Motors Skyline gtr z-tune 500hp

I'd rather buy a classic and restore it for that much money.

 

All i would like to say is that the nismo z-tune is quicker then an Enzo. quicker then a mclaren. quicker then a saleen s7 twin turbo. i have read its quarter mile times to be anywhere between 10.3 and 10.06 but definatly in the low 10's. according to sport compact car magazine it is the quickest production car EVER!! for $170k ill say thats a bargain

 

Not true.

The straight-6 from a Skyline is an immensely well-engineered engine.

and as for any engine having the potential for 1000bhp...grow up.

*n

 

what the heck is bhp? americans say hp? just confused i am

 

Brake Horsepower - basically the same thing as hp, just more specific. BHP is the measure of horsepower at the rear wheels when tested on a dynamometer or friction brake.

 

I know I should stay out of this but im not.

Yes the inline 6 from that thing can be very well engenered, yes it can produce amazing amounts of HP per litre motor. fact remains that a properly done 350sm would cost less to get duble the hp that thing puts out and you could have the choice body you can stick it in.

also comparing it to the saleen its unrealistic because the saleen is a production model from the factory and that thing is tuned to perform. If you wana tune a motor take last years c6-r vettes, they will disimate anything in their range. they produce 700hp on natural aspiration.

And also the whole thing about the corvette being completly plastic and unsafe is untrue as the corvette is actualy a very safe vehicle for a sports car, and lets not forget that sport cars are made for performance first and safety second.

If you want to compare you could compare it with the twin turbo c5 from lingenfelter, 125grand and 800hp. handles well and acelerates like no tomorrow. Its quarter is in the high 8's and 0-60 is less than two seconds.

And please dont start any ranting on my behalf. I am in no way knocking it or prasing it.

Also in the US the roads are strait and you can go state to state in a strait line withought any problems, as far as fuel economy is concerned, this should not be an issue dude to the fact that if you can afford a sports car, you should be able to afford the fuel it burns and the service it needs.

Now please keep it civil, I tried to keep my biast aside and im planly stating fact from my side of the pond.

 

Well yea it's a great engine, no doubt about it.
But when you hear about those japs getting 1200hp out of it.. How much is left of the original engine??
Not much besides the engine block. I'll be damned if the cylinderhead(the thing with the valves) hasn't been changed aswell.

And yes it's damn possible to get tons of hp out of any engine. Just a question about how much you'll have to change. And when I say "any engine" I don't mean mopeds and lawnmowers. But basically most car engines >2litre

Some years ago (when turbos were allowed in f1) bmw built a 1.6litre engine producing 1500hp. The block from it was from the bmw 2002. That is a ordinary production car available to masses. And that engine wasn't first meant to be used in f1 (they used the used engines with more than 60.000miles).

 

Actually, there are a LOT of sports cars in Europe and Asia that would be illegal to sell in the US as-is because of safety and emission regulations. For instance, I was watching Car and Driver yesterday on TV when they test drove a Noble. They said that the only way that they could import it legally is to have the chasis and engine shipped seperate and put together when it arrived in the US - and then they could register it as a kit car which wouldn't be as restrictive on emissions and safety.

That one of the biggest reasons that cars in the US are like they are. Believe it or not, emission and safety regulations are very stict, especially on the west coast. If we didn't have as many restrictions, imagine how fast a Vette or Mustang would be...

 

Now that you say it.. Reminds me of the time when I lived in the states with my dad. It's true, the regulations concerning cars are very strickt compared to europe. But a thing you don't(at least not in Alabama) is some kind of check that every car has to undergo every second year. A check that insures the car is in proper working order and is able to brake and stuff like that. Don't know the english word for it. I remember that everything that has 4 wheels and an engine could drive on the roads. Some of them looked like there was no tomorrow

It's actually quite interesting to see where this thread has gone. Startet out to be just a "cool car, give it to me" and slowly turned into a discussion about american/japanese/european cars

 

they always do because some muppet says one country is better or that engine sucks or something.

in england we have MOT tests on all cars every year unless its a new car and you need to get one when the car is 3 years old (and then once a year after that)

 

Okay. The same here in Denmark. It's a good thing, getting all those old wrecks of the road.

And that "muppet" you mention, I might be guilty, by saying "that car is overestimated.

 

its ok,usually its jaguarking who says the stupid one liners

 

HUH?

Whatever, take a personal stab at me for my tastes and my personality. Hope it makes you feel better to take stabs at me or others.


Also I went to the newyork autoshow today and I can prove the corvette is not a fiberglass constructed car. In fact its a chasy constructed car and not unibody at all. The only fiberglass parts are front bumper and rear bumper and posibly the fenders. Everything else is metal.

Ok here ar the pics. I took em personaly.

 

calm down.take a chill pill. it was only a joke like the comment about a civic being more polluting compared to a big V8.

 

To those saying that you can get enormous power from any engine, you're right. The difference with the Skyline is the number of aftermarket parts to do so. Tuning up a Skyline for the most part is just a matter of Lego building, I think that's what really makes it such a popular machine to tune (aside from the fact that it's also an awesome car).

 

Well if you live in NYC like I do and you see thse old crappy civics around that should have been trashed a long time ago or at least maintained spjewing out black smoke and noise poluting the sorounding area with discusting crap then you would understand.

 

unfortunately you are wrong. like the saleen the z-tune is a production car. nismo stands for nissan motorsports, and is the equivelent of amg for mercedes and mazdaspeed for mazda. that is why is was called by sport compact car magazine as the quickest PRODUCTION car ever, and can be compared with the saleen and not the lingenfelter.

by the way, in the nov 04 car and driver, they tested the lingenfelter c5 twin turbo it only did 11.6 in the quarter mile and a 0-60 in 4.2seconds. they also tested the $56k 475hp vishnu mitsubishi evo VIII which also did a 11.6 quarter mile and had a 0-60 in 3.4seconds

 

Blame your country for not having an MOT .

Death

 

We do have a similar inspection, but it's only for cars with model year 1996 and newer.

It's called a Safety Inspection and it's every year. They do a TON of inspections from seat belts, wipers, ALL lights (tail, headlamp, signal, etc), horn, brakes, suspension, and a bunch of other things.

I'm not exactly sure what the laws are in other states, but in NY, both these inspections are done every year and if the car doesn't pass, it will be deemed illegal to drive on the street.

 

Exactly what I've been trying to say all along. Thank you very much

Okay... Well, you learn new things every day