Hi All,
I need some advice from those that have been in a similar position.
I have developing my R32 GTR over the past few years with various upgrades along the way, including an engine rebuild.
As happens to many people I imagine, it started life as a road car, but after the engine was rebuilt/upgraded/tuned, it became clear that I wasn't going to be driving this car on the street safely. It was just too fast.
So I got into racing at the local race track (Pukekohe). This was great fun, I upgraded various bits as I went along, and in the car's current state I'm running 265 Semi-slicks all around and putting 400kw to the rear wheels.
Racing of course uncovered cooling and traction issues, most of which are now resolved. All fun development, but the car is still a full interior road car. I drive it to/from the track with the radio and aircon blasting, other then the tyres you wouldn't know any differently.
The astute among you will have noticed that I haven't mentioned my brakes yet. Yes, they are a problem. I'm using very aggressive Endless pads, with brake ducting, but it's still very easy to overheat the brakes.
This can also be solved simply enough ($$CHING$$), but at some point one has to realise that the package would go a hell of a lot better all around if the thing was lighter. Also this road car is really crossing the line here. I really need to just accept that I want to race, and the GTR is just too good of a car to crash, buying an old GTS-T would be much better all round for thrashing around a track. If I crash it, I just get another shell....
I know many skyline teams here race using GTS-T's for their weight. It makes sense. I also don't have rollcage in my GTR, and given the speeds I'm hitting now, I really should do.
So, I'm wanting info on making the switch. What do I need to know about GTS-Ts as someone who really only knows a bit about GTRs? For that matter, given that I'm changing engine anyway, will a GTS work just the same? It should be cheaper!
I'll be wanting to move my motor/computer across of course, and my wheels & tyres.
Gearboxs & Diffs, can they handle this level of power. I'm guessing I couldn't fit the GTR gearbox even if I wanted to run it RWD.
For fitting the wheels, am I going to have to get really creative with the gaurds to fit something suitable to put the power down?
What are the other differences that I should be aware of before heading down this road? I'd love to hear from anyone racing their GTR/GTS-T.
Thanks,
Gr|ffous
I need some advice from those that have been in a similar position.
I have developing my R32 GTR over the past few years with various upgrades along the way, including an engine rebuild.
As happens to many people I imagine, it started life as a road car, but after the engine was rebuilt/upgraded/tuned, it became clear that I wasn't going to be driving this car on the street safely. It was just too fast.
So I got into racing at the local race track (Pukekohe). This was great fun, I upgraded various bits as I went along, and in the car's current state I'm running 265 Semi-slicks all around and putting 400kw to the rear wheels.
Racing of course uncovered cooling and traction issues, most of which are now resolved. All fun development, but the car is still a full interior road car. I drive it to/from the track with the radio and aircon blasting, other then the tyres you wouldn't know any differently.
The astute among you will have noticed that I haven't mentioned my brakes yet. Yes, they are a problem. I'm using very aggressive Endless pads, with brake ducting, but it's still very easy to overheat the brakes.
This can also be solved simply enough ($$CHING$$), but at some point one has to realise that the package would go a hell of a lot better all around if the thing was lighter. Also this road car is really crossing the line here. I really need to just accept that I want to race, and the GTR is just too good of a car to crash, buying an old GTS-T would be much better all round for thrashing around a track. If I crash it, I just get another shell....
I know many skyline teams here race using GTS-T's for their weight. It makes sense. I also don't have rollcage in my GTR, and given the speeds I'm hitting now, I really should do.
So, I'm wanting info on making the switch. What do I need to know about GTS-Ts as someone who really only knows a bit about GTRs? For that matter, given that I'm changing engine anyway, will a GTS work just the same? It should be cheaper!
I'll be wanting to move my motor/computer across of course, and my wheels & tyres.
Gearboxs & Diffs, can they handle this level of power. I'm guessing I couldn't fit the GTR gearbox even if I wanted to run it RWD.
For fitting the wheels, am I going to have to get really creative with the gaurds to fit something suitable to put the power down?
What are the other differences that I should be aware of before heading down this road? I'd love to hear from anyone racing their GTR/GTS-T.
Thanks,
Gr|ffous