BakemonoRicer

only us GT-R guys get to run those. we are the don's of the skyline scene

I thought you wanted ultimate response?

Why not EFR?

Nope, prior to the brand new engine it was running HKS low-mount twins. I envisage the owner did all of his driving on the street and thus set it up accordingly with the 'factory special' theme. So the mods going forth will continue the theme and simply bring the car into the 21st century. It's worth more kitted out with all the Nismo gear anyway. It's almost scary to think the S15 will have 330-340rwkw on low boost whilst 280kg lighter - I'm already wow'ed by the GT-R so I think I underestimated just how fast that will be.

Exactly what Shyboy said. Will be staying in a hostel in Rio for 2 weeks so will be out in the mix as much as possible. You just can't beat Latina women, only need to go partying in Bondi to figure that out : D As for the GTR, it made 267awkw at 14psi tapering off to 13psi, then with another 2 degrees timing knocked out of it it made 257awkw. The main reason for knocking out timing is to make it super safe until we get the KV8 in. Plus, it was running super rich like all Jap tuned cars.

Paid a visit to the tuner's today, Scott & Adrian are blown away by the build quality of the car. We ran it up on the dyno & moving forward we made the plan to improve the drive of the car with a KV8 ECU / E85 Fuel / Sensor package for next year. The GT-R was running 1.3 bar in Japan, however it seems the previous owner wound it down to 1 bar before it was shipped off to Aus. At present it's running rich, and we also found the timing has been backed off 2 degrees. After the first dyno run we backed off the timing another 2 degrees until the new ECU. Full pics of the build coming in due course, right now I'm planning a trip to Brazil so the thread is on the backburner.

Budgets....forget budgets when building a GTR. Do it once do it right. Just about everyone who takes a budget option ends up unhappy.

The R33... it has completely dominated the Wangan Expressway & Yatabe Speed Trials. It's funny how people forget it was the most popular car in the MID NIGHT CLUB!!!!!!!!!!! It's the proven top-end cannonball GT-R.....yes folks, "hold the f**k on". With outdated technology by today's standards, in 1996 at Bonneville salt flats it was the two way average World speed record holder with 233.217 mph/ 375.32kmh (Previous record 219 mph), with its fastest pass at 383Km/h!!!!!!!!!! Compared to 313.32km/h in the R32 GTR!!!!!!!!! Set a lap record at Nurburgring with bugger all power!!!!! Came 5th in GT1 class of Le Mans, and let's not forget it was ahead of plenty of Mclaren F1's. That's just freakin nuts, especially when they were doomed with the restrictive twin turbo setup. Imagine if they were equipped with the legendary Borg Warner EFR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They would of come first mate and one day if I win the lotto I will build a complete full-house RB28 EFR build, and then enter into the 24 hours of Le Mans and spray champagne from the podium!!!!! I shall leave the thread with a quote for those on the path to enlightenment.... "The R32 had excessive front lift. At Fuji Speedway, taking the high speed 130R corner at speed was scary, according to Kaz Mizuno (later father of the R35 GT-R). So efforts were made in the R33 to minimize front lift - and in that regard, the longer front overhang worked in our favor."

Robocop, I'm definitely with you on that one mate. f**k, we are definitely on the same page. And the Nissan engineers would of thought..... let's make the 33 ass-end phatter, badder and sexier....akin to a beautiful voluptuous latina woman with curves in all the right places.

MLR, Please explain how the R32 is the racebred king when it's far SLOWER than the R33 & R34.... Not too mention a lot less rigid, I mean.... it's like trying to plough a chick with a semi-flacid schlong, where as the 33 and 34 would be like ploughing with viagra!!!!!!!!! I know what I'd rather!!!

Looks well kept & tidy. Have to agree with Robocop, dream all the way up to the top of the food chain!!! R33 GT-R is what you want, and just cause your mate doesnt drive his GTR doesn't mean you have to do the same! Nothing worse than NOT driving a car, things wear out!!! Anyway, enjoy the car I'm sure it will be great fun but hopefully we see a GTR next to it soon.

Robocop, love the video mate we are the true R33 GTR enthusiasts on this forum. They are a showstopper and in years to come when R33 GTR values are through the roof and USA"ers are fighting tooth and nail for the true race bred king (33R) people can look back and say "they were right". Obviously, the cars clearly at the top of the food chain in the Top 5 are the 33 GTR, NSX, FD3S S8 RX-7, Supra and the Nissan S15 Silvia (Paul walker has been interviewed saying this is his favourite car - amazing comment given all the supercars he has driven). I can also vouch for the S15 being a f**king thoroughbred hence why Im in the process of a full house build to unleash its GT potential, the handling is pure and it is the true definition of an all-round RWD road & track warrior. \THREAD

TRP Rigoli mate. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

My series 2 end plates also only have GT-R on one side, I think that is how they came from factory.

The power is in the headwork. Hence why my S15 head was hand ported & polished by NAPREC. The GTR has also been ported & polished by Prostock Motorsports. And the reason most people dont port & polish is because let's face it, they don't want to pay the money. Look at Pauls car, its a fire breathing animal because he had his done by the 7 sec Drag 33 guy at HKS.

