PUSHER Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6021196065589597987&q=Hakasuka+GTR Any idea what motor these things had? I see a straight six but not sure what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 that sure looks like a l28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 If its a true GTR its a S20 DOHC. very rare and very very expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysZ Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 dang... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 that is definitely an s20 engine... check out the intrusive spaghetti headers and the distributor mounted on the right side of the engine above the alternator. Also in the first set of frames where they focus on the alternator you can see part of the first carb on the right side of the engine. edit: i just noticed another thing... when they are pushing on the throttle linkages the engine is torquing over towards the side that the carbs are on. if the carbs were on the left side of the engine (like on an l-series) then the engine would be torquing away from the carbs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennysgreen280zt Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 damn..... im speachless, that sounds great!@! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSHER Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 damn, I was praying for a l series, cause that sounded godly. So is an s20 only 2 liters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 yea 2000cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper5177 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Same motor as in the 432R, they sell for $20k+ when and if you can find one complete. Thanks for that video, that GTR is sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Good lord that sounds amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosquattro Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Holy mary mother of god. The throttle response of that thing was like a sport bike and sounded so sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKWIKZ Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 That is from a Best Motoring DVD. The car is one of the factory race GT-R's. The S20 in that car is probably producing over 200hp. I know that they had a few cars running mechanical fuel injection and putting down 250hp. Absolutely insane. I am always getting as many books and magazines on the classic Skyline and the one I just recently received has multiple pics of the race cars. What I find funny, and not really in a ha-ha kind of way, is the horrible pronunciation of Hakosuka. The voice over guy obviously knows little about the Japanese language. I've had the DVD for over a year now and each time I watch I cringe. Ha-ka-su-ka is just wrong. Badly wrong. And he does it over and over again. Whatever, the car sounds great. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I've been informed of the correct pronunciation of Watanabe wheels lately, but could you please tell us how to pronounce Hakosuka? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 That sounds so amazing! I can die happy now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 The car is one of the factory race GT-R's. The S20 in that car is probably producing over 200hp. No, that's nothing like one of the original Factory race cars. That particular car was built up from a standard road car by GT-R specialists 'R-Factory', and has many modern parts on it ( transmission, suspension & brakes for example ) and is also running a JUN 2.2 kit. What I find funny, and not really in a ha-ha kind of way, is the horrible pronunciation of Hakosuka. The voice over guy obviously knows little about the Japanese language. I've had the DVD for over a year now and each time I watch I cringe. Ha-ka-su-ka is just wrong. Badly wrong. And he does it over and over again. Amen to that. The voiceover has been giving us months of laughter in our house. Every couple of days my gf shouts "Har ka soooo ka!" at me when I'm least expecting it. Alan T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKWIKZ Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Alan, Where did you find info on the car? Other than the new racing seat, the car looks exactly like the factory "red" car pictured in several books I have. Even the number corresponds. I realize you have a ton of info, so I am curious as to if this is just a factory race car clone? Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hi Brian, The 'R-Factory' car is very well known amongst the early GT-R enthusiasts in Japan, and has had a lot of coverage and media exposure. Nissan even 'borrow' it fairly often for displays and events - but it is never claimed to be a genuine 'Works' car, because it isn't............ I've had a good look around the car several times now. First time was several years ago at the 'R-Factory' shop ( I was buying parts from them ) and second I think was in one of the events that Nissan organises every now and then - touring their 'Galleria' showrooms around the regions of Japan. I happened to see it in their old Sapporo 'Galleria' ( the one in the old Sapporo Beer factory ) just after New Year in 2002. It was wearing different wheels then ( see attached pic. ). The car has also appeared in another '2&4'-produced 'Best Motoring' video / DVD: the vol. 54 titled 'Racing Skyline' ( along with the DR30 'Deppa' Super Silhouette car and the Taisan / STP Group A R32 GT-R ) where it was again driven by Motoharu Kurosawa. It was also running at the 2005 NISMO Festival back in December, just a couple of garages away up the pit road from where I was with my friends from NP35. We were down at the far end of the pits running a newly-restored KPGC10 belonging to Dr Shimizu ( watch this space for more on this car ) and Shigeru Terashima's green/white/black Works 240ZR replica ( being driven by Kenji Tohira ). We had a great time on Saturday and up to lunchtime on Sunday, after which it began to snow!........ Here's a pic of the'R-Factory' car on display in Sapporo: Alan T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Damn... I wonder what RPM's he is running up to ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKWIKZ Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Alan, Thanks for the clarification. Very cool to get some "inside info" as it were. Do you happen to know which, if any, of the factory cars are still around? I also have noticed that you seem to make frequent trips to Japan. I was wondering if you might be willing to help me find afew parts I still need for my Hakosuka on your next trip? Most are small trim parts, but I am in need of a few body panels too. I just thought I might ask. Thanks again for the info. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Do you happen to know which, if any, of the factory cars are still around? Well, the short answer to that is none....... Even the one car that Nissan themselves still own ( painted up in the blue & white 'no.15' livery ) is not really what it purports to be. That's some Works parts hung on a standard road car 'shell a long time ago. The Works bodyshells were quite 'special' ( if you know what I mean ) and it was in Nissan's interest that they didn't stick around too long after their Factory race careers were over. Many of the parts from the cars made it into the hands of privateers, and some of these are still floating around. I'm told by some people who know about these things that the surviving old race cars are mostly privateer or semi-Works cars, and that none of the true full-blown Works-spec bodies still exist. Probably the closest thing to a late-spec Works KPGC10 race car is the recently restored ex-'Scuderia Nissan' car ( 'Scuderia Nissan' were nothing to do with Nissan by the way ). That car has quite a few ex-Works parts on it. Drop me a PM with your direct e-mail address and tell me what you need. I'll be back there in early July on business, and will do my best to help if I can. Cheers, Alan T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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