there are street legal daily drivers in the US that posess over 1000 horses under their hoods. the lamborghinis are street legal and they have over 600 horses. the newest rendition of the Viper has upwards of 600hp. the ZR1 has 600+, the Z06 has 505. so you are absolutely incorrect. and the Shelby GT500KR has over 500 and is street legal. that's a mustang.
another reason why Skyline GTR's are most of the time illegal is that their VIN numbers do not conform with the US system of vehicle identification. mainly though, they have not the regulation safety and emissions stuff that the US requires. it would be way too expensive to import one. so just buy a 240sx and stuff a RB26DETT into it. that would be much more cost effective than importing a R34.
and yes it gets on my nerves a bit when people call the Nissan GTR R35 a skyline, as that name has been dropped. R35 is correct, but skyline is not, just btw.
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