Imports

[Time_Attack]

 

[Boffin]

Phwoar!!!

 

[Spec M]

Wait, a modded Impreza not on Rotas? This is actually possible?

Never thought I'd see a GTR with Rotas. I guess using the knock-offs while getting some track time is better than buying the real thing and hard parking.

 

[Azuremen]

Never thought I'd see a GTR with Rotas. I guess using the knock-offs while getting some track time is better than buying the real thing and hard parking.

Light and cheap and will get rock chips. I don't see a reason to not use knock-offs.

 

[McLaren]

These are pics of my friend's Sentra SE-R Spec-V.
Modifications include: QR25 Turbocharged with a 50- (or 60-?) trim turbo on 16 pounds of boost, single-piece front-mount, six-speed swap, ECU re-mapped, Full 3" Exhaust, 18" Rays rims mounted on Nitto tires, and Carbon Fibre of the following: Hood, Trunk, side skirts, Greddy front lip/underbody kit, mirrors, some interior panels (what ones aren't NISMO) and muffler. It generates about 335 horsepower to the front wheels. These are the pics from Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Cheers,
Jetboy

Looks good. Though, never quite understood why people would buy another tachometer if they're going to have place it somewhere where they'll take their eyes off the road (& the one in the dash...) to see it.

 

[homeforsummer]

Re: The Sentra, not my personal taste, but interesting to note that it's built on the same platform and used the same interior as the Euro-market N16 Almera(/Pulsar). Seems obvious given that they're the same size, but I never put two and two together until now. I wonder if it's possible to drop a Type-V engine into an Almera?...

Talking of Almeras, this one is probably the nicest N16 I've seen. And it's a diesel.

(Obviously a few PS'd bits in the interior shot)

And after the owner fitted a Pulsar grille (much nicer than the ugly Nissan one)

 

[Bram Turismo]

I was like , untill I saw the rims. The colour just doesn't fit with the whole package, and since he went for the FIA GT 550 looks, he could've gone for some rims which look more like an FIA GT car as well...

Still, my all time favourit Ferrari 👍

 

[Boffin]

I have a soft spot for the 575, but yes, these 5**s are very underrated in terms of style and want factor.

 

[homeforsummer]

I have a soft spot for the 575, but yes, these 5**s are very underrated in terms of style and want factor.

I'm fairly sure the one above is a 550, not the 575. The lines are a bit sharper on the 550.

And, the numberplate is a dead giveaway

I'd agree with the general sentiment though. It needs more race-inspired wheels, and the 550 is a very nice car, and I think one of the first that Schumacher had a hand in developing.

 

[Time_Attack]

The one pictured is NA however an almost identical 550 was built with twin HKS turbos...

 

[exigeracer]

I have a soft spot for the 575, but yes, these 5**s are very underrated in terms of style and want factor.

Totally agree. The only modern Ferrari I'd ever own.

Is that the Prodrive 550LM?

 

[Time_Attack]

It was built by Garage Saurus.

 

[Dac_Xint]

First contribution to the thread, please be kind. These were taken by me

Legacy B4

DC5

Old school Accord

Cube

I know there are some S15 lovers here:

 

[Spec M]

I don't see a reason to not use knock-offs.

Yep, especially for the track. They work as good as anything else.

 

[boiltheocean]

I was like , untill I saw the rims. The colour just doesn't fit with the whole package, and since he went for the FIA GT 550 looks, he could've gone for some rims which look more like an FIA GT car as well...

Still, my all time favourit Ferrari 👍

Totally agree. The only modern Ferrari I'd ever own.

Is that the Prodrive 550LM?

Completely agreed with these two comments above. It is indeed the Prodive 550LM.

I still think the slightly wider body of the actual race car looks better but I wouldn't complain if I got given a 550LM.

 

[Keef]

Completely agreed with these two comments above. It is indeed the Prodive 550LM.

I still think the slightly wider body of the actual race car looks better but I wouldn't complain if I got given a 550LM.

Not quite, and you've been beaten anyways:

It was built by Garage Saurus.

Could be a Prodrive body kit, but it's not a real 550LM.

 

[boiltheocean]

Not quite, and you've been beaten anyways:


Could be a Prodrive body kit, but it's not a real 550LM.

Ahh missed that post. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[TheCracker]

Yep, especially for the track. They work as good as anything else.

Unless, of course, they're heavier or weaker, in which case you'll want the better ones. Save the knock-offs for scrapping against curbs.

 

[Spec M]

^Lol i'll keep that in mind next time I collide with a curb.
Which would damage any wheel no matter what brand it is.

