RE: Spotted Special: JDM heroes

[PZR]

Transmitter Man said:

It's not dissimilar to a Jap version of my DT. Check my profile.

Very nice indeed, but a couple of cylinders short

The GT-R says it's offended! It says that your DT was late to the party ( the C10 was just about to be superseded when the Longchamp was first being shown ) and pointed out that your 351 Cleveland is 8 valves, one camshaft and two carburettors 'short'. Also said something about the S20 twin cam being 'blue blooded', whilst the Cleveland is 'blue collared'...

Me, I like them both.

[richard300]

mreguest said:

Firstly a big hello, this is my first PH message/post!

Anyway i love all things JDM and would say I have always found that the Nissan Sunny/Pulsar GTIR never gets mentioned anywhere...

comparing standard cars like for like there's not really anything quicker (scarier) for the same money, 0-60 5.3 secs, 150mph(ish) flat out and it's 4x4, what more could you want for around £2500 these days? (of course i am bias as i've owned one for 5 years)

fuel pump and a dawes device for about £100 will give you 300bhp, same bhp per tonne as a ferrari and the stopping power of a loaf of bread

MR2 turbos are scary too, with the way you sit low down there's great sensation of speed as the boost kicks in like the RX7s!

Test results from a magazine...

The Pulsar does seem to have a lot going for it on paper... as well as the acceleration times, the in-gear times would seem to suggest it has a good spread of torque, or the turbo is less laggy than the other others? Or is it just gearing? have to say that visually they have never done anything for me APART FROM a white one i once set eyes upon, with gold TE37's and a red fabric re-trimmed half caged interior and a bang on stance.....

[Skyline33]

johnfelstead said:

avhbi said:

R32. well um what a piece of over hyped crud. Heavy wobbly and massively expensive to fix. (Took it to the ring. Broke. Went to Tesco.. Broke) also the owners club is a bit crap with more biased (towards the clique) arguments than any other forum I have ever come across. Owned by nightclub bouncers, idiots and people who say haitch for H. etc.

Parts used
1 head £500 (cracked oilway)
3 x gearbox £600 each (3rd stripped 2nd syncro etc)
1 x twin plate carbon clutch £1400
1 turbo £300
4 x coils £100 each
brakes... too numerous to be bothered. Probably £2k to still have crap.


Subaru just bork themself's randomly from my experience. Be it gearbox transfer box or 3'rd cyl butter. I've never had a 944 box just throw it's input shaft without provocation, even 400lbft without making a grumble.

You sound like a complete animal.

Sounds like he should have checked it properly before buying. 3 gearboxes? 4 Coils - need repairing? Not buying any of that

[DeanR32]

Who did you use to diagnose/repair your car Avhbi?

Does sound like you bought a pup if you ask me mate.

Amy pictures of your old 32 mate?

[suprac19]

DanDC5 said:

j_s14a said:

My £12k would be spend on on immaculate Toyota Supra 6 speed twin turbo

Hardest part of that is finding one that hasn't been in the possession of someone who has more money than taste.

I wouldn't say that, most of the fresh imports especially the newer facelifts with the vvti twin turbo engine are standard. heres mine

[mreguest]

Zircon said:

Those figures are wrong.

The non-Turbo Celica 2.0 does 0-60 in 7.4, the GT4 is in fact mid 5 seconds.

You are correct in part but do not quite make your point clear enough. The figures are not wrong. The tested GT4 is a ST185 and i believe you are infact refering to a GT4 ST205 (WRC) which is a much more modern car than those tested and yes could do mid 5's.

i agree it is not clear from the picture but actually the GT4 tested is a ST185, and as such is older/slower + the manufacturer quoted 0-60 figures are around 6.8 sec which is slightly better than the test...

all the cars tested were 1990/91 models i think.

the figures are actually real life test data and as such should be viewed as a fairly accurate indication of what is possible 'fresh out of the box' for the cars tested...

admitedly there must also be some room for error where by the driver is better suited to certain cars due to seating position, changing gear etc, and also there is no indication of exact engine running temperatures etc...

i can say for sure that if the sunny gtir was left to stand still for long enough the top mount intercooler becomes an 'interwarmer' and would struggle to do 6 seconds.

