M3 Vs R34gtr

[Amir]

you rekon the 135i and 335i motors are better than an rb26?....

135i and 335i are not M3's, they are totally different cars....

yes the 135i/ 335i engine is better than the rb26 in std form. It is easy to tell this from the figures- its black and white. How they are modified I dont know, but I doubt they would come close to the rb26.

I know the 135i is not an M3. the person I qouted from had mentioned them as being boring to drive, so thats why I made the comparison.

Most tests find that the 3L tt from the 135i is only 1/2sec off the pace of a V8 M3 down the qtr, so it cant be too bad.

[Got Boost?]

A lot of reviews find that a std r34 GTR is slow and does not live up to expectation and tramlines all over the place.

the 135i and 335i on paper have a better engine than the rb26. 400nm from around 2500rpm (GTR is around 4000rpm), 3L TT, 225kw at a lower rpm than the gtr. the 135i also has better brakes std, is lighter, but with the same wheel base as the gtr.

Honestly though, i don't think the Nissan engineers meant for the R34 GTR to have absolutely nothing done to it.. It begs for basic bolt ons and when it gets them its a whole different story! My mother has an M3 and i have done around 12000km's in it. They are a fantastic car, they are awesome to cruise in, precise and the engine is amazing. But seriously when i get back in my car, and give it a bit of stick through a few corners you can't help but smile ear to ear and marvel at the machine nissan created.

I use my car most days as a daily, except for sometimes when the bike gets a run. I don't find it feels like 'The engine is humping my leg' at all, i find it quite comfortable to putter around in around the city! I think either car is a great choice, but if you can find a R34 GTR V-Spec or V-Spec II and do what i did (Get heaps of the bush's, rubbers and components replaced to freshen everything up, then do the basic bolt ons) i think you will find yourself more then happy with the finished product!

Oh and the GTR pulls waaaaaaaaay more attention from people then the M3. Nothing like sitting in traffic in the city and hearing 'Thats the car from 2 Fast 2 Furious!'