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Bizzarro this things still here! I'd hold out a bit mate, you'll get what it's worth... Heck I'd probably have bought it if I'd found it earlier...

Obviously written by someone who knows less than me about the insides of an engine. You can boost the shit out of an RB26 on stock internals. Try the same with an LS2 and the forces on the crankshaft will destroy it and/or everything connected to it. Oh right, modify the internals - in that case do the same with the RB26. RB26 doesn't have potential - what a fkn crock. Of course it's a lot lighter too, surely. See any LS2s taking road-speed records? Anyway, let him win his paper-racing records. Probably owns a Honda. End of pointless rant. :Pimp2:

Personally, I'd want to race them. Oh, and sAfrican American at first too

Maybe the guy is that awesome (god-like?), more likely IMO those guys kinda sucked or were too afraid to push their expensive cars... But a Hyundai Elantra? Come on... If someone knows how to push a GT-R races one of those... forget it... That's plain and simple physics...

Yeh I was joking, I saw the Supra bit and they are great cars... Dude, if you seriously can't drive too good be damn careful! If I had a car like that when I started driving, well I'd be dead. I was just dumb as a young driver...

Now THAT's a cool sig monk dude You mean on foot?

Since you're singling me out, which has in fact pissed me off, allow me to retort: "At least you will know what and who you are flaming about" I didn't flame you, if I did it was in jest (did I miss a wink or a smiley)? I was plain and simply giving shit to the Holden HSV - flaming it, yeah. But I know what I'm flaming, right? As has been said, way better than a ford, but that's no mean achievement. I drive a (new, low end) falcon MKII. It has ~500 kms, of which I've done 489. Why am I giving the HSV shit? It's very overpriced for it's performance and technology. Need more power? BIGGER CYLINDERS! It's been done to death. Horrid fuel consumption. My RB26 chews nothing anywhere near a 6L V8. Holden build quality is poor. Countless horror stories from new owners that have come from everywhere, even ACA I think. Also, I cannot wait to race one. From the lights, public road, I don't give a shit. You may or may not realise (since you've researched me) a lot of my friends are V8 heads, and don't like "rice burners". I can even eat rice. It sure don't go near my car. Anyway; your purpose has been fulfilled - checking if your mate's car will be faster. I think I'd have named the thread after what I was looking for, but that's just me. If you car is a manual and his is an auto R33 with minimal mods, you have a very good chance I reckon. In fact if I were driving the HSV, I'd bet money on myself. Because it's auto. Anyway peace; I was overboard, but I stand by my points, and dislike what I sensed to be a personal attack.

Yup, women eh? Luckily I have a good deal with mine - I get car stuff, within reason - and she get's a holiday to Europe (me too!) and a big diamond at some point... All about trading Then, I think I'm lucky in that respect... :elaugh:

That is impressive. Though - some citation? I've googled around, and found them in the 11s with INTERNAL mods, by tuning shops. Seems those tuning shops are missing something... Where you get that from? Using a rough qtr calculator: 260rwkw + 50kw drivetrain loss = 310 kw = 425hp. 1600kg = 3524lb Put that in a rough (yes, estimate) qtr calc and you get 12.5. Big difference with that and an 11.7... That come from memory perhaps Robo's? Your memory like mine? EDIT: I'll go a step further and say that's BS. A 220rwkw Silvia (1200kg ish) runs high 11s or 12s. 400kg diff, and only 40 more rwkw - and they're faster? They'd would HAVE to be lightened...

Look, I was a bit pissed, and kinda fishing... But hang on fer a minute here. Was I really that flaming??? (?) I've had a quick read through my posts and I answered other peoples posts, point for point, then asked some questions back. I HAD had quite a few drinks (check the time on the posts) and was thinking today that I'd probably been an right arse... But have I really? I was harsher than my sober "me" but really that bad? I wasn't attacking any human at all. I was attacking HSVs, in a thread in a forum comparing HSVs and Skylines. WTF is wrong with that exactly? :confused: No I don' think my car is invincible. Did I say that? Where? I don't think I'm invincible, or even an excellent driver. On the street, yeah, I reckon I'm pretty good. But I've grown out of that and don't do it anymore - it is stupid - and I am going to the track. Hopefully to race with cars of many different kinds. At first I'll be nervous and trailing someone! My old Silvia would give my GT-R a good run after the 60ft... until it's modded of course, and until the Silvia runs out of gears. But straight line is boooring, IMO Forum: A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas... It's my opinion and I'm entitled to it, in the same way you're all enititled to be Jesus with your preaching that I'm childish, that you're so grown up, and sit here quoting your long long Shumacher-equivalent ( ) racing history to validate your comments on - my opinion. (?) PPL making judgements on me - :talk2hand You don't know me, whether I can drive or not. So why judge? And Vuster I didn't say YOU were an old man, I said "old men down the pub" - I was referring to the way guys grow up with their V8s, and into their late 30s still believe they are the best performers. Sure, in a TVR Griffith. One of these a HSV is not. Anyway, hope you enjoy your car. I'd have boosted the S15 personally And I did read most of the thread after my first post. You might've known that by the way I was quoting from it... :chairshot

