ESSENTIALS
Vehicle: 1996 Toyota Mark II
Owner: Ethan
Location: TX
Engine: Toyota 1JZ-GTE 2.5L I-6
Horsepower: 576 RWHP @ 2 bar
ENGINE
- Precision Turbo 5858 turbocharger
- Nissan R33 Skyline GT-R front-mount intercooler
- Greddy Type-R blow-off valve
- Tial 44-mm wastegate
- Leask Spec custom (power steering reservoir, catch can, charge pipes, coolant swirl pot, coolant bleeder tank, modified intake manifold)
- Billet throttle body
- K&N air filter
- Custom intake tube
- Koyorad (modified radiator, oil cooler)
- KTS modified upper radiator pipe
- Samco lower radiator hose
- Oil filter relocation
- WELD coil pack cover
- SARD fuel rail
- Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
- Walbro 485-lph fuel pump
- Injector Dynamics ID1000 fuel injectors
- NGK BKR8E copper spark plugs
- Apexi PowerFC standalone ECU
- HKS EVC-S boost controller
- Bee*R rev limiter
- RS Enthalpy custom tune
EXHAUST
- TRUST 3.25-inch titanium exhaust system
- Walker Pro Motorsports custom (turbo manifold, down-pipe, wastegate dump tube)
DRIVETRAIN
- OS Giken (twin-plate clutch, flywheel)
- Cusco 2-way LSD
- WELD shifter bushing
WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
- Advan TCIII wheels – 18x9 +25 (f), 18x10 +35 (r)
- Kenda Kaiser KR20 tires – 235/40 R18 (f), 265/35 R18 (r)
- GREX (6-piston front brake calipers, 2-piece slotted rotors)
- Project-Mu emergency brake pads
- WELD braided brake lines
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
- Stance XR1 custom-valved coilovers
- Swift springs – 24k (f), 18k (r)
- C’s Garage steering knuckles
- Toyota JZX110 tie rods
- TRD (engine mounts, transmission mounts)
- WELD differential bushings
- Serialnine (front upper control arms, rear lower control arms, toe arms, traction arms, subframe bushings)
- Walker Pro Motorsports custom (front lower control arms, tension rods)
- Odyssey Fab rear weld-in subframe reinforcement kit
EXTERIOR
- Vertex (front lip, side skirts, rear valence)
- Ganador side mirrors
- Origin (trunk lip, roof spoiler)
- Clear side markers
- Custom orange LED (side markers, turn signals)
INTERIOR
- Bride (Zeta III bucket seat, head pad, seat back protector)
- Nagisa seat rail
- Nardi Deep Corn 360-mm steering wheel
- HKB steering wheel hub
- Custom delrin shift knob
- DEFI gauges (60-mm boost, 52-mm oil pressure, 52-mm oil temperature, 52-mm water temperature)
- AEM AFR gauge
MOBILE ELECTRONICS
- Carrozzeria head unit
- JL 12-inch subwoofer
- Alpine subwoofer amplifier
- Optima Red Top battery
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