What Do The Japanese Think Of R33 Gts-t?

[waxracing]

here i am seeing most bodykitted skylines and thinking, eeeeewwwww

Im with you on that one

Most body kits look freaking terrible, to me lowered on a nice set of wheels looks best

[LANDSCRIBBLE]

Im with you on that one

Most body kits look freaking terrible, to me lowered on a nice set of wheels looks best

+1

[xALmoN]

I like the 32gtr, and i drive one, but would like to upgrade to the 33gtr next year. =D

[*LOACH*]

RB20 heads are shit on RB30 fyi

Tommy Kaira M30 was pretty cool wasnt it? It had an RB20/30. The 177kw aint fantastic but almost 300nm of torque in a relatively light car is pretty awesome considering it was NA. I certainly wouldnt say no to an M30 if for no other reason than the investment value.

Edited August 16, 2010 by *LOACH*

[waxracing]

Are you sure about that as the rb20 has a smaller bore and so it would require machining to allow it to fit an rb30

[Neuroglider]

lol even i give my car crap for being a whale... but i still love it's wide body and aggressive stance

[*LOACH*]

Are you sure about that as the rb20 has a smaller bore and so it would require machining to allow it to fit an rb30

Pretty sure: I have seen an M30 for sale in a magazine in Japan and wikipedia has it listed under RB30DE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_RB_engine

[interfooler]

if japan disliked the R33's then they would be nonstop vomitting as we speak at the new V35 skylines, comes with a gay "westernized" NA v6. they pretty much gave the ball away, not dropped it on that one.

So your saying the 350z is gay too? The V and the R are just different type of cars. The VQ engine is probably the one of the best N/A V sixers around just like the RB is one of the best turbo inline 6s. They are different and great in their own ways. If a daily wasn't what I was after I would have bought the R32/R33 as they are more focused and hardcore. The V is much more refined and suits better as a daily but also not far off the mark in terms of performance. And this is the market that the V was aiming for.

[xALmoN]

The VQ engines had terrible fuel economy though. Much worse than the RB engines of the day.

[interfooler]

^ Don't know where you got that from but mine's fuel consumption is excellent. Under normal driving in day to day traffic it is even on par with my old 2.2l accord auto.

[Bunta]

My opinions after having owned a few of these cars

The R33 in series one form looks so shit from the front, bad grill, bad front bar, bad headlights, Inside everything feels cheap and is a bit flat and bland. Essentially this is a quintessential mid 90s car from a styling point of view. Great engine, gearbox, handling ect. Also looks good from any angle other than front on.

The R32 looks good from the front looks shoite from the back, I never had a RB20 in mine so never had to deal with the issues related to that, but i have driven a few rb20 R32s and they were very different and i personally did not like it. Inside the R32 had a better feel to it, switchgear, seats ect all feel like they are of higher quality despite being older.

To my eye all the GTRs look good

ande there we have it my 2c lol

[iseekool]

The VQ engines had terrible fuel economy though. Much worse than the RB engines of the day.

Are you sure you didn't mean VG? VQ engines are excellent all round. Great economy vs. engine size.

I personally think the RB drinks more fuel vs. engine size.

n/a vs. n/a

[waxracing]

I think that wiki is wrong the rb30de they made would have had a rb25 head on it

The ports on a rb20 are so small they make the same power as the rb30 sohc head

[*LOACH*]

I think that wiki is wrong the rb30de they made would have had a rb25 head on it

The ports on a rb20 are so small they make the same power as the rb30 sohc head

I dont think the RB25 was being produced when they made the M30, I am pretty sure it is a green top RB20/30.

Check this site http://www.banpei.net/blog/flyrat-tommy-kaira-m30

and this pic from that website of an M30 bay

[waxracing]

Your more than likely right there.

[bozodos]

RB25DE head from an R32? Don't know if the intake manifold etc looks like the RB20 one like that one does.

[*LOACH*]

RB25DE head from an R32? Don't know if the intake manifold etc looks like the RB20 one like that one does.

Have a look at the two intake manifolds (20 on the left), the RB20 is much closer to the M30 than the RB25. The M30 has the throttle position etc reversed from the other RB20 but apart from that there isnt much difference. Its gotta be a 20.

Edited August 22, 2010 by *LOACH*

[bozodos]

yeah but the RB25DE you're posting is clearly an R33 one as it has the bump for the VCT on the timing belt cover. Therefore it dosen't have to be an RB20

[Marlin]

Lol at lots of things in here, but especially how far off topic this got.

[TALBO]

Im with you on that one

Most body kits look freaking terrible, to me lowered on a nice set of wheels looks best

Another +1. The problem with most imports in general is that too many dickheads without a fkn clue ruin the car with GAY bodykits and wheels where in most cases the car looks better in stock factory condition!

Also LOL big to most of this thread!