R35 Gt-r In Australia!!!

[ancullen]

Here's a topic from the NT section of Boost Cruising that may interest many of you:

 

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....howtopic=262384

 

It also includes one of the best comments ever:

 

Your not wrong. The 33 was the whale, the 35 is the ship that takes them back to Jap.

:drgrim:

[adam-__-]

Your not wrong. The 33 was the whale, the 35 is the ship that takes them back to Jap.

 

So true though. haha.

 

Here's a whole section about the R35.

 

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ni...ussion-f80.html

[Trev]

The HR31 is the harpoon that takes them all out in the looks department tho :drgrim:

[YKE 20T]

i love the flying wedge!! so sharp so 80's so coool!!

[KE70-from-mt-panorama]

doesnt look much like a GTR from the front or side, But still looks awesome.

Why did they go v6 instead of l6 in this one?

[YKE 20T]

i think they went to the v because they had all ready developed the vq35de for the 350z and infinity's so it was probably a cost thing. just use whats all ready there and add boost!

[KE70-from-mt-panorama]

Well Theres nothing wrong with just adding boost. Gave them good results.

[Trev]

doesnt look much like a GTR from the front or side, But still looks awesome.

Why did they go v6 instead of l6 in this one?

 

I was gonna suggest space but you could fit a bus powerplant in there.

 

*cough 'sarcasm' cough*

[love ke70]

manufacturers are tending towards v6's now due to packaging constraints and impact safety to pedestrians ie crush zones etc.

or so i have heard.

 

not sure if its the case with the 35 or not...

[KE70-from-mt-panorama]

manufacturers are tending towards v6's now due to packaging constraints and impact safety to pedestrians ie crush zones etc.

or so i have heard.

 

not sure if its the case with the 35 or not...

 

 

Sounds Fair enough. So It Must be true.

 

I was gonna suggest space but you could fit a bus powerplant in there

 

Hmm Might be something behind that. Bus powerplant sounds good...as long as you don't like steering the car

[ancullen]

i think they went to the v because they had all ready developed the vq35de for the 350z and infinity's so it was probably a cost thing. just use whats all ready there and add boost!

Except while the 350Z uses the VQ35DE (or VQ35HR now), the GT-R uses the VR38DETT, which is apparently a completely new motor specific to only the GT-R. I think that the GT-R chassis also has some (limited) similarities with that of the 350Z, so another benefit of using a V6 instead of a straight six would be that it would be easier to package. Plus the weight of the motor ends up further back in the car than with a straight six simply by being a shorter motor.

[YKE 20T]

i thought that they may have used a different crank for the gtr giving it its bigger displacement but used the same blocks to keep costs down. i may well be wrong through.

[Rollaboy2608]

add to that, anyone who has ever driven a Nissan V6 will tell you, its one of the smoothest,pleasurable motors you'll ever sample.

[7shades]

Yeah even the good old VG30 is a pretty sweet engine... especially non turbo. Nice and tractable down low which makes them quite easy to drive.

[kickn5k]

What a boat!!! The R32 is the real "Godzilla" and the only one that looks any good in my opinion.

 

The other thing is that it will be PINK! well it is a nissan at the end of the day.

 

stu.