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Hey guys/gals,

First off i'm the proud owner of a White R34 GT-T 5-speed that has pretty much stock engine, 4 caliper breaks and a Nismo bodykit at stock height.

I am currently planning a trip to go from Vic to South Aus, and am wondering if anyone has driven their Skyline's for more than 4 hours at a time to get some feedback from other drivers on how well it kept cool on pretty much standard engines. I'll mostly be in 5th gear and sitting at 100km/h in VIC and 110 in SA. At the moment from the looks of things the car sits at 2500-2600 RPM when sitting on 100km'h and 2800-2900 at 110km/h

A) Has anyone had any issues with Oil temperature or engine bay temperature in general to the point you have to turn the car off for a while?

B) Has anyone blown a stock Turbo doing some country travel?

C) I've used the search function in top right corner and doesn't seem this has been addressed before and google has not been my friend lol

Hope any feedback from you drivers from Skyline's can shed some light and hope it helps other drivers that use this forum!

Cheers,

Scorp.

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As long as the car is kept in good condition then it will do the trip fine just like any other car.

Being a Skyline don't make any difference.

I've made several trips from Perth to Albany (~450km one way) & back several times this year & my car never had any problems.

EDIT: Also your engine should much better cooled at country road speed compared to constantly start stop traffic since you got constant cold air flowing through the radiator which is many times more than what the clutch fan can provide.

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Nope.

I did Melb to SA in 10hours, stopping every two hours for a break of coffee and whatever's edible. And that was in a 32GT-R, with about 120,000kms on the clock.

I also recently did Sydney to Melb, in a toyota soarer, with stock turbos, ceramic too. No dramas. You have more to fear from the cops than from any mechanical problems.

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OP a skyline is a car. it has issues like EVERY other car. if it is looked after like EVERY other car, it will be fine.

..cars are made to be driven. i love skylines as much as everyone on this forum, but you have to remember that the nissan skyline is not some mythical creature, that unless fed virgins blood, will self destruct. its a vehicle.

look after it. service it on time. fix any problems that arise, and it will last for yonks.

good luck with your dragon.

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i did a trip from brisbane to sydney with an audi 90 that had 340000km on the clock, a broken muffler, 1/2 sump of oil, broken windscreen, tyres close to non existant and a broken thermo fan, no temperature gauge.... i made it home in one piece and i still managed to run that car for 6more months before some lady totaled that car. now if your skyline cant do a basic 4 hr trip, i would be very very worried about that car.

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you have to remember that the nissan skyline is not some mythical creature, that unless fed virgins blood, will self destruct. its a vehicle.

Wish someone told me this when I had mine, blood banks charge a fortune for the stuff, it's getting quite rare these days.

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I took an hour long trip in my gtr a few times to geelong. Took the same route before hand in my daily so i can sus out the pot holes and inclines to make sure i wont scrape the frontbar lolz.

I would think if the mechanicals are running well, the only problem would be the ride as its very harsh in sportscars.

Once in summer, 40degree day, I was watching the MFD for temps and even then, it was fine; got a little hot: water hit 96 and oil at 93-96 so with cooler conditions, shouldnt be a prob.

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I find it funny that most people would happily take their car on a 500km round trip around the hills/surrounds of their local city/town, but as soon as they start going point to point get worried about it. Treat your car well and it shouldn't give you any grief.

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Yeah I do realize it is just a car like other cars but was just worried about the heating, was thinking of getting an intercooler and an oil temp cooler to be safe. I only bought the car a few months ago and havent had it serviced again as of yet, the dealer said when I bught it they'd service it but I don't know if that's 100% what they did. Think i'll take it to R E Customs for a service and Dyno tune. I treat my car very nicely I don't really thrash around, in terms of reliability mechanically i'm not worried about the car, it's just the heating issue if there was one. ATM i'm sitting at 95 degrees oil temp on normal trips.

Thanks heaps for the feedback please feel free to having input further on this thread! Typically just want to discuss any overheating issues because i've heard from a friend of mine that his friend blew a turbo on a 3 hour trip because he was sitting at 100km/h for about an hour and blew a turbo. Just freaks me out a little haha

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No problem on my end.

Bought a R33 GTR in VIC and drove it back to NSW the same day. No overheating, no oil consumtion, no nothing. Except for fuel consumption which was reeeeeeeeaaaaaallllll s@#$.

Mustve been one of the most comfortable rides Ive had interstate as well.

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you are more likely to have overheating issues sitting in traffic in the city than on the highway. in fact a lot of cars could drive happily on the highway for hours with a dodgy cooling system but wouldn't last 15 mins in city traffic before they stuffed the engine. there is a much higher airflow at highway speed, so unless you are sitting 15cm off the back of the car in front of you then oil and water temps won't be an issue. my parents car once had the clutch fan stuff up and stop working. we lived out of town (small town) and driving to town on the highway the temps were fine. the moment we got into town the temps soared.

turbo temps won't be an issue unless you have the handbrake half on so you have to floor it the whole time. at highway speed you shouldn't be making boost unless accelerating.

as was said above, a skyline isn't a mythical beast, it's a car and will handle being driven on a trip just like any other car. if your car does happen to break down on the trip then the fault was there before you left and would've happened

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Service it before you set off, do all the usual long journey checks and you will be fine.

Enjoy the drive :)

i've always been of the opinion that if you are going to service the car before a long trip to do it about a week or so before so that you have time to fix any possible issues that may arrise before you leave rather than being stuck on the side of the road somewhere.

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