Anybody been to the NissanSilvia forums lately?

[AeroGrace]

Lately there've been a couple threads about how mildly modded Silvias/200SXs beating GTR-Vpecs and so on, I know the GT-R isn't invincible, but stiill....guess it's fun when you have a "Brags & Stories" section.

Here's an excerpt:

"i pulled up next to a white R33 GTR at the lights. He had a APEXI front mount, exhaust and carbon bonnet.

I tried to get him to run from the lights, but he took off slow.(Prob thought he'd beat me).

Anyway, i revved my car as we took off, he looked over, i nodded at him and he smiled and nodded back.

2nd gear takeoff rolling start, as soon as we take off its me just in front. I change to third and he pulls slightly ahead(my sychnros are stuffed), as i rev out third i pull aprox 2 cars on him."

2 cars! no sh*t!:bahaha:

[VSPECII]

yer he prob raced him in peek hr traffic too lol

[pisnnissn??]

beating one wouldn't be hard as gtr's aint quik standard...i've seen light modded sr20det s13's runnin low 13's, high 12's and have also seen someone on this forums dk purple 33gtr (vspec?) run a high 13 or somethin at the plex, so maybe the guy that said he beat one wasn't full of shit...

[gtrken]

Originally posted by pisnnissn??

beating one wouldn't be hard as gtr's aint quik standard...i've seen light modded sr20det s13's runnin low 13's, high 12's and have also seen someone on this forums dk purple 33gtr (vspec?) run a high 13 or somethin at the plex, so maybe the guy that said he beat one wasn't full of shit...

A hard launched GTR is good for mid 12's which takes an Sr20 engined car a fair bit of work to get to.

A dud launch on a GTR will give mid 13's as a lot of GTR owners don't want to abuse the clutch that much.

try a rollon in 3 rd gear and see where a SR20 near stock vs a near stock GTR is at the end....

cheers

Ken

[PSIKO]

problem is these days there are so many done up skylines that ppl can't tell the difference between gt-r and gts/gtst

especially ignorant silvia drivers hehehe

also the 33's are that little bit harder to tell if their guards are pumped etc etc since they have less aggressive panels than the 32's and 34's

I'd say the guy got his facts wrong and actually beat a 33gtst

[rob77]

probably a NA r33 like mearcat who has a GTR kit on his.

[PSIKO]

na's don't run fmic's though

gtst

[SHUTO-BOY]

you cant really tell the real performance of cars from a traffic light drag IMHO

unrelated news, i once had a run with a ferarri modena,that was cool

[APA]

bhahaha aidwin, just slips in the ferarri comment lol

adrian

[initialD]

couldnt stop laffing after reading some of those Brag story threads, sorta makes u happy that our forum isnt like that

[AeroGrace]

i was just thinkin' if you "pulled up next" to a car, can you really see if it has a front-mount? Let alone what brand it was......

[AeroGrace]

Originally posted by initialD

couldnt stop laffing after reading some of those Brag story threads

funny stuff:bahaha:

with comments like:

"if GTR are such great cars why aren't they in rally?":rolleyes:

And some guy's response:

"Also yep GTRs were never meant to be rally cars, you can't just say because they have all an AWD system why aren't they in rallies? There is a hell of a lot more to rallying than just having AWD."

Correction - ATTESA System:D

[yurigtr]

*laughing*

[initialD]

they way things are said on the forum u'd think silvias and 180's alike have ATTESA, sure i know s13-15 are light and get of the line well, but it sure aint NO ATTESA SYSTEM

[Duncan]

why can't we all just be friends?

anyway, like kengtr said, to launch a gtr quick you need plenty of revs so they dont bog down, so if you make a halfhearted attempt you might be watching hyundai wrxs beating you

[yurigtr]

anyone care to post a link to the orginal post?

[drifta]

now all we need is to have a drag war at the plex

[elbee111]

Have to agree with PSIKO that there are many GTR look-alikes.

Having said that, the smile from the Skyline owner might have also been a "yeh whatever" look and was laughing at the guy having a real go. It may also have been aknowledging a nice Nissan.

Quote from Wife: It just would not happen if I owned a GTR.

Myself I would probably just let him go as the Skyline owner did.

Enjoy!

El Bee

[Nizmo]

Originally posted by PSIKO

problem is these days there are so many done up skylines that ppl can't tell the difference between gt-r and gts/gtst

especially ignorant silvia drivers hehehe

also the 33's are that little bit harder to tell if their guards are pumped etc etc since they have less aggressive panels than the 32's and 34's

I'd say the guy got his facts wrong and actually beat a 33gtst

Thats exactly what i thought ..... slap a GTR badge on my GTST and it would be difficult to tell the difference between that and a real GTR on the road.

When i was shopping for a Skyline i noticed how many GTSTs/NA's had GTR badges!!

But even if it was a real GTR there couldve been many factors why he didnt take this guy on .....underlying mechanical problems or the fact that he doesnt just take every car on that revs their engine beside him ..... the fact he may only have a point or two left on his license and not wanna risk it.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I think the real question has to be, why would anyone bother to read or care what is on a NissanSilvia site:p