Hey i thought i'd ask you guys if you are getting the skylines over in the states, there are heeps here and they go off (i still love my maxima) my mate has one a single turbo version with 430hp and there are a few twin turbo GTR's running around with around 6oohp (the potential is much more, i know) I love street racing

 

I have one. It is a 98 with twin turbo's. The turbos have been modded a little. It has taken me 13 months to get it here. I was stationed in japan for a couple of years and bought it while I was there. Now my only obstacle is to get tags for it, however I still drive it on occasion. If anyone in Dallas see's a skyline its me (he he he)

 

any pix?

 

If I fly down to Dallas. Can I drive it!!?? I dono how good I would be shifting with my left hand though.. =) Hehe. Whats it like having the driver's seat on the *wrong* side? =P

ZuM

 

no such luck it would cost about 80 Grand all in all to get one over here.If they ever had them in the States for a reasonable price like 40 Grand I would get in a heart beat and have a`sh*t load of debt.

 

That is insane!!

 

Just looking at my issue of Super Street and it says that MotoRex is the exclusive distributor of Skylines to the US and its more like $90K.

 

90k new...used r-33 and used r-32 run much cheaper..then again...better than an NSX or comperable IMHO.

 

http://www.motorex.net yeah... go there and buy one, already US DOT approved and... here is the best part... they have a 2k max mod'd to look like a skyline... wonder if they would sell me that :-)

 

Here Australia an R32 GTR costs you about US$20,000
GTR R33 about US$30,000
single turbo skylines (still far out!) are half the price, they are quite popular here as you could imagine

 

If you don't mind an older model, you can score an R32('91-'94 model year, I think) GT-R in the low to mid $30k range. Something's better than nothing.hehe

 

The R32 is a little lighter than the R33, however the R33 is more aerodynamic. They share very similar engines, almost nothing in them except a little more midrange torque for the R33.
There is a 600hp+ R32 going around here on the "Gold coast"
its the fastest thing i have ever seen.

 

I want one bad

 

drool

 

That kit on the skyline or very similar to it is a Kakimoto kit, they cost approx AU$30,000 but it comes with your very own 335 width tyres

 

If anyone lives in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Canada) and really wants a skyline, contact jin@genesisracing.com or just check out their website at http://www.genesisracing.com (it's still under construction). They have a deal with MotoRex, and are now their northwest dealer. Tell him Joe referred you, and he might be able to give you a good deal.

Also, there is a company called Ultraspeed in Seattle that imported their own Skyline (blue R-34). It looks PHAT!! I saw it on the freeway a couple times. I know what you're thinking... Did I race it? No, I just pulled up close to it to get a better look. My friend got to ride in it and take pictures and stuff, though. (lucky bastard)

95greenGLE: I know what you're talkin about.. I saw that max/skyline... Made me wanna do that to my car!
Can you belive this is a MAXIMA?


[Edited by Joe on 11-08-2000 at 05:44 PM]

 

 

My friend and I here in Australia whent cruising in his R33 Skyline today on the highway as he just got he's car out of the shop. What pulls up beside us but an R6 Yamaha 600cc bike, we gave each other the signals (bike to skyline) and we were racing............Skyline victoriouse, all the guy could say in a real Aussie accent was "that thing goes like the Crackers" It was also the first time my Dad actually had a race with us as he was in the car to, i think he's hooked
My friends Mods=
New Turbo from Turbonetics (big)
Huge intercooler
Waste gate
New Manifold
Coil rack
4" echaust all the way through with no Cat!
The car is a ripper!