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Feel free to post it on 350Z-Tech. I forgot about this thread until recently, or otherwise I'd have considered posting it up there.

I'm just imagining a situation where Nissan Australia would go the extra mile to deliver something to their customers in a timely manner...... Zen practitioners talk about trying to achieve an empty mind. I think I just succeeded.

Do you really want a girlfriend this big?

Should be coming....

I'll give them $50 for one, and not a cent more. Oh, and it'd better come with a full tank of fuel at that price.

Last time I checked, older GT-Rs weren't light on fuel either.

Most of the GM V8s now have cylinder deactivation for fuel economy, something I don't think the Nissan V8s have yet. Sorry, I must have missed the news flash where the R35's engine was the same displacement as the R34's. Or how Nismo's Z-Tune uses the same sized RB as the regular R34 GT-R's. And we accuse V8 bogan fans of being blind zealots with a tenuous grip on reality......

I've also heard horror stories about Blackburn Nissan. I feel sorry for the poor guy who just splashed out $150K on a GT-R and has to deal with those muppets. There's no proper Nissan dealership / service centre in Docklands, is there? Given that STi is based there, as well as quite a few other companies' premier dealerships, it would seem the logical place. All those long, straight stretches of relatively deserted road would also be a good place to.....erm....test drive that 500hp DSG gearboxed car. As for de-tuning, the 350Z is pretty much close to top-spec compared to international markets. The only difference is that the forged rims made by RAYS Engineering are an option here on the Track, rather than standard as they are overseas. Chances are the GT-R will have to have its engine de-tuned for 95RON, since 98RON isn't available everywhere and 100RON is even harder to find. We'd probably get the US-spec 450hp engine (assuming that's true), since US fuel quality is similar to our own. Its faster now. Detuning it a little would make it the same speed, so it could still "compete".a The Pulsar hasn't been sold here for 15 years? Considering how cheap storage is these days, and how small you can get it (you can fit a 4GB onto a postage-stamp sized SD card, which is far more data than an entire ECU codebase let alone just the A/F mapping) if that's true then its the stupidest excuse I've ever heard.

Yeah. I want the Coupe 60. That is some hot shit. Looks better than the R35, in my opinion, too. Looks more musculare and aggressive than most things, actually. I don't like the way the W427 looks though.

From what I've read, most immobilisers are so good these days that they're very difficult to get around. That was in the context of factory immobilisers, but aftermarket ones aren't that bad either. This is why most car thieves are either carjacking people, or towing the vehicles away. A removable steering wheel isn't going to protect your car in either situation. And are you going to carry your wheel around as you go to the shops? Using a detachable wheel as a security measure will be like detachable head unit face plates - thieves will still smash their way in, and check the glovebox / under the seat / boot to see where you stashed it because they know you're probably too lazy to lug it around.

Which is a shame, since the car's handling (relatively speaking) makes up for it if you're on a circuit. Unfortunately, circuit work isn't as popular a tuning path (relatively speaking) as aiming for ludicrous speed by cranking the power out. Those that do want something that's (relatively) underpowered but good around corners tend to save cash and buy Hondas.

Everything's getting bigger, or have you not seen the pic of the R35 parked behind the R34? BMW seems to be doing it more than most, though. The E46 BMW (the previous generation) is practically the same size as the E34 5 Series from the early 90's. The upcoming 135 coupe (i.e. the "baby" of the range) is supposed to weigh 15xx kg when it comes out. That's the weight of a current generation Forester!

Try some Wurth anti-squeal paste first. You might find it a financially preferable option to throwing out perfectly good pads.

Now, imagine that we're discussing this over dinner in a softly-lit Cuban restaurant. "So how is it the gang came to be?" "What?" "The gang." "The gang? No, they don't call themselves a gang." "Well, what do they call themselves then?" "A team. They call themselves a team." Now, I'd better not get SWAT coming into my house and disrespecting my family OK?

