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[deant1]

Out of the 32 GTR, 33GTR and 34GT T with no expense a problem which would create the best car for track and occasional drag.

please post opinions backed with facts! Cheers.

Edited June 26, 2007 by deant1

[kralster]

Well the R32 GTR was probably finalised back in 1986 or so. And cars have come a long way since then. So in terms of suspension where there have been leaps and bounds made i think the newer car would be better. Also the chassis in a R34 GT-t is 50 percent stiffer than that of a R33 GTR so for ciircuit that would be good.

I personally chose a 34 GT-t over a 32 GTR just because i got a newer more moden car, that i beleived i would have less problems with.

Both will make good track cars i guess it's down to personal preference, a lot of guys on here do hillclimbs and race so maybe ask in the motorsport section.

[Kinks]

no expense? I would pick a 32 GTR in a heartbeat. dream car.. you would want to rebuild a lot of it as they are getting quite old these days. but in slick condition they would be a phenomenal track car, hell some of us still have wet dreams of bathurst days gone by

speaking purely in terms of percentage increase of power from the engine, R33 GTS-t. You can go from 140rwkw to 270rwkw without opening the motor and that's pretty impressive.

[scathing]

Out of the 32 GTR, 33GTR and 34GT T with no expense a problem which would create the best car for track and occasional drag.

please post opinions backed with facts! Cheers.

Any restrictions at all? Are you prepping it just for random track days / supersprints, or do you want to race in specific classes of racing (that may have modification rules)?

Rule the GTT out. If money is no object, you should only be considering GT-Rs anyway. Structural rigidity is nice, but its a lot easier and more reliable to start off with an AWD drivetrain than trying to make one fit....and AWD is going to be important when you sink a king's ransom into the engine. Its a lot easier, with fewer reliability problems, to seam weld and brace a chassis than trying to make an AWD system go in.

I'd probably take the R32. With no budget and no class restrictions you can do anything you want (just use a tube frame and keep the silhouette after you've replaced the entire body with CF), and the R32 is a sexier beast.

The R34 GT-R's ATTESSA system is meant to be the best of the lot, being the last of the breed. How come in your unlimited budget question its not an option?

[deant1]

Any restrictions at all? Are you prepping it just for random track days / supersprints, or do you want to race in specific classes of racing (that may have modification rules)?

Rule the GTT out. If money is no object, you should only be considering GT-Rs anyway. Structural rigidity is nice, but its a lot easier and more reliable to start off with an AWD drivetrain than trying to make one fit....and AWD is going to be important when you sink a king's ransom into the engine. Its a lot easier, with fewer reliability problems, to seam weld and brace a chassis than trying to make an AWD system go in.

I'd probably take the R32. With no budget and no class restrictions you can do anything you want (just use a tube frame and keep the silhouette after you've replaced the entire body with CF), and the R32 is a sexier beast.

The R34 GT-R's ATTESSA system is meant to be the best of the lot, being the last of the breed. How come in your unlimited budget question its not an option?

I was asking with these 3 cars in mind because by stating that money was not a problem i'm trying to eliminate out the replies like 32 GTR engines are older etc etc (since i cant help but think what a 32 GTR with 34 engine and ESSA, upgraded shocks etc etc would be capable of in terms of performance) . I'm talking these cars brought back to new. and the 34 GTR is not an option because it's price is allot higher than the latter and in my eyes with no major benefit considering the car will be modified.

Edited June 27, 2007 by deant1

[r32line]

32 GTR is lightest, get things like a full suspension setup, HKS underbody strengthening kit, cross brace for rear, underbody cross brace... You could really stiffen up chassis, engine well you can do whatever you want so thats limited only to budget, but its a solid base in the rb26dett..