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180 or r32?
« on: Jun 9, 2004, 02:48PM »
hey guys, got my loan approved yesterday for 12.5g  8) 8) 8) and now im in the market for either a r32 or a 180sx if i get a 180 it'll definately only be the 2.0lt and the only other requirement is that the car i get is manual as im sick to shit of auto...

what do you guys reckon of either car, not in terms of how they look but how they drive and compare.... also if you see any nice ones for sale please let me know.


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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 9, 2004, 03:04PM »
180 all the way :)

they go wikked with SR20DET.. so many things you can do with em...

I prefer the driveability of the 180 to the skyline...much lighter

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get the R32 and wack a NEO RB26 in ;)
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 9, 2004, 03:10PM »
nar im not goin for big plans like total engine swaps or anything, im aiming for around 250kw@rw when im finished with it but thats a long way off... i want a 11 second street car... but not now... now im just after a reliable car thats got balls and i wont have to fork out big money...

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 9, 2004, 03:20PM »
180 hands down

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #4 on: Jun 9, 2004, 03:28PM »
yeah 180, unless you wanna buy the r32 and get the antrx rb20det chip when its release ;)

180's might be out of your price range in some cases though, as they still fetch a high price being a preferred drift car.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #5 on: Jun 9, 2004, 03:43PM »
ive seen 1991-2 180s for around the 10k mark... a mate of mine bought one for 9k stock apart from a kit and boost guage...

yeh i dunno.... it'll take me a while and im not rushing into it this time =)

oh and i wont be importing... but yeh i'm subscribed to that website too.... 4door skylines = pox in my opinion...
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #6 on: Jun 9, 2004, 04:08PM »
go the 180sx look better and not to old, the r32 are over 10 years old now. make sure u get a nice colour!!
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #7 on: Jun 9, 2004, 06:18PM »
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the r32 are over 10 years old now
so are most of the 180 sx's

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #8 on: Jun 9, 2004, 06:27PM »
Seriously though, ignore what anyone says to you, its gonna be YOUR car, YOU have to be happy with it, you have to wake up to her every morning;)

My best advice to you is to test drive a heap of each of them.... get a real feel for each car, in good and shit condition, always helps...dont be picky, your there to benefit yourself in the long run!!

I also reckon you should drive a CA S13, so you can really notice the difference of an SR in stock form!!

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #9 on: Jun 9, 2004, 07:23PM »
250kw is more than enough for an 11 second pass on slicks.

an r32 is probably out of your 12.5g price range but you can find a 180 for that. it would be pretty stock though
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #10 on: Jun 9, 2004, 09:47PM »
i'm going to be different and suggest a U13 Bluebird attesa.
4wd and SR20DET can't go wrong.
Or, how bout a Cefiro? Most are RB20DET and are 4 door.

180's/R32's are too common IMHO, go for something a bit more unique if you're not in a hurry.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #11 on: Jun 9, 2004, 10:23PM »
Yeah I was going to say an ATTESA as well...

Chucky, you want a 180 or R32 because you want RWD don't you?  Not AWD?
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #12 on: Jun 9, 2004, 11:44PM »
Im going to have to say R32, even though i have half a 180SX.

They are so awesome and not as common as 180's (in perth anyway) and can be made to look so sweet. My mate has one, no spoiler, black 17's, huge front mount.. looks so good. 180's are nice but very common.. its too hard to get a different look because of this. THey do look nice depending what you do to it though. Also depends what you want it for.. drift? straight line? Comfort and safety wise, R32 is much better mainly because its bigger, but in Perth, parts are much more harder to find for them then 180's.

But like someone said, its your car, and you choose what you think is best. Both the engines are proven performers so whatever you get will be good.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #13 on: Jun 10, 2004, 12:01AM »
cefiro ;D
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #14 on: Jun 10, 2004, 07:22PM »
Bloke at my work had a cefiro. Ended up sideways in a pole on Blackburn road   :'(

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #15 on: Jun 10, 2004, 09:46PM »
Bloke at my work had a cefiro. Ended up sideways in a pole on Blackburn road   :'(
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #16 on: Jun 10, 2004, 10:16PM »
Yeah I was going to say an ATTESA as well...


