ok its decission time ive got my uk auto tt and i love it but ever since i was about 12 ive wanted an r33 gtr but now theres a problem i cant decide wether to keep the zed and modify it to around the 400 mark or sell up and buy a gtr.

 

personaly a cant stand the gtrs interior and i love the zed's one its a million times better in every way

 

power wise i know the gtrs easyer to tune to high power but a 400hp wouldnt exactly be a slouch

 

gtr has the obv benefit of awd so its gonna be a more stable car im not planning on doing any track days in either car but awd would be nice on wet roads etc

 

finaly i do tend to go on long mway drives as my mums in cornwall and my bro lives in huddersfield and as ive never done one in a gtr i dont know for sure but id guess the zed would be more comfey

 

i rekon to get the zed to 400hp id need the manual conversion, injectors, a good map, and maybe stronger turbo internals and a few other bits and bobs plus by the time jeffs fixed other things that no doubt will turn up i rekon itll cost about 3k so it would be cheaper than a gtr

 

any thoughts or advise would be great and i know its a bit foolish posting this on a zed forum but im pretty sire u guys can be fairly unbiased!!! lol

 

cheers nick

The Z32 is just about the most boring, plain, ugly and un-eventful car that you could ever drive....it's a 20 year old Datsun that's prone to rust, it costs a fortune to run and maintain and the targas have the waterproof properties of a used T bag.

There's minimal decent body mods available for them and if you want to build something special you have to import parts from....................

 

 

I'm only messing, you gotta' love the zed, it's special (and not in a Forrest Gump sort of way!)

 

I friggin' lover my Datsun :thumbup1:

 

:slap: It was never a datsun mate, it's a nissan. lol

:slap: It was never a datsun mate, it's a nissan. lol

 

 

I've always wanted an R34 personally

:slap: It was never a datsun mate, it's a nissan. lol

 

the name nissan is no better :lol:

I agree with Richard 100% The R32 and R33 are looking really dated imo. where as a zed with a few little tweeks and look sweet. and there rare aswell :)

 

I dont like the R35 either but i LOVE the nismo R34 :drool:

 

This is my R33 GTR Lemans Ltd Editon V Spec they only made 98 of these and only about 7 in this country I might be wrong but does this car look dated to you...............

 

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This is my R33 GTR Lemans Ltd Editon V Spec they only made 98 of these and only about 7 in this country I might be wrong but does this car look dated to you...............

 

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tbh it does look a bit '90's to me, don't mean to cause any offence. For me it's the front that makes it look dated.

I've always wanted an R34 personally

 

Same here, a nice GTR V-Spec please! Now that is another future classic

It could be argued I suppose, that it's already a classic

 

and I wouldn't disagree

If you can go for a retro tuner look if you want something different. :)

 

If you can go for a retro tuner look if you want something different. :)

 

 

that looks effing sweet as!!! love it looks really aggressive!!

To be honest mate, they both as bad as each other on a long drive!! just had my gtr tuned and mapped again it made 630 bhp atw and sounds like a fighter jet so really cant comment on long journeys!!

 

what I can suggest tho is what am doing at the momment putting a gtr engine in a zed my mate as just completed the project and has best of both worlds!!!!!!

 

oooooohhhh i like the sound of a rb26 z32 bet its a bit tricky to get right though!!

oooooohhhh i like the sound of a rb26 z32 bet its a bit tricky to get right though!!

 

its becoiming quite popular in the states, think theres a write up on the us 300zx owners club. the inline six although longer leaves plenty of room between the inner wings.

I would dearly love a R33GTR.

I love my zed but either the above R33 or R32 would be fine by me as a second car!! :D

This is my R33 GTR Lemans Ltd Editon V Spec they only made 98 of these and only about 7 in this country I might be wrong but does this car look dated to you...............

 

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:drool: love that car as well looks stunning in bayside blue fancy swapping it for a lovely red zed? :biggrin:

yep course I will swap and £19500 cash

tbh if i had a spare 20k floating about id bite your arm off!! lol

its becoiming quite popular in the states, think theres a write up on the us 300zx owners club. the inline six although longer leaves plenty of room between the inner wings.

 

we did this conversion like 7 years ago after getting fed up of blowing the VG engines!! there was an absoulte awesome response to the car with great torque range!! I can do this conversion if anyones interested or tell em exactly how its done!!! took me 4 days in all to complete!!!:cool3:

tbh if i had a spare 20k floating about id bite your arm off!! lol

 

I promise it'll be worth for a 10 secound car!!!!!!!!!!!:clown:

Being a Z32 forum, we might be a trifle biased - but personally I do not like the GTR at all......

 

...unless it's the R35 or at the very least an R34. The others are too plain and ordinary in appearance for my liking. Sure I respect the R32 and R33 GTR for the machines they are - but look at them......:sleep1:

 

Might as well stick a Cossie engine in an old Cortina........:lol:

 

The Z32 has timeless looks and stands out as something interesting in today's world of boring cars. Hence the reason I have remained a 300zx owner since 2003 - sure I too have a modern, fast daily driver. But for exclusivity and the sheer hell of driving something different from the norm, and a bit special, I love the 300zx.....!!!

 

Richard:rockon:

 

My exact thoughts too :thumbup1:

I promise it'll be worth for a 10 secound car!!!!!!!!!!!:clown:

 

damn you... the bank just offered me a 25k loan as well!!! like the devil on my shoulder!!

we did this conversion like 7 years ago after getting fed up of blowing the VG engines!! there was an absoulte awesome response to the car with great torque range!! I can do this conversion if anyones interested or tell em exactly how its done!!! took me 4 days in all to complete!!!:cool3:

 

How much would you charge to do it mate?

we did this conversion like 7 years ago after getting fed up of blowing the VG engines!! there was an absoulte awesome response to the car with great torque range!! I can do this conversion if anyones interested or tell em exactly how its done!!! took me 4 days in all to complete!!!:cool3:

 

thats a tempting offer wouldnt it be better just to tune the vg30 lump though?

This is my R33 GTR Lemans Ltd Editon V Spec they only made 98 of these and only about 7 in this country I might be wrong but does this car look dated to you...............

 

 

No not as such its better than a stock R33. it is a ltd edition and is fully kitted, so will obvioulsy look better,

 

Like i said with the zed just a few little tweeks :wink:

 

As for it being worth 20K i would never spend that on it reguardless of how quick it is

 

I would much rather a classy car like an Esprit,DB7 etc but each to there own.

 

I see the skyline range as japans ford escort. and im not keen on the cosworth either :lol: