| Inzane |
| It is impressive. Well executed. My first impression when I first saw that was -- Finally, a Skyline that actually LOOKS good too!! :p |
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| accordt |
| There is a big thread on the 300carclub forum about it. People weighing the pro's and con's |
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| P_D |
| could u link the pros and cons website |
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| superspeed |
| well only con i cna see is $$$$$$$$ if thats not a big factor to u then its all good |
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| Thegnome |
That is beautiful!
Damnit! I just want boost period :mad: vg or rb, I dont care. |
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| ~30oZ~ |
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Originally posted by Thegnome
That is beautiful!
Damnit! I just want boost period :mad: vg or rb, I dont care.
what about SR?
As for the topic :limpwrist ...I'm just a purist.:p |
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| Thegnome |
Hmm...Well, if I had to push a facetious retarded remark. I would say, those are too popular for me to conform too :p hah
Plus I am poor <--the truth. |
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| 300zxgal |
| nice.. even gota little squirrley |
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| crazyrx7 |
Its about time they did that. It actually looks like it should of been there from the start. Its definitly a lot easier to work in the engine bay now unlike the stock twin setup. On the flip side of that I think they should of kept it in the skyline. Its like guys that swap ls1 into the fd's; they just don't belong there. I'm guessing with all of that money that was spent on doing the swap and building up the rb26 you could of modifed the v6 to more power than that. Just my $0.02.
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| vorpalz |
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Originally posted by crazyrx7
Its about time they did that. It actually looks like it should of been there from the start. Its definitly a lot easier to work in the engine bay now unlike the stock twin setup. On the flip side of that I think they should of kept it in the skyline. Its like guys that swap ls1 into the fd's; they just don't belong there. I'm guessing with all of that money that was spent on doing the swap and building up the rb26 you could of modifed the v6 to more power than that. Just my $0.02.
R.K.
So which is it you want to see, inline or V6? :p I agree, for the $$$ spent, they could have built up the VG30DETT more, but where are the cool points in that? And I'm sorry, a single exhaust on a Z32 looks plain retarded, no matter what the justification of the motor.
Inline is more the Z heritage from the 70's, but the V has been around since the early 80's. Always fun to work on too, but that's part of ZX ownership, I guess.
BTW, the new Skyline will have a V engine in it if reports are to be believed. However, it's not aimed at the Skyline faithful, with a + 80K price tag, they're trying for the rich Porsche buyer segment. Big mistake, in my opinion, as few will want to pay that premium for a *Nissan* or *Infiniti*, as they are usually people who buy cars for prestige more than performance, and brand names mean more than what's under the hood. Gawd, even crappy Lexus sedans command more of a premium than Infiniti these days. :(
The 350Z was a step in the right direction, with affordable performance, more towards the 240Z roots, however, the styling leaves much to be desired. And with the ubiquitous VQ35DE that is dropped into most of the Nissan product line, it was definitely a controlled decision by the beancounters rather than a bold performance statement. If they could have cut loose a bit more, I may have been tempted. As it was finally released a few years ago, like most of the Z32 fans, I was supremely disappointed. I still think the Z32 was the peak of Z car design, if the current developments are any indication.
Sorry for the ramble, feel free to flame/ disregard as needed :)
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| crazyrx7 |
Ya sorry about my rambling. I would rather see the v6 in there than the rb motor.
I agree with you about the skyline. The only people going to be buying the new skyline are asian gangsters. No person in their right mind will by a Japanese car for that money; wait a minute they did. It was called the mkiv supra. I for one would rather pick up a used 911 twin turbo over the skyline.
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| MixManMash |
I would have to agree with the above 2 posts. The Z32 was probably the peak for Z car designs. The 350Z is a Z car that was more in lines of the 240Z - affordable and still good performance. Let's just look at it this way - a new 350Z is less than $50k CDN. In 1993, the Z32 Twin Turbo was about $60k CDN. Convert the $60k in 1993 dollars to 2006 dollars and compare... Big Difference no? Think about the price of things in 1993 versus today.
As for the new GT-R, I'm going to hold my opinion until Nissan officially releases some details on it. However, based on the prototype design I saw, I am unimpressed. The only GT-R I would personally ever want to own is the R34. We'll just have to wait and see what Nissan has planned.
Unfortunately, in this day and age, all the auto manufacturers need to cut their costs for a better bottom line. I mean, the 350Z shares the same platform as the G35 coupe (i.e. Skyline in Japan). The Z32 and R32 were 2 very different cars, on very different platforms. Today, drivetrains are shared among so many cars. Look back to the late eighties and early nineties, you had a different Nissan that designed and built great engines such as the VG30DETT, RB26DETT, SR20DET, and so on. THe VG and the RB were designed at the same time by two different design teams. Same with the Z32 and the R32. In this day and age, they can't afford to spend the countless amounts of dollars in designing engines, transmissions, etc. that would only be used in one car. They need to share these things so that they can save R&D effort / money.
And FWIW, the only 911 I would ever consider would be the 993 Chassis. A clutch job on a 993 is about 4-6 hours of labour. On the 996 & new 997, you are looking at a hell of a lot more (rumour has it, 16-20 hours). Nothing like old school air-cooled, turbocharged fun. Go driving that thing around like it's meant to be driven and look for the red glow under when you park it. Who needs under car lighting with that? :lol: |
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