Dropping a V8 into a Nissan S-body is hardly anything new; in the States it is almost mandatory to utilise an LS V8 in competition level drifting. However, what makes our S15 unique is our decision to stick with a power plant from the Nissan stable – the somewhat relatively unknown VH45.

The VH45 was originally found in Nissan’s upmarket President model – a car that certainly wasn’t manufactured with drifting in mind! With nothing but a vision and a whole lot of creativity the engine was maneuvered into the S15’s engine bay along with a brace of bespoke exhaust manifolds and a pair of GT28R turbos. Custom fabrication work was also required on the front arches to accommodate the pair of blowers, along with the requirement for more room for the front tyres on full lock.

With instantaneous torque available right through the rev range with just a trickle of boost to help it along this is one special S15, and a special  drift car needs a special driver. Enter Shane Lynch, Boyzone star and member of Team Japspeed since 2007. Shane took to the S15’s new-found horsepower and torque like a duck to water and it wasn’t long until he was racking up the results. The car has had a number of different guises over the years but has always remained a firm fan favourite, although whether that’s due to the engine or the driver we’re not too sure!

DRIVER: Shane Lynch

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION:
VH45 taken from a Nissan President
Mazworks Engine Mounts
2x Owen Developments GT28R turbos
2 x Tial Wastegates
Bespoke through-bonnet Screamer Pipes
750CC ASNU Injectors
Bespoke Exhaust Manifolds
Porsche Cayenne Inlet Manifold
Q45 Throttle Body
Bespoke V-Band Exhaust System
Japspeed Bespoke Front Mount Intercooler
2 x Bosch 044 Fuel Pumps
Bespoke Fuel Cell
Bespoke Fuel Rails
Braided Fuel Lines
Splitfire Coil Packs
Syvecs ECU
Quaife Sequential Gearbox
Exedy Hyper Multi Triple Plate Clutch
Rock Oil Engine Oil
Evans Powercool 180 Waterless Coolant
Samco Silicone Hoses
Bespoke Prop Shaft
Skyline GTR Driveshafts
Cusco 2-way Skyline GTR Diff

INTERIOR:
Weld-in Roll Cage
Corbeau Pro Series Carbon Kevlar Bucket Seats finished in Monster Energy Green
Luke Harnesses
Bespoke Wiring Loom
Hydraulic Handbrake
Syvecs ECU
RaceTech Digi Dash

CHASSIS:
18×9.75 et20 XXR 530 alloys
Maxxis MA-Z1 drift tyres
KW Competition 2-way Coilovers
Japspeed Rear Camber Arms
Japspeed SuperLow Rear Toe Rods
Japspeed Rear Traction Arms
Japspeed SuperLock Front Tension Rods
D2 Eight-Pot 330mm Front Brakes
D2 Six-Pot 330mm Rear Brakes
Driftworks Geomaster Hubs

EXTERIOR:
Drive-N-Style Vertex style Bodykit
Drive-N-Style Rear Overfenders
Drive-N-Style Front Wings
Japspeed Carbon Fibre Bonnet
Japspeed Carbon Fibre Boot
Plastics4Performance Polycarbonate Windows