R33 Gts-t For 200sx S14

[Glennno]

Hey guys, im new to this forum *brand new* but participate in nissansilvia.com.au and silviawa.com.au.

i currently own a 1995 200sx s14 automatic. im really after an import with a manual and a bit more power. looking at spending $15 000 or less if possible. this brought me to looking at r33's. am i looking at the right sort of car? would this be considered an upgrade? many of the silvia boys are telling me that s14's are more rare but. im not liking the power im getting out of the s14 and i dont want to spend a ton to convert it to manual, and still have less power than other imports. any help would be super appreciated am i doing the right thing?

Cheers

[chiksluvit]

i think its worth the switch, r33s can make good power reliably, and better interior than s14

silvias are lighter so you can modify it to make it accelerate as fast as a more powerful r33, but on high speed the r33 will keep pulling due to the extra capacity

it is bigger and heavier, but if setup correctly, it will handle just as fine, since it has front double wishbone to counter the extra weight

the RB sounds better than sr20, and revs smoother

[mad082]

power wise the rb25 will put out more power, but the s14 is lighter, so with less power will be faster. you really need to take a r33 for a drive and see what you think. that will tell you whether you will like it or not much more than going off what people on here have told you.

[Glennno]

Cheers guys, i have driven a mates r33. its a manual like what im after. had an exhaust leak and a pretty bad condition head but, it still drove pretty good at the time. quite liked the size of the car. steering felt somewhat better than the s14? but that might just be his massive tires he had on it and lowered springs. what im really after is a clean inside and outside, and power. ive been told that if i want to go sideways that im best sticking with the s14 as theyre very well balanced. but, id have to spend money that i dont have converting it to a manual, then spending extra to make up for the power of the rb25. and then im still behind as the gearboxes in the silvias are pretty weak with the r33's going for pretty cheap, might be able to pick up a nice example for the price i can sell the s14 at?

EDIT: The other things was, the sr20 in the s14 would need a lot more money spent on mods to make equal matching speed and even power to an r33. i know if i had the money it would probably be better to mod the s14 and get it quicker than most imports but, without money, its probably better getting a cheap import in good condition with the abiity to make a fair bit of power with minimum mods.

an s14 vs an r33. both with exhaust, pod, front mount and boost controller, id think the r33 would be making quite a bit more power and enough to get it over the line quicker than the s14?

Edited October 11, 2010 by Glennno