Robocop, you have hit the nail on the head yet again.... completely agree that the R33 is the true crowdpleaser. Everyone seems to forget the R35 wheelbase is longer than the rest and that thing just hauls ass for such a heavy car. All this nonsense about the 33's wheelbase, NO, thats one of the reason that its faster than the rest!!

The GTST is by no means fat...it looks slimmer than an S15. Its like an Iphone 6 (GTST) vs Iphone XS Max (GTR)

Sydney roads are absolutely horrible for driving. However Newcastle on the other hand is awesome for driving...plenty of epic roads for a blast.

I think most people are spooked by GT-R's because the natural reaction is to lift-off when the tail kicks. Keep that throttle on lads, and enjoy HICAS

With GT-R values soaring in Japan I made the decision close to two years ago to start seriously hunting for the cleanest BCNR33 I could find. I knew if I waited any longer there would be no possibility of ever being able to afford one. I enlisted the services of Iron Chef & the initial scope was a Grade 4 or 4.5 S3 97/98 GTR in Black; but this essentially was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. A few months into the search after seeing Piggaz 33R, I changed my mind and started searching for a QM1 White car. As each week went by it became more & more difficult to find cars worth inspecting, and when they were inspected, they almost always had issues with rust underneath and/or strut tower rust and/or structural seam weld rust. Around the half-yearly mark, a 97 QM1 S3 caught our eye though we missed out on that and then found it a dealership in Japan for around the $60k mark. I then spoke to ImportR from SAU about his S3 GT-R, but while initially entertaining selling it he didn't have the heart to part with it. Alongside Steve's 7000km S3, his 33R would have to be the next cleanest out there. Around the 14 month mark I'd started giving up hope and was toying with the idea of S8 RX-7's, but then I received an email from Iron Chef regarding a '96 QM1 Prostock R33 GT-R up for auction at USS Tokyo. The auction grade was 4.5 with 49,000kms & service history. The car just looked like a complete showstopper and upon inspecting it in the metal - Kristian, Troy & Myself realised 'this is the car'. After a bidding war the car was mine, & then slowly I started finding out about it's very interesting history. I have since been in contact with Prostock Motorsports who provided details about the build & the fact that the previous owner is very happy & suprised the car has ended up in Australia. The GT-R spent it's entire life in Tokyo & this thread will present the two year period where the car was completely overhauled.The car was maintained at Nissan Prince Tokyo from it's beginnings and then sent by the owner (an older gentleman) to the GT-R Specialist ProStock Motorsports in Saitama Japan for a full overhaul in 2016. The invoices of the work was jaw-dropping, for many people it would be considered a once-in-a-lifetime build & after driving it - I feel it's the perfectly setup street car. After a visit to Rigolis, they described it as one of the cleanest GT-R's they've ever seen. Nearly every single part has been replaced with brand new, while the undercarriage & seam seals remain original without rust (even the strut towers). Thankfully, the chassis rails haven't been jacked like nearly every other GT-R either. There is a little bit of minor surface rust in a couple of small spots, which is why I suspect the car may have been stored outside at some point in its life. But that was always expected, my S15 which has been in Australia since new has the exact same. After a 4 hour marathon at the RTA which took a supervisor to overrule their know-it-all yet clueless staff member on RAWS importing rules & regs; the car was registered and the first drive was so damn sweet. As for the exterior, I absolutely love it and photo's don't do it justice. The paintwork is original & this was confirmed with a micrometer yesterday. As for my future plans, I haven't even been thinking about it - I love the car as it is, it's been an amazing experience to drive & I'm sure I'll never be able to part with it. The Skyline GT-R is a very special car when you can find the right one, so good luck to whoever else is searching for one & thanks for reading

Anyone who would like to come for a drive is welcome to ride shotgun in my R33 GTR. They are a completely different animal compared to a GTS-T, seriously. They really shouldn't even be compared.

Montie, sorry to hear mate, if only we could see a video slideshow of each car's history, it would make for an interesting watch. It seems whoever did the blue plate went to some lengths to hide the trail, however their slip-up was the 1N4 paintcode which doesnt exist for GTR's. I imagine the VIN used from the QM1 white S3 R33 GTR would have been a car that was written off, but if not....if that exact car was to land in Australia, I think thats where the issues would arise. So whether the blue plate occured in Japan or Australia will probably always be unclear. If the car hasn't ever been in an accident, theres always the possibility the car was stolen overseas prior to being shipped here. My only advice would be it could be worth investigating the firewall. It appears a layer of body filler has been used to help engrave the firewall, beneath that could be the original VIN (if they've grinded it off you'd be able to X-Ray the firewall to see the original number). Good luck with the search....

Prank, I believe they did offload it to a buyer in 2013, refer old SAU thread "Gracer defect". It would appear this is the same person selling. It's has an impressive list but I never will understand why they didn't use a GT-R base to start with, it's a shame really. It still doesn't actually look like a GT-R which is suprising given all GT-R panels were used.

Johnny, is that one up for sale atm on carsales?

Theres a GTR on gtr registry which is a Series 1 which has a Series 3 vin affixed to it with the paint code 1n4, which doesnt exist for GT-R's. Its the 2nd GTR ive seen with a definite "dodgy blue" plate.