r32 skyline reliable?
r32 skyline reliable?
are they really reliable? the engine chasis,electric and what not... are they as reliable as older toyotas? the rb engine and transmission and what not
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Count Zero
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Re: r32 skyline reliable? (1q2w3e)
It's not called Godzilla for nothing.....
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Okinawa_BNR34
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Re: r32 skyline reliable? (Count Zero)
As far as reliability goes...it's hard to beat the old toyotas. IMO, Nissan could have done a better job with the electrical systems in their older cars.
I think out of the box performance, the 2JZ is much stonger and more reliable than the RB26. The 2JZ came stock with a metal head gasket and forged internals. With the RB, you have to look aftermarket for that. That's the only thing that pisses me off with Nissan. Oh yeah, the high price of everything sucks too.
I think out of the box performance, the 2JZ is much stonger and more reliable than the RB26. The 2JZ came stock with a metal head gasket and forged internals. With the RB, you have to look aftermarket for that. That's the only thing that pisses me off with Nissan. Oh yeah, the high price of everything sucks too.
Re: r32 skyline reliable? (Count Zero)
skyline might be called the "godzilla" only because of power and potential.. but that doesnt tell me anything about quality and what not about the car as a daily driven car
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themadscientist
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Re: r32 skyline reliable? (1q2w3e)
As reliable as a 240SX or 300ZX
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rb20det_pwr
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Re: r32 skyline reliable? (Okinawa_BNR34)
All three of my rb20det's have treated me much better than my jzx81.Okinawa_BNR34 wrote:As far as reliability goes...it's hard to beat the old toyotas. IMO, Nissan could have done a better job with the electrical systems in their older cars.
I know you said 2j, but that was still an old toyota.. And replacing the cpu every month got old real fast..
The 1j/2j are more bulletproof out of the box, but with care and tuning the RB still owns me...
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sean8564
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Re: r32 skyline reliable? (rb20det_pwr)
the car its self yes is reliable but for the motors they are just like any other motor you just need to keep up on maintance. Like coil packs spark plugs and such.
Re: r32 skyline reliable?
i drove one of my GTs32 from Fl to NY and back to FL.got great gas mileage,ran smoooth as silk
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Gold Digger
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Re: r32 skyline reliable? (celm)
Well, I may not have a Skyline, but it's close. The drive train is all Skyline and for the most part, it runs pretty damn good for being 16 years old, 122,XXX kilometers, and getting abused once and again on the highways.
I only have experience with the 20, so take it for what it's worth.
It's also one of the smoothest engines I have ever had the pleasure of owning. This engine feels much smoother than the 4g63 I had in my eclipse, and it just feels like it wants to pull all the way to the end of the RPM range. And of course, the sound is fantastic.
I only have experience with the 20, so take it for what it's worth.
It's also one of the smoothest engines I have ever had the pleasure of owning. This engine feels much smoother than the 4g63 I had in my eclipse, and it just feels like it wants to pull all the way to the end of the RPM range. And of course, the sound is fantastic.