GTO in the states??

[MitsubishiGTO95]

My question is simple, is there any way to get a true gto into the U.S and have it be road legal.... i go to Napierville dragstrip in canada all the time and ive seen them over there....I mean we have skylines in the US but i dont recall seeing any gto's anyways if it cant be imported how hard is a right hand drive conversion???

[dhrubio]

there has been a lot of talk about this, just do a search and you'll get a lot of info, but its very hard, nearly impossible some argue, and the parts need for RHD are also very hard to find

[Stealthee]

The GTO is not on the NHSTA list of cars that can be legally imported. There are 1 or 2 known GTO's in the states that have popped up on Ebay. Both auctions stated clearly that the car could not be made road legal.

[vectorspecialist]

Originally Posted by Stealthee

The GTO is not on the NHSTA list of cars that can be legally imported. There are 1 or 2 known GTO's in the states that have popped up on Ebay. Both auctions stated clearly that the car could not be made road legal.

that list wont even come up on my net, i tried it the other day to c what was up with the gtr33, and it just stayed blank.
i know of 2 rhd 3kgt, one by me and there is a guy who had one on this forum.
skylines were leagally imported by motorex from 99-05 so yea there are about 600 of them here leagally. if u get a skyline, dont expect your local nissan dealer to help that easily with parts.
as for the gto, i guess parts would b much easier to get.
gto's arent on the list because the 3kgt and stealth are too much the same car, and the govern,ment just basically says go out and buy one of those, they're cheaper

[Stealthee]

That is not why they arent on the list. They arent on the list because of emmission standards etc.

[vectorspecialist]

o so that must b y the r34 and r32 arent on the list and yet the r33 is. because the r32 meets regulations and not the onther two.
no it's for many many reasons, of which one is that the gto/3000/and stealth are all the same car, the government will not let u import the gto except for track purposes or historic puposes(of which the gto is of no historic reason)

[Stealthee]

Shut the hell up already. Youve proven time and time again you dont know wtf youre talking about and this is yet another time.

[Morphius289]

Actually, the reason that the R33 is on the list is because it completed all of its crash testing, unlike the R32 and the R34. See, motorex cheated and said that they did the testing on the R32, R33, and R34, but in actuality they only finished testing on the R33. Which is why they got shut down and sued for millions of dollars.


As far as trying to get a GTO, I dont really see the point. The only reason would be to have an awd SL, but why wouldn't you just get a normal VR4?

[jason_bet]

Originally Posted by Stealthee

Shut the hell up already. Youve proven time and time again you dont know wtf youre talking about and this is yet another time.

HAHAHAHAHA

[AutostradaVR4]

damn this topic is getting annoying...will someone with some time on their hands go try and import a GTO already so we can put this one to rest?!

[vectorspecialist]

u know stealthee u said on some other topic that u would ignore me, but u just cuaght up to me, i havent listened to u since somewhere near february.

as for knowing wat i'm talking about, i know the entire reason for y motorex is no longer around, not just being sued for not proving all correct documents for all cars, but check fraud, and assault.

i have papers for importing cars, as do most of u probably do, only i'm in the middle of getting r.i status for a car that i'm not about to say.

and as for the military it works to import it, but u cannot sell it here and wen ur duty is over it must b exported

[Stealthee]

LMAO You really owned me didnt you? Fact is, youre an idiot. You cant type in a normal manner. Fact is, I know a shitton more than you and I guarantee people around here respect my opinion MUCH more than yours. In fact most people laugh at you.

[MitsubishiGTO95]

ok ok the whole reason i want a real gto is because of the MR a lot less awhp then a vr4 but will smoke it eevery time...im betting though getting a gto mr would be rather close to impossible....

[Stealthee]

The MR is identical in HP to the VR4. Its not much lighter at all than the VR4. The main reason for it being faster is the JDM gearing. The 95/96 Stealth RT/TT is just about identical to the MR in its lack of options. Its even built on the same chassis as the MR (the z15 whereas the VR4 is z16). The only thing the 95/96 RT is missing is the JDM gearing.

[Linebckr49]

Originally Posted by Stealthee

Its even built on the same chassis as the MR (the z15 whereas the VR4 is z16). The only thing the 95/96 RT is missing is the JDM gearing.

don't forget, its also missing the All Wheel Steering.