57 | He’s exactly like he is in front of the camera. 10:05 | Why Konig appreciates B is for Build 12:10 | When did you become a car guy? The first car build? 14:22 | Professional Poker days! 20:49 | I was a Software Engineer 23:50 | From Software Engineer to B is for Build! 24:37 | B is for build idea is born! 26:29 | First video ever uploaded. What was the feedback?! 28:32 | Transition from a regular 9-5 job to full-time YouTuber 31:59 | Life after the lay-off 33:28 | Family and Friends react to life change 34:37 | The process of releasing quality content on YouTube 42:30 | Benchmark build for B is for Build 44:19 | Scale back? What’s in-store for 2019? 45:55 | Dream car build for 2019 47:28 | House/shop for B is for Build 51:39 | Why don’t you live in the house/shop? 54:33 | Next step for the “shop” 55:19 | What is next for B is for Build? 58:06 | My favorite wheel and keeping it real. B is for Build and Konig Wheels relationship. 1:03:37 | Where to find B is for Build / Outro
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Everytime we go out to any motorsport event its always impressive to see the behind the scenes. How much work it actually takes to run a program and to get a vehicle dialed in for competition is beyond impressive. More then that it is something that as an enthusiast you loose thought of because you’re only able to see the final show.
Watching the Enjuku Racing team is certainly no exception. So first lets give you a glimpse into what that actually looks like. On first sight you can literally feel the energy and intensity as everyone is working hard on the car in the final moments before the practice session starts. Right before the start of practice, walking into the Enjuku tent, the cars are clean, already race ready, setup with fresh tires and all fueled up. Hamilton is suited and moments away from jumping into the car to start the long process off tweaking the cars.
Over the next 5 hours all of the FD drivers would get maybe 10-12 runs give or take. At first, after runs the cars would end up back in the pits having changes made. Changing out gear sets, swapping tires, adjusting suspension, adjusting tire pressures and occasionally taking a quick break to hydrate up and have a quick conversation with team members and spotters about the strategy of how to attack that given track.
To be honest, its incredible to watch how dialed Nate and the Enjuku Racing crew are able to become in just a short amount of time. But by the end of the day on Thursday, the car looked ready, Nate had great lines and was looking aggressive and confident.
Friday’s qualifying proved to be no different. Nate’s First qualifying run was an 87, which would be his highest run. That score was solid enough to place him 13th and positioned to square off against Pat Goodin today in the top 32! We wish Nate and all of the Enjuku Racing team the best of luck. Make sure to tune in today on Youtube (NETWORK A account) or Formula Drift Live Page to watch Hamilton take on Goodin at 1:30pm EST!
Kevin Lawrence is a real champion. Not because of his win at Formula Drift Orlando in Pro II. Certainly not because of the struggles he encountered at FD Atlanta. Kevin Lawrence is a champion because no matter what happens, he pushes past it with class, dignity and the attitude that real champions have. Lawrence struggled at Road Atlanta and missed qualifying. The car had some significant setup changes that happened after Orlando, he had limited practice seat time and flat out had a few technical difficulties. Thats racing folks! Sometimes you win, other times you get kicked in the teeth and are forced to drink massive amounts of alcohol. But that doesn’t stop his love for the sport or the fact that when pro 2 returns to the west coast, Lawrence will be there showing them what champions look like and exactly what they do!
Kevin Lawrence now takes over our blog to recap his experience at FD Atlanta….
**** GUEST BLOG – BY KEVIN LAWRENCE****
FORMULA DRIFT ATLANTA – PRO 2 Round 3
Photos by: Corey Denomy / Video by: Corey Denomy / Enjuku Racing
FD Atlanta was a tough one for sure, We showed up with a few changes to the car since our win in Orlando which were great changes for the better but with out proper testing of the new setup I had trouble figuring the car out. Biggest change was we were on the New Hankook RS4 tire for Atlanta after being on their Ventus V12 tire in Orlando. The V12 is a great street tire but was quite slick in Orlando for competition so jumping to the new RS4 tire in Atlanta was a huge change. 
First practice I had enough time for 3 laps on track, immediately on the first lap I could tell the car was going to drive completely different. On the entry when I went to pull the hand brake for Turn 1 I was surpised to find out how grippy the new tires were as I was not even able to lock the rear wheels with the hand brake. We made some adjustments to tire pressure, shocks, and final drive gear change and got the hand brake to cooperate but the amount of grip the car had I was still struggling with getting the tires to spin in 4th gear for the exit of the course. 
Second practice we went in with another gear change in the rear end and this seemed to be our ideal gear selection / wheel speed combo. However I was still struggling with getting the first turn figured out and getting the car to float enough off throttle and have the car settled just right to power through the first clip. After our mere 3 runs in the second practice it was time to be thrown to the wolves and make an attempt to qualify. 
Qualifying order had me going dead last as after my first place win in Orlando put me in the points lead going into Atlanta. This is a blessing and a curse as its really awesome to be able to watch how the field does before my runs but at the same time the gap from my last practice run to my first qualifying attempt is quite some time when there is around 30 drivers taking their turn to qualify. First run out I didn’t expect the track to cool down as much as it did so I attempted to enter how I had been doing in my second practice session. With the drastic temp change to the track the grip levels had spiked up again and me not being ready for it after the hand brake initiation trying to get the car setup for the first turn was met with a huge amount of grip that swung the front end of the car back forward and caused me to understeer off the edge of the track. Frustrated with my self and the outcome I shut down my lap attempt and returned to the top of the hill to clear my head and get ready for the second attempt. After the field had all taken their second qualifying runs I was last up to bat at my qualifying attempt. Now knowing the grip levels of the track I chucked the car into the first turn way more aggressive than I had been doing all day. Finally the car got settled properly and was heading in the proper direction for the first clip. However just as I got to the front clip and go to drop the hammer and get back on throttle I’m met with the sound of my car hitting the limiter but the wheels were not spinning. Yet again my car has decided to knock itself out of gear but this time at the worst time imaginable. I hammered the shifter now as hard as i could to get it now into 3rd and complete the pass for a score but the time the car wasn’t making any movement from being in neutral was long enough to net me with my second 0 score and ending my weekend in Atlanta.
I want to give a huge shout out to the team at this round they jumped under the car multiple times to make the changes needed to help me get the car and myself figured out. Unfortunately our transmission issue is still haunting us but we have now removed the transmission to have it throughly tested on a transmission dyno to see if we can figure out if the issue is possibly a bent internal main shaft or possibly something else internally out that we just cant see with the naked eye. We will get a bunch of practice in the break between the next round and will have the car dialed and ready for Seattle!
