Close buddy got a... a.... SKYLINE?!
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I wanna see a pic of it next to your 8.
btw it was a gts wasnt a gtr.
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Originally Posted by BigOLundh
WOW - your friend just wasted a lot of money. In a year the new skylines are going to be out, and he can probably get a new one for similar to what he paid for his R33... with warranty and all the new technology.
Im suprised anyone is still buying the older GTRs at these ridiculous prices now that its confirmed a new model is coming to the US.
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Im suprised anyone is still buying the older GTRs at these ridiculous prices now that its confirmed a new model is coming to the US.
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Thats what we were actually discussing the other day. He had to of spent atleast 80 grand on it total at the minimum but he says he has sponsers blah blah I dont care. He's saying hes painting it now I donno. He's working on a 240 now and says when he has a chance to get up to his brothers place (where the skyline is) he'll snap some more shots for us.
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Having spent a few years in Japan myself, I still don't get the big deal about this particular car. I like Japanese rides and have ridden in a few skylines but they feel a bit too much like a freight train (the same way I feel about American pony cars). They are very quick but to my UNREFINED way of thinking, they don't seem light and agile at all. Any they do look pretty plain in my opinion. Reminds me of the guys with the 8-10 sec civics, sure is it possible... but why?
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well. i like skyline but only the R32. you have a very good point Kane. they are really not that of a big deal. In my opinion, they are the japanese version of american's muscle cars. They are heavy and huge and look like a box. This especially ture for 33 and 34 (very heavy car). Moreover, according to best motoring, skyline r34 v spec 2 lost in a 1/4 mile against the STi (can't remember which version and year).
so there you go.
above all, skyline has fake AWD system like most of it's power goes to the front when the car is not in control (yeah the super HICAS system). so to drift the skyline, you have to cut it and make it rear wheel drive or change the computer.
however, i still remain as a lover for the R32 GTR
so there you go.
above all, skyline has fake AWD system like most of it's power goes to the front when the car is not in control (yeah the super HICAS system). so to drift the skyline, you have to cut it and make it rear wheel drive or change the computer.
however, i still remain as a lover for the R32 GTR
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My friend on my street has a 91 skyline GTR twin turbo I can tell when he is passing by my house cause I can hear the turbos kicking in when he shifts pssst pssst, sick car left my 8 in the dust without even thinking about it
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Originally Posted by Aero8
thats awesome, a lot of money to make it legal here though. Don't know him personally, but there is a guy with a yellow skyline in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Those things are awesome in person and I bet your friend's looks far better then the one around here, that blue is hot.
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Originally Posted by chizzer337
A good buddy of mine who tunes cars, has been telling all of us that he has a car in the works. We always complain about him giving up his 350Z for a beater. But oh man, Yesterday he shows up with a Nissan Skyline right from Japan. Right hand drive and everything. On top of that, he's pushing close 700hp to the wheels. The car literally launches you to your seat at 3k rpms. It's twin turbo, blah blah i dono but the car is sweeeeeeeet. No camera but buddy took a pic to put on his forums lol.
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
Does he come to NYC often? I know someone around my neighborhood that has the exact same R33 GTR. I've been seeing quite a lot of Skylines lately around NYC...
P.S. He's coming this thursday I be sure to snap some nice photos with the 8. Maybe a little test drive too. I can't wait!
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Originally Posted by terrypk1
above all, skyline has fake AWD system like most of it's power goes to the front when the car is not in control (yeah the super HICAS system). so to drift the skyline, you have to cut it and make it rear wheel drive or change the computer.
however, i still remain as a lover for the R32 GTR
however, i still remain as a lover for the R32 GTR
The Haldex system does what you describe, which might be the source of confusion. It is 100:0 f:r torque split all of the time and then sends some of the power to the rear wheels. The Mazdaspeed 6 uses a similar system to this, where it can get up to 50% of the power to the rear wheels under certain conditions. I have read that there's no center differential in the Mazda (besides the one splitting the torque f:r) so this 50:50 f:r split cannot be maintained on turns. Does anyone know if this is true?
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nice pic. but is it only in US where ppl get excited for r32-r34? i like skyline, but i rather have FC over gt-r. i guess maybe since i see them all the time once a year when i go visit family. its like mustang to me in US. to many ppl have gts-gtr. but op nice pic man. i hope i dont sound like im bashing the gtr. its really nice car.
this is the only Skyline i get excited about. I love hearing it go by, the engine sounds so sweet.
this is the only Skyline i get excited about. I love hearing it go by, the engine sounds so sweet.
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Originally Posted by chizzer337
I wouldn't think so because he told us he literally finished the car a few days before he showed us. That car would probably get damaged in the city with the citys roads the way they are.
P.S. He's coming this thursday I be sure to snap some nice photos with the 8. Maybe a little test drive too. I can't wait!
P.S. He's coming this thursday I be sure to snap some nice photos with the 8. Maybe a little test drive too. I can't wait!
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Originally Posted by alfy28
nice pic. but is it only in US where ppl get excited for r32-r34? i like skyline, but i rather have FC over gt-r. i guess maybe since i see them all the time once a year when i go visit family. its like mustang to me in US. to many ppl have gts-gtr. but op nice pic man. i hope i dont sound like im bashing the gtr. its really nice car.
this is the only Skyline i get excited about. I love hearing it go by, the engine sounds so sweet.
this is the only Skyline i get excited about. I love hearing it go by, the engine sounds so sweet.
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My rx-8 is right hand drive as well as my cosmo, when I tell people that Im goin to make the conversion to lefht hand drive, they go nuts, one went as far as insulting me, he told me that right hand cars handel better, that I was an ignorant
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