New car - R33 GTR with photos
Discussion
Hi chaps, well after years of talking about it, I've finally sold the TVR and got myself an R33 GTR. Just picked it up today, and bloody hell it's fast! It just keeps pulling and pulling! The chap I bought it from hasn't had it dyno'd for a while but reckons it should be around the 400bhp mark.
It's one of the Middlehurst 100 UK spec cars, it has the Connoly's leather seats, an R34 engine that was destined orignally for a Skyline Falken endurance Nurburg car, not hugely different from a standard engine but different pistons & cam, ported and polished, balanced crankshaft and so on. Currently running on standard R33 turbos, for reliability's sake though, I may upgrade them to all steel internal ones in the future.
The previous owner was a real enthusiast, and also works for Nissan R&D, so knows his stuff, in fact he's in the process of setting up a garage to work on these motors with a mate of his, so I know where to get it serviced!
Here is the original advert
And here's a picture or two for you all....
Looking forward to the world of Skyline ownership!!
It's one of the Middlehurst 100 UK spec cars, it has the Connoly's leather seats, an R34 engine that was destined orignally for a Skyline Falken endurance Nurburg car, not hugely different from a standard engine but different pistons & cam, ported and polished, balanced crankshaft and so on. Currently running on standard R33 turbos, for reliability's sake though, I may upgrade them to all steel internal ones in the future.
The previous owner was a real enthusiast, and also works for Nissan R&D, so knows his stuff, in fact he's in the process of setting up a garage to work on these motors with a mate of his, so I know where to get it serviced!
Here is the original advert
And here's a picture or two for you all....
Looking forward to the world of Skyline ownership!!
Edited by _Dan_ on Saturday 13th February 18:45
You're a b@stard and I hate you!
You could squeeze A LOT more power out of that built RB26 if you want, but ~300 KWs is still a decent amount for street driving and the stock turbos are very responsive.
Wouldn't mind getting my grubby hands on a re-built 32 GTR at some point in the future. Nothing sounds as good as an RB on full tap.
You could squeeze A LOT more power out of that built RB26 if you want, but ~300 KWs is still a decent amount for street driving and the stock turbos are very responsive.
Wouldn't mind getting my grubby hands on a re-built 32 GTR at some point in the future. Nothing sounds as good as an RB on full tap.
Edited by SmoothRB on Monday 15th February 21:32
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Awesome car, would love to here just how much it’s costing to run in a few months, reliability, and how much it has cost you to tune up and mod etc. Fancy a GTR in the future, one of the only cars that have simply blown my mind away with its performance. 
Do all the mod’s to make a 400bhp GTR increase your insurance premium by much?
Hope all goes well
Do all the mod’s to make a 400bhp GTR increase your insurance premium by much?
Hope all goes well
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