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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #17 on: Jun 11, 2004, 12:05PM »
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #18 on: Jun 11, 2004, 02:00PM »
heres a female's opinion...well first is the proformance side both the sr20det and the rb20 are good motors. but then what are you going to do to it???? the r32 and 180's are both common so either way your not going to stand out of the crowd unless you go skitz on the motor. but hey as people have said its your chioce but personally i think a 32 with a nice bib kit not over the top, a good spray job and a nice tone to it rips over the 180's anyday. not being biast to the sr20's cause im getting one for my datto. but the 32's look the best.
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #19 on: Jun 11, 2004, 09:21PM »
personally i would go the 180 ....but thats because there are a million + a million r32's etc in sydney ......and the 180's look better .....although im saying the 180 because i hope that to be my next aswell ...


for 12.5k u should just beable to get a sr20 one .....have u looked on the nissansylvia forum ...there a cars for sale on there ......ca18 turbo one in perth for 8000 ...sounds quite good ...car looks good aswell

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #20 on: Jun 12, 2004, 01:28AM »
personally i dont like the 180's in real life. when photographed they look good but thats cause they're photographed from their best angles. most of the 180's i have seen in real life have been pretty ordinary and quite ugly.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #21 on: Jun 12, 2004, 06:29AM »
firstly, thank you all for your opinions and suggestions.

i'm going to an import place tommorow to test out a few 180s and hopefully a couple of 32s...

the sr is the only 180 i'd consider, the car will remain mostly stockish until i repay the entire loan off and unless it already comes with a kit its highly unlikely i'd do it soon

i know they are both common cars and im not really trying to stand out from the crowd or have a 11 sec car overnight, my main reason for looking at these cars is cheap performance... 10-12k for a 180sx or 32 is not a lot to pay for a fairly quick car, and as for the price, i know of a few people buying 180sx's in reasonably good condition (no stacks, engine sound, minor scuffs, etc) between 9k even and 19k... i'm not in any rush and will look for a good buy...

thanks again for your input! keep adding if you got more to say and budgie, you'll have noted my absence as i've been busy working, organising shti for the business and keeping the mrs entertained..

i'll tell you what i think of the 180s tommorow  8)
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #22 on: Jun 12, 2004, 03:19PM »
DaveTRX (who crashed his TRX) recently made the same decision between an r32 and a 180SX 2.0L - he was in an excellent position to judge because his parents owned manual versions of BOTH CARS. He finally chose the r32 Skyline GTS-t because:

a) it is based on a more expensive, more refined vehicle with better build quality and a nicer ride (not that ride really matters).
b) the Skyline is more comfortable hands down to drive.
c) The RB20DET is a smoother engine and puts out more power than the SR20DET (whether the R32 is actually quicker or not).

I remember him saying that what really won him over was the noise that the RB20DET makes over the SR20DET. Both of them have comparable performance (the 180SX would be better through bends I think) but the Skyline's engine noise was "awesome" compared to the SR20DET, which sounds much like any other 4 cylinder. He also likes the look of the Skyline, and the fact that 180's are practically everywhere made it an easier choice.

I guess it all depends on which you like better. They are both great cars and I wouldn't mind owning either of them, but I think I would personally choose the Skyline over the 180 as well. For the above reasons.
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #23 on: Jun 12, 2004, 05:42PM »
Same with me with what Rich said....imo I think stock R32's look wayyy better than stock 180's.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #24 on: Jun 13, 2004, 12:11AM »
same, if I had to choose between the two I'd go for an R32.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #25 on: Jun 13, 2004, 02:09AM »
Yeah, Rich summed it up pretty well.

My mate's R32 is so damn comfortable and sounds awesome. Few mates have SR20s' and they really do sound like trucks sometimes if you've got minimal mods and an exhaust. Although, with a bit of work, i think the 180 can look much better.

Also if you wanted a car for drift, the winner would be a 180SX easily. They get sideways with minimal effort.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #26 on: Jun 16, 2004, 01:57PM »
180sx are getting way overdone....so to me I think the choice is R32...but that's also because we don't have any here and that makes me cry. :(
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #27 on: Jun 16, 2004, 02:40PM »
haha yeah, you would see the '180sx' all the time with the 240sx's getting around over there wouldnt you?

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« Reply #28 on: Jun 16, 2004, 06:37PM »
haha yeah, you would see the '180sx' all the time with the 240sx's getting around over there wouldnt you?

