RX7 Vs Skyline

[Ryosuke Takahashi]

which car do you think is better?

a series 6 or a r33?

[Merli]

I assume you're talking about R33 GTR, since the RX7 is out of the GTS-t's price range...

In that case, the R33 GTR is much better

[hippy]

i'd take both

[Airzone]

I got chopped by a series 6. But it had a couple of mods (and my 33 is stock to the balls).

They look sexy though.

[cav]

yes but rotors rock, they get awsome power out of such a small rice cooker

[rev210]

The RX7 is a serious proposition.

It can challenge the R33 GTR on both strip and track. The two cars have very different driving characteristics and styles.

For very little the RX7 is put into low 12's on the 1/4 and factory stock is superior to the GTR as a track car with reasonable endurance. In the first bathurst production series (93/94?) the RX7 raced the R32 GTR I believe and the 'others' and beat them. It went on to dominate for the next few years in that particular area.

[Ryosuke Takahashi]

btw is there any other australian forums with rotors ?

[GT-Rmgedon]

The seating & ****pit of an RX7 Series 6 is awesome! :drooling:

The looks kick arse too. Turns many a head and is an absolute demon on the road. Would be a match 4 an R33 GTR which looks (imho) pedestrian as a sportscar in comparison ...sorry

[JimX]

I often need a back seat, so the R33 is better

[EnricoPalazzo]

try out www.rx7club.com

Excellent forum for 7's

[StraightSix]

www.ausrotary.com and www.nopistons.com are good as well

J

[skylineakt]

Both cars is a cult in their own right. Really depend on you want to set up the car for i reckon. I have seen mad RX7s drifting like no tomorrow and mad GTRs runing like crazy down the drag strip. But than again RX7 are great for the drags as well. GTR have the advantage of the Attessa and probaly have more grip but other than that both cars are SICK. I think the RX7 are sexier and the GTR are more meaner

[Nismodified]

i think in the right hands the RX7 is a faster car.

The R33 Gtr can help make a average Joe, drive better then previously possible

[franks]

yes....hrmm interesting thread, same thread is going on in performance forums...

id take both cars, but i need a daily driver thats kinda practical aswell, so i'd take the R.

[JimX]

Originally posted by Nismodified

i think in the right hands the RX7 is a faster car.

That is debateable, but whatever the case, the Supras, NSXs, and GTRs tend to dominate the JGTC in Japan. Looking at the results of rounds 1-3 it's GTRs, NSXs, or Supras in the top 5, with the best RX7 result being 18th in round 3.

[rev210]

JimX,

JGTC, does not provide a real insight into the 'true' car. I mean none of those things are even remotely like the road going versions.

Talking as you drive on the Australian road, the RX7 is more than a match.

18th isn't a bad result for the 1.3 litre chooker.

[xboy]

isn't it true that rotary engine is harder to maintain and probably more expensive too??

[CerealKiller]

STOCK - I believe the R33 is quicker.

if modified with the "same" stuff (ie. Exhaust, Intercooler, ECU, porting etc...) then I believe the RX7 would be quicker.

[Hiroshima Screamer]

G.O THE SKYS !

[rev210]

xboy,

as one who has played with the rotory for a few years.

It is not true that the engine is harder to maintain. It costs alot less to rebuild the 13B for performance than an RB.