RE: PH Heroes: Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
Discussion
RX7 said:
From someone who enjoys his jdm cars and tuning i never never understand why someone who obviously has spent good money on a huge front mount intercooler then proceeds to block the airflow to it with the number plate 
Unless the plate is flat against the intercooler it has no appreciable impact on air flow Where do you think the air that hits the plate goes??
Massive fan of these (massive Jap car fan), but there is always something about the GTRs, and especially the R34 - in Bayside Blue. It must be the years spent on Gran Turismo as a kid.
I have always wanted one of these, but alas I fear I will never, ever have one. Even if I could afford to purchase, and run one, I'd love the car and love looking at it out of my window when parked up at night... But then I'd turn around to my pokey little flat and realise "if I hadn't had bought this car, I could be in a nicer house instead..." and that's something that will always stop be from achieving such lofty heights
... Am I too sensible for PH?
I have always wanted one of these, but alas I fear I will never, ever have one. Even if I could afford to purchase, and run one, I'd love the car and love looking at it out of my window when parked up at night... But then I'd turn around to my pokey little flat and realise "if I hadn't had bought this car, I could be in a nicer house instead..." and that's something that will always stop be from achieving such lofty heights
... Am I too sensible for PH?
I also have a massive obsession with anything Japanese; visiting Japan has been my dream for the last 11 years... In my mind, everyone drives around in Skylines, hot Asian girls pull up to bars in their GTRs and everyone goes drifting on the weekends. I know it's probably far, far from the truth; but part of me will die if I am ever proved wrong on this...
Riknos said:
I also have a massive obsession with anything Japanese; visiting Japan has been my dream for the last 11 years... In my mind, everyone drives around in Skylines, hot Asian girls pull up to bars in their GTRs and everyone goes drifting on the weekends. I know it's probably far, far from the truth; but part of me will die if I am ever proved wrong on this...
Probably?!Don't let anyone take those dreams away
liner33 said:
Unless the plate is flat against the intercooler it has no appreciable impact on air flow
Where do you think the air that hits the plate goes??
Around it, ever driven a motorbike and put your head behind the screen, no wind, amazing invention or perhaps why ariel put a little screen no more than 6 x 6 to break the wind flow, also why motorbike helmets have vents in the back as the vacuum created sucks air out, do you want me to go on? Where do you think the air that hits the plate goes??
RX7 said:
Around it, ever driven a motorbike and put your head behind the screen, no wind, amazing invention or perhaps why ariel put a little screen no more than 6 x 6 to break the wind flow, also why motorbike helmets have vents in the back as the vacuum created sucks air out, do you want me to go on?
Exactly around it and then through the intercooler , so it has no appreciable impact RX7 said:
From someone who enjoys his jdm cars and tuning i never never understand why someone who obviously has spent good money on a huge front mount intercooler then proceeds to block the airflow to it with the number plate
You could always fit a spung plate that folds up out of the way between 70-80mph(Not that's what ive got!
)Riknos said:
I also have a massive obsession with anything Japanese; visiting Japan has been my dream for the last 11 years... In my mind, everyone drives around in Skylines, hot Asian girls pull up to bars in their GTRs and everyone goes drifting on the weekends. I know it's probably far, far from the truth; but part of me will die if I am ever proved wrong on this...
I work in a Japanese bank and got talking to a Japanese colleague the other day about cars. I was expecting him to tell me how he drives a monster turbo'd JDM spec car here in London, but when I asked what he drove he looked sheepishly around and then said "Porsche Cayenne - they are so cheap here!!". Preconceptions shattered I walked away feeling deeply betrayed. 
tommy18 said:
This is my old uk GTR that i had for four years. This is without a doubt the best car i've owned.
i'd buy it back tomorrow.
That is just the motor I wanted to swap my 200sx for back in 2006 I only had 20k to spend & these were still fetching around 29k so ended up buying my Cerb, I will always hanker after one though superb machines imo, love the colour of yours, I can see why you miss it. i'd buy it back tomorrow.
RX7 said:
Except for the 13" x 9" area blocking the wind flow. 
It doesnt block it , it disrupts the air flow , the air will still flow to the area behind it , not as much as if it wasnt there but not significantly sufficient to have an impact on performance Unless the plate is FLAT on the intercooler THEN is blocks the airflow
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