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"GhostZ" (GhostZ) 12/06/2014 at 11:46 • Filed to: None

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That the Nissan Silvia existed before the S13, and it was glorious.

TheHondaBro > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 11:49

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This would have been perfect if the wheel arches were a little bigger.

GhostZ > TheHondaBro 12/06/2014 at 11:50

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They were really going for american styling back then, so skirted rear wheels was a definite thing.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 11:51

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Pretty sure that's a Javelin, brah

TheHondaBro > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 11:51

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Well what I mean is that the proportions in the rear end seem a little off to me, something that would be remedied with either a shorter tail of larger wheel arches.

GhostZ > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/06/2014 at 11:52

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So fucking beautiful. I see no problem with this.

GhostZ > TheHondaBro 12/06/2014 at 11:53

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They are off, mostly because while Nissan was trying to copy american styling, they were still bound by short wheelbase and dimension laws in Japan, since they tax based on the physical size of the car, not just its "class".

daender > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 12:26

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Needs more 240RS to show stance kids how ride height is properly done!

AMC/Renauledge > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 13:21

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I love the Silvia. Especially the S10 model from the '70s.

However, if you're going to call any Nissan "glorious," you MUST remember the Gloria. Which preceded the Silvia and the S13. The name ran from 1959-2004.

Tareim - V8 powered > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 13:53

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this bit is all wrong

gmctavish needs more space > GhostZ 12/06/2014 at 14:06

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*heavy breathing*

and 100 more > GhostZ 12/12/2014 at 17:31

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I don't care, I like lightly stretched tires. I think it looks classy as fuck.

and 100 more > GhostZ 12/12/2014 at 17:32

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Such 1980s... Weird part is, I had a Mistubishi Galant that had these exact same wheels. I guess it was a generic wheel that was optioned by multiple manufacturers?

and 100 more > GhostZ 12/12/2014 at 17:33

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Intercooler inlet?

GhostZ > and 100 more 12/12/2014 at 17:40

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Nope, just for show. The RS-X had an FJ20ET, with no intercooler.

It was the highest spec non-US Silvia, as the US got one with a 3.0l VG30E V6 that wasn't sold in Japan. While the V6 only made 160HP (compared to the turbo models 170-190 HP), a manifold and turbo swap from the also non-intercooled 300ZX turbo, european 300ZX cams, and an Intercooler off an S13 is all that's necessary to make the ~2600lb Silvia S12 make 300HP.