 

[Jim Prower]

Unless, of course, they're heavier or weaker, in which case you'll want the better ones. Save the knock-offs for scrapping against curbs.

Well, hitting a curb WOULD scrap them...so would a cutting torch.

You're missing an "e" ;3

Thing is, the GT-R's stock wheels are so good that I don't think I'd replace them. They don't look great, but they work exceptionally well, especially for a Dub-size wheel. I might spring for the RAYS that are to come on the Spec-V...but then I'd have to get a Spec-V. or real Rays.

 

[Perfect Balance]

Yep, especially for the track. They work as good as anything else.

Until you go off the track and hit something and they break, causing more damage in the process.


Sometimes the real thing is cheaper.

EDIT: Of course, this argument will never end, but whether or not the real things are stronger is not opinion.

 

[Azuremen]

Until you go off the track and hit something and they break, causing more damage in the process.

Most of the class shattered Rota pictures are from wheels that were poweder coated, in which the heating for that modifies the grain sizes in the metal.

And most super light weight forged wheels will shatter if they hit something or have enough shear forces applied. If you want, I could get my friend that is in grad school for material failures to explain metallurgy in depth.

 

[Bram Turismo]

I'm fairly sure the one above is a 550, not the 575. The lines are a bit sharper on the 550.

I think you mean the other way round. The 575 was like a hardcore version of the 550, it definitly looked more aggressive than the 550:

550:

575:

The 575 GTC looked like a bazillion times better than the 550 GTS, and the 550 was already a stunning race car.
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[boiltheocean]

I've always thought of it as the 575 looking slightly longer and lower than the 550. My preference over which race car looks better changes often but they are both extremely beautiful cars, sound amazing too.

 

[Zmann42087]

One of the cleanest 1G DSM's I've ever seen...

If you count a DSM as an import...

Yep, that's my buddy Anthony's car. Cleanest first-gen in existence as far as I'm concerned.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Looks good. Though, never quite understood why people would buy another tachometer if they're going to have place it somewhere where they'll take their eyes off the road (& the one in the dash...) to see it.

My thoughts are, if your engine revs higher than the stock tach shows, then it is perfectly ok to get an aftermarket tachometer. If not.....useless IMO.

 

[Azuremen]

My thoughts are, if your engine revs higher than the stock tach shows, then it is perfectly ok to get an aftermarket tachometer. If not.....useless IMO.

Or if you want to mount it in a more visible place. Like directly on the dash - some factory placements are rather poor.

 

[Jetboy.]

My thoughts are, if your engine revs higher than the stock tach shows, then it is perfectly ok to get an aftermarket tachometer. If not.....useless IMO.

The reasoning behind my friend's placement, and necessity for the different tach is thus: Since it is directly connected to the ECU it has a much more accurate reading than the standard "smooth-sweep" gauge cluster of modern cars. His placement is to avoid detection in a street situation, either by other, ah, "performance enthusiasts" we'll call them, or authorities. He doesn't like to thrash his baby (And it is, there's somewhere around $60k invested here), but he likes to keep a very close eye to how it is performing. 👍


Cheers,
Jetboy

 

[Perfect Balance]

Most of the class shattered Rota pictures are from wheels that were poweder coated, in which the heating for that modifies the grain sizes in the metal.

And most super light weight forged wheels will shatter if they hit something or have enough shear forces applied. If you want, I could get my friend that is in grad school for material failures to explain metallurgy in depth.

Most of the ones I've seen were just in whatever color they came with from the factory. Unless Rota powder coats them from the factory and ship them out like that. In which case, does anything further need to be discussed?

Any wheel can break, but for some reason every time you see a broken knockoff wheel, the damage that results to the wheel is by far worse than that of a decent wheel. My old wheels (not expensive at all) were cast lightweight wheels made by Enkei's M.A.T process, end result being a lightweight wheel made of aluminum thin enough that I could use regular steelie weights on it, and after being pretty much t-boned by a Silverado pulling a trailer with a tractor on it, the wheel cracked in 3 places on the inside from hitting the coilovers (bending them in the process) and suspension arms, and the air slowly leaked out as we sat there. That is all.

 

[Boffin]

I'm fairly sure the one above is a 550, not the 575. The lines are a bit sharper on the 550.

And, the numberplate is a dead giveaway

I'd agree with the general sentiment though. It needs more race-inspired wheels, and the 550 is a very nice car, and I think one of the first that Schumacher had a hand in developing.

I know its a 550 - but I was saying I like both the 550 and the 575 (hence the "5**s"), and I was saying that I like the 575 because I probably prefer them over the 550 - but it was more a comment on the general shape and styling. 👍