FC3S Murray

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Dude buy what you want, just be warned that rotarys are touchy. The car is old and maintenence is going to come up. It is enivitable, turbo is even more prone. I have no room to tell you what to buy. You will have fun with this car but another piece of **** daily driver is always nice to have as well. Try to find a workshop manual for that year of 7 if you do get it, it is your bible. Everything you need to know is in that good book.

fcdrifter13

Skylines are damn quick out of the box. 350hp is more than most V8s could muster during the late 80s and 90s. The GTR was the only model AWD, and to my knowlegde all models had the 4WS (most cars around the R32 era had this even hondas) may be wrong on that. The lowest model skyline had a Rb20 which made 220hp, r625det made 250hp, and the GTR rb26dett made 350hp. They handle fairly well, but understeer sucks. If you could find a GTR or a GTs-T for 10k it would be worth a look at. Although I am not sure how many are in Canada they could be everywhere. The US gets screwed on importing cars. And of course because of its age you will have to repair things, but this should already be understood.

As far as a good good first car. A FB would be a good learning process if you want to go rotary. They are cheap(sometimes free running) can be made pretty quick(I ran a 14.2 in mine and it was basically stock) parts are chea, and is just a damn good car to learn the basics on.

'87 turbo II

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Since when does a stock GTR make 350? Its 275 and the car is HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY. All skyline owners admit to this. They're not as godly as everyone thinks, they're just legos. you can hook anything up to them.

'87 turbo II

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Horsepower 277 bhp @ 6800 rpm
Torque 293 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm

Ha booyah! Those specs taken from here.
http://www.skylinegtr.com/SPECS.html

Ok so they're quick 5.2 to 60. Once again not AMAZING! an EVO beats that.

fcdrifter13

no its 350hp or around there. Take my word for it.

snowball

and a new Z06 beats an evo stop comparing cars that have a 3x price diffrence.

fcdrifter13

Oh and the R32 only wieghs 220 more pounds than a T2

'87 turbo II

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Haha thanks to google I've checked 4 sites. 280 Hp on th eV-spec models. oOnly thing faster is V-spec II which i've yet to find. also go turn on any video game and highlight the GTR sure enough 275. If you're going by memory then I'd say I win because I've searched the facts and have actual proff. No need to just "take my word"

http://www.freshalloy.com/site/cars/...ine/home.shtml

ahh just saw more info on the web! You're thinking V-Spec II. The GTR is 280. The V-spec is 320. and the V-spec II is 350. I doubt anybody had the money for a GTR V-spec II.

Translation: an imported Skyline in't that fast. We don't even know if we're talking R34 or not. the specs could get lower.

fcdrifter13

Again the power on any r32 or newer GTR is around 350hp. There is a cap on the amount of advertised HP in Japan. Why do you think most cars have the same exact HP. 5.2 is pretty peppy.

'87 turbo II

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Bullshit.

TII 2780 no driver and empty gas tank (S5)
GTR 3400 same situation (R34)

fcdrifter13

2833 S5 T2
3153 R32 GTR

Please stop spamming this guys thread you are just gonna make a fool of yourself.

'87 turbo II

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You're arguing right back.

CrossfireCurt

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If you're seriously thinking about that Turbo II 10AE, that would be a VERY bad choice. Not only has the engine been modified (actually, a whole different engine), but the rest of the car has almost 200,000 km on it. This, you would buy as a project car or something to have fun with... not a daily driver.

My 7 is my daily driver, I bought the car with 26k miles on it 3 years ago. Everything worked, the car is in perfect condition still (only 45k on it!). I do the regular maintenance on it and take care of it religously. Nothing has gone wrong at all. If you're going to want an RX7 as your first car, you need to sit one out and wait for a REALLY nice N/A to show up. There have been a few that have shown up in our classified section that I wish i had a few extra grand to buy. So, my advice to you(having a very clean and reliable 7), is to take your time and find one that's in perfect condition.

Good Luck.

fcdrifter13

Replying to Crossfire curt(to lazy to go advanced) Like I said A Na car is the better bet on a first car. I tried to be cool and own a Turbo Starion(not the one I recently sold) as my very first car when I was 16. And I have to say that this was a bad decision on my part. Dont get me wrong the car was nice I guess, and almost everything worked when I got it. But the fact that the car was 15 years old things just slowly started to go. And the biggest was the turbo.It went I replaced it then it needed vavles, then a cam, its like everything started to come down around my ears. Got a chevette for 200$ and it was older went forever got awsome milage, but the cool factor was gone.

Like I said before if you want a 7 to learn on you will be alot better off getting a nice NA FC or a SA/FB.

MrFC3S

I duno... he might be right... that heavy duty trans, transfer case, front differential and secondary turbo had to go somewhere...

but to the "YOUNG ENTHUSIST"

I think 13B4ME said it best(i duno exact words so bear with me...) FCs and all rotarys are fickel cars... running fine one minuet, dead the next... so to own one, you have to want it... and fight for it. I can say this cause i spent atleast 4500 in POS non-running FCs before I got the one i have now(which knock on wood runs super)

IMO if you want a 7, start with an 1st Gen or if your dead set on FC, get an NA... these cars are fast, but not that fast... the good thing about these cars are they are Considereably more reliable than the rest, Cheaper and easer to maintain and Best to use as a learner car as far as rotarys are concerned... Not to mention, SIMPLE!!! The 1st gens are the most reliable and simple because of the 3mm seals used(and if you use a 1st gen as a DD, youll not only learn mechanics really fast, but also get Really strong arms because of the Nut and ball stearing lol. your not going to be blowing Stangs and Vettes off the road, but with these cars, you learn how to stear and corner... then things get really fun(you dont need a turbo to have fun... :P )

Good luck and i hope you still join us...

gildardo

Same here.....


gil

13.bREW

not true every car leaving japan is de-tuned to 280

fcdrifter13

OMG, please do notpost what you dont know about. They are not detuned.

13.bREW

is this guy serious... yes they are all japanese cars for export have to be under 300 look at good factory specs for mitsu and nissan

fcdrifter13

OMG you just dont listen to reason do you. The motors are not detuned at all. You re. There is a said cap on the HP number shown. Again they DO NOT DETUNE THE CARS. I have benn reading up on this **** for the past 6 years. I could sit here and list facts upon facts all day log if you wanted me to.

Eternal_Gamer

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The 7 is only for the people who are willing to learn and be the mechanic or else you gonna be blowin rotary motors left and right. get a honda, NUFF SAID.

Aaron Cake

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We're done here.

It's gone significantly off topic, and the question has been answered.