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My lil brother is getting a car withing the next few weeks and we have come across a coupe of the R31 GTS-X's. Was wondering was sort of handling these cars have? Are they goodfor track work and how do they handle on the limit. Took one for a drive today and was freaked out by HICAS. Very weird feeling. Wat sort of common problems do these cars have beside the shithouse NICS system. I see these cars have alot of potential for upgrading as all the R32+ gear fits straight on. Turbo brakes ect.

Any info would be great.

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Originally posted by Viper180

we have come across a coupe of the R31 GTS-X's.

The gts-x only came in coupe version :)

There are a few gts-x's for sale in Melb at the moment, but if you want something really special, go for the gts-r thats for sale..

It has EVERYTHING!:uh-huh:

NISSAN SKYLINE GTS-R Turbo 1987 coupe 2.5ltr 5sp manual, 57000kms, The Might GTS-R import 12 mths reg RWC engineers compliance. $$$'s spent cusco adj's Bilstein coil overs s/s brake lines GTR brakes upgrade 16x8 forged GTR wheels Hicas 4wsteer nismo Quick-shift many more mods and extremely quick vehicle

Pics here: click here to see some pics

There is also a Passage for sale in the for sale section of the R31 forums if you want to have a look at it,

http://www.r31skylineclub.com/cgi-bin/yabb...;num=1035472701

Happy R31 hunting! :)

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Viper 180 I have a GTS coupe and they are great car they have the same problems as the aussie one, in other words not many. I have a nics in mine and it goes fine compared to my old RB30 Silo (grunt wise), up the boost a little or even change the turbo, an IC and you have a half descent car. All up bang for buck, good car

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