[mreguest]

richard300 said:

The Pulsar does seem to have a lot going for it on paper... as well as the acceleration times, the in-gear times would seem to suggest it has a good spread of torque, or the turbo is less laggy than the other others? Or is it just gearing? have to say that visually they have never done anything for me APART FROM a white one i once set eyes upon, with gold TE37's and a red fabric re-trimmed half caged interior and a bang on stance.....

the gtir top mount intercooler and bonnet scoop is huge and as a result offers good cooling performance pretty fast spool up in standard form with very little lag... but in traffic suffers badly from heat soak. solution is easy with a front mount but you get additional noticable lag as a result but you can push more boost with less fear of det.

standard car is only 1250kg(RA model) and gearing is roughly 30mph in 1st, 60 in 2nd, 90 in 3rd, 120 4th and 150 in 5th. they did a RB model with short ratio box and is about 100kg lighter, 0-60 in 4ish seconds and 120mph flat out = super scary!

i agree white ones look the best. coincidentally i've got gold TE37s on mine... a bashed up black one with poorly rear raked stance, horrendous roof rattle and falling apart interior... looks like sh!t and goes like sh!t off a shovel

[DanDC5]

PZR said:

Here are some of them:









Bit rushed though, sorry.


Dear God! That is one of the best cars on here.

Edited by PZR on Wednesday 28th December 17:54

[Marf]

mreguest said:

standard car is only 1250kg(RA model) and gearing is roughly 30mph in 1st, 60 in 2nd, 90 in 3rd, 120 4th and 150 in 5th. they did a RB model with short ratio box and is about 100kg lighter, 0-60 in 4ish seconds and 120mph flat out = super scary!

The RB models were all ivory white weren't they? Or am I talking cock?

[dele]

avhbi said:

R32. well um what a piece of over hyped crud. Heavy wobbly and massively expensive to fix. (Took it to the ring. Broke. Went to Tesco.. Broke) also the owners club is a bit crap with more biased (towards the clique) arguments than any other forum I have ever come across. Owned by nightclub bouncers, idiots and people who say haitch for H. etc.


Parts used
1 head £500 (cracked oilway)
3 x gearbox £600 each (3rd stripped 2nd syncro etc)
1 x twin plate carbon clutch £1400
1 turbo £300
4 x coils £100 each
brakes... too numerous to be bothered. Probably £2k to still have crap.


Subaru just bork themself's randomly from my experience. Be it gearbox transfer box or 3'rd cyl butter. I've never had a 944 box just throw it's input shaft without provocation, even 400lbft without making a grumble.

3 gearboxes? Id say the problem is you not the car, Ive been in the Skyline owners circle for a while (5 years) and Ive never heard of anyone going through 3 gearboxes, even with aftermarket modifications, fair play on the coils comment as Ive experienced and heard they are a bit hit and miss

Don't slate the entire model range just because yours was a lemon

[AndySpecD]

Dagnut said:

The red hawkeye Impreza behind looks good, I had a WRX in red, shame you can't get an STI in that colour (other than the ultra rare Spec C)

[Dagnut]

AndySpecD said:

The red hawkeye Impreza behind looks good, I had a WRX in red, shame you can't get an STI in that colour (other than the ultra rare Spec C)

Yeah that's just a kitted RX.

[mreguest]

Marf said:

The RB models were all ivory white weren't they? Or am I talking cock?

you're almost correct... i think the RB was sold in white only at base price and if you wanted any of the 'optional' colours from the RA range then you would have to pay nissan more money. So therefore most RBs are white but not all of them, whereas if you ordered the RA you had a choice of colours (including white) and at no additional cost.

something which is cool in the earlier RA models which i believe only ROLLS ROYCE have ever also done is put an umbrella in the door/rear section!

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/1741/...

other than their age there are no major issues with 4x4 putting down 300bhp. they are fairly light and small so £/hp/tonne a pretty good deal.

parts are cheap because most are shared with micra/sunny/almera/primera. if you get a worn out 20 year old one like mine then be ready to change bushes on everything, engine mounts, etc all rubber parts everywhere... i'm nearly done and the difference is amazing

[s m]

mreguest said:

Zircon said:

Those figures are wrong.

The non-Turbo Celica 2.0 does 0-60 in 7.4, the GT4 is in fact mid 5 seconds.

You are correct in part but do not quite make your point clear enough. The figures are not wrong. The tested GT4 is a ST185 and i believe you are infact refering to a GT4 ST205 (WRC) which is a much more modern car than those tested and yes could do mid 5's.

i agree it is not clear from the picture but actually the GT4 tested is a ST185, and as such is older/slower + the manufacturer quoted 0-60 figures are around 6.8 sec which is slightly better than the test...

all the cars tested were 1990/91 models i think.

the figures are actually real life test data and as such should be viewed as a fairly accurate indication of what is possible 'fresh out of the box' for the cars tested...

Those figures are an excerpt from a December 1992 issue of Fast Lane magazine and was probably done a few months before. Would have been in 1992 though as there is an Escort Cosworth included.

Correct about the GT4 though - it was a K-plate Carlos Sainz edition used