Topic: SKYLINE GTR OR ZO6? (Read 248 times)

juanman · « **Reply #75 on:** June 19, 2006, 03:58:00 PM »

wow does it have to be against a vette? where the hell is a viper...

i want a viper!

lostboyz · « **Reply #76 on:** June 19, 2006, 05:25:00 PM »

viper's got nothing. It is a popsicle stick strapped to a rocket engine. It isnt even a competitor with anything with a turn.

Owtlaw333 · « **Reply #77 on:** June 20, 2006, 01:21:00 AM »

QUOTE(lostboyz @ Jun 19 2006, 02:32 PM)

viper's got nothing. It is a popsicle stick strapped to a rocket engine. It isnt even a competitor with anything with a turn.

When placed up against the Vette and Ford GT, Viper, I believe, was placed last. But while it may not be the best performer, I think I would still take the Viper just because it's been the car I've always wanted since I was a little kid. (I remember seeing it in Vegas for the first time in a casino in the middle of the slots. One of the ones that you can win the displayed car) It's a thing of beauty. I'm glad they changed the body style back with it's original curves. But if there was one car in the world I could have, it would be either a Vanquish or DB9. No car can beat the style of an Aston Martin.

juanman · « **Reply #78 on:** June 20, 2006, 01:50:00 PM »

it is a thing of beauty all right, just google some pics of the hennessey viper with a aero kit installed.
i want one, looks like ill have to get a good job so i can buy one and smoke all the vettes

CJLee89 · « **Reply #79 on:** July 20, 2006, 04:33:00 PM »

i didnt even know this forum was here..lol sry for the bumps.

i def go with the skyline. even thought they r illegal until 2007. u can get them in the US but they have to go through some modifications before u get it. like, knocking the horsepower down a ALOT, and putting the steering wheel on the left side of the car. a japanese version = 1200 HP, once made legal for US = around 200 HP.

jesterrace777 · « **Reply #80 on:** July 20, 2006, 05:19:00 PM »

I dunno where you are getting your "facts" from man but you are WAY off on the skyline. The vast majority of Skylines that are street legal in the US are still right hand drive. Also they really don't reduce the HP. It is true that you probably won't see the 1000+HP monsters in the US like you will elsewhere since it is really hard to keep something in that range street legal, but they certainly aren't taking them from 1200HP down to 200HP like you are claiming. The stock R32 GTR (prior to import) is just over 300HP and that is the skyline with the most HP in terms of what comes from the factory. Any Skyline in the 1000+ HP range has had shitloads of money and mods dumped into it, regaurdless of which country it is located in. You are correct that the car does have to undergo a number of mods to make them street legal in the US but that has to do more with safety standards, air emissions, ect.

lostboyz · « **Reply #81 on:** July 21, 2006, 05:03:00 AM »

QUOTE(CJLee89 @ Jul 20 2006, 04:40 PM)

...a japanese version = 1200 HP, once made legal for US = around 200 HP.

I just lol'ed. Then why on earth would anyone import it, and why is nissan not making airplane engines if they hit out a 1200hp motor from factory for that kinda price. damn

jesterrace777 · « **Reply #82 on:** July 21, 2006, 09:18:00 PM »

You thought that amuzing as well, eh? I also thought it was funny that he had them all having to be converted to left hand drive vehicles.

Rylinkus · « **Reply #83 on:** August 01, 2006, 09:43:00 AM »

QUOTE(CKwik240 @ Aug 1 2006, 03:01 AM)

The only version of the Skyline that can be made legal here is the R33. The R32 and R34 were fraudulently passed off as an R33 by Motorex. Do some searching and you'll find the owner is facing charges. Acutally I think the charges may be for making threats but they did revoke street legality for all non R33 Skylines. I'd speculate the threats had to do with the fraud and perhaps an employee who was going to rat him out, but that's only my own speculation at this point.

http://www.autoblog....wner-jailed-on/

http://www.jalopnik....sted-161527.php

etc

jesterrace777 · « **Reply #84 on:** August 05, 2006, 02:01:00 PM »

QUOTE(CKwik240 @ Aug 1 2006, 03:01 AM)

The only version of the Skyline that can be made legal here is the R33. The R32 and R34 were fraudulently passed off as an R33 by Motorex. Do some searching and you'll find the owner is facing charges. Acutally I think the charges may be for making threats but they did revoke street legality for all non R33 Skylines. I'd speculate the threats had to do with the fraud and perhaps an employee who was going to rat him out, but that's only my own speculation at this point.

Yes, I am well aware of that. I was merely commenting on the far off facts that the previous poster had about the skylines.

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