pulsar any good?
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been thinking of doing a weekend/ track car with my brother and we have a rover 220 n/a we have which we where thinking putting a t16 in and so on but cost about 2-3k with good brakes and suspension!
although i looked in the classifieds amd you can get these silly cheap. some with claimed 300+ bhp for under 3k with ap raing brakes and coilovers!
problem is are they reliable? known for greabox issues but how true is this?
preformance sre they as quick as i think they will be and are they fun to drive?
although i looked in the classifieds amd you can get these silly cheap. some with claimed 300+ bhp for under 3k with ap raing brakes and coilovers!
problem is are they reliable? known for greabox issues but how true is this?
preformance sre they as quick as i think they will be and are they fun to drive?
I really like these.
My bro had a 1.5 AWD Pulsar years ago.
They are very grey inside though and look very 1990's Japanese.
Also watch for rust, rear arches and back of the chassis. I think Nissan UK also don't stock that many parts for the Sunny range any more either. So some parts are hard to find or silly expensive. Trim items and such.
My bro had a 1.5 AWD Pulsar years ago.
They are very grey inside though and look very 1990's Japanese.
Also watch for rust, rear arches and back of the chassis. I think Nissan UK also don't stock that many parts for the Sunny range any more either. So some parts are hard to find or silly expensive. Trim items and such.
Jap 4WD cars make poor track toys IMO. They're thirsty, require expensive servicing, and burn through tyres and pads quickly too. They're also not exactly the last word in driver involvement.
They do make a great b road toy, but a Seven or an Elise - or even an old MR2 or MX5 - make better track cars.
They do make a great b road toy, but a Seven or an Elise - or even an old MR2 or MX5 - make better track cars.
rhinochopig said:
Jap 4WD cars make poor track toys IMO. They're thirsty, require expensive servicing, and burn through tyres and pads quickly too. They're also not exactly the last word in driver involvement.
They do make a great b road toy, but a Seven or an Elise - or even an old MR2 or MX5 - make better track cars.
This.They do make a great b road toy, but a Seven or an Elise - or even an old MR2 or MX5 - make better track cars.
I had one a while back with hi spec 6 pots etc on,very quick car,and handled well,but hard to work on,as an example engine and box out to change clutch,very juicy,pricy parts if you can find them,as above great B road toy,not so good on track,even something like a clio sport 172 would be good fun on track and can be made to handle very well with some better suspension!
300bhp/ton said:
My bro had a 1.5 AWD Pulsar years ago.
2.0 only.As my username is am a GTIR lover.
However, I've grown up.
They are a bit old now (very late 80's early 90's technology (first one was 1992) whereas the Scooby, it's nearest rival, was constantly being updated) and the gearboxes were pretty rubbish and expensive to fix. 300bhp really needs forged pistons and front mounted cooler (with a short pipe run) if you are running it as a track only car - yes, there are lots of people who have 300bhp out of the standard engine internals, but not for long and most certainly not as a track focused car - and they are front heavy cars so tend to be a nightmare on track. Let's face it, why would you want 4x4 on a track anyway! Borrrringggg!
Honestly, I'd stick with a rear drive 200sx or cheap Scooby.
Avoid GTIR's, even cheap ones, at all cost's!
(I drove a 450bhp one and it was soooooooooo scary! Mine was 300bhp and that was enough)
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