Owned one for 3 years! They have a heavy front end which make them understeer a lot. Expensive to modify, gearboxes aren't very strong strong but quite a fun car to drive.also note these sr20 engines come with an ITB intakes which is pretty cool.
I also owned one and you're quite right about the front heavy understeer... Although that could be cause I had a big front mount intercooler, and not the top mount as was standard
underrated for who?.. Its the most special hot hatch ever made.. Atesa4wd SR20DET.. Underrated for people that dont unserstand anything about cars but if you have even avarege knowledge youll know this is most reliable 4banger ever made by Nissan
The Pulsar gti-r was the first turbo car I drove when I was a mechanic. They're so under rated and the fact that they even made it past the concept car stage is just a bit crazy
Very rare to see them nowadays in the UK where i live they used to be everywhere in the 90s early 00s but a lot got smashed up due to front end oversteer
I had one early 2000's (UK), tons of fun and very very quick. Didn't not like the handling though, I never knew where the limits were.But off the lights and buzzing around streets and around dual carriage ways it blitzed so many things and would still ruin a lot of fast hot hatches today. I never lost a race off the lights. I can still recall the day I took it to the tuners, took the 112mph speed limiter off, raised boost from .7 to 1.2, exhaust, filter, dump valve. The drive home is one I will never forget. This was the first proper fast car I ever owned so I will always love it.
one of my most favourite cars of all time I raced against one in 1999 I'm my S2 FORD RS TURBO I didn't stand a chance it left me for dust I then sold the FORD and bought a NISSAN
Freind of mine owned one mid 2000s 300bhp very fast had a heap of problems but boy was it quick scary fast loved these little sleepers will be missed here in the uk for sure
suhayl yaqoob I had one with very similar mods a couple years ago. Probably the fastest car I've owned. Shocking reliability in these cars once you give them the power they deserve
manitoublack yeah I mine broke and replaced it! Do not launch! And keep power below 380bhp on standard box or it blow. Quaife gearbox internals without casing = £3000
lilripsta111 damn I got 16"s going to buy a new set tho. Thinking of buying the lighter hood, rear tail gate n spoiler save weight n less stress on gearbox
Stevorn Richards they are great and funny you say that, I just left a comment saying I swapped my pulsar for a big turbo starlet. Lol. Both platforms are great. I still see pulsars around, very few starlets tho compared to when I was younger.
Pretty accurate description of the car though the shifter isn't that floppy in mine and neither is the car bouncy. Perhaps the bushes are worn on the one you're driving (it is 25+ years old after all). As standard they do understeer, the brakes are small and the gearbox is notoriously the weak spot (but if you drive them properly they'll handle around 350 bhp without problems), but they have a good engine and are light so you can have plenty of fun throwing them around. Also a good sensory experience thanks to all the turbo noise and pops and bangs from the exhaust. With a few relatively minor tweeks however, most of the problems go away (except the gearbox) and you'll have a very fast pocket rocket that's perfect for blasting around tight city roads.
nice review. it does sound interesting but since it costs more than a porsche 996 in germany I say no thanks. another desirable classic which I'll probably never be able to drive.
Street Racers UK I miss mine like mad. You are spot on with your description. Mine ran great at 1.2 bar if boost. Someone has already spent a fortune on mine and I picked it up cheap. The handling was epic because it has the Whiteline handling kit on. Anti roll bars underneath etc
When he did that launch I cringed, knowing what these gearboxes are like. Launching any AWD car by side stepping the clutch isn't a good idea, these cars especially.
The entire car was pretty much a weak spot above 300bhp/300lbft. Brakes were weak with just over 220bhp (Sunny GTIR), gearbox and engine really needed a rebuild over 300/300 if you wanted reliable power (and an uprated clutch), 17's made a nice wheel upgrade for the bigger brakes it required (as did a nice fmic). With the right mods, this could be a real sleeper, but its not cheap to do and they are getting a little long in the tooth.
Tony B You just can't drag race it. Getting them to 300hp is pretty cheap. Getting them to 350hp is gonna cost a bit. Getting it to 400hp you are gonna spend a fortune.
Worth doing a search on youtube for "pulsar gtir rally car". These were Nissan's last hoorah in the WRC. It was also the most highly developed SR20det motor. Unfortunately, the top mount intercooler suffered serious heatsoak. Not an issue for the all guys doing front mounts though. Sad to hear the gearbox isn't up to the power though, although I guess WRXs suffer the same issues.
A guy that lives down the street from me in scotland has one rotting away. He blew a hole in no1 piston and took engine out to fix and never did been sitting 10 year. Offered him some cash to sort it but said he would never sell it. Was a track toy for him. Running 350bhp on standard bottem end and a td05 turbo so he said. What a waste.
