C

Right this is the score...

Got an Evo at the moment, mid build to become a bit of a beasty, but I keep looking at the damned Skylines as well.

Im in a position at the moment where I can finsh the Evo off to the standards I want it to be, and get the Skyline as well.

Reason im not posting on the GTR forum is all the bu11**** on there, slagging off etc, and I dont want to get involved.

Someone is selling a seriously highly tuned R33 GTR (one of the owners of the Project X car before Abbey bought it off them) which I can afford but I have some questions...

Insurance, Ok this car is about as 'non standard' as it gets, engine internals rated bu Abbey et al to 1000bhp, the car has made circa 650bhp @ the hubs already & its only just been run in. The spec list is obscene & is all UK built. Who's best for a car like this - I mean its SO specialist its a joke in that respect & it would only be viable if I could get insurance at a semi sensible cost.

Running costs? Ok I have the Evo, and a company car for day to day use, but what are these things like to use? I expect an oil change probably every couple of thousand miles etc, but if this thing is gonna break or blow up every time I drive it, its a bit of a no-brainer to me

Anyone on here had experience of silly skylines?

Post away with info or idea please

Chris

RS Grant

Your not on GR are you??

Its the Project Bee bit that got me!!

Cheers,
Grant

C

possibly

my ex was on there & I kinda stayed

Who are you then?

RS Grant

I am RS Grant on there as well....... I tend to stay well clear of the general area and hideout in the Scotland Section!!

I only joined to have a bit of banter in one of the threads, and now have just kind of stayed!!

Cheers,
Grant

SL2

I'm not sure what bull**** you are going to get for posting on gtr.co.uk, but please, have a little respect for the people that run these sites. I post on there and haven't received any 'bull****' or 'slagging off'.

Anyway, good luck if you decide on a skyline.

Spudgun VI

C, your better off sending cowie on the mlr a pm mate, he has experience of this and seems a decent bloke.
as far as abbey is concerned, i think theyre superb, used them for my old r33 towards the end of my time owning her, and wished i'd used them right from the start, wouldve saved me a fortune and a lot of frustration. all tuners on the gtr bbs get a slagging it seems these days (just as evo tuners do on the mlr, but not as much), but i'd trust abbey quite happily. im in no way connected with them or even have a skyline anymore, just think they had the right approach and were good at what they did. no doubt others would disagree, but thats my opinion.

alternatively......

why not speak to rc about their evo demo car soon to be done, and get yerself one built who needs a skyline?

C

You must be blind to it all then

Spud I noticed on the MLR you have mentioned it as well so I dont think I am alone - have a look at the dynopack post in the main forum for starters - its like a school playground

C

Oh & about the RC car

mines not being done by them but have a look in the projects forum on here for a breakdown of whats happening

Although yes i think the Evo is a fantastic car I think the skyline does take it to the next level

SL2

Yeah, i must be blind, whatever. I've seen the posts, don't care for them myself. You just ignore them. Same crap on all forums, I don't think gtr.co.uk is unique.

def

At the end of the day your going to have a kickarse skyline and a lancer .
jealousy is going to b a factor on forums so just ignore them(I bet most of the people youve mensioned own gts not gtr.

akshay67

C,

the r33 in question, is it a midnight purple colour? if so, that is one serious motor...

C

yeah thats the one

been proven at 650bhp @ the hubs

fairly minor mods (in the big scheme of things with this car lol) will see 800bhp @ the hubs hopefully

akshay67

yes, i know the owner - i had a look at it last week - that is one beast of a car - it's anhiliated the local R1s!!

stunning!

C

That sounds like it could be fun

polarbearit

Just Do It!

Abbey are good but quite costly... My car is about to be back from Rod Bell running circa 550bhp which I hope will do (or I'll have to sell up and buy one like Henry's)

Also think you'd need to change the Turbo on Henry's car - its a shame he went for T78 with all the other bits on there really - surely something like a pair of 28/35's would have been more fitting!

Blow Dog

I despair sometimes, really. To a stranger, someone would think it was some kind of warzone there.
I keep saying it, a forum is only as constructive as what you put into it. And take a hint from the forum owner, if you want to avoid crap topics, don't look at any topic that has a contribution by a trader. They somehow love fighting amongst themselves.

Henry's car is incredible. An important factor here is his experience in tuning Skylines, he's done it so many times now, he tells the tuners what to do.

I wouldn't hesitate in buying a car off Henry and that particular one is a bit special

Cem