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To be honest, I used to love the fact that my car was one of the quickest P plate legal cars on the road, but it really is a pathetic claim. My car will beat 99% of the P plate legal cars on the road, but even a lightly modified GTST will absolutely rape me. The difference between an NA Supra, Skyline, Falcon or Commodore is negligible when compared to a turbo car. I don't go around dragging everyone, this realisation came from my mate who is looking at selling his NA Supra for some kind of turbo car and the massive difference between the cars we're test driving and his car which we thought was quick is ridiculous.

The diff is actually really, really good. Locks up well but when daily driving I don't even feel/hear it. Only time I can hear it is when I engine brake and even then its only a slight buzzing from the rear. I'm sure it make noise when under hard acceleration, but I can't hear squat over my exhaust at that point. My mechanic reckons a loud/clunky diff is often one that's been set up poorly.

As for doing a conversion I'm not really interested still, I've already been through one 5spd and that was with my NA power, I don't feel like putting an extra 100kws through it. Plus I don't like Supra's much. In NA trim they're pretty sweet for a P plater, but the TT versions are all about big HP and no traction. Which don't get me wrong is great, but I'd rather something small and light I can chuck around. Like a Silvia.

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gt-r dude.

Sure the supras are expensive to squeeze power out of but they look hot, i still want another one, whether NA or TT.

I love the Supra's looks, and I can even appreciate them on the track, but I want to go sideways and Supras are just too heavy. Plus if you start tracking a car, weight make a huge difference not just in performance, but in maintenance as every kg is more stress and wear on tyres, brakes, heat, etc. A nice light, nimble S14/15 would be perfect IMO.

I love GTRs too, but I want RWD, and I don't have enough mechanical know how (or income) to support an R32.

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Wanna try mine?

The good thing about 32Rs is that you can just easily smack on a TCS and it goes rwd just like that...

What kind of mechanical know how do you need to maintain a 32R? when things go wrong, i doubt its stuff you can fix with tools at home, just take it to the shop i reckon. Stuff like clutch, and leaking diff, dead bushes, blahblah... But the 32Rs are pretty cheap these days...

And looking at how it is, its less complicated changing sparkies on an rb26 than on a 2jz, so, if you're concerned about that, well, don't be.

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Yeah that's why I love the R32 GTR. Only GTR I'd buy. I'd still rather something newer though. All those bushes, bearings etc whilst minor still add up. Plus the older the car the higher the risk of something major going wrong. I rather a relatively hassle free newer car.

Maybe in a couple of years when I'm looking for a second weekend car I'd get a nice R32 GTR, something that can sit in the garage if it decides to break down and not keep me from getting to work.

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