Yeh go Takumi Big heavy cars stomp it on the straights and don't let you overtake them? What do you think, cos you *could've* cornered harder than them they just gonna pull over and let you pass? lol

Many many Silvias with not-so-harsh mods make 220kw ATW... in a 1200kg car... curb..

Umm, auto faster than manual... WTF? Yeh.... you're spot on. Nah, not much respect, or we'd buy V8s would we not? Depends what sort of race huh? Corners? to 300km/h? What? Ok a regualr RWD skyline will need some... mild mods. But you're talking HSV. So compare with NISMO Skyline Japanese are light years ahead in car tech. Period. I'm awaiting some :flamer: I love a good argument, BTW...

Nah... good day... and funny debate - someone posting about his Holden "SPECIAL" vehicle on a Skyline forum expecting not to be flamed? Come on you're fishing... Surely... If you're not arguing performance, let me know and I'll just stop paying attention. I figured that was what this is about. If I'm wrong, forgive me

Look at a dyno graph. Power figures aren't everything. NA = quarterpipe Turbo = mountain BTW the next GT-R at last time I read is 350kw factory. With the GT-R drivetrain. Argue practical, only argument you got. Hey, they are just commonwhores with bodykits from the outside.

Oh, I'm lovin this. Call me "youngen" at 29. I used to love v8s, now they just a waste of cash and boring. > Sports chasis vs family chasis? Holden doesn't have a sports chassis. Period. Lame. > 1)Can you tow a boat or trailor? Don't have one. Yes I can, with the company ford road boat I'm forced to drive. Piece of ****ing shit. My gf silvia Q (1992 2.0l no turbo auto) pulls away from it (falcon mk II). > 2)Do you get any lag? Not at 3000 rpm or higher. A LITTLE, but you have no torque surge mid range now do you? I don't need to go lower than 3000 rpm, ever. > 3)Can you have a full car load and not feel a substantial change in accelleration rate? Twin turbo inline 2.6l running 14 psi from factory? Of course I don't feel substantial change... > 4)Do you have warranty? No, but they're actually built well. > 5)Are there lots of service centers that specialize in your car? Yes. Including my best mate who's a mechanic. Specialise in HSV? For what? Changing oil? To increase power you need MAJOR mods, unlike turbo cars. > 6)And last but not least, do you have much space in the back to make out with your partner? I have a house. And a big bath. And a lounge room. Back of car? Not 17 and living with mum and dad As practical? No, it's a SPORTS CAR. Practical + performance don't mix. And to ask yourself: 1) How easy can you gain 100kw? How much cost? 2) How is the reliability of your car vs jap nissan (know from experience it's shit). 3) Can you car actually corner? 4) Why didn't you buy a porsche, or a GT-R, or a BMW, or whatever? Bathurst right? Old men down the pub? When they let GT-Rs back in Bathurst and they get beaten (i.e. the GT-Rs crash) come back with an argument. I'm taking this as a performance argument, not being catty or childish. I have friends with FPVs, all that kind of American-Aussie shite. They're laughable. They don't even understand what GT-R does. I've been through all this, had fords, mates have bombed V8s, they don't compare (try 8.6 sec capris - I can't beat that, but for $300k... hehe there are as fast Gt-Rs on street tires for half that). So, if you're looking for Holden Shitty Vehicle respect, you will get none from me. Based on logic. I like fast, nimble sports cars. Let's debate - on the performance car issue. I kept up with a 300kw HSV (year ago) in a boosted Silvia (around $20k). Once the GT-R is boosted, forget it... Your HSV is cool, in it's own right. If you want a family sports car, and a warranty which would likely be voided in minutes if I drove it. Biased? Sure, with good reason.

