Originally posted by psifactor
The vg and the vq are two different motors , nissan broke no mold the only reason I can ever see getting a skyline is for the drivetrain "nothing else" the motor is weak status , there is and have been many cases with this motor blowing on low power levels , to do any serious mod's you got to build the motor or you can stroke it like exvitermini "still built" but they are very limited and the r34 is a tank and good for nothing but getting ass from the hunnys and the white american boys who <3 JDM. you guys jerk everyones dick that has a skyline like it is the best thing since sliced bread , still dont think it compares to other cars built elsewhere , and all the builders at nissan "DO NOT CARE" about the ppl working on the cars this is why they continue to make them impossible to repair , the 300zx was designed to be sold to the business man and make 300hp and never be modified , it is not a race car. if it was that well engineered, then why arent there any people making 1000 HP w/o ever opening the engine? Nissan may have good engineering, but Toyota just has better engineering. Toyotas have turned in better performance results than competing Nissans. it was already evident by the 80's that nissan couldnt hang;
an engine that has alot of potential is one that can make up to 800 HP w/o ever breaking the factory seal on the engine. bolt on a big turbo, IC system and fuel system and making 800 HP is potential. having to rebuild a motor from scratch w/ forged internals, metal Headgaskets, studs, ported this and balanced that... thats not potential. some of the baddest ass and most highly regarded Z's are probably making 700ish RWHP right? thats on a fully built motor and big ass turbos and probably nitrous too? and anyone who buys a skyline to make 500HP and rest on their laurels should be punched in the mouth, have their skyline sold and buy a DSM w/ a built motor and 60-1 T3/T4 turbo and maybe a 75hp wet fogger for good measure. as far as 3.0 liter 6 cylinders go, Toyota has them figured out the best. hell, as far as ANY INLINE SIX CYLINDERS GO... toyota has everyone beat.
i also recall Mark Tozer from Suprastore.com flying his personal MKIV over to japan to race the fastest Skyline on the island and beat that skyline coming and going! if thats not a testamet to Toyota's inline-six technology and american know-how, i dont know what is.
like we said; the 300z TT was Designed, engineered, produced and marketed to have 300+ HP, look nice and not break. in fact, the hood should have been welded shut at the factory so people who Sadomasochist's dont attempt to work on/modify the Z32.
If the VG30/VQ35 was rated the best V6 by JD Power and assoc... then thats fine and dandy...but we ALL know that they dont rate motors on their HP potential, tuneability, and repairability. its all about "Intial quality". but quality levels 5 or 10 years down the road? forgeddaboutit.
what is the 6 cylinder w/ the highest build quality, most R&D and most potential?
(PS: the answer isnt anything from Nissan 
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please. like the 2JZ has never been blown.
1500HP on a stock block/internals is nothing to dismiss. How would you like someone sitting here nitpicking every less then perfect aspect of the 2JZ? the fact that the engines in question are so similar should tell you something right there. Everyone is so quick to jump on Nissans ass, well -when your #1, everyone's got something to say I guess. Whats toyota done lately thats so special? the fuckin camry? LMAO!!!!! I'll take a G35 thanks. lets not even TALK about slipping quality control and reviews on some of the newer toyotas. hmmm... resting on our laurel's are we?
every single car manuf in JGTCC admitted they couldn't beat the R series skyline. Even with them continuously adding weight and restrictor plates, the car continued to win to the point where the other manufacturers gave up. Toyota was smart using a lightweight 4cyl for weight savings in the Supra, and its worked well for them, no questioning that. see, I don't go around bashing great engineering like some ppl.