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Hello everyone,

I am from Malta and have recently bought myself a fully stock 1992 Nissan Skyline GTS. It has the RB20DE engine and thus is NA.
Unfortunately, not a lot of information can be found online related to the GTS, unlike the information for GTS-T and GTR variants.

Apart of the Skyline, I also got a 1984 Porsche 924 2.0l NA and a 2002 Renault Clio 1.5DCi for everyday use.

Excited to be apart of the community and perhaps get better information on cars such as the GTS.

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Welcome.

1 hour ago, GabsReDeal said:

Unfortunately, not a lot of information can be found online related to the GTS, unlike the information for GTS-T and GTR variants.

This is not really true. We have a whole forum here just for the NA shitboxen. And they are not very different from the turbo shitboxen. Just weaker brakes and gearboxes, and no LSD, for the most part.

16 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

Welcome.

This is not really true. We have a whole forum here just for the NA shitboxen. And they are not very different from the turbo shitboxen. Just weaker brakes and gearboxes, and no LSD, for the most part.

And half of them have been converted to turbos.

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1 hour ago, Ozdavroz said:

Welcome Gabriel.

At least your car has a glorious RB and not the shitty CA18. As MBS206 mentioned all the good bits can be added later.

Two doors or four?

It is a two door. It is black and also still has the OEM wheels and stereo.

Exact model would be KR_R32RGFEL_SS

According to GTR-Registry.com is a 2 Door Coupe; RB20DE; 2WD no HICAS; MT.F5; (11L) Projector Headlamps and Fog Lights; (12_) Electronic Active Full Auto Air Con (Climate Control); (13-14SS) V Selection -- Which seems to be accurate description of my variant.

Will try to upload a few pictures soon.

The OEM wheels look like the below image. Image is taken from the goo-net-exchange website.spacer.png

 

5 hours ago, PranK said:

These look like S13 wheels. 

And Welcome! 

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Exactly, when searching online they were a lot more common on S13s, but have seen quite a few of Skyline GTSs with them as well.

Yeah everyone always seems to refer to them as S13 wheels however they came on R32 Skyline, A31 Cefiro, C33 Laurel etc., and also came polished diamond cut or painted depending on the model.

Congrats on your GTS purchase! I'd personally leave it NA. :)

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Wow! It looks like those photos were taken in 1989. I don't think I've ever seen an R32 so high off the ground before. Straight out of the brochure!

There's all sort of typical mods you could do - wheels, lowering, body kit, etc etc..... but I'd be tempted to leave it like that.

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Thanks for the nice comments, I really appreciate it. 

6 hours ago, Ozdavroz said:

Very clean car, are you keeping it stock or planning any mods?

Regarding mods, I am planning of keeping it mostly stock. The only possible future mods I am thinking of are new wheels, perhaps sports shocks or coilovers, and was about to do a cat delete on Monday (However, I am unsure about this and I am getting cold feet). Despite this modifications, I'd still keep all the original wheels/parts.

8 hours ago, GabsReDeal said:

and was about to do a cat delete on Monday

Don't bother. The poor little RB20 doesn't make enough gas flow to challenge the flow capabilities of even the littlest cat, and you won't make any extra power, and all you'll do it soot up your rear bumper.

Plus....is Malta not runing under Euro regs?

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22 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

Don't bother. The poor little RB20 doesn't make enough gas flow to challenge the flow capabilities of even the littlest cat, and you won't make any extra power, and all you'll do it soot up your rear bumper.

Plus....is Malta not runing under Euro regs?

Thanks for your insight, it being basically useless will impact my decision for sure. I thought it may help the engine breath better I guess. But then again, I have also been told that tuning an RB20DE is also not worth it.

Exactly, we follow EU Regulations. There is a bit more leeway on older vehicles. My Porsche 924 came without a cat from factory and managed to pass, they still mentioned that I have quite high emissions on it though.

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Welcome. 

That is a very nice looking vehicle.  Please  whatever mods you do, keep the original parts and make sure it can be put back.

As others have mentioned, cat delete wont help with power. All it will probably do is hurt emissions. 

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