RalliArtRacer

The Evo8 is more like the Evo6, IMO. The absence of ACD and AYC is a godsend for me. At least I won't have spend more money maintaining this beast AYC sucks and its prone to breaking after 36,000 miles, so we got a rear LSD instead. The 6spd is brand-new and hasn't been tested for durability in conjunction with the North American drivers, since we tend to abuse our cars more than the rest of the world. The 5spd we have is bulletproof and very strong, much like the previous Evo's have been. I'm 100% satisfied with my vehicle, despite the STi's in the US having a 2.5L inline 4 pumping out 300hp, 300lb ft of torque, as well as DCCD. The Evo8 in the states is already underrated, since it makes 240hp at the wheels from a Dynojet, which would equate to about 300hp or so at the crank. I mean, there's no way in hell a 1480kg vehicle can run a low 13 sec time in the 0-400m strip, right? About the Skyline GTR drivetrain loss, I thought it was around 15%-18% or so? I know they have less drivetrain loss than other AWD/4WD vehicles out there.

I couldn't agree with you more on that. That movie pretty much gave all the best-performing Japanese cars a bad name. Now that they have the Evo7 in the movie as the main star, which is bland and ugly IMO, I'm afraid its going to give my car a bad name as a rice-burner, as opposed to having a reputation for being a true performing automobile. That Skyline GTR, Jesus Christ, were they on crack? 3 NOS bottles and underglow lights? Who in their right minds put that on a Skyline GTR?!?!?! How can anyone ruin those cars? That's blasphemy, I say! BLASPHEMY!!!! At least the Skyline GTR wasn't pink with a pink interior like the S2000

G'day folks! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Danial and I'm 18 years old. I happen to own two finely-crafted automobiles, a brand-new Blue By You Lancer Evolution 8 and a '92 Nissan Stanza XE (aka the Pintara or Bluebird). I've been cruising these forums for quite a while, since the Nissan Skyline GTR is my favorite car and a dream to own for 5 years. I would perhaps even give up my LanEvo to get one of these amazing vehicles. Living in the US, we don't have any Skylines here and when I see one, I cream my pants seeing one of those(although this would of course be different in AUS). I happen to have a few questions regarding the Skyline GTR's and hopefully will be answered in a given amount of time: 1) How do Skyline GTR's fare against the LanEvo's? I am aware that the Skyline GTR weighs a lot more than a LanEvo, but in both straights and twisties, how would they fare against, say, a modified LanEvo? 2) Are the transmissions bulletproof or do they have issues with weak synchros and such? I heard that the GTR transmissions have weak synchros, with 3rd gear being the weakest, but not 100% sure if it's true though. 3) Do Skyline GTR's turn heads even in AUS, despite having an abundance of GTR's down under? 4) How much drivetrain loss is there in a Skyline GTR? Is it lower than other 4wd cars? 5) Is there any Skyline GTR that can run 10's in the 0-400m and still be an amazing track car at the same time? I hope these questions would be answered in a certain amount of time and I look forward to seeing your replies soon. Cheers RalliArtRacer