Whats Your Favorite Import?

[meme405]

lol if there was no background i could mistake it for an xmod...

[taiwanesekid05]

man... i had a whole list somewhere... oh well.

Honda Civic
Honda S2000
Honda Integra
Honda NSX
BMW M3
Toyota Supra
Mercedes Benz C-Class AMG

and some more... later.

[NinjaMonkeyx26]

i would have to go with the same as THE EDJ, that rx7 f'n rox.... i want one T_T

and what the heck is that last thing lol...

[taiwanesekid05]

Originally Posted by NinjaMonkeyx26

i would have to go with the same as THE EDJ, that rx7 f'n rox.... i want one T_T

and what the heck is that last thing lol...

that last thing was a Subaru Impreza WRX STi (remeber the lowercase i)
Chux would know that.

Originally Posted by THE EDJ

why would you twin turbo a 4 cylinder honda? i'm just thinking that really does not make any sense at all. although the S2000 is a cool car

well, the 2.0 4 cylinder 237 BHP V-TEC engine does have the most hp per lieter in it's class (correct me if i'm worng(now that chux said it, most hp per liter for PISTON cars.))... so a twin turbo would give it that extra little oomph... imagine that thing in a civic... heh heh...

[noturday]

its actually a 2.2L with 237 hp of couse its V-tech, and it would fly in a civic. sadly my dad's accord v6 had more HP and torque than the s2k. so if i got an s2k i'd drop a v6 in it and put at least one turbo on it. that would be a sweet honda

[Numbchux]

Originally Posted by chinesekid05

well, the 2.0 4 cylinder 237 BHP V-TEC engine does have the most hp per lieter in it's class (correct me if i'm worng)... so a twin turbo would give it that extra little oomph... imagine that thing in a civic... heh heh...

the S2000 has the highest hp/displacement ratio of any piston-powered car. the rotaries beat it by a mile.

problem comes when only 2.0l of air try to rotate a big turbo. get comfy, cause it'll be awhile before the power comes.

[taiwanesekid05]

Originally Posted by Numbchux

the S2000 has the highest hp/displacement ratio of any piston-powered car. the rotaries beat it by a mile.

problem comes when only 2.0l of air try to rotate a big turbo. get comfy, cause it'll be awhile before the power comes.

just read about the rx-7 on wikipedia.

the FD has a 1.3 lieter engine with 255 hp. you were right. huh. compared to the s2000"s 100 or so hp per lieter is a lot.

[NON_SKID]

a Fiat 500. coolest car when done right
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[Sweed]

Originally Posted by chinesekid05

just read about the rx-7 on wikipedia.

the FD has a 1.3 lieter engine with 255 hp. you were right. huh. compared to the s2000"s 100 or so hp per lieter is a lot.

But in the past the Rotary (Valken Motor?) was ineffieciant (horrible gas milage) and wore out fast.. But they've been used on Airplanes for a hundred years for thier sheer power.

[noturday]

is it still considered an import it it's a GM company, but its only in Austrailia?
you would still have to import it if you wanted it in the US.

i just found this thing last night and its amazing

its a Holden Crewman SS

it has the corvette ls2 6.0L v8

and so does this, the Holden Ute SS


same thing as the crewman except its only 2dr

[xmodificationer]

HS that has a LS2? its fugly IMO but that looks like a nice sleeper...

[REDisFASTER]

Originally Posted by Sweed

But in the past the Rotary (Valken Motor?)

Wankel. Named after Felix Wankel.

Anyway, for me, it would have to be the Nissan U12 Bluebird Attesa(1989-1993 in Japan)!

We've got a variation in here in North American going under the name Nissan Stanza (1990-1992), but our rear-end and rear-window-slope is slightly boxier compared to the sleek one that the U12 Attesa has.

Like the name says, Bluebird, one of the longest running Japanese nameplates around, but its probably the most underappreciated and underestimated Nissan to go under the Bluebird marque, but yeah... Continuing with the name, Attesa. Meaning 4WD.

Here's a brief fact, the U12 Attesa (1989-1991 models) were the FIRST vehicle to be mass produced with the ever-popular SR20DET engine. You know, the engine the 240 boys are putting in their car to be JDM tyte.

The U12 was discontinued due to Nissan's financial situation at the time. They were working on two rally cars, but were only able to continue funding one. Between the U12 Bluebird Attesas and the N11 Pulsar GTi-Rs, Nissan kept the 'nicer' looking one and discontinued the U12. It was later revamped as The U13, known as the 93-95 model Altimas in North America. The SR20DET and the 4WD drivetrain was kept on the U13 models in Japan, but our Altimas came FWD. After the U13 Altima in North America, all other Altimas 1995+ have been soley American.

Back to the U12, the U12 was a counterpart to the Lancer Evolution, being its traverse-mounted, turbocharged, 2.0L 4WD characteristics. The Pulsar GTi-R was the counterpart to the many 'hatchback' rally cars.

I've owned the North American FWD version of this car at one point in time, and have regret selling it. Its impossible to find one in decent condition here in Canada... I've got a thing for this car. If given the choice over a Benz SLR McLaren and a 'decent' condition U12, even if FWD... Call me crazy, but I'm still taking the U12...

Anyway, here is a photo of a U12 Bluebird SSS Attesa Limited owned by the member Budgie of ANTRX. SSS stands for 'Super Sport Sedan'.

[Numbchux]

one of my coworkers drives a neglected Stanza. neat car.

Originally Posted by Sweed

But in the past the Rotary (Valken Motor?) was ineffieciant (horrible gas milage) and wore out fast.. But they've been used on Airplanes for a hundred years for thier sheer power.

well...the S2000 motor ain't goin for 300k miles either.

wrong rotary. aircraft rotaries are an entirely different design than automotive ones. the aircraft version of a rotary refers to an engine where the crankshaft stays stationary, and the rest of the engine (heads, pistons, etc.) rotate around it, and the prop is bolted to the cylinder block. this generated incredible amounts of torque because of the massive amounts of rotating mass. but, alas, still used pistons. the automotive version ditched pistons and crankshafts all together.

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by Numbchux

wrong rotary. aircraft rotaries are an entirely different design than automotive ones. the aircraft version of a rotary refers to an engine where the crankshaft stays stationary, and the rest of the engine (heads, pistons, etc.) rotate around it, and the prop is bolted to the cylinder block. this generated incredible amounts of torque because of the massive amounts of rotating mass. but, alas, still used pistons. the automotive version ditched pistons and crankshafts all together.

So how did it get gas? I understand that it would get TONs of power like that, but the gas and such confuses me...

Have you guys seen the air rotarty yet?

[XMDrifter]

well, my friend's bro used to have a RHD Kouki S13 (red) in mint condition and a Fairlady Z(RHD grey)

[kidZim]

Nissan S13:


Nissan Skyline R31:


Toyota Corolla (1973):

[gtislide]

TOP 3

This is the engine

Cars I would lose body parts for.

[Buhundred]

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[snowboi1289]

Im going to stick with my 95' nissan Maxima..
Im not into those fantasy looking cars,but dont get me wrong,they are nice..

Originally Posted by chinesekid05

that last thing was a Subaru Impreza WRX STi (remeber the lowercase i)
Chux would know that.

actually if you want to get real technical its a capital I now. in 2006 they changed from a lower case i to a cap. but they just kept the same logo since it was already trade marked.

Originally Posted by Sweed

My personal favorite is the CRX or the original Honda's, like the AZ600's and the Original Civics....

have you seen my 2 original civics?


oh and my favs

either the subaru S204



or the STI forester.



yes the sti forester is a real subaru production car. not a swap. its just not a US imported car.