Thinking Of Getting A Skyline

[thirty2]

hey all

looking at getting a r32. been in love with skylines for a while but not until a week or so ago i test drove a r33 gtst manual. I was expecting a lot but was kinda dissapointed. It didnt seem to have much go at all. I also didnt realise they weighed so much 1400 odd kg. not a commodore fan but i have one(vkwagon) unmodifed 308 auto with lsd .its crap but fast ,

my point is my $2500 commodore has raced kicked the shit out of r33 r32 wrxs and others .

i was so excited in getting a r32 but what do i have to do to make it move ?

cheers john

[Bliksem]

were the r33 r32 wrxs and others racing...?

there are threads on modifying... do a search champ.

[thirty2]

  MintR33 said:

were the r33 r32 wrxs and others racing...?

there are threads on modifying... do a search champ.

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at traffic lights

[thirty2]

http://www.japanesesportcars.com/skyline/specs/r33_gts25.php

for a r32 Max Horsepower, hp / rpm 190 / 6400

308 are around 240 hp car only weighs 1250

[thirty2]

  thirty2 said:

http://www.japanesesportcars.com/skyline/specs/r33_gts25.php

for a r33 Max Horsepower, hp / rpm 190 / 6400 car weighs 1360 / 1310 (coupe)

308 are around 240 hp car only weighs 1250

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[thirty2]

i just put that there cuz Mintr33 the camp claims a stock r33 has 250 hp good to see u know a lot about ya car champ

cheers

[TaKz]

i think mintr33 was referring to the turbo R33 which does have 250hp at the fly

[frankxinyu]

u know y? coz they were GTST. dont call skylines slow till u test drive a GTR. (no offense to any GTST owners.) but they r the true spirit of skyline.

kinda agree with u tho; had more grunt with a s15 than a GTST R33. dunno y.

[thirty2]

  frankxy said:

u know y? coz they were GTST. dont call skylines slow till u test drive a GTR. (no offense to any GTST owners.) but they r the true spirit of skyline.

kinda agree with u tho; had more grunt with a s15 than a GTST R33. dunno y.

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[thirty2]

true . why do they weight so much??

gtst they look great handle great but no power and after reading all the post with cops and pod filters whats the point

what do u think of s13's

[thirty2]

measure hp at the wheels

[DriftSquad]

test a GTR.. then tell me skylines are shit

Edited December 5, 2005 by DriftSquad

[DriftSquad]

no car is quick stock... thats y people modify cars...

[thirty2]

first time on this thanks for your helpful comments

[thirty2]

im sure gtrs are great not talking about them dick

[thirty2]

well my car stock and its quick

[DriftSquad]

no worrys hope it was your last 2, wanker..

just buy a vl u will feel at home =)

[thirty2]

commodores suck im just showing my point dick

[frankxinyu]

as a matter of fact, GTRs r as heavy as the GTSTs, but RB26 makes the difference( they r completely different engines from RB25)

again, there r quick RB25s around; it will cost a bit money, and getting the power down is another issue when it goes over 350+hp on the rear wheels. Internally, Rb25s r not as strong either.

Rb20s r different; never done any work to it so i cant say anything. but the usual mods will increase the performance but dont know by how much.

S13 r great cars; personally i prefer the SR20 to the Rb20; they r light and have so much fun to drive; and after all, u can find mods designed for them easily.

my opinion any way.

Edited December 5, 2005 by frankxy

[frankxinyu]

one thing i know for sure, Cold air intake(try a pod filter in a heat shield), a FMIC(be carefully with choosing the right one coz shitty ones will only increase the lag especially when u run the stock turbo), Wind the boost up to around 12psi which is safe enough, do the exhaust( dump pipe, hi-flow cat, and exhaust), u will get a significant power increase. usually u can tell the difference with the power of the car.