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Alright so I can hear the laughing from here already :P

But after only a day of driving it (which included a few lazy laps of Oran Park in the wet) I’ve decided my new March is a seriously awesome car.

Super charged & turbo charged + 780 kilo weight= ultimate sleeper!

Not to mention the 930cc engine x turbo calculation means it will one day make a sneakily competitive under 1600/ 2L Grid IPRA car :(

So here are the current details for my new (old school) 1989 Nissan March K10 Super Turbo:

  • Sequential compound charged (supercharger plus turbocharger) engine in an all-alloy straight-4 930cc 8-valve 4 cylinder Nissan MA MA09ERT
  • 5-speed manual gearbox with viscous limited slip diff – torque steer a fun and free inclusion :rofl:
  • Revs to 8 grand from factory :rofl:

Standard car produces a whopping 81 kW at 6400 rpm. Not sure what factory boost is but mine’s running 15psi. Seems to be a little rich on boost so a tune to come shortly, along with a spell on the dyno.

Factory performance figures are a little more impressive than its killerwasps :rofl:

7.7 seconds for 0 to 100 and 15.5 seconds to run a quarter mile.

Top speed of 180 km/h. Added feature: annoying Jap speed alarm also chimes in inconveniently from the back straight at Oran right through to the braking mark at the end of the main straight :rofl:

Mods to the Kel K10 (thanks to previous owner) include:

  • Front mount intercooler
  • HKS zorst
  • Bigger (though maybe not big enough or better?) brakes from a Pulsar- jury is out on them until tyres are sorted

More mods to come (maybe) when we get the engineering papers next week.

Rumor has it there are only 20 in Australia – luckily there are plenty of spare parts in the UK only the cost of air freight away.

Failing that some other Neesan parts fit ok apparently.

If memory serves me right it’s one of only two cars produced to date which has both a turbo and a super charger? In good company with the Lancia Delta Integra (the rare car which Pete famously almost dented/ destroyed in his slightly drunken (!) second story balcony fall from a hotel in Goulburn during Dutton 2003).

The progress on this will be slow-ish but first call will be better offset wheels or rolled guards so we can get a better idea of how the car actually drives on the track… much damage done in some corners today ;)

Pics to follow when the crap weather in Sydney clears up long enough to take some decent pics.

But here is one of the Mighty March Super Turbo from Oran Park today. I'm sure this pics was taken on my sighting lap- too quick for the camera to catch this 930cc beast otherwise ;)

track-super-turbo.jpg

The car is also a star already- here's a vid the previous owner made ;)

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Saw the beast in person yesterday - it is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfort didnt get to see it run, hope it went well Kel!

And IPRA on the cards???

(Kel - the build/projects section gets moderated first, it needs to be approved so once you posted, it wont show it!

The VW polo GT has both turbo and supercharger too!)

thanks Paul...they aren't exactly common either, we could only find one for sale in aus.

heres a vid of Baz's superturbo on a track day in ireland....heaps of traffic but it goes OK. makes about 100fwkw with a highflow. still 700kg so power/weight about the same as a gtst with much better mid corner speed.

http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j42/craz...OBCATLegnum.flv

I can't believe you got a march ST before me Kel. I hate you now. we used to be friends. I've wanted one for years. :P:ermm:

cool little car. you will enjoy. now let me drive it!!!!

actually better not let me drive it as I will most likely not come back...

I can't believe you got a march ST before me Kel. I hate you now. we used to be friends. I've wanted one for years. :ermm::)

cool little car. you will enjoy. now let me drive it!!!!

actually better not let me drive it as I will most likely not come back...

happy to swap a drive in the super turbo for all the super beer you've supplied over the years Richard ;)

as said before this is going to be a VERY SLOOOOOOOOOW build, but you can expect to see it on a few NSW tracks with better tyres and brakes in the near future.

As mentioned at OP... I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally want this car....!! Defintely the ultimate sleeper!!

Can't believe you guys found one!!

Il be following the buildup then sneaking around the front of your house once its completed!! :ermm:

omg this thing was designed before nissan learned about "curves". clearly from the dr30/bluebird vintage!

oran-park-st.jpg

was sooo funny in the wet the other day. wheelspin all the way through 3rd on boost, with fwd and lsd it just drives straight ahead in the wet, no matter where the steering wheel points

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Awesome little car - what was even funnier was seeing Duncan and Kel load it up with jacks, stands, tools, and all the other associated stuff they'd brought to Oran Park that day and driving it home!

is anyone on here wrecking a march super turbo? we need a couple of parts and can't find them at pick n payless?

lol, that could be a probrem dundan.

man I still hate you both. I have always wanted the super turbs. for years and years. I tried to find a good one to bring in under the 15yo rule back in the day but never could. and there is probably only a dozen or so in the whole of aus. :(

anyway, having now seen the car I can confirm it is as cool as it looks in pics and yes duncan looks funny as hell driving it. lol.

yeah 80s nissan was all about the box shape. they love the box. so do i.

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