I think the better engine depends on the intended function. If you want a big car, you're better off having a big engine. I don't care what anyone says, whether its NA or FI there is no replacement for displacement. The Z-Tune, which everyone on here will agree is a pretty quick car, doesn't run a 2.6L RB. SR20s and EJ20s have 2.2L stroker kits made by very reputable companies. Even Honda, who seem to love fitting the smallest possible engine into a car, relented with the C32 they ended up fitting in the NSX and the F22C that the American S2000s later got. If I were to build a dedicated circuit car I'd want something Clubman sized. Assuming I couldn't source the Powertec V8 that Radical uses in its Nordschleife-dominating SR8 I'd prefer a small all alloy 4 banger like an SR22, a worked Honda F22C. Conceivably both would be NA given the lack of weight, for longevity and response, but a high compression / low boost setup would not be out of the question. If I was to build a big sports saloon (we're talking in the Commodore / 5 Series / E Class range), where its not about ten tenths but about being pretty damned quick and carrying a whole bunch of people comfortably, I'd run a big V8 with twin turbos in something like that. The Audi RS6 was an awesome car in anyone's books....and the upcoming TT V10 will be even better. I'd probably stick an inline 6 in a mid-sized coupe. There's something magical about the sound of an I6 and while it doesn't need the monster torque of lugging 5 adults with luggage, it also won't be so small as to need to be wrung out or run stupidly high boost. Whether it was turbo or not would depend on the car and intended purpose. I do like the shrieking sound of a worked NA engine being wrung out, but I also like the power and noise of a tuned turbo car.

The current Corvette Z06 runs a 7:42 around the Nurburgring, as does the Ford GT. While that is still 4s slower than an R35, its line-ball with a 997 Turbo and it therefore blitzes the time of the new BMW M3 (which is supposed to be one of the best handling "saloons" ever made) as well as a raft of other hot metal. The Ultima GT-R, while being a British kit car, is also generally spec'ed with an American V8. That thing is also no slouch. The E-Series HSV GTS isn't exactly slow around corners either, especially not when you compare it to other sedans. The VT GTS was faster than the E39 M5 around the Nurburgring too. And I'd love to see you run against a modern Elfin in a stockish turbo car of any stripe. The source of the engine has nothing to do with its handling. The chassis does. The biggest problem with American V8s is that they tend to end up in American and Aussie cars, and we like comfortable cruisers that eat up distance. The cars are therefore set up that way. But, put them in a proper chassis (like an Elfin or an Ultima), they can more than hold their own.

Are you going to throw a bucketload of money at the engine as well as fitting it? If not, the fact that you wasted money fitting a stockish RB26DETT instead of doing up your existing RB25DET would tell people that you're driving a show pony. The fastest stock Commodore available is the HSV E-Series GTS at around 13.2s. Getting an RB25 powered R33 to do a high 12 shouldn't cost as much as doing a complete engine conversion. According to the Time Slip Registry, this guy ran a mid 12 with 215rwkW. Other people are telling you that you can get that power, or more, for less than the cost of dropping in a stock RB26. And "any Commodore" is a pretty wide swathe. There are some insanely fast street-driven modified Commodores out there. However, "responsive" and "turbocharged" are two mutually exclusive things. Especially when you start dialling up the power and boost. If you want a powerful engine with instant throttle response, get a V8.

Like the proposed Infiniti sedan, if they make a SUV out of the PM platform there's no way it'll be badged as a GT-R. Ghosn wants the GT-R to be exclusive. It doesn't mean its tech has to be. The Z33 and the V35 / V36 share the same platform, but there's almost no sheet metal or interior trim (aside from the shift knob and surround) that's common. Both cars are popular in their markets, and profitable despite only sharing the FM platform. And those pictures look like something a student at a Photoshop crash course would have churned out on their first day or two. They look too much like a stretched and squished GT-R, rather than a separate car. At least that sedan, while having GT-R cues, still looks like a different car and is at least somewhat plausible. This just sounds like a "Infiniti wants an AWD four door based on the PM platform, what flights of fancy can we come up with for the American market?" I'd guess that, in a few days, someone is going to post pics of a "GT-R dual cab pick-up truck" to compete against the TRD Hilux and Holden Crewman, etc.....and we'll see another thread on SAU full of posts about how its ruining the GT-R name.

