Nissan Skyline R34

"It's true Skylines are not street legal in the US straight from the factory. However, there are a handful of companies (mainly out west) that specialize in legalizing Skyline's. The fact that they are illegal has nothing to do with the power. It's mainly just that many parts of the Skyline do not meet DOT standards."

There is only one company in charge (or was as of lately) which was motorex, they were the only ones that did the compliance packaging, crash testing to meet DOT standards and legalize R32s, and R33, R34 are not eligle for legalization due to the OBD II comp systems which fails them under Calif emissions testing. RB Motoring however, has been working on a replacement ECU system for R34 that would allow driveability, and emissions test passing. Any others claiming to legalize skylines are not properly doing so and buyers are risking Customs recall of their car...

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ah the ricer dream car

Originally Posted by JimmyTheRat

ah the ricer dream car

unless you're a thrue enthusiast and can appreciate its qualities then stick with the r32...

i test drove it once..my friend in seattle actually own one leaglly...
he paid around 90K for it..brand new...awd..twin turbo..amazing..
i saw a R33 in tampa once..amazing too
i wonder all the time.how can they be able to get the legal license plate
for the car and how does the insurance work?
it is right handed steering wheel

the police asked to ban this car since evn in stock condition it can outrun a ploce car ( FORD Caprice)

whoa thas interestin lol

skylines are illegal cuz they DO NOT:

1. meet federal crash test guidelines. (root problem)
2. meet emissions rules in most states. (cali)

no automaker will spend the money to certify a car for US sale unless it will meet requirements to sell in all 50 states. you can import them, but only if you certify that they're for off road(ie racing) use. you can also import them if you get the right licenses and permits and you intend to modify them to meet US crash standards, and pay to have them certified. so unless u got that money 2 buy a actual powerful skyline WITH the actuali RB20/25/26/30 engine AND pay all that, better be rich, and damned rich.

they indeed have a VERY powerful engine AND a light body , but that has it consequence
http://www.japanesesportcars.com/galleries/cat54.htm
which is why it doesnt meet crash test guidelines. your pretty much dead after a crash

Originally Posted by officiallybo

It's true Skylines are not street legal in the US straight from the factory. However, there are a handful of companies (mainly out west) that specialize in legalizing Skyline's. The fact that they are illegal has nothing to do with the power. It's mainly just that many parts of the Skyline do not meet DOT standards.

On that same note there is a company in Nevada I believe that will take a 240SX and convert to a Skyline like car by changing the engine, drivetrain, and other small features for much cheaper than most companies will charge to import a legal Skyline or convert an Illegal to legal one.

Originally Posted by revhrd

"It's true Skylines are not street legal in the US straight from the factory. However, there are a handful of companies (mainly out west) that specialize in legalizing Skyline's. The fact that they are illegal has nothing to do with the power. It's mainly just that many parts of the Skyline do not meet DOT standards."

There is only one company in charge (or was as of lately) which was motorex, they were the only ones that did the compliance packaging, crash testing to meet DOT standards and legalize R32s, and R33, R34 are not eligle for legalization due to the OBD II comp systems which fails them under Calif emissions testing. RB Motoring however, has been working on a replacement ECU system for R34 that would allow driveability, and emissions test passing. Any others claiming to legalize skylines are not properly doing so and buyers are risking Customs recall of their car...

It is refreshing to see someone who actually knows what they are talking about present the information as you two have.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by acdc123metal

the police asked to ban this car since evn in stock condition it can outrun a ploce car ( FORD Caprice)

What the heck is a "ploce" car?

Um, and you can't outrun a Motorola.

Ever.

Not possible

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