Yup, a Japanese car discussion thread. Pretty self-explanatory. RULES 1. Don't talk about fight club 2. No flamewars 3. No hating 4. Rebadged Japanese cars (example: Saab 9-2X, Eagle Talon, Chrysler Conquest, etc.) are up for discussion Let the madness begin.
And I will add that hellaflush stanced bullshit to the exceptions list, too. EDIT: Ok, it's on there.
I like Sigmas, they have lots of potential The hardtop version (called Galant Lambda in japan) is infinitely sexy too. It's a shame they weren't in Australia
Reviving this thread because Japan. Also, I tweaked the rules to prevent what happened last time (my bad). This was Tapatalk's idea, not mine.
Wankel engines are awesome. There's not much that beats the sound of a 3 or 4 rotor engine. There used to be a 20b Mazda 3 racing in Belgium and it was faster than 991s and Gallardos iirc, it was a really awesome car. Also people complaining about their reliability just don't know how to properly use and maintain a wankel engine. It's not a piston engine so don't treat it like one. I'd still take a nice straight 6 over a wankel though, but they really aren't bad.
Flat 6 fan here. Started sketching up a uniflow 2 stroke flat 6 (closer to a 180 v as the true boxer configuration offers little benefit in 2 stroke form which would run smoother as a non boxer engine), never finished though. Seen MCM's gramps build? 6 cyl engine swapped into liberty. Can just barely run 11s on the quarter mile drag with just 8 psi of boost. I liked that build, its usable reliable power rather than being like those dumbass 1500hp skyline builds which need constant rebuilds in order to function and are really quite highly strung with little low end grunt. The perfect sleeper. Inline 6 is cool but I find the boxer more unique and interesting. V6 is rarely done properly, to run at its best it needs to be a 120 degree V with 60 also being workable, many manufacturers simply lop 2 cylinders off of their V8 designs which are 90 degree Vs, a 90 degree V6 is not smooth running. Got to have 6 cylinders though, overlapping power bands unlike 4 cylinders, makes for quite smooth engines done properly
True, but there is still one thing that sounds better imo. [MEDIA=youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=q2StnOBxfnw[/MEDIA]
Rotary engines are indeed excellent. Their compactness means that the weight distribution and center of gravity are ideal in a car. The noise is very nice too, although the sound of a nice straight six is possibly better... FTFY Almost all Japanese V6 engines are 60 degrees, seeing as they actually designed their V6 engines from scratch to be a V6, unlike other motor companies which are too lazy to do so, instead butchering a V8 into a V6, resulting in an engine which shakes violently at certain speeds. The only exceptions are the VE30DE, which is 54 degrees to reduce the engine height (it was only used in the '92-'94 Maxima), and the Honda C engine. Most larger Japanese cars though have traditionally used an inline 6, which is naturally very smooth.
In 1976 Mazda shipped over Holden HX Premiers and sold them as Mazda Roadpacer AP's in Japan, they of coursed had to put the side view mirrors on the fenders. They also had them shipped without Holdens 5.0 L 161 kW (216 hp) Red V8 so they could fit them with their own 1.3 L 13B Wanknel engine.
Beautiful cars these. It would be nice to have one with a more modern 13B, or even a 20B, such that the rotary concept would actually propel the car with haste. It would be cool to import one into Australia, and see the look on the faces of Aussie V8 enthusiasts as they admire a seemingly normal Premier, until they open the bonnet. As I recall, someone did import one, I believe it was in a video somewhere.
I found this. Never seen it. Will never see it. Nobody wants it. (It is on that site for sale for about two years now) I know its Jpaneese Nissan 100nx or something. (imported from here)
