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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHeOIDQred8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehzePvXwZQs

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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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thats pretty quick then
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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That's what she said!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
Blimey!
Blimey again!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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is that chips garage on the left? ,


nice launch by the way
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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theres another one on its way uploading now, poxy computers no joke i have been sat here since 2.30 this afternoon, i had a virus cocking up my video program
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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blimey that was quick
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by james kiely
is that chips garage on the left? ,


nice launch by the way
He just finished it.
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Blimey.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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heres the other one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehzePvXwZQs
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love the sound of GTR's
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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U should get launch control thats shit hot for launching so much faster going into second with no wheel spin and full boost in mine! Looks mint though in the vids
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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blimey.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ajamesc
U should get launch control thats shit hot for launching so much faster going into second with no wheel spin and full boost in mine! Looks mint though in the vids
i have got it perfect once which showed 0 - 60 in 3.4 seconds on my g-tech. i need more practise to be consistent though, vids are just a laugh on a sunday afternoon
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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lol at all the blimeys, thats my missus
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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My first thought was to comment on the vid "blimey" but knew when i come back to read the replies it would have already been done! lol

Looks good tho!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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thats quick
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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It looks quick but I dont get why it doesn't seem to just fuck off like I've seen em do.

Like theres too much power for the car even.

Are you still being gentle with it???

Doesn't look like you're really ringing the nuts out of the bastard?
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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It looks very tame..... and slow. Obviously thats not the case but it takes some hellish power to make a skyline look/sound like its properly going, they take/deal with the power really well. Does it drive nice..... as in does it feel like its shifting on a bit or is it so solid it blunts the feeling of performance/speed?
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Originally Posted by Shings
It looks quick but I dont get why it doesn't seem to just fuck off like I've seen em do.

Like theres too much power for the car even.

Are you still being gentle with it???

Doesn't look like you're really ringing the nuts out of the bastard?

im not ringing its neck mate i was just pissing about and thought id get a vid. im practising getting off the line and trying to keep wheelspin to a minimum.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rs1
It looks very tame..... and slow. Obviously thats not the case but it takes some hellish power to make a skyline look/sound like its properly going, they take/deal with the power really well. Does it drive nice..... as in does it feel like its shifting on a bit or is it so solid it blunts the feeling of performance/speed?

its the quickest feeling car ive ever had. my missus asked me why it seemed faster when she was watching and filming me compared to watching the video, but i didnt have an answer for her.

im happy with it it plants me in the seat
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by scoooby slayer
im not ringing its neck mate i was just pissing about and thought id get a vid. im practising getting off the line and trying to keep wheelspin to a minimum.
Better tyres.
Lower pressures
Softer at the rear.
6k
Drop the clutch
Dont forget to change gear.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Shings
Better tyres.
Lower pressures
Softer at the rear.
6k
Drop the clutch
Dont forget to change gear.

tyres are still 32 all round, rear is pretty hard as you can see she doesnt squat much. and im launching at around 4 - 5k in the vids.
im feathering the clutch though im not just banging it in.

tbh looking at the vids again and some pod vids on youtube its definiteley decieving making quick cars appear slow.

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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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im gonna measure how far past the hump in the road a 1/4 mile is on the second vid later.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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Wicked looking GTR mate, sounds superb!
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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well ive measured the road and the brow of the hump i pass im well into 3rd gear and its 170 metres so not even upto the 1/8 mile mark. a 1/4 mile is further than i thought it was.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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2 pics i took. the yellow stake is 1/4 mile standing looking back at the start, other pic ive put a stick in and looking down the way i ran.


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Looks shit hot mate sounds pretty cool too
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Originally Posted by H7 CYA
Looks shit hot mate sounds pretty cool too
thanks. its surprising the difference a few small touches make, tbh i dont really like the look of bog standard 32 gtrs nasty grill, crappy wheels sunk right into the arches etc.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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am luving that mate,well nice
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by fezzajsy
am luving that mate,well nice
thank you best motor ive had so far in my 30 years.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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id try nailing it off the line ,hold it on hand brake slip clutch a bit to take up the slack then floor it the skyline box is supposed to be bullet proof so should be ok

ps looks proper quick though doesnt it
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Originally Posted by andy escos
id try nailing it off the line ,hold it on hand brake slip clutch a bit to take up the slack then floor it the skyline box is supposed to be bullet proof so should be ok

ps looks proper quick though doesnt it

thanks. as you can see that wasnt a particularly aggresive launch yet im still almost at the top of third gear by 1/8 mile mark.
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skylines do launch very well, hopefully my escos will launch like them aswell lol

but my mates old skyline fuk me 600 ish bhp 7k dropped the clutch, side stepped and gripped, ive never been ina car that launches so hard and gets grip so quick than a skyline
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
skylines do launch very well, hopefully my escos will launch like them aswell lol

but my mates old skyline fuk me 600 ish bhp 7k dropped the clutch, side stepped and gripped, ive never been ina car that launches so hard and gets grip so quick than a skyline

id defo need some 888s to drop the clutch at 6k plus, my falken 452s will shit themselves
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There are few things i watch time and time again on youtube for the sound alone.. One is a scania v8, the other is the second car in this vid. I remember stavros saying it was a piece of piss to build one like this, as he does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aal9kG-EXeY
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