Keep R34 Or Transfer Engine To My R32 Gts-t

[335]

Hello

I asked everyones opinion before about my car and engine changing. I told everyone before that I have a R32 GTS-T that the previous owner put a wide body GTR kit on the rear fenders to make it look like a GTR. In a year, I have to do inspections again and renew the registration. I will have to pay higher road taxes and do extra paper word because now the car is a 500 plate and it will change to a 300 plate because of the body kit. 300 plates are usually cars that have 2.5 liter engines over higher or they are big cars. I decided to put a RB25 in the car because I might as well since I will pay a higher road tax and it is not going to cost any more registration wise to put the engine in.

Now I have a friend who I can get a R34 from. It was a R34 GT, but the previous owner took out the NA motor, and put a R33 RB25 engine in it. The engine is built, with head gaskets done, HKS 2530 and some other things. It was done by a professional shop, it was from a R33 that was tuned.

The car was a auto, but the previous owner bought the parts to make it a manual. The transmission is in, the engine is in. But the clutch and other things to make it a manual have not been done yet. The engine does not have a wiring harness. It needs a R33 wiring harness plus the harness has to be made to work with the R34.

I can take this car and have the work finished or I can take the engine which is tuned and has a HKS 2530 on it and have it put into my car.

Which sounds like a good option?

How do 34's drive? I like my 32 because it is small, handles corners well, and looks good. I like the 34 shape too but the 32 is the best shape for me.

Is the 34 a good car to have? Does it corner well?

What would I loose or gain from going to a 34?

Should I just put the engine in my 32?

Help pleasse

[R31Nismoid]

a R34 chassis will be better than a R32 one - its newer, tighter etc.

issue is its N/A, so he brakes and all the rest are average.

IMO you neither win nor gain from either option.

[335]

a R34 chassis will be better than a R32 one - its newer, tighter etc.

issue is its N/A, so he brakes and all the rest are average.

IMO you neither win nor gain from either option.

He put upgraded suspension, ventilated discs and 33 or 34 gts-t gtt calipers on them I believe.

That helps correct?

Edited September 27, 2010 by 335

[Hanaldo]

I don't know where you are based but I'm going to assume over east. If the rules over there are anything like here in WA, then I advise you to ditch the 34. Putting an R33 engine into an R34 is a stupid idea (In WA at least), because the rules are that the engine must be newer than the car. So if your rules are anything similar then you're not going to be able to get it registered, let alone insured.

[335]

I don't know where you are based but I'm going to assume over east. If the rules over there are anything like here in WA, then I advise you to ditch the 34. Putting an R33 engine into an R34 is a stupid idea (In WA at least), because the rules are that the engine must be newer than the car. So if your rules are anything similar then you're not going to be able to get it registered, let alone insured.

WA, Washington? The engine itself is newer than the car. The previous owner of the engine had a new motor built and put into the R33 that it was in. So it is a R33 engine but the engine is only 3 years old.

[Hanaldo]

I'm now going to assume you are in America??? Wtf, where do you live lol? WA as in Western Australia mate...

Rebuilding a motor doesn't reduce the age of it. It is still an older engine than an R34. Simply put, it is illegal to put an RB25DET into an R34 because R34's came out with the RB25DET Neo. But I don't know where you live so I don't know if you have the same rules as us...

Edited September 29, 2010 by Hanaldo

[335]

I'm now going to assume you are in America??? Wtf, where do you live lol? WA as in Western Australia mate...

Rebuilding a motor doesn't reduce the age of it. It is still an older engine than an R34. Simply put, it is illegal to put an RB25DET into an R34 because R34's came out with the RB25DET Neo. But I don't know where you live so I don't know if you have the same rules as us...

Oh I am in Japan. I think the law is fine here with it, I have to register the car with the new engine.

I believe the engine was bought new from Nissan. You can still buy 20, 25's and 26' from Nissan here.

The car is a NA so it had the Rb20 DE or RB25 DE in it originally.

Oh ok Australia, ok.

[Randon_I_Am]

Oh I am in Japan. I think the law is fine here with it, I have to register the car with the new engine.

I believe the engine was bought new from Nissan. You can still buy 20, 25's and 26' from Nissan here.

The car is a NA so it had the Rb20 DE or RB25 DE in it originally.

Oh ok Australia, ok.

Did i miss omething here, or are you surprised there's an australian on Skylines Australia?