31) Heel and toe - method of downshifting during braking to avoid unwanted engine braking that can upset the car's balance. Brake with the toe and blip the throttle with the heel while letting out the clutch pedal. Also good for avoiding clutch and synchro wear. See #3 "double-clutch."
32) Fairlady Z - Nissan's name for the Z-car, used in Japan.
33) Composite - consisting of a resin and a fibrous matrix for low weight and high strength.
34) Apex seal - the rotary engine's equivalent to a piston ring, these flat pieces of metal seal each rotor's chambers from one another.
35) NHTSA - National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
36) Final drive - 1. the ratio of the differential, or how much final gear reduction is thrown in after the transmission, before the power reaches the driven wheels. 2. riding shotgun with the Grim Reaper.
37) 4G63 - Mitsubishi's favorite boost-happy hell-for-stout iron-blocked 2.0-liter four cylinder, found in DSMs and Lancer Evolutions.
38) R32 - introduced in 1989, the first Nissan Skyline GT-R since 1973and the lightest and most lithe of the latter day GT-Rs.
39) R33 - 1995 to 1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R.
40) R34 - 1999 to 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R. The last GT-R to date.
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