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Old 03-28-07 | 04:54 PM
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sorry if this is old news

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Old 03-28-07 | 04:56 PM
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that car is crazy sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would love to hear that thing run.
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that car that is WRONG, will smoke you.
Old 03-28-07 | 05:07 PM
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Not at all saying that the car isnt bad *** and the RB26 is a sick *** motor, But why in an SC? its like putting a mustang motor in your vette My only conclusion is that the owner of the car owns or works at a nissan tuning shop and has tons of RB's sitting around. And he likes the soarers so just put a nissan motor in his car just to do it. Why an RB26 over a 2JZ-GTE? the swap had to have been harder and the GTE is just as capable if not more.
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cause its cool as hell and he is the only one! thats what makes those guys in japan so much better at tuning cars than us.... they do things we only dream of. like the top secret V12TT supra.

i heart the V-mount!!!
Old 03-28-07 | 05:34 PM
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If the goal is to be the only one and cost and difficulty isnt an issue then this guy did it. doesnt make sence to me but whatever floats your boat
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Originally Posted by yelloa3gti
If the goal is to be the only one and cost and difficulty isnt an issue then this guy did it. doesnt make sence to me but whatever floats your boat
Why not put an RB in a car? Easily accessable, huge aftermarket, and because they can. I see you're doing a 1jz swap motors are very similar.

And to answer your question as to WHY. This was was a promotion car just showing what they can do and trying to be unique.
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Originally Posted by reamemiya

And to answer your question as to WHY. This was was a promotion car just showing what they can do and trying to be unique.
Then it makes sence. I didnt know that.. just saw the pic
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wrong but original. Ill give em props for that.
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I read an article last month in a magazine (sorry I can't remember which one) where the guy from XS said that the 2JZ-GTE was over rated in his opinion. He said something about it making useless power. He said the motor was capable of making a lot of power, but traction is always an issue. Whereas with a RB26 500- 600 horses would be very effective.

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Originally Posted by mousiee
I read an article last month in a magazine (sorry I can't remember which one) where the guy from XS said that the 2JZ-GTE was over rated in his opinion. He said something about it making useless power. He said the motor was capable of making a lot of power, but traction is always an issue. Whereas with a RB26 500- 600 horses would be very effective.

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im sure he was saying that cause the skyline is AWD and can make more use of big power
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Originally Posted by yelloa3gti
im sure he was saying that cause the skyline is AWD and can make more use of big power
I could understand that being true. I couldn't believe it when I read it, but the Skyline being AWD would be able to plant the power better. Maybe he was talking about track use.

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The skyline is not full time AWD.

Sorry but that guy in the article you read is pretty much a fool. So n so from which n what said this and that. Supras are still kings of the highway.

Don't believe me?

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Old 03-28-07 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mousiee
I read an article last month in a magazine (sorry I can't remember which one) where the guy from XS said that the 2JZ-GTE was over rated in his opinion. He said something about it making useless power. He said the motor was capable of making a lot of power, but traction is always an issue. Whereas with a RB26 500- 600 horses would be very effective.

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I think if the 2jz-gte was only tuned at 500-600 hp, there would be much less traction issues as well (compared to 800-900 hp).
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Originally Posted by Xotic sC
The skyline is not full time AWD.

Sorry but that guy in the article you read is pretty much a fool. So n so from which n what said this and that. Supras are still kings of the highway.

Don't believe me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvCuvAvKoxI
18-19psi on pump gas killin the $200,000 v12 Bi-Turbo SL65 AMG.
Eric Hsu knows his ****, but he's a hardcore nissan guy so of course he'd say that stuff out of his ***.

So, no one thinks the 2jzgte is overrated? I sure think it is, but there is some good reasons as to why it is.


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