I'm not even going to read the thread. There will be bitchin. And R34 V-spec is faster than your car, easily, standard. And you can't handle, have shit traction. Are HSV's any good? If you need the room. If your in QLD and want to try against a 1989 stock GT-R, lemme know...

eMule my fav! Cheers mate...

Hmm.. Interesting T04bs... mmmm

So guys, where is all the moto-action in Japan? I would guess that shows and salons or whatever are in cities - but what about drift circuits? JGTC racing? Surely they country cos of cost.... Just interested. I love jap cars, my gf loves jap food. A visit is a possibility Oh, I just bought an R32 GT-R, so there's a little more motivation to visit the land of the rising boost

Dude you should sell that to a travel agent or the jap tourism board, assuming they have one. Enjoying this thread, very interesting. I don't want to LIVE in Japan, but I'd sure love to visit. They seem to me so Gung-Ho! about everything and I kinda like that, it's my personality, however childish it may be here in Aus Just a Q - Rezz, you can't get outta the city? I suppose over there - country prices would be worse than the UK - and that's seriously expensive (but beautiful, and one place I would move from here in Aus. (I'm in Brisbane for 16+ years, but born in UK). It does make sense that in such a densely populated place you would get psychos. I've heard shocking shit about the Jap underground (in years gone by), though I never know if true or not. Hey, check out fortitude valley! Plenty of people stumbling around muttering shit or shouting at imaginary friends and pushing shopping trolleys with weird unusable garbage in them. Then, haven't been out for a while - I have a great GF Cheers for the interesting read... Andrew

I'd be getting your cousin to do it as long as he has a screw in gauge. I don't trust the "just hold down 140+ psi with one arm leaning over the car" idea. That's a fair bit of force, and hits like a hammer - not a constant push. No, certainly not rocket science. EDIT: The hold-in gauge leaves more space in the cylinder. There is more air, and so doesn't compress as much. This IS nit-picking, but a spark plug/screw in gauge will fill a few more CCs. Minor diff, but I know people who have compression tested with a hand-held and then a screw in and read 7 more psi on the screw-in gauge.

Ah I do love the positive posts Yes, with me no motor will last forever - they never have yet that's for sure. Longest motor I've had is 2.5 years with the Silvia SR20DET. That's including old NA cars, fords, all the cars I've had. GT-Rs are expensive to own, I've known that going into to it. No point crying if I have to spend a few (or fair few) grand at some point in the future. I'm very emotional about GT-Rs, so I'm not concerned about holding value. This is my "classic car" not my thrash-n-bash. I'd get a race-only non-registerable Silvy with ridiculous mods for that Like I've said (possibly not on this thread) I'll have a whole new attitude with this car, coming from Silvias. You know how you get old farts with mustangs they polish and love and wank over? Kinda like that, but a decent car instead. I don't care if it's not rare or joe bloggs has one too. It's all about me It's really not that much of an expensive car, so chucking a few bucks at was is to me a cheap supercar - don't sound so bad really does it? And the gearbox is tighter than a nun! ;p Andrew :crazy:

Or, yours has been rebuilt. Maybe with inferior parts that will fly apart after 10 thou.... JUST JOKING! But seriously, it's had a rebuild or a reverse ODO transplant. 165 across the board on a 100,000km engine? It doesn't sound very realistic. Maybe you just scored a freak! Who tested it, by the way - not the seller, right? Good on ya though, but I've done my research now (lots and lots) and I'm not concerned with the compression anymore. I'd like it to be higher of course! I'll take it to a reputable tuner and get full comp test, leakdown and dyno. Then I'll have some real info. Kinda moot though. If it dies - it dies. And I buy an N1 motor

You had a rebuild done Duncan? If so, can I ask where? And how long ago? I'll be honest I'm a little afraid of an "Australian" rebuild. My inclination would be to find uber-rep high priced engine builder and get it done there for peace of mind. Is it much more difficult than rebulding your average NA motor? Reason I'm asking is my best mate is a mechanic, and that makes life very easy - they do rebuild motors and his old man (partner) was in his younger years a race mechanic and can blueprint motors and stuff - loads of experience, but not with motors such as this. Should I be trusting them with my RB26DETT? Aaargh, so many questions, not enough fingers Bring on the keyboard/mouse implants... lol :crazy: