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^I'm sure this was the exact design brief Nissan designers adhered to when designing both cars.

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Compare an S13 to an R32 for example: Wheelbase: 2474 vs 2615mm Weight: 1224 vs 1320kg So it's a much lighter, and shorter (read flickable) platform, and that's in stock form. Not to mention the M

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Its more just the fact grabbing a stock skyline and a stock silvia and trying to drift both its very hard in the skyline compared to the silvia due to size, weight and lock. But on the other hand once you set up a skyline and silvia they will perform as well as each other along with the fact that the r33 gtst now is so cheap under 6k which gives you a strong engine gearbox package compared to the s chassis so all you have to worry about is setting up the dymanic side of the car which is why in victoria you are seeing alot of r33 drift cars over the past couple of years.

There is no dynamic side to a r33 gtst and the r34 gtst is the new r33 hahaha

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Here in the states, a lot of guys like using the s-13 and throwing in the rb25. We only have s13 and s14. The s15 never saw production over here. The importing laws here are also very strict which makes any r chassis difficult to own. So availability plays a large role.

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Compare an S13 to an R32 for example:

Wheelbase: 2474 vs 2615mm

Weight: 1224 vs 1320kg

So it's a much lighter, and shorter (read flickable) platform, and that's in stock form.

Not to mention the McPherson strut of an S chassis is generally easier to extract big camber and lock from.

No HICAS to muck around with.

Huge aftermarket support.

Cheap.

Co-signed!

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+11ty

RB20 is more reliable then an SR20 or an RB25 and an RB25 gearbox is strong as all hell so reliability wise let's say that Skylines are pretty damn good ;)

But the rb20 is a bit lacking in torque.

Not to mention the power gains and abuse that the stock sr20 can take compared to the rb motors (such as the exhaust wheel of the turbo deciding it wants to be part of the catalytic converter).

I've owned both a s13 and a r33 and they are very different to drive. The s13 felt much sportier to drive. The skyline felt less sporty and more comfortable in its ride.

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Pretty sure there is only 150 +/- 30kg difference between s13/14 and r32/33.

Yes they aren't as long but that really doesn't matter that much at all. Not for daily driver anyway.

All turbo S chassis and R chassis came with what is described as an LSD and probably was for the first few years of its like. Most non turbo S/R chassis cars came with open centres. GTR's came with mechanical LSD.

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s chassis around 1200kg, skylines 1450kg
was talking about drifting not daily driving
Maybe i was wrong about the diff but only gtst i've driven had a welded diff because owner said it was open

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s chassis around 1200kg, skylines 1450kg

was talking about drifting not daily driving

Maybe i was wrong about the diff but only gtst i've driven had a welded diff because owner said it was open

Actually it's 1250 (s15 spec-r) vs 1390 (R33 GTST).

There's a 195mm difference in the wheelbase. BFD. There are HICAS versions of the S15, although I don't think these were ADMs.

But most importantly S15s look faggoty. Nice girls car IMO. Can't forget that important fact.

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The only skyline that is 1450 is the r32 Gtr, the gtst only weighs 1280 which is only 30kgs more then the s15 and all turbo skylines have a LSD, but of corse you'd know that with your well informed posts that you have put in this thread

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i thout it was bcus the s shazzis was for the street and r shazzis is for racing.

not evry1 has money for a race only car!!!!!!1 sho u can drive it on the street, but how long till u get picked up??!?!111!!

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