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This Skyline is seriously loud.
American moviegoers typically got treated to their first Nissan Skyline experience while watching the Fast and Furious films, though the rest of the world has long known all about the sports car nicknamed "Godzilla" in Japan. But as the 25-year rule steadily allows for more and more Skylines to make it to the United States, street sightings should increase as tuners and modders get to wrenching on their dream JDM cars. The Skyline in all forms will always remain a head-turner in America, though builds like this R32 GT-R featured on YouTube channel That Racing Channel with a new four-inch straight pipe exhaust modification will turn heads faster because this thing is seriously loud.
The car in question here isn't even close to a stock Skyline, though. It may have begun life as a 1991 Skyline GT-R but it has since received a Spool Imports 3.2-liter stroker RB30 inline-six equipped with an extended-capacity racing sump from RIPS Racing, Kelford cams, and a Hypertune intake manifold, exhaust manifold, and intercooler setup. Upgrades to the turbo, fuel injectors, oil pressure regulator, and radiator also fit into the mix.
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The engine routes power to all four wheels through a six-speed Pfitzner Performance Gearbox sequential transmission—the famous ATTESA all-wheel-drive system that makes the Skyline GT-R so potent has also received a front limited-slip differential from OS Giken to go with a quad-plate clutch. But all the mechanicals in the world, the laundry list of which is simply too long to entirely list here, aren't what this video is all about. Turn up the sound to hear the absurd four-inch straight pipe as it lets the RB engine burble, pop, and roar.
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Indoor and outside, the turbo whine and exhaust note sound absolutely ludicrous, which is certain to tick off neighbors and cops alike. On a drive to a weigh station, where the car tips the scales at 3,340 pounds, all eyes can't resist what their ears are hearing. Somewhat hilariously, that weight is exactly how much the car weighed before all the mods. As a little bonus, the video wraps up by teasing an R34-gen GT-R that will receive a similarly ridiculous set of upgrades that should let it produce around 1,400 horsepower when the build is completed in the next 12 to 18 months.
Sources: youtube.com and dsportmag.com.
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Michael Van Runkle grew up surrounded by Los Angeles car culture, going to small enthusiast meets and enormous industry shows. He learned to drive stick shift in a 1948 Chevy pickup with no first gear and currently dailies his 1998 Mitsubishi Montero while daydreaming about one day finishing up that Porsche 914 project. He's written in various media since graduating from UC Berkeley in 2010 and started at HotCars in February 2018.