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And I reckon 32/33/34 GTR owners still wouldnt put cheap chinese crap on there cars either. I know I sure as hell wouldnt. :)

I only own an R31, and I still would rather spend a little more and put decent gear on it. :down:

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Yes I agree - I wouldnt consider putting el cheapo stuff on my R33... hell I'm in need of new clothes but just cant be bothered coming around to it because every dollar goes to the car haha

so much for the laser alignment of the whole rear end including transmission assembly! :down:

lol. spoken like a man who has suffered a farked alignment before! i wonder if the local bob jane can do a transmission alignment for 'em?

Dat dere is one of dem black magic engines that done have no 8 pistons.....

Stupid yanks.

:D:P

Everybody banging on the stupid yanks routine is just showing their own stupidity.

America..home of some of (more likely the majority of) the best engine builder in the world, the point of development for most turbo technology, and a place where people have been building bulk amounts of fast Japanese cars and parts to suit LONGER THAN THE JAPANESE HAVE.

The hillbillys, rappers and obese talkshow characters aren't going to be the ones touching these things.

:D

Sorry, should have put that into Itallics for you to denote sarcasm.

When the yanks go and put 20 inch billets and airbags on it they'll still be cool? doubt it. Id hate to see them destroy this.

And yes, They may have been doing it longer than the japanese, but I dont think they're doing it better. Why do most people seem to buy Jap engine parts? Even the yanks buy mostly jap stuff. Go on Zilvia.com, Ziptied, or a lot of the other american forums and they all go for jap parts like fat kids to cupcakes.

Take Nomukens 08 D1 car, RWD converted, 6 speed manual transmission, and sexy as bollocks.

"The hillbillys, rappers and obese talkshow characters aren't going to be the ones touching these things."

Thats true though, and thank bollocks for that. Would hate to see fiddy cent with one of these with 24inch chromies rolling through LA... :P

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I don't see the mod scene being any different from that of any r32, 33, 34, supra, etc, etc. There is going to be lots of cheap crappy shit out there as well as quality stuff. If you want your car to be better just don't put the hetik 20 inch chromies on it.

And the more people developing parts for this car the better. If the market is full of aftermarket mods then you'd need to have a damn good product to get anyone to buy it.

Everybody banging on the stupid yanks routine is just showing their own stupidity.

America..home of some of (more likely the majority of) the best engine builder in the world, the point of development for most turbo technology, and a place where people have been building bulk amounts of fast Japanese cars and parts to suit LONGER THAN THE JAPANESE HAVE.

The hillbillys, rappers and obese talkshow characters aren't going to be the ones touching these things.

Unleash the CAPS LOCK lol...Ok so we're now talking technology and taste

Technology, mmmm...the Americans have been building aftermarket parts for the Japanese longer than the Japanse??? Who builds HKS cranks? Farandon in the U.K. Who makes their pistons?? ...Cosworth, when the Americans wanted to build a 5 speed g'box what did they do??? For those of you that hav'nt read Lee Iococa's story, they got a Jap g'box and pulled it down.

Dont get me wrong here I've owned a couple of American products and one only has to look at the likes of Keith Black, bard Anderson and a hundred other cats to know that Americans develop nice gear but have you ever sat in a Vette with that stupid electronic dash, could you take the Cobolt seriously? My concern really is the aesthetic. The results of American cultural imperialism arnt always the best...F&F anyone? The Japanese produce a specific style of modified street car and my concern is that we will lose that as we become overwelmed by a dominant American taste...or lack there of.

In closing, the hillbilly's, rappers and obese talkshow characters will get their hands on these..its a sure thing. "Chrome 22's and an extra 4 LCD screens for your R35 bro?"

In closing, the hillbilly's, rappers and obese talkshow characters will get their hands on these..its a sure thing. "Chrome 22's and an extra 4 LCD screens for your R35 bro?"

Ah, its just like anywhere else. For ever 100 bell ends that do dumb things to cars theres a couple of guys over there that really know their shit.

Unleash the CAPS LOCK lol...Ok so we're now talking technology and taste

Technology, mmmm...the Americans have been building aftermarket parts for the Japanese longer than the Japanse??? Who builds HKS cranks? Farandon in the U.K. Who makes their pistons?? ...Cosworth, when the Americans wanted to build a 5 speed g'box what did they do??? For those of you that hav'nt read Lee Iococa's story, they got a Jap g'box and pulled it down.

B.R.E, Racing Beat, Shelby, Crown Turbochargers...Talking the late 60's here! Long before a few Japanese workshops got onto their feet and started buying stuff from the UK in the 80s.

You have to remember that in the early days, say into the early 70's, the Japanese tuning scene was very restricted. Their rego laws in those days meant that cars could be scarcely modified at all without becoming illegal to use on the road, carburation and some cosmetics were about all that could be changed and still pass shakken in that era. There were only a handful of shops in all of Japan specialising in tuning cars for performance, beyond routine servicing and repairs, and most of those were factory affiliated 'sports corners' such as those of Tosco, Toms, Tokyo Prince, mazda racing etc selling factory option race parts, and a few a private shops reselling the same parts or copied versions.

Thus the yanks have been at the mass produced Japanese car tuning parts game as long or perhaps in some cases longer than the Japanese.

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That alignment prob is one they will definitely have to overcome and they will.

Whats the bet we start seeing something like 4 litre stroker kits for these engines in the not too distant future.

Already is a 4.2L stroker kit for a VQ

and i dont think their is much difference from a VQ to a VR

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Well Hennessy did a GTR700 kit and one upped Japan so maybe Stillen wants to develop an entire engine package. Juns built a 4L stroker kit, so hopefully Stillen will make a stroker kit at an american price so everyone who isnt a prince in UAE can get one. Everyone will need american sleeves anyways to make huge power so they migh as well build the rotating assembly too.

To their credit the Americans will most likely come up with a whole aftermarket themselves making parts for the R35 cheaper and more available. With the free trade agreement between Australia and the US, plus the strong Aussie dollar, plus the lower starting price for US made parts it's going to mean good things to the Australia GT-R owners.

Totally agree. Having owned Subarus for the past 11 years it wasnt until the 2nd generation WRX/STi was sent to the states that we really started seeing affordable upgrades appear for the soobies. For this you can thank companies like Cobb. Never saw anything from japan that would allow reflashing of ECUs etc and the only other alternative was ECUTek from the UK. The size of the yankee market will only lead to good things for us GT-R owners now it's being sent stateside.

That alignment prob is one they will definitely have to overcome and they will.

Whats the bet we start seeing something like 4 litre stroker kits for these engines in the not too distant future.

The future is now! Or more precisely a couple months ago :P

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/SE...re-t295745.html

Everybody banging on the stupid yanks routine is just showing their own stupidity.

America..home of some of (more likely the majority of) the best engine builder in the world,

So that would be the reason that the Easy Street Tube Frame WRX drag car engine was built by Tony Rigoli Performance. From AUSTRALIA.

It would also be the reason that my ex's father, who lived in california. Swapped his 13B for a 2J because "no one tunes rotors"

In actual fact, us and europe probally boast the best tuners and engine builders for pure HP per litre. america has some notable exceptions, such as titan, but still I believe we easily compete with the best buddy.

EDIT: LOL BIT LATE SORRY

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