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hi i do under stand that this is a skyline website and i my self have a skyline and it is my pride and joy

but just putting a hypothetical out there lets say that u were offered a R33 GTR for free stock and no strings attached

but then the person giving u the car says that for free they will put a V8 like the ford aluminum 4.8L DOHC or GM small block that is similar u get the idea

would u keep it stock or will u get the V8

quite a few things against this 'hypothetical' from where I stand. firstly, if I was looking to improve the GTR's performance, I certainly wouldn't go to a V8. remember Bathurst '91-'92,and the other Group 1 races of the GTR era?. secondly, unless the person doing the conversion is better qualified than the Nissan engineers who created the GTR than I wouldn't let him attempt to modify what is already a great package. Nissan could have used V8 power in the GTR when they designed it: even with the '08 GTR, they didn't go with a V8. and thirdly, if the car goes down the radical conversion route, it would seriously depreciate the car's resale value.

I'd stay with the RB26.

this is my first poll so soz if i stuffed it up

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