So XESSIV didn't get pulled over by the cops on his way out, after bouncing his unloaded engine off the limiter inside the carpark? There weren't random other cars sitting their also free-revving their engines? There weren't guys trying to rip skids on the way out? No-one really got busted by the cops this time, but they didn't last time either when people were doing burnouts in P6. It doesn't mean they weren't doing shit and acting like tools, which is the point I was making in the post you quoted. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I'd rather see cars at a car event and talk to fellow car enthusiasts at a social event. If I want to see tits, I'll go to the Cross. If these people were actual car enthusiasts, other nice cars and the chance to talk to their owners would be attraction enough. SAU cruises get a good number of attendees, but its not because the organisers bring scantily clad girls to them. Instead, you get random blow-ins that must have been neglected as children because they act out to get the attention they crave, giving the rest of us a bad name.

I've been to a couple of Night Shifts (I got into their one at Homebush for free, and I went to the last Carpark Meet). For what the "Street Meet" is like, imagine a bunch of guys in riced up nuggets standing next to their cars or wandering off to look at other people's, and then perving on skanks when they get there late. Then when the skanks leave, all those idiots go and do burnouts on their way out of the carpark since they don't actually care about meeting everyone else there. Then they'll probably brag about how they saw so-and-so and got to put their arms around them or had them pose on their cars or some shit. If you've seen Freestyle Magazine in the shops, imagine if the pages popped out into real life. They both try to be the "total lifestyle mag/site for car enthusiasts" or whatever. When you go to a meet arranged by a proper car club / forum (like SAU, or SilNSW, or JDMST) there's always a sense of community. The attendees have talked to each other online before, and have similar interests in cars. At these things, its just a bunch of strangers wandering around charging their spank bank. JDM Style Tuning was in talks with Reading Cinema for holding some of their meets there. After they see the typical hoon that goes to a car meet where the drawcard are "import models / go-go dancers" I'm pretty much sure they'll never allow another meet on their premises again since we'll all get tarred by the same brush.

The US has money, and they've been salivating over the GT-R for ages. It wouldn't surprise me if companies over there brought the car in to pull apart so they could start developing aftermarket parts for it...especially for the powertrain. If not Stillen, then you still have other companies like Jim Wolf Technology that specialise in Nissans.

You sure that meeting venue is big enough? If I remember correctly, that Servo is no Lane Cove "Space Station" and if you've invited multiple forums you could potentially get a shitload of cars. The guys who own the place aren't going to be too impressed if a f**kload of modified imports rock up to their shop and don't buy petrol, standing around talking and scaring the regular customers who've watched a bit too much A Current Affair, which increases the chance of the cops getting called.

The first part has almost nothing to do with the second part. Nowhere has it been said that this sedan will be badged or marketed as as GT-R (Ghosn has already said that the GT-R will be a Nissan, and this thing will be badged as an Infiniti). It'll just use the same platform, to cut costs. And the first GT-R was a RWD sedan, so it just shows that your knowledge of the GT-R's history doesn't go back far enough.

The 996 and 997 have had a lot of the taily nature dialled out of them. Porsche purists who stopped bleating about the 996 not being air cooled started to bleat that the "safe understeery nature" of the car takes away from one of its defining handling characteristics.

If you look at it that way, the 911 is just a trumped up 60's Volkswagen Beetle "facelifted" by the world's laziest styling department. I don't think either car is attractive. On looks alone I prefer the Audi R8, even though its significantly slower than either.