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #29 on: Jun 25, 2004, 09:04PM »
Well RichTRX saved me a bit of typing! :D

But i think you'll base your decision after driving both types of cars and then think about what you really want to use it for.

EG- my passion is through the hills. -180sx: too tail happy and not characteristically set up for the hills.
                                                 -R32: much better balance and stable through the bends.

Then i used characteristics to base my decision, not which is 'faster'. -R32: very comfertably interior, standard seats are very functional through the bends too, Beautiful unique sounding engine, timeless looks for its age( i didnt want a sleek looking car)
                                                                                              -180sx: Nice interior but too cramped for me, standard seats are shoking, engine probly out performs with better torque (in stock form anyway), sounds typical but looks very nice with the right applications.

Conclusion: In the end i have chosen the R32 because it's a whole package car to me and the 180sx isn't!
              : i tend to think that if you'll be paying it off and just want a satifying cheap performer, go with the 180sx! You'll get a better 180sx for your money than a R32 being a bit more expensive. ;)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #30 on: Jun 26, 2004, 02:16AM »
thanx dave, i've also been looking at 300zx's wrxs and a few other cars around that price range...

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/?/au/stock/details.asp?StockID=2300

many people say that the 300zx's are slow and they are clag boxes and whatever else, this may be true however considering they run a 14 flat out of the factory (which is quicker than a r32 and a 180sx) and the fact that the interiors kick ass, i looked at a few r32s, i dont like the dash... the 180s that ive seen have pox as shit interiors unless i go for a 1995+ model...

im still unsure but i've got the loan and ill be getting a couple of g's back from tax so the price range has increased ever so slightly.
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #31 on: Jun 26, 2004, 01:12PM »
Well, i like the look of the 300's ;)

Just make sure if you get one, have an inspection done because they dont have the best reputation for reliability. ::)

Also, if you have a problem, which could be eg- a $5 hose, you pretty much need to take out the whole engine to do most things with those cars as the engine bay is completely packed. ::)

But there are some nice ones around!

Dont let this put you off, just be aware of it when making a decision. ;)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #32 on: Jun 26, 2004, 05:43PM »
My friend bought a 300ZX for a "bargain price".

Few weeks later his 300ZX blew up.

He reconditioned his engine, put a few extra parts on and sold it after a few months later for about 3k less.

I'd rather invest in a boat, because it probably handles better than a 300.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #33 on: Jun 27, 2004, 04:51AM »
Buy a WRX!  ;D

Seriously!

Before I express my point of view I'd like to say....have you found an insurance company which will insure your car? (be it a 180, R32, wrx, cefiro.....whatever). When I was car shopping (was looking at series 2 R33's) I didn't find anyone who would insure a grey import in WA to a 23 y/o rating 1. So...this ultimately determined what car I did buy....a WRX which I could insure no problem pretty cheaply. Look into this BEFORE you buy.

Having said that....I don't like 180's because they are a cheap car even though they have a good engine (but would buy one if I wanted to drift). I prefer the R32's shape and would probably buy a R32 over a 180. But both in that price range (~$12,500) will be fairly plain to look at...and both have outdated interior layouts. The choice is much wider in the $18,000+ price range....200's, R33's, WRX's. Get a bigger loan.   8)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #34 on: Jun 27, 2004, 03:30PM »
Actually, my mate just bought an S14 200SX, stock and SHMICK no problems at all for $15000

Beautiful car and more than sufficient performance in stock form.

Modern car too if that was an issue??

They not the best looking car in stock form, but not many are, so it leaves room to personalise it.

They look soooooo tough with kit and wheels. ;)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #35 on: Jun 27, 2004, 11:43PM »
Yeah, a good friend bought a stock as a rock auto S14a for exactly 15k as well.. I took it for a drive and its awesome. Luxury car with a bit of speed. A few minor mods and the thing will fly.

I think you could, if you're lucky, find an R33 for under 15ish and close to your price range if thats your thing.

