What To Get

[worwor2]

i'm not sure what to go for,a r32 non turbo or r33 non t,cos i heard about a few probs r32s have.i'm not that hungry for much power so that's why i might go non t.

[Are_thirty_two]

Dont d othe fatal mistake in getting a N/A. I did and promptly replaced it with a turbo

[dezz]

what ever ur preference is....32 or 33, but make sure its a T!

[Cubes]

There are no problems with the R32's that are not age related.

Apart from the rb20t gearbox not being as tough when up around 400hp. lol

[sl33ek]

There shouldnt be any problems with them at all the engine is near indestructable especially without a turbo.

The only reason I can see to want a non turbo skyline is for looks, so if its an R33 I'd get one with a bodykit or budget for one (roughly 1K to 1.5K) because they look like another family car without one.

The R32 actually looks pretty decent without a body kit

[Cubes]

The best looking R33 I've seen was a series 1.5 that was slightly lowered running 255 rear tyres on 17" rims. I didn't care to look what size the fronts were. I assume 245's.

Looked awesome. Rather tough looking to be honest.

[dezz]

The best looking R33 I've seen was a series 1.5 that was slightly lowered running 255 rear tyres on 17" rims. I didn't care to look what size the fronts were. I assume 245's.

Looked awesome. Rather tough looking to be honest.

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what is a series 1.5 ?

isnt it just like series 1 and 2 etc? sorry, new to this stuff and keep seeing 1.5 everywhere :S

[Cubes]

Its a bitza, bits from a series 1 & 2.

[LO_R33]

I have a r33 NA, and i baught it purly because it was my first car and i couldnt handle a turbo, its still plently fast and keeps up with most things (civic vtir's, integra vtirs) and thats about it... beats the commodores v6's and stuff... I can show you a picture or two of it if you'd like?? Theyre nice to drive and handles and goes better then my mates sr20de silvia

Dayne

[xRHETTx]

If you must go NA, try to find on of the late R32 GTS that came out with th e R33 NA RB25DE engine. You get the looks and light weight of the r32, with the extra capacity of the r33 engine!

[dezz]

Its a bitza, bits from a series 1 & 2.

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i guess the R33 i'm looking at is a 1.5 then...i think its a series 2 interior...the seats are like plain black ? looks good

[Baz]

If you must go NA, try to find on of the late R32 GTS that came out with th e R33 NA RB25DE engine.  You get the looks and light weight of the r32, with the extra capacity of the r33 engine!

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And then if you blow up the bottom end sell it to some lucky user on this forum for there RB25/30 conversion!

[POOMBAH]

hey wor wor 2,

My cousin drives a N/A r33 an I can tell you that they do hold their own and are a comfortable ride. I'd also imagine the N/A's would have much better fuel consumption compared to a turbo. The only thing I don't like about them is they come with only 4 wheel studs. So it would be a bit of a hassle to find decent rims if you're looking at some bling.

Seriously though, a stock standard Gts-t isn't that powerful. My 33 has stock turbo etc. and I got used to driving it the day I brought it home from the dealer. I'll get into the modifying game as soon as I can afford it

See If you can have a test drive in both a N/A and a turbo and make up your mind. in my opinion, a turbo will be much more rewarding in the end If you do go with an N/A R33 make sure it has the RB25DE engine.

[WazR32GTSt]

ha ha series 1.5...

its just a series 1 with some series 2 bits on it. at the end of the day its still a series 1... is a gts with gtr bits on it a gts/r? i don't think so

as for the topic question, there aren't really any inherant problems with the r32's. if you don't want a turbo then that's fine - you still get the looks and handling of the best value-for-money car, just without that punch of power.

as Rhett said, i would look for the R32 GTS25 which is basically a non-turbo R33 engine in the lighter (and better looking in my opinion) R32 shell

best of luck with your decision!

Warren

PS everyone is oing to give their own separate opinions here - no one is right they're just opinions. if you want advice then take it but make the decision yourself re looks and what features you want!

[Spook's_Skyline]

id go turbo whatever (id prefer an r33), or if its a money thing, a bomb until you can afford a turbo

[melbmaniac]

I'd also imagine the N/A's would have much better fuel consumption compared to a turbo.

Is this true??

Do an N/A R32 or R33 use less or the same amount of fuel than a Turbo R32/R33??

I have seen fuel consumption but that is only of turbos

thanks

[**JaR**]

you may as well by a commodore if your gonna buy a non turbo skyline, the turbo R33's arent all that powerful that you cant handle them anyways, i got used of mine in a day, and before i got my car the only other turbo skyline i drove was a mate of mines round the block lol, so if you want an R33 or even R32 go turbo, you wont regret it......

unless you start modifying it

[WazR32GTSt]

cars arent all about performance...

there's:

- looks

- comfort

- handling

- social status

- power

- torque

- finances

etc.

otherwise why are we all buying skylines when a VLT for the same price could probably run 11s?

seriously, a NA R32/R33 is a great looking and handling car with good torque and street credability...

be wise who's posts you read and take advice from and those which you know came from a 16 year old keyboard warrier...

[TracidTrax]

dude go for either of them but turbo, they r good value 4 money

[**JaR**]

be wise who's posts you read and take advice from and those which you know came from a 16 year old keyboard warrier...

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if your referring to me, i'd be 18 and im not a keyboard warrior, i was just stating my opinion, i believe that if you spent an extra 2 or 3 thousand and bought a turbo variant as opposed to naturally aspirated, you'd have a car that looks as good as it goes...