Set to debut at the opening round of ADGP in Adelaide on October 5th 2013, Beau Yates will be putting his famous 3SGTE powered AE86 into retirement, and getting behind the behind the driver seat of a new Toyota 86.

With an estimated power output of 450kw at the wheels and the 86 only weighing 1 tonne, Yates will be more than competitive this year in the ADGP series.

Unlike the likes of Aasbo, Tuercks, Orido etc. Yates will retain the 2L boxer engine and rely on a a massive Garrett turbocharger to achieve the power he is after. The engine will be stripped down and a whole bunch of forged parts installed to handle the 25psi the Garret will force down its throat. If 25psi isn't enough boost, a shot of NOS will also be injected into the combustion chamber.

The gearbox will be a 6 speed sequential box supplied by Tractive in Sweeden. Haltech will sort out the digital dash display and will most likely take care of the engine management and NOS injection. The stock steering rack will be modified to achieve the extra lock required to gain perfect entries.

A bunch of overnight parts from Japan, off the shelf TRD Suspension and those ridiculously massive TRD brakes will ensure it stops on a dime. A unique roll cage supporting an 86 logo designed by GD racecars will keep the chassis stiff.

Interestingly according to Top Gear Australia, Yates was quoted as saying that he never considered another engine due to the 50/50 weight distribution of the car and that a dirty LS v8 engine, wasn't him.

The 2jz also wasn't considered as an option either and re-engineering the hard work of Tetsuya Tada.






With a build cost exceeding $100k and the natural driving talent of Yates, I'm sure this car will be baking sets of tyres in no time.

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