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Hi guys! Somehow I just felt like starting this thread about myself.
Before I even thought about buying my R33 GT-R, I had been long a hardcore player in Gran Turismo 5. I am extremely fast in 550pp~600pp street car races. When I use Ferrari 458 and Mclaren F1 on minimum weight and max downforce, 550pp and 600pp respectively, I can virtually beat any racers online when variables are on my side. The cornering speed of these two cars and corner exit as a rear wheel drive car are just incredible, and I can cope with driving these cars with no ABS, although having ABS is still a HUGE advantage for me. FR cars such as RX-7 and LF-A, because they have no PP penalty of 4WD/MR, have a higher horsepower on the same PP, and I usually use them in courses where straight line accounts more for lap time. Where is GT-R then? When a race is regulated by performance point, GT-R, being 4WD, have less HP. Even when it has excellent corner exit acceleration, it's heavier front end means it must brake a touch earlier than the MR rivals, turn slower than MR, and exit less efficiently if the corner exit is smooth and long. GT-R shines the most when the corner is very tight and the exit is a long straight. Also, all the above are presumed to use racing slick. When traction is limited such as with comfort tires or in rain, GT-R can ALWAYS accelerate with stability and confidence.
After a period of circuit racing on GT5, I became interested in drifting. Thanks to the realistic feedback of Logitech G27, I was really having fun drifting a Ferrari 599 in Japanese room in GT5. I was amazed how the fully tuned V12 can power the car adequately, smoking tire and breaking traction constantly, ALL IN 4TH GEAR! I started to understand power and torque is really everything in drifting. Without power, you cannot control your drift. With sufficient power, you have more options to command the car into the motion you want it to be in.
After playing soooo much GT5, I started to consider getting a REAL SPORTS CAR in real life. I had considered the following:
FD3S: It's rear wheel drive layout and FMR platform means it is a killer in speed. It has the DNA of a formula car, being extremely compact itself, the drivetrain and the chassis. However, in real life it is too DAMN SMALL. The rear seat (Is there one anyway?) are meant for people who have no legs. And Rotary engine is not something I am familiar with, nor I want to be familiar with. I have heard too much about the apex seal being problematic and require a complete rebuild and how sensitive it is to knocking. It has bad gas mileage, too, especially when the engine is ported. OUT
JZA80: I was REALLY into this car. It has the 2JZGTE and a 6 speed almost bulletproof getrag (the twin turbo model) means by the design of it the car is meant to be banged hard in circuit racing and drifting. However, because it is rear wheel drive, it will always be beaten by a GT-R from a launch start, presuming same tires and similar power is used. Also, the rear seat of the supra is also ridiculously small and the trunk is, in the same way, pathetically small and useless. The engine with a stock stroke of 86mm makes me think it is not very rev happy, and to me rev happy = sportiness. OUT
As a result, I start to believe Skyline GT-R is most suited to be my ultimate car. Yeah I know the oil pump and its oil system are the weakest link in the car, but given the history and the pedigree, its longitudinally mounted RB26 and a electrically controlled ATTESA, I think the car is extremely versatile, although I kept questioning if I can increase the steering angle with 4WD attached to it!? I think the car is meant to OWN the road with its extremely advanced 4WD and an extremely rigid chassis. It can be transformed to a drift car when ATTESA is disengaged and a proper nismo 2way diff is installed. Then I started to day dream more about installing nitrous and water injection and a huge ass turbo to compliment the car. LMAO. Because I am still young and stupid and I have no experience in buying skyline, I gamble, in the same way a gambler putting all his pet in a roulette in a Casino. I found a R33 from Edmonton with a freshly rebuilt engine with a Tomei 2.8 bottom end with a stock head. I checked the odometer, which showed it had be driven less than 100km after it was rebuilt, and it was on sale for $15000! GOOD DEAL, I thought. Little do I know it is a HUGE money pit as every skyline deserved to be. After I bought the car, it seems to be out of power or missing at about 100km. The wideband is showing 15~16 continuously on highway, and if I clutch in at 100km the engine stalls instantly. Then comes the winter and safety inspection. I spent the rest of my dough in doing the safety inspection and upgrade the fuel system:
ID 1000cc injector
Ebay fuel rail 11mm
Tomei intank fuel pump
Plumbing of fuel line with braided stainless hoses in engine bay
Tomei Type L regulator.
Buying parts comes the addiction. I buy more *useful* parts as I soaked myself in various skyline forum.
After all this happened, I have two plan for my car:
Realistic plan:
GT-SS turbo or equivalent
HKS Type A V cam + mild exhaust cam OR Tomei Type A poncam
Okada plasma direct
Tomei oil pump + restrictor
HKS suction pipe
Mine's dump and front pipe
Aquamist individual port water-methanol injection
Dream/suicidal/no-life plan:
Trust complete turbo kit but swap the T78/T88 for a GT4088R
Hi-octane dry sump
Okada plasma direct
Individual wet-fog nitrous
Aquamist individual port water-methanol injection
HKS Step Pro V Cam + 280deg 10.5mm lift exhaust
Take the engine for an engine builder to blue-print for maximum red line
I plan to install the ETS-Pro attesa controller, RK tuning knock gauge, convert the A-LSD back to 2-way, but yeah I think I should be an enthusiast, not a no-lifer, yet.
Picture time! The status of car when I got it first time.
