Some questions about Skylines
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Hello, thought I'd take a trip over from the Chimaera forum and ask a few questions!!
I'm seriously toying with the idea (over the next year or two) of flogging the TVR (which is lovely but bloody expensive to run, and slighty impractical!) and buying an R33 Skyline.
I've been looking around and I've seem alot of modified Skylines, with claimed BHP figures of between 300 and 600+bhp.
How reliable and pracital is a skyline thats running at 400-500bhp??
Is it pretty sh*tty MPG?
Does the insurance go through the roof?
Anything else I should know?.....
More to follow I'm sure!!!
Cheers
Dan
I'm seriously toying with the idea (over the next year or two) of flogging the TVR (which is lovely but bloody expensive to run, and slighty impractical!) and buying an R33 Skyline.
I've been looking around and I've seem alot of modified Skylines, with claimed BHP figures of between 300 and 600+bhp.
How reliable and pracital is a skyline thats running at 400-500bhp??
Is it pretty sh*tty MPG?
Does the insurance go through the roof?
Anything else I should know?.....
More to follow I'm sure!!!
Cheers
Dan
The Chim has the 4 litre lump in it.
To tell the truth, MPG isn't really that much of an issue (otherwise I wouldn't have bought a Tiv!!) and insurance companies are being pretty nice to me these days.
The Chim has cost me a fair bit in the last 2 years, spend about £8000 on repairs/servicing and a couple of grand on upgrades.
Headlight conversion was £1300 and the wing repairs were £1500. And I've still gotta take it back and getting it touched up and a couple of bits re-done. Breakdown is, £600-£700 for a front end respray, about £300-£400 for the headlight pods, £600ish for a new front quarter. Rest to disassemble/reassemble the front end. bond it and smooth it I guess.
I'm expecting a Skyline to be cheaper for what I'm getting really. Maybe not in MPG but in servicing and repairs.
>> Edited by _dan_ on Wednesday 16th February 12:13
To tell the truth, MPG isn't really that much of an issue (otherwise I wouldn't have bought a Tiv!!) and insurance companies are being pretty nice to me these days.
The Chim has cost me a fair bit in the last 2 years, spend about £8000 on repairs/servicing and a couple of grand on upgrades.
Gazboy said:
Facking hell- just looked at your profile- how much was the headlight conversion?
Headlight conversion was £1300 and the wing repairs were £1500. And I've still gotta take it back and getting it touched up and a couple of bits re-done. Breakdown is, £600-£700 for a front end respray, about £300-£400 for the headlight pods, £600ish for a new front quarter. Rest to disassemble/reassemble the front end. bond it and smooth it I guess.
I'm expecting a Skyline to be cheaper for what I'm getting really. Maybe not in MPG but in servicing and repairs.
>> Edited by _dan_ on Wednesday 16th February 12:13
a 600bhp skyline will need servicing every 3000 miles at a cost of between £300 and £600.
As to practical... it has a boot and 2 rear seats. Such a powerful car is likely to have a c**t of a clutch though which makes it horrid to drive in rush hour traffic.
Also, if the mod is single turbo then it will have a lot less low down power than standard (longer to spool up) then suddenly you get A Lot after 4500rpm. A twin turbo upgrade is much more driveable in this respect. Adding Nos will help though
As to practical... it has a boot and 2 rear seats. Such a powerful car is likely to have a c**t of a clutch though which makes it horrid to drive in rush hour traffic.
Also, if the mod is single turbo then it will have a lot less low down power than standard (longer to spool up) then suddenly you get A Lot after 4500rpm. A twin turbo upgrade is much more driveable in this respect. Adding Nos will help though
I'm assuming that you're thinking of buying an R33 GTR?(Best shape,imo)
2.6ltrRB26DETT Twin garret blowers,all wheel steering,electric 4-wd & 280bhp as stock.
Group 20 ins
Sub 20 mpg
Biggest practical drawbacks incl;SIZE-bit of a pain parking etc.& draw a lot of unwanted attention(security)
Having said that,I've loved having my modified R33 GTST,is deffinately a car to be experienced.
Myself & Mrs.T are quite involved with the skyline scene in the UK,& from speaking to R33 & R34 GTR ownwers that have raised power up around the 500bhp (above this they get a bit'unweildy' for street use)mark,they're looking at spending the best part of £10k.As a result appetite for consumables seems to rocket & servicing needed v.regulary(3-5K miles).The Modded RB26DETT unit is still very reliable,I haven't heard ! story of;non-starting,breakdowns etc from engine probs ever!
So not massive amounts of TLC needed
Still a bargain,for the £££ layout.imo of course
P.S. Lovely looking Chim!
>> Edited by tuttle on Wednesday 16th February 18:53
2.6ltrRB26DETT Twin garret blowers,all wheel steering,electric 4-wd & 280bhp as stock.
Group 20 ins
Sub 20 mpg
Biggest practical drawbacks incl;SIZE-bit of a pain parking etc.& draw a lot of unwanted attention(security)
Having said that,I've loved having my modified R33 GTST,is deffinately a car to be experienced.
Myself & Mrs.T are quite involved with the skyline scene in the UK,& from speaking to R33 & R34 GTR ownwers that have raised power up around the 500bhp (above this they get a bit'unweildy' for street use)mark,they're looking at spending the best part of £10k.As a result appetite for consumables seems to rocket & servicing needed v.regulary(3-5K miles).The Modded RB26DETT unit is still very reliable,I haven't heard ! story of;non-starting,breakdowns etc from engine probs ever!
So not massive amounts of TLC needed
Still a bargain,for the £££ layout.imo of course
P.S. Lovely looking Chim!
>> Edited by tuttle on Wednesday 16th February 18:53
Just thought you might like to see the most GORGEOUS Skyline in the kind of bracket you're talking about, that you will EVER, EVER see..........
www.fhmotorsport.com/car-details.asp?ID=16
I have wanted several things in my life so badly that it hurt, this is the latest!!
can't afford it in case you were wondering
www.fhmotorsport.com/car-details.asp?ID=16
I have wanted several things in my life so badly that it hurt, this is the latest!!
can't afford it in case you were wondering
in the style of a Christmas pantomime... Oh! No Its not!
Tidy engine bay tho!
sorry couldn't help it
Point your browser here for bigpower
http://users.pandora.be/theskylinesunderground/
commercial sites
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www.junauto.co.jp/
www.sumopower.com/
Tidy engine bay tho!
sorry couldn't help it
Point your browser here for bigpower
http://users.pandora.be/theskylinesunderground/
commercial sites
www.topsecretjpn.com/
www.junauto.co.jp/
www.sumopower.com/
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