~200 rwhp and a usable torque curve. How do I get there?
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From: Schleidweiler Rhineland-phalz
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From: Schleidweiler Rhineland-phalz
Mine is a 95' gtst. If it were a 96-98 it would still be eligible to be federalized but mine is a year too old. So no way to import it. not to mention you need $30k+ (15k to pay the RI (motor x) and a 15k bond plus import fees, shipping, taxes. also you have to do all the labor and parts yourself since motor x no longer does this) and a mountain of paper work just to get the process started. This is why skylines are so expensive in the US. And to be completely honest, yes they are fun to drive, but they are over rated and parts are really expensive. I could have just as much fun or more for a lot less in a vette or a camaro. (I'd say the camaro is probably the best comparison)
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It's funny you say that, I had one while I lived in Japan and that was my exact experience. Overrated and overpriced. It was a decent car, and fun to drive, but not nearly worth the hype.
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Time and technology have advances quite far since then. They were quite advanced for their time. The true strength of the car lay in the robust drivetrain and all wheel drive system of the GT-R version and it's ability to handle power mods. But they were heavy and far too slow in stock form by today's standards. We are living in the time of a horsepower and technology renaissance that shades our view of the past. The typical measuring stick on the street in America in the late eighties and early nineties was a 215 advertised horsepower limp dishrag chassis called a 5.0 Mustang. That's about 185whp.
Once a GT-R gets above 500whp, they really make use of the AWD system and are not going to be able to adequately put the power down without it. I've driven a 1991 GT-R many, many spirited miles (belongs to my closest running buddy) and been a passenger for thousands of miles in one. It is one of only a couple of Motorex R32s that were completed by them and federally certified 50-state legal. He brought it back from Okinawa, Japan. It is heavily modified and at 733rwhp it is a handful at times on street rubber. I helped him tear the engine down recently in preparation for moar powah. Those damn things are hard to work on...
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Time and technology have advances quite far since then. They were quite advanced for their time. The true strength of the car lay in the robust drivetrain and all wheel drive system of the GT-R version and it's ability to handle power mods. But they were heavy and far too slow in stock form by today's standards. We are living in the time of a horsepower and technology renaissance that shades our view of the past. The typical measuring stick on the street in America in the late eighties and early nineties was a 215 advertised horsepower limp dishrag chassis called a 5.0 Mustang. That's about 185whp.
Once a GT-R gets above 500whp, they really make use of the AWD system and are not going to be able to adequately put the power down without it. I've driven a 1991 GT-R many, many spirited miles (belongs to my closest running buddy) and been a passenger for thousands of miles in one. It is one of only a couple of Motorex R32s that were completed by them and federally certified 50-state legal. He brought it back from Okinawa, Japan. It is heavily modified and at 733rwhp it is a handful at times on street rubber. I helped him tear the engine down recently in preparation for moar powah. Those damn things are hard to work on...
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