DSCF4073 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4075 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4077 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4074 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4079 by Komachi1, on Flickr
I ripped the "SUMARU RACING" sticker because I don't know them and I don't like any stickers that I don't like being on my car! However I will put this sticker on my fender above side marker light because I love Initial D despite the fact that my tyres are Federal 595S hahahhhahahaha
Untitled by Komachi1, on Flickr
Before I even thought about buying my R33 GT-R, I had been long a hardcore player in Gran Turismo 5. I am extremely fast in 550pp~600pp street car races. When I use Ferrari 458 and Mclaren F1 on minimum weight and max downforce, 550pp and 600pp respectively, I can virtually beat any racers online when variables are on my side. The cornering speed of these two cars and corner exit as a rear wheel drive car are just incredible, and I can cope with driving these cars with no ABS, although having ABS is still a HUGE advantage for me. FR cars such as RX-7 and LF-A, because they have no PP penalty of 4WD/MR, have a higher horsepower on the same PP, and I usually use them in courses where straight line accounts more for lap time. Where is GT-R then? When a race is regulated by performance point, GT-R, being 4WD, have less HP. Even when it has excellent corner exit acceleration, it's heavier front end means it must brake a touch earlier than the MR rivals, turn slower than MR, and exit less efficiently if the corner exit is smooth and long. GT-R shines the most when the corner is very tight and the exit is a long straight. Also, all the above are presumed to use racing slick. When traction is limited such as with comfort tires or in rain, GT-R can ALWAYS accelerate with stability and confidence.
After a period of circuit racing on GT5, I became interested in drifting. Thanks to the realistic feedback of Logitech G27, I was really having fun drifting a Ferrari 599 in Japanese room in GT5. I was amazed how the fully tuned V12 can power the car adequately, smoking tire and breaking traction constantly, ALL IN 4TH GEAR! I started to understand power and torque is really everything in drifting. Without power, you cannot control your drift. With sufficient power, you have more options to command the car into the motion you want it to be in.
After playing soooo much GT5, I started to consider getting a REAL SPORTS CAR in real life. I had considered the following:
FD3S: It's rear wheel drive layout and FMR platform means it is a killer in speed. It has the DNA of a formula car, being extremely compact itself, the drivetrain and the chassis. However, in real life it is too DAMN SMALL. The rear seat (Is there one anyway?) are meant for people who have no legs. And Rotary engine is not something I am familiar with, nor I want to be familiar with. I have heard too much about the apex seal being problematic and require a complete rebuild and how sensitive it is to knocking. It has bad gas mileage, too, especially when the engine is ported. OUT
JZA80: I was REALLY into this car. It has the 2JZGTE and a 6 speed almost bulletproof getrag (the twin turbo model) means by the design of it the car is meant to be banged hard in circuit racing and drifting. However, because it is rear wheel drive, it will always be beaten by a GT-R from a launch start, presuming same tires and similar power is used. Also, the rear seat of the supra is also ridiculously small and the trunk is, in the same way, pathetically small and useless. The engine with a stock stroke of 86mm makes me think it is not very rev happy, and to me rev happy = sportiness. OUT
As a result, I start to believe Skyline GT-R is most suited to be my ultimate car. Yeah I know the oil pump and its oil system are the weakest link in the car, but given the history and the pedigree, its longitudinally mounted RB26 and a electrically controlled ATTESA, I think the car is extremely versatile, although I kept questioning if I can increase the steering angle with 4WD attached to it!? I think the car is meant to OWN the road with its extremely advanced 4WD and an extremely rigid chassis. It can be transformed to a drift car when ATTESA is disengaged and a proper nismo 2way diff is installed. Then I started to day dream more about installing nitrous and water injection and a huge ass turbo to compliment the car. LMAO. Because I am still young and stupid and I have no experience in buying skyline, I gamble, in the same way a gambler putting all his pet in a roulette in a Casino. I found a R33 from Edmonton with a freshly rebuilt engine with a Tomei 2.8 bottom end with a stock head. I checked the odometer, which showed it had be driven less than 100km after it was rebuilt, and it was on sale for $15000! GOOD DEAL, I thought. Little do I know it is a HUGE money pit as every skyline deserved to be. After I bought the car, it seems to be out of power or missing at about 100km. The wideband is showing 15~16 continuously on highway, and if I clutch in at 100km the engine stalls instantly. Then comes the winter and safety inspection. I spent the rest of my dough in doing the safety inspection and upgrade the fuel system:
ID 1000cc injector
Ebay fuel rail 11mm
Tomei intank fuel pump
Plumbing of fuel line with braided stainless hoses in engine bay
Tomei Type L regulator.
Buying parts comes the addiction. I buy more *useful* parts as I soaked myself in various skyline forum.
After all this happened, I have two plan for my car:
Realistic plan:
GT-SS turbo or equivalent
HKS Type A V cam + mild exhaust cam OR Tomei Type A poncam
Okada plasma direct
Tomei oil pump + restrictor
HKS suction pipe
Mine's dump and front pipe
Aquamist individual port water-methanol injection
Dream/suicidal/no-life plan:
Trust complete turbo kit but swap the T78/T88 for a GT4088R
Hi-octane dry sump
Okada plasma direct
Individual wet-fog nitrous
Aquamist individual port water-methanol injection
HKS Step Pro V Cam + 280deg 10.5mm lift exhaust
Take the engine for an engine builder to blue-print for maximum red line
I plan to install the ETS-Pro attesa controller, RK tuning knock gauge, convert the A-LSD back to 2-way, but yeah I think I should be an enthusiast, not a no-lifer, yet.
Picture time! The status of car when I got it first time.
DSCF4073 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4075 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4077 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4074 by Komachi1, on Flickr
DSCF4079 by Komachi1, on Flickr
I ripped the "SUMARU RACING" sticker because I don't know them and I don't like any stickers that I don't like being on my car! However I will put this sticker on my fender above side marker light because I love Initial D despite the fact that my tyres are Federal 595S hahahhhahahaha
Untitled by Komachi1, on Flickr
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