What's Better Fully Dun Up Vette Or Fully Dun Up Skyline GTR V-Spec2

[Skyline8k]

Well i wanna know is what is better when fully dun up a vette or a skyline which will go faster because money ain't a prob i just wanna know

[SkylineUSA]

Depends.

Both are very good cars. I would choose a GTR, but I could do the same to a Vette.

Its not a cut and dry question.

[flylwsi]

or you could go to the "comparisons" forum in "cars in general".
or you could go to the general forum in this skyline forum, b/c we just talked about that 2 days ago.

again.

you should try searching.

(for the record, the vette has it.)

[VQuick]

Originally Posted by flylwsi

(for the record, the vette has it.)

Ditto. No question.

[SkylineUSA]

The only reason why I would chose the GTR over the Vette, is because I live in England. If I lived in the States, I would pick the Vette.

[flylwsi]

this is going to get closed soon, but if you went "balls to the wall", there's no question.

like in the other thread, you need far more power in the skyline to come close to matching the vette.
lingenfelter twin turbo, 650hp, runs 9's, top speed over 240, handles better than anything, need i say more?
what does it take to get a skyline over 240mph, or to run 9's in the 1/4?

more than a vette will ever need.
far more options for the "ultimate" vette.
supercharged?
turbo?
NA?
you don't have those options with a skyline.

[SkylineUSA]

Tyndago had around those power numbers, and ran a 10.7 in a R33 GTR. There is a point where aeordynamics helps. The Vette is pretty aerodynamic, the GTR is like a brick. The fastest GTR here in England has topped out at around 215ish.

For the money though, I can get a $15k dollar R32 GTR, that will beat any $15k Vette. Straight line, or Road Course. Food for thought.

[flylwsi]

are you sure about that?
15k for a skyline...
or 15k into it (including price of car)
you can get a vette just as quick or quicker and better handling with 15k, depending on what year you buy.
but that's besides the point.
this thread is a bit of a waste, as it's a carbon copy of 3 others that i've seen...

[SkylineUSA]

$15k

Mid 11s
Around a G on the skid plate
Around 70mph on a 200ft Slalom
Around 0-60 around 112ft

Total cost of the car, and mods. I bought my car for 11k, ECU management for 1k, injectors $500, Brembos 1k, GT-SS turbos 2k, Tune $500. Oops, I cannot add, 16k

Plus the COOL Factor.

[flylwsi]

if this is getting into the dollars and cents, and you want to give a 15k limit, i can think of quite a few cars, vettes included, that can do what your car can do.
including:
hondas
mustangs
camaros
corvettes
rx7's
240sx
mr2

so it's not really that big of a deal to do what you've done with that money, b/c i can find a vette to do the same...

(and this is not meant to get a flame war started, b/c you know i respect you and your cars)

[SkylineUSA]

Actually,

I Agree with you. But they will not be GTRs. I mean, you really need to drive one, to see what I am saying.

[oi_boy]

more than a vette will ever need.
far more options for the "ultimate" vette.
supercharged?
turbo?
NA?
you don't have those options with a skyline

thats because if your taking an rb26dett, you already have a twin turbo on it. although superchargers can reach higher speeds, they also have a more likley chance to burp, or, fail sometimes, unlike turbochargers which although cant reach the speeds, are much more reliable. but there are other things that can greatly increase the speed and performace off a twin turbo, such as exaust, air intakes, and clean electrical lines (believe it or not, youll notice the difference between dirty lines running from the battery and clean lines).

[SkylineUSA]

Originally Posted by oi_boy

thats because if your taking an rb26dett, you already have a twin turbo on it. although superchargers can reach higher speeds, they also have a more likley chance to burp, or, fail sometimes, unlike turbochargers which although cant reach the speeds, are much more reliable. but there are other things that can greatly increase the speed and performace off a twin turbo, such as exaust, air intakes, and clean electrical lines (believe it or not, youll notice the difference between dirty lines running from the battery and clean lines).

I know you are trying to be helpful, but the information you just gave is completely wrong.

[SkylineUSA]

Originally Posted by flylwsi

if this is getting into the dollars and cents, and you want to give a 15k limit, i can think of quite a few cars, vettes included, that can do what your car can do.
including:
hondas
mustangs
camaros
corvettes
rx7's
240sx
mr2

so it's not really that big of a deal to do what you've done with that money, b/c i can find a vette to do the same...

(and this is not meant to get a flame war started, b/c you know i respect you and your cars)

I have driven all the cars you mentioned, except an RX7. All those cars are not nearly as well built as a GTR. I do not like rotorary engines, no torque. Break down to soon, or at least they use too.

What year Vette are we talkin? What would the mods be? Just a friendly what if?

My Mustang can hang with my GTR, but when you drive the two. The GTR wins by a mile. Just because it can put down the numbers, does not mean its the same car

[flylwsi]

it wouldn't be difficult to find a c4 vette, and perform the necessary suspension and engine mods to run with your skyline...
without having all the info in front of me, i'm not going to give numbers, but i know it can be done, for a similar price to what you're looking at, 15k.

build quality?
that really depends on the individual car...
if it's a poorly built tuner car, yeah, it's not going to be as nice as your car...
consider as well that you're talking about a skyline that's as old as my prelude, and i love the way my lude feels/build quality, especially in comparison to newer hondas.

so that's qualitative. if a car can do the same as yours, for 15k, and is a solid car, the difference is purely in the head of the driver...