R32/33 Gtr Or Evo 5/6/7 As A Track Car.

[Anfanee]

Driven an evo 9 multiple times but not the earlier ones.

[Mick_o]

Oh yeah sweet have you driven it in the hills? Does it have decent suspension or near stock?

[Anfanee]

I did and it does. Though my car is pretty much set up properly as well.

[Angus Smart]

Want an evo 6.5? has plenty of suspension/brake/track mods.

[Mick_o]

So did you push the car through some corners? Understand if you didn't as its not your car On tighter tracks an evo is leagues ahead. On a more open track the Big R will lay waste to an evo HP pending of course lol

I did and it does. Though my car is pretty much set up properly as well.

Edited February 18, 2014 by Mick_o

[ordinary]

As an owner of 3 Emos previously (6, 7 & an 8) and now have an R33 GTR I'd say go the GTR! But... and it's a big butt:

You need deep pockets to run a GTR as they have huge weight & power & that equals many sets of tyres & brakes. Plus they arent cheap to fix/maintain full stop.

The Evo's only ever lasted 6 months & I got bored. the 6 speed gearbox made the 8 so much better than the 6 & 7 I had but the handling was still 1 dimensional & boring on a track. However, on the road the Evos are more playful & more fun for it than the GTR by miles! The GTR feels too big & slow to respond...

Not sure I've helped here...

My work is done.

[JETGTR]

Not at all lol

The car will be mainly used for track duties with the odd occasion of going for a cruise. Ive come to the conclusion that I need to just go and drive a couple, I'm sure one will jump out at me more then the rest.

Ordinary is that your GTR videos on YouTube ?? Ordinarydriver ??? I assume it is.

[Anfanee]

Honestly if you have always wanted a GTR buy the GTR. Both have advantages and disadvantages. The evo is hardly "leagues ahead" especially the earlier models.

[JETGTR]

The only thing that sways me to a EVO is the cost of running and mechanical strength at the track. Cheaper to run, cheaper to fix and just as quick.

But then again GTR's seem pretty bullet proof upto 250awkw, besides the oil starvation issue at the track and filling upto the bump in the stick seems to fix that problem.

Last thing I want is to spend around 20k on a car then need to spend another 10k on an engine rebuild in a year or so. This is where the Evo seems to have the edge in reliability. But then again anything can happen at the track.

[Mick_o]

A stock gtr vs stock evo umm yes an evo is leagues ahead. .. A Stock GTR is a nugget

[Anfanee]

The only thing that sways me to a EVO is the cost of running and mechanical strength at the track. Cheaper to run, cheaper to fix and just as quick.

But then again GTR's seem pretty bullet proof upto 250awkw, besides the oil starvation issue at the track and filling upto the bump in the stick seems to fix that problem.

Last thing I want is to spend around 20k on a car then need to spend another 10k on an engine rebuild in a year or so. This is where the Evo seems to have the edge in reliability. But then again anything can happen at the track.

How much have you tracked before if you don't mind me asking?

[JETGTR]

Once at sandown in my old VE SS, but it was wet so not much track experience gained that day. So in reality close to none... Do you think that should make a difference in my decision ???

Edited February 21, 2014 by JETGTR

[XKLABA]

A stock gtr vs stock evo umm yes an evo is leagues ahead. .. A Stock GTR is a nugget

Pfft, hold that thought and we will pick it up in the mourning

Stock GTR is a nugget says you, we'll see

[Mick_o]

Lol hey Mr world record im talking 100% stock here No tuning etc!

Pfft, hold that thought and we will pick it up in the mourning

Stock GTR is a nugget says you, we'll see

[Piggaz]

Hahaha!

"Stock"

[me_larr]

A stock gtr vs stock evo umm yes an evo is leagues ahead. .. A Stock GTR is a nugget

Only cos Nissan got lazy and sat on their asses. Look at the incremental development with the evo over the years and compare that to the GTR. An R34 isn't that much better over an R32.

& of course your 9 is a couple generations younger than even the latest model R34.

Evo doesn't hold a candle to a GTR in terms of road presence too.

Dollar for dollar though, evo does win hands down. A 20k evo 8 would go a lot better round a track than a 20k 32GTR.

[Mick_o]

I 100% agree with that mate nothing says gtfo of my way like a GTR does on the road and on the track too!

I might be slightly biased to an evo owning 1 But pretty much all my mates own gtrs and i LOVE THEM so dont think im hating on GTR'S for a second here but im sorry reality is an evo is a better track car.

[XKLABA]

Lol hey Mr world record im talking 100% stock here No tuning etc!

Mine is "stock" just a couple of well selected boltons ?

And the GTR sounds better

[Mick_o]

Hey no arguements about the soundtrack! Thats only cos its a 2.6L though

[Piggaz]

Mine is "stock" just a couple of well selected boltons

And the GTR sounds better

Must be a 2.6 haha.