New into 240 cars Big time noob. Skyline
REALLY? Since the skyline was introduced in early '57 & the RB series engine wasnt introduced until the mid 80's how do you suppose they powered those cars for 30+ years? The Skyline GT-r was introduced in 1969 IIRC... obviously powered by something other then the RB
Research? Maybe you should do some. The skyline WAS around before 1989...then again most bandwagoneer have no clue.
MY original post in this thread was to point out that the one posting that the skylines only had RB engines is COMPLETELY false. I guess he isn't the only one that thought that was he.
Just so you all know. The SKYLINE is a regular 4 door family car in Japan, just like a Chevy Impala, Ford tarus, ect..
If you knew that you would know they actually had more than one engine series.
Who needs to do research? Have any of you lived in Japan, or even seen a Skyline, sat in one or drove one..let alone seen GT-r in person? Probably not..LOL
Research? Maybe you should do some. The skyline WAS around before 1989...then again most bandwagoneer have no clue.
MY original post in this thread was to point out that the one posting that the skylines only had RB engines is COMPLETELY false. I guess he isn't the only one that thought that was he.
Just so you all know. The SKYLINE is a regular 4 door family car in Japan, just like a Chevy Impala, Ford tarus, ect..
If you knew that you would know they actually had more than one engine series.
Who needs to do research? Have any of you lived in Japan, or even seen a Skyline, sat in one or drove one..let alone seen GT-r in person? Probably not..LOL
Last edited by yarou; Mar 6, 2008 at 02:13 PM.
Man after reading Henry's post, all I could think of in my head was the replay of that scene in Pulp Fiction when Sam Jackson said the line "AND I SHALL STRIKE DOWN UPON THEE WITH GREAT VENGANCE!..."
Oh and not to thread jack, but my buddy can get RB26/30 hybrid swaps from Australia for under 3K plus shipping, so if anyone is interested... yeah.
But to the new guy, learn the foundations before you start thinking about this swap or that swap. A major factor into the swap would be the type of driving you would be mainly doing (i.e. drag, drift, autox, touge runs etc.) Take your time! seriously, if I listened to myself 5 years back, I would still have my S14a with one bad *** RB26/30 hybrid with a nicely set up pair of GT2871R snails. I still kick myself in the *** everyday for letting her go.
Oh and not to thread jack, but my buddy can get RB26/30 hybrid swaps from Australia for under 3K plus shipping, so if anyone is interested... yeah.
But to the new guy, learn the foundations before you start thinking about this swap or that swap. A major factor into the swap would be the type of driving you would be mainly doing (i.e. drag, drift, autox, touge runs etc.) Take your time! seriously, if I listened to myself 5 years back, I would still have my S14a with one bad *** RB26/30 hybrid with a nicely set up pair of GT2871R snails. I still kick myself in the *** everyday for letting her go.
huh?
What about the G-series, S-series, L-series, Z-series, CA, FJ & RD series engines? Also in the RB-series there was the RB30.
There were alot of engines offered in the skylines over the years. Even if you are just referring to GT-r skylines, they had plenty of powerplants to choose from... not just RB series engines.
What about the G-series, S-series, L-series, Z-series, CA, FJ & RD series engines? Also in the RB-series there was the RB30.
There were alot of engines offered in the skylines over the years. Even if you are just referring to GT-r skylines, they had plenty of powerplants to choose from... not just RB series engines.
Also another thing to mention about other Skyline motors, the other motors are rare as is in Japan, ULTRA rare here in the states. Our market only offers RB20,25,26 from Japan. If you can find an Aussy importer, then you can find RB30's, but in all honesty, I think the kid was thinking one way and the rest of us were thinking the other direction.
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but i know nothing.
the way i see it your choice of engine is more of a personal preference based on your goals for your car. the appeal is in no way diminished just because something is not as extravagant, fabing the parts to make an engine fit is part of the fun. the beauty of tuning/building is that it can be done with other things in mind other than just high hp numbers.
both you and project cheap13 are right and make some good points, but lets not let egos get in the way. then again who am i to try to keep things civil.
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Well, what you could do is get use to your KA for awhile at the track. I know that Vegas Speedway is a near by track and you can try handling it for awhile before you want any big powerplant inside your car of yours.
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