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  1. 10-31-2004, 12:04 AM #1
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    Default Oh to be in Cali...

    Oh to be in California, December 18 & 19...

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    Mmmmm... I love me some JGTC goodness.

    Thought it was interesting - surfing through the GT500 team listings, it appears that the 350Z entries are modified VQ30DETT engines - which is the engine out of the old twin-turbo 300ZX from the early '90s.

    I can understand why they aren't using normally aspirated VQ35 variants (like the ones in the stock 350Z), but I wonder why they're using the more complicated and fragile VQ30DETT V6 over the all-conquering and bulletproof RB26DETT inline sixes from the Skylines? Anyone know? Packaging constraints, perhaps?
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  3. 10-31-2004, 01:01 AM #3
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    Huh - what's even weirder is that the GT500 Supras are all using normally aspirated 4.5L V8s. Wassupwidat?
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