Cheers guys, i have driven a mates r33. its a manual like what im after. had an exhaust leak and a pretty bad condition head but, it still drove pretty good at the time. quite liked the size of the car. steering felt somewhat better than the s14? but that might just be his massive tires he had on it and lowered springs. what im really after is a clean inside and outside, and power. ive been told that if i want to go sideways that im best sticking with the s14 as theyre very well balanced. but, id have to spend money that i dont have converting it to a manual, then spending extra to make up for the power of the rb25. and then im still behind as the gearboxes in the silvias are pretty weak with the r33's going for pretty cheap, might be able to pick up a nice example for the price i can sell the s14 at?
EDIT: The other things was, the sr20 in the s14 would need a lot more money spent on mods to make equal matching speed and even power to an r33. i know if i had the money it would probably be better to mod the s14 and get it quicker than most imports but, without money, its probably better getting a cheap import in good condition with the abiity to make a fair bit of power with minimum mods.
an s14 vs an r33. both with exhaust, pod, front mount and boost controller, id think the r33 would be making quite a bit more power and enough to get it over the line quicker than the s14?