LOL my friend's GS-R exploded....i watched it gosh i never knew HP could leave the car and run into the air like that haha....well I DON'T WANT NO GS-R. :) so now I'm back to the drawing boards.

The GS-R is a fine car, if you friend blew it up, he probably did something very stupid.

well then which is better type-r or gs-r?

well then which is better type-r or gs-r?

lol do some research dog

The Type R is arguably one of the best FWD handling cars ever made.

See what I'm saying?

To make a long story short insurnace on a Type R is killer. Apparently its considered an "exotic car" by these insurance pigs so in some cases its sometimes thousands of dollars more expensive to insure (per year). But of course the only way to find that out is to get a quote based on your record.

Thats unfortunately what happened to your buddys GSR. I've almost NEVER heard of these b18c1 motors "blowing up" unless the person was doing something reeeeealy stupid (like boosting 15 lbs on stock internals or whatever). This motor is one of the more popular motors in the tuning world not only because its a generally fast motor (on low-budget tuner standards) but because its RELIABLE. Dont let that incident scare you away. Compared to the Eclipse GST/GSX or other similar cars, the GSR is your best bet in terms of reliability and Ill argue that any day.

Whatever you do good luck!

well i did some research and talked to a couple ppl around my way and they said dropping the type r engine into the GS-R would be good to do....is this true or would i be better off spending that money on mods to the gsr? (intake headers and exhaust).

So youre gonna buy a $10k GSR, then find a SUPER RARE b18c5 (Type R) motor to swap it in?? You can buy a WRX for that much after labor and everything.

Why are you so set on a Type R motor? A GSR motor is a beautiful motor with plenty of potential. Is this your first car?

Seriously, don't get infatuated with the Type R badge. For the money you'll save getting a GS-R instead of a Type R, you can make said GS-R faster than any stock Type R.

hmm so which is better then GS-R or the Type R i mean i would like a fast car stock which would satisfy my need for speed (lol) but yeah handling isn't all too much important to me cause I'm a great driver and there are not alot of curves or turns where i live mostly just straight shots. Which would you suggest...

Please dont get a Type R if you wont be using it to its full potential. Its a RACE CAR. It doesnt have cruise control to save weight. Honda was considering leaving the A/C out to save even more weight...so you see what a racing beast this vehicle is?

I mean you'll just be wasting money! I can almost guarantee youll be happy with a GSR. GO test drive one and see if you like it.

maybe you shouldnt get either one. i think you should learn ALOT more before you try to get a car like this.....no offense but it takes knowledge to be able to own either or these cars..