It is soooooo hard to get power out of na import engines without displacement. Hondas especially are so well engineered that you have to spend big bucks on forced induction to get any usable power out of them though.
I hear where you're coming from from an engineering standpoint. The supra can support 1000 plus hp on the stock bottom end, the 4g63 engine in dsm's is good for 550-600 hp. For a further testiment, my friend is running mid 11 second slips on the stock head, and stock bottom except for higher compression 2g pistons in his 1g.
The skyline however is pretty much a supercar. With an engine every bit as stron as a supra, with an indestructible 4wd system. Plus, with stock "artifical displacement aka: turbocharged" it's suprisingly easy to get those, and any boosted car to run.
Fast is fast, and I don't descriminate when it comes to speed. Wether it's a v8 or an inline 4 or 6 cyl pushing me back in the seat it's all the same.
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