And yeah, fmx is right, look into insurance before you buy. I nearly had to sell my car because noone would insure me, and the one company that would, as soon as i started listing the mods, they told me to fuck off. Im 19, 1 point lost, no criminal record, no crash history etc. Luckily Just Cars opened up and i got myself 3rd party/fire theft for $600. Full comp is about ~2500.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #36 on: Jun 28, 2004, 05:22AM »
Ok...$15k-18k price range is better to look in then the $12.5k price range, that was my point.
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #37 on: Jun 28, 2004, 10:10AM »
JUST FROM EXPERIENCE- when i worked at BRAG about 6mths to 1 yr ago we had alot of wrx'x come in. the clutch seems to go fast on them. (unless the d*ckheads didn't know how to drive)
also the engine space is small if and i say if something goes wrong you have to pull off alot of stuf to get to the motor.

on the other hand why dont you look at the 2.5lt twin turbo soarer there shmick.
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #38 on: Jun 28, 2004, 10:23AM »
I'd also go the R32 if I had to pick between those two cars. But I totally agree with Adam:

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Was it a black one? I have seen a black cefiro on heatherton road, It didn't have personalised number plates and the driver looked 'woggish', hehe. Was it him?

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #39 on: Jun 28, 2004, 02:06PM »
I don't rally like the S14 rear either. ::)

The only rear's of them i have liked wre the ones with kits and particularly one that had the whole rear light section tinted. ;) 8)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #40 on: Jun 28, 2004, 07:43PM »
JUST FROM EXPERIENCE- when i worked at BRAG about 6mths to 1 yr ago we had alot of wrx'x come in. the clutch seems to go fast on them.
also the engine space is small if and i say if something goes wrong you have to pull off alot of stuf to get to the motor.

Yep, clutches are another mod you have to budget for-as with most cars once you get some more power into them...I replaced mine 2 or 3 times in my old pinny....no problems thus far in my rex. Gearbox starts to become a problem after new turbos n ecu's are fitted (lots more power over stock).
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #41 on: Jun 28, 2004, 07:59PM »

I'd rather invest in a boat, because it probably handles better than a 300.


i've driven a 300zx and i just thought i'd say that the handling in it was amazing, nothing like a boat at all.
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #42 on: Jun 28, 2004, 09:38PM »
I do believe with Japanese engineering that they are more likely not to handle like a boat!

Sure if you push anything with stock shocks and springs it wont handle how we would prefer, but they'd be more than adequate at a reasonable pace through the bends! :)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #43 on: Jun 29, 2004, 02:31AM »
I've driven a Z31 300ZX Turbo and even with absolutely r00ted suspension it STILL handled better than a boat...
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #44 on: Jun 29, 2004, 03:14AM »
ive driven a tiny little tinny with 15hp motor and it handles better than any car! hahaha i crack myself up

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #45 on: Jun 29, 2004, 03:40AM »
I've driven a Z31 300ZX Turbo and even with absolutely r00ted suspension it STILL handled better than a boat...

We must have better handling boats over here in the west than u guys  ;D
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #46 on: Jun 30, 2004, 06:13PM »
300's are tanks, have way to much crammed into the engine bay, are too hard to work on..

AND handle like a BOAT

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #47 on: Jun 30, 2004, 06:44PM »
i have also driven a z31 and it handles better then my car. that must mean by car is a boat. actually i can agree with that.

so whats the final decision then. 180- or r32?

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #48 on: Jun 30, 2004, 07:56PM »
i reckon a sil80 or onevia would be a real standout... but i would go r32 GTS-t.. mmmmmmmmm as resin said.. there are way too many 180s in sydney...
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #49 on: Jul 1, 2004, 02:24PM »
I can agree with a sileighty! ;D it's my favourite S13.


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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #50 on: Jul 2, 2004, 09:16PM »

NEED I SAY MORE?  8)
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #51 on: Jul 5, 2004, 02:06PM »
ZEXTC........................ ..... words or actions are not necessary. ;D

All i can say is....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ;D

And..........YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUM! ;D

Cant wait til i've got my R32. ::)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #52 on: Jul 8, 2004, 07:59PM »
Hey Dave you can buy mine - It's for sale  ;)
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #53 on: Jul 9, 2004, 10:32AM »
What did you decide on Chuck?

