Exactly!

 

Interesting responses for sure... Yes Im talking about an MR in stock trim. My last car was an 06 GTO and it would pull hard at just about any speed, but always had no problem lets say cruising at 80, drop it down and floor it and it would take off & pull strong till about 140ish range. I guess its just different with NA V8s compared to FI four bangers...

My RA is nice and fun sometimes but just isnt fast enough for me and thinking about switching up to an Evo at some point.

Thanks for the feedback so far Guys

 

Well it would obviously pull harder than a stock ralliart. The bigger turbo alone will help do that.

But really, it's still not that impressive. You will need to get a tune and maybe a couple mods to be really impressed. A bigger turbo does wonders..

 

dude calm down it wasnt a shot at you or your long list of cars, it was the fact that i see tons of used GT-R's and people talking about selling them and yes i am familiar with the MB you speak of cause i have visted there too and also see people there refering to selling there's too, thats why i asked as to why sell it expecially after having it this long, i can understand wanting a house, unless you live in a apt or a run of the mill shack, a GT-R thats about 60K can very well still hold a merit to own , in fact a GT-R can merit a garage even if you live in a card board box, because you can still say "least i own a GT-R"

 

my guess is that if you can buy a GT-R your prob not financing it, or you def wouldn't be worried about cost of maintence because those factor in when it is a impulse buy becaus eyou didn't research or calculate anything.. which is why i have not yet purchased my EVO X MR yet.

I'll never forget when i went to look at a 2011 GT-R and this guy in a golf outfit walked in and asked the sales guy, "whats that" they said "GT-R new with 530+ HP" " guy said "hmm ill take it and lets put it on my credit card"

See he didn't even know what it was, and i say he was in his 50's the youngest..

 

Compared to the 5 speed gsr. It pulls up top

Conpared to super cars it's slow.

Tuned MR pulls pretty decent in 6th whereas everyone cries about how the 5spd stops pulling.
Been to 182mph in 6th @ 7400rpm stock turbo.

 

Horsepower is just a calculation of RPM's multiplied by the torque (times a conversion number to get the correct units) at a given RPM value. So at 6500 RPM for example, you cannot increase the hp without increasing the torque at that RPM value. Point is...hp is not independent of tq and it cannot be controlled as such.

 

Thats good to know.. if I get an Evo it will definitely be an MR cause I'm one of the crazy ones that likes the SST lol..

 

Your not crazy, I have one, I love it.. as an older person... I love dumb mode and its fast as hell and the wife can drive it.

 

Like everyone else saying, top-end is relatively weak. Add a few bolt-ons and a tune, and it pulls pretty decent, but still really starts to slow down over 120mph IMO.

 

Let's agree that this was a case of an Internet misunderstanding. Happens all the time with emails, in that you just don't know the intent of what someone is really trying to say sometimes, unless you are there in person and can see facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice. Anyway, for the guy you mentioned in the golf outfit walking into a Nissan dealership and buying a GT-R pretty much not knowing what it was (and on a credit card!), that's definitely not me. I'm in my 50's, but that's the only common link between me and that guy.

I served in the Armed Forces for 20 years and started off way at the bottom, as an E-1. I know what it's like to have to make $5 last me a week and have to delay gratification. My ability to buy something like a GT-R has been based upon many years of hard work, sacrifices, setting goals, going to school at night, and working my way up the ladder of success. I did a lot of research on the GT-R before buying it. Who hadn't heard of the legendary Skyline GT-R? I knew what the maintenance costs would be. In fact, when you buy a GT-R there is a disclosure statement you have to read and acknowledge regarding, "special maintenance" (read: expensive maintenance). The point is, I knew what I was getting into. What I didn't realize was losing all the equity in my home thanks to the housing market nose diving, thanks to unscrupulous lenders and financially irresponsible buyers. And I don't see anyone giving me a bailout program. But that's why I'm selling my baby. Hopefully I can buy another at some point after getting another house.

 

Wow, what have you had done to your MR? That's close to supercar top end.

 

It's all good, we all know the internet is serious buisness, lol.. but yeah sucks about having to part ways with it, but least you got a Evo, so wouldn't be willing to trade the GT-R for a scion would ya, lol.. I have heard of some of the younger owners tho getting rid of them because of issues like people always wanting to touch it and take pictures and sit in it ect...

Which brings me to a question.. All you Evo owners when you go to stores/malls, etc where do you park? In the very back away from people or does it matter? I ask this becaus ei not even had my car a good month when parked at walmart in regular spot only to come and see that some jerk ran his cart into my door leaving a dent

 

Lol if you park the car with the wing not visible most people think its just a Lancer or another 4 door sedan.

Now if it is visible watch the haters flock...

 

I park both my EVO MR and GT-R in the most farthest away parking spots, but never taking up more than one spot (surest way to **** people off). Yet sometimes I will come back to where I parked the vehicle waaaaaaaaaaaaay far away from everyone and I'll find someone has parked their beater next to mine. I get it, they are angry that someone else thinks their car is better than theirs (which is not true), or that we have the audacity to distance ourselves from the masses. And I've noticed that type of mentality more prevalent these past few years, as the economy has worsened. Perhaps a form of class warfare, who knows? I will say this, I don't park my GT-R in any public parking areas for too long. It has been keyed once, although fortunately I had a Clear Bra on it (since replaced) that sustained the damage, the car didn't. The EVO MR, while I don't park it close to any other vehicles, is my DD. But it's not as flashy as the GT-R, and without the wing, blends in (unless you focus on the front, wheels, Brembos, etc.) so it doesn't attract as many people to it.