Skyline - Im really excited about tomorrow
04-16-2005, 04:37 PM
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Skyline - Im really excited about tomorrow
My friend just got a white 1996 skyline gtr (r33), we're going to a car show tomorrow and i get to drive it to the show. it supposedly has about 400 hp to the wheels, man this is gonna be fun. I havent seen it yet, but i heard its beautiful, i will take a bunch of pics tomorrow and post them, of the R33 and the show. omg im excited 
04-16-2005, 04:55 PM
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My cousin, in England, imports R32z, R33, R34z, and evos from Japan and sells them over there, here are a few pics i took last summer when i went there 
Only if it was as easier to import them here to the states, i would have gotten an R34 by now
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Only if it was as easier to import them here to the states, i would have gotten an R34 by now
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04-16-2005, 04:59 PM
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yea my friend paid $55,000 for everything, im not sure how hes doing insurance on it, ill see if i can get more details tomorrow about how he got it over here, cant w8 to pul up to the car show in a skyline 
04-16-2005, 05:06 PM
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^^ In england all you have to do is get the car to pass the MOT, same as the inspection stuff here, the agency gives you the papers and the car is all set to be registered to the new owner. MOT costs about 2500 pounds, and thats it. A typical Impreza as shown above would cost him anywhere from 4K to 8K depending on miles on the odo, he ends up making 2 to 8 grand on each car (depending on each car), which isnt bad. And the guy loves the cars, then again who doesnt. As i can recall Motrex went out of business, an R34 through them could set you back around 80K or so , compare that to the 45K (20K pounds) which can get you in one of them over there in England.
, compare that to the 45K (20K pounds) which can get you in one of them over there in England.
04-16-2005, 05:09 PM
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yea, have you ever driven one of these things, im kinda worried that the right hand drive is going to pose a prolem, i wouldnt want anything to happy to the car, luckily the car show is outdoors so ill have an eye on it at all time, ill see if i can get some models on it too 
04-16-2005, 05:11 PM
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^^ Yes i have, the silver one posted above is his daily driver The car is not as intimidating as a high power Supra would be, since its all wheel drive. You have to love the turbo and the around 8 K redline. Oh as far as the righ hand drive, well i was born and raised in England so thats all i have driven for most part of my life. 
The car is not as intimidating as a high power Supra would be, since its all wheel drive. You have to love the turbo and the around 8 K redline. Oh as far as the righ hand drive, well i was born and raised in England so thats all i have driven for most part of my life.
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http://teamxmotorsports.net/ that site has some info about the show, wonder if anyone else local is considering going?
04-16-2005, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack_n_Coke
^^ Yes i have, the silver one posted above is his daily driver The car is not as intimidating as a high power Supra would be, since its all wheel drive. You have to love the turbo and the around 8 K redline.
The car is not as intimidating as a high power Supra would be, since its all wheel drive. You have to love the turbo and the around 8 K redline.http://www.teamxmotorsports.net/images/jpeg/show_bk.jpg
shit they have day of show vehicle registration, we should put it in and see if it gets a trophy
it will probably be the only skyline there
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04-16-2005, 05:15 PM
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Never seen one in person but I would love to. There are other cars for the money that I would rather have but the attention it would get would be awesome.
04-16-2005, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 55M2G7L
oh ok, well ill just take it easy then shouldnt be too much of a problem
04-16-2005, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack_n_Coke
Get acquainted with the car first in a parking lot or something before putting it on the road, thats my suggestion to you. Even thou the car is AWD, it still is a beast.
04-17-2005, 07:08 PM
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i have a bunch more the first one is in front of my house, and the second was at the show we went to today, the car got so much attention it was unbelievable, the car is fasttt, i was talking to my friend when i got back to the shop tonight, high 11 second car right now
04-17-2005, 08:43 PM
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nasty ass troll chicks need to get away from the car...
04-17-2005, 09:31 PM
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dont mean to hijack the thread or anytning but i would appreiciate it if someone would eduicate me on skylines - why is it such a revered car. Visually, it isn't spectacular or anything, so I guess its all in the performance. Anybody willing to share info about the skyline and reasons as to why its so great.
04-17-2005, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vishnus11
dont mean to hijack the thread or anytning but i would appreiciate it if someone would eduicate me on skylines - why is it such a revered car. Visually, it isn't spectacular or anything, so I guess its all in the performance. Anybody willing to share info about the skyline and reasons as to why its so great.
04-17-2005, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Minch00
Claimed HP, yes, but they dyno around 330whp for the GT-R model........
and a simple bolt on turbo back exhaust can unleash upwards of 40 - 50 whp.. these cars are really something else, this was my first time driving one today (hopefully theyll be alot more of that, maybe ill bring it to the meet 
) but thing has an amazing amount of power and torque
04-17-2005, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack_n_Coke
^^ Yes they are, but the motors can be tuned to produce well over 800 bhp. I think i saw a clip floating a while ago of an r33 dynoed at 1130 bhp.
04-17-2005, 11:18 PM
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bullet proof transverse mounted motor, AWD, rare in the US...dime a dozen in China.
They are a tuners dream.
They are a tuners dream.
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Originally Posted by vishnus11
dont mean to hijack the thread or anytning but i would appreiciate it if someone would eduicate me on skylines - why is it such a revered car. Visually, it isn't spectacular or anything, so I guess its all in the performance. Anybody willing to share info about the skyline and reasons as to why its so great.
call me crazy, but i'll take that car over a lambo or any other car. the skyline got potential. 280HP is the restricted hp in japan. mod it up a little, it can whip some ass. not even lambos can touch that beast. rare car in the states. not that many people import them here. like sarlacc23 said, they are a tuners dream car
04-18-2005, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by vishnus11
dont mean to hijack the thread or anytning but i would appreiciate it if someone would eduicate me on skylines - why is it such a revered car. Visually, it isn't spectacular or anything, so I guess its all in the performance. Anybody willing to share info about the skyline and reasons as to why its so great.
What's the insurance run on that puppy?
04-18-2005, 12:17 PM
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^^ Since they are rated so low on HP from factory they arent as bad to insure as people would think. If you get the 4 door saloon ( i think the R34 was offered in 4 door) then the insurance class is really low, meaning its cheap to insure them.
04-18-2005, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GTRspeeder
call me crazy, but i'll take that car over a lambo or any other car. the skyline got potential. 280HP is the restricted hp in japan. mod it up a little, it can whip some ass. not even lambos can touch that beast. rare car in the states. not that many people import them here. like sarlacc23 said, they are a tuners dream car
same here, this one has a few bolt on upgrades and is running high 11s 
believe it or not. 400+ whp, this car is farrrrr from done thoI am actually importing a silver skyline r33 gt-s type M spec II, over to the states
04-19-2005, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by derrick
M-spec ... means it's actually able to be a daily driver without killing your back or @ss. 
That's what I would get over a V-spec II ...
That's what I would get over a V-spec II ...