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #54 on: Jul 11, 2004, 12:03PM »
ZEXTCY...............Thanks for the offer, but i've already made a financial committment to import from Japan ;D

So the agents of the company are searching for my car with my specific requests. ;)

If that R32 in the pic is yours,.................nice work! ;)

I cant wait to get started on mine ::) ;D

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #55 on: Jul 12, 2004, 09:25PM »
yeah one in pic is my lil baby
owes me HEAPS of $$$ now as i fully rebuilt it to perfection
might get re-registered soon and actually use it instead of sitting here collecting dust
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #56 on: Jul 13, 2004, 02:06AM »
Nah evenflow, wasnt black. It was silver with gold wheels. Bloke who owned it is mauritian i think, and not real woggish looking. Sorry for late reply, havent looked at this thread for ages.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #57 on: Jul 13, 2004, 02:16PM »
ah...then the black cefiro around melbourne lives!

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #58 on: Jul 13, 2004, 07:49PM »
You could combine the two.

180 with RB25DET
R32 with SR20DET

However i don't think i could decide between the 2 different chassises, i'd put a VH45DE in either of them  ;D

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #59 on: Jul 13, 2004, 09:36PM »
What about R32 sporting RB30 with RB26 head and twin turbo setup?
hmmmmm  8)
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #60 on: Jul 13, 2004, 09:55PM »
I think the RB30 gets it's bigger capacity by having a longer stroke. you could just stroke the RB26

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #61 on: Jul 13, 2004, 09:59PM »
I forgot to add the TT to the end of the VH45DE.  ;D


From what i've read, not only are the internals forged standard, but the capacity can be taken from 4.5L to just over 6.0L in the form of a stroker crank.

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #62 on: Jul 14, 2004, 11:13PM »
I have planned to go RB26DETT which give me the power, torque and thrilll that i'm after from my car. ;D

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #63 on: Jul 17, 2004, 03:59PM »
you can only stroke an RB26 to 2.9 litres i think before you start jeopardising life span. just get an RB30 and slap on the 26 head and some turbos as mentioned before. the ultimate RB series motor ;)


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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #64 on: Jul 20, 2004, 05:45PM »
Now you guys are just getting crazy.  :D

How about getting a CA18DET and buying the Tomei 2L stroker kit. Ive heard they own SR20's once thats been done. However the kit alone costs about 8k from memory..

If you do that, would it make your engine a CA20?  :)

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #65 on: Jul 20, 2004, 05:48PM »
If you do that, would it make your engine a CA20?  :)

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« Reply #66 on: Jul 20, 2004, 06:01PM »
you can only stroke an RB26 to 2.9 litres i think before you start jeopardising life span. just get an RB30 and slap on the 26 head and some turbos as mentioned before. the ultimate RB series motor ;)

as soon as u start to stroke an engine even a little bit its drops the life of the engine. Geez stroking it out to 2.9 litres..... tallk about paper thin.


u can egt ca18dets to own sr20s very easily. They are a great engine in my books. but not better then the fj20  ;D

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #67 on: Jul 20, 2004, 09:41PM »


as soon as u start to stroke an engine even a little bit its drops the life of the engine. Geez stroking it out to 2.9 litres..... tallk about paper thin.


You are confusing stroking a motor with boring a motor
If you tried to bore a motor out to 2.9 then you would bore right through the walls into the jackets
Mind you this can be done also if done properly - Top fuel racers etc sleeve all there blocks to maintain optimum bore thickness with there overly huge pistons but this method costs big $$$

stroking a motor is where you increase the distance between TDC (top dead center) and BDC (bottom dead center) on the crankshaft
as long as you compensate the extra stroke on the crank with either shorter conrods or repositioned gudgeon pins on the piston to make sure pistons stay in the actual bore betwen these distances you'll be fine

stroking a motor will not reduce the life expectancy of an engine as stroking by itself doesn't change the bore size in your motor
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« Reply #68 on: Jul 20, 2004, 09:49PM »
my bad

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« Reply #69 on: Jul 21, 2004, 08:43PM »
just an honest mistake made in the learning curve
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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #70 on: Jul 26, 2004, 05:12PM »
on the whole ca18det with a 2 litre stroker kit thing, why not an sr20 with a 2.4 litre stroker kit?

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Re: 180 or r32?
« Reply #71 on: Jul 26, 2004, 10:39PM »
hey fellas,
in my opinion skylines are gettin very common, i see them all the time around the coast, the other day i saw 13 R-33's in erina fair. i prefer the R-32 over any other model, they are sleeker and are the type of car that catchs my eye! but it is true that the final choice is up to you so go with what u like best and what u can afford.
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