It's crazy to think that the majority of you have never seen a pulsar in America, Not 12 months ago I saw four being sold in my home town in one week, Owners practically begging you to take them away. Now they have doubled in value, Thanks Murica lol
Love these cars, have come close to buying one a few times. Something to mention though the 4WD system isn't like the GT-R's ATTESA system. Those have a torque sensing system which is mostly RWD until it senses slip in the rear, and then will send up to 50% of the torque to the front tires. In the GTi-R, it's a full time 4WD with 50% of the power always split front/rear. For that reason these have a pretty big tendency to understeer on the limit. Good review though, nobody's really done a good review on these yet.
Its full time awd 50/50 until front or rear loose traction, it moves upto 67/33 or 33/67. The rally cars had a switch turning off the system giving a 33/67 split as some drivers didnt get on with it
I’ve had two of these as daily drivers in the UK. My first was 1992 Nissan Sunny GTi-R which I lowered, had lighter wheels & updated brakes. I left the engine alone. Did 98,000 miles & it was wonderful fun. Then I traded it for a 1992 Pulsar GTi-R in black which I had resprayed Mini Cooper dark metallic grey. That was lowered. The 3rd gear is weak so I fitted a Quaife sequential gearbox (£8k) on these the clutch is only used on Ist gear, then the other gears just slot in up and down making for faster shifting. Other mods followed with a large Forge inter-cooler. Engine work, 390bhp. Bigger master cylinder & Ferrari 355 Brembo brakes. Etc!! It was very fast. Costly though. Could get down to 5mpg! I loved its understated unknown looks and ability to absolutely blow fast Ford Focus’s into a distant memory! I could wipe out most opposition. I got it perfect but keeping it in tune was troublesome & one day I had a good offer for it. That guy did well using it drag-racing until he blew it up! I’d buy another even as at 74 I like the same small fast cars & have a Fiat Abarth for fast fun!
OH MY GOD!! ....FINALLY someone gives this car the attention it deserves... i have a 1993 B13 Nissan Sentra SE-R and literally as i type this its getting a GT-IR motor swap!
They're known as the "baby godzilla" and were quite common in New Zealand. Transverse SR20DET engines with the Atessa Awd also came in the Nissan Bluebird SSS albeit without the quad throttle bodies and larger lifters and more commonly automatic. Be careful though, the gearboxes are made from the same material as your toilet.... Porcelain. They literally shit themselves
I've had one of these rice rockets. Getting quite rare and expensive in the UK now. Mine was running a hybrid turbo and boot controller at 350 bhp. It was an animal!
A guy locally got one of these and started autocrossing it. He's been consistently getting FTD or 2nd place every event (raw times). The thing is nutty! Always lifting a rear wheel wayyy off the ground around turns.
Polyurethane linkage bushing and a solid rear shifter mount really tightens up the shifter feel. Makes it a lot more direct and tactile. The transmissions are fragile, but you just have to be careful launching/shifting it and they will handle 200+awkw easily. Just requires more care than other AWD cars. Also the engines are good for 20psi bone stock day in, day out. Stock T28 only goes to ~18psi before running out of puff though. Great little cars, plenty around Aus, though most have been thrashed 'cus they are cheaper than their alternatives.
pulsars are cool cars, but they have weak transmissions. 3rd gear is made of glass. transmission also loves to crack right at the front axle outputs. This problem plagued all FWD sr20s turbo and non-turbo. They were also plagued with vacuum leaks and ignition issues. NIssan MAFs are very finicky. The individual throttle bodies, while trick, made the problems that much worse. Also I dont know why people say the brakes are small, they were big for the era, 11" rotors upfront and 10" rotors in rear.
Front brakes were 256mm and shared with the Pulsar/Sunny GTI so more like 10". They are awful and fade very fast.The car is NOT FWD any more than a Impreza WRX is FWD. The car has a 50/50 torque split which is not variable. Gearbox problems are massively over-represented. I have never heard of any issues with the throttle bodies. If you want something to complain about the interwarmer would be much higher on the list...
Cool, your first Pulsar GtiR review. For some reason you didn't seem too impressed like usual. Thanks for the feature either way. Waiting on an Ep82 Starlet GT review
Where I live in Trinidad there's some sick Pulsar Gti-rs.. One particular one roaming the streets with like 600 Hp..Caged..Scary loud & fast...Sick little car 😎 Great video Marcus... On another note.. I'd like 2 see you review a well modded R35 Gtr 🤔
I own 1 of these, running 1.2 bar of boost, standard turbo,so should be around 310-320bhp. At 1220 kg faster then mapped focus rs,stock golf r,stock a45 amg. So hard to find any good examples for sale in the UK.
All the ones in the UK are modified and have badly modified exteriors. I was lucky tho cause my dad had an almost stock one that had the intercooler mounted on the front instead of the top of the engine and a nice set of wheel. We use to leave all these new German cars and cocky kids with daddy's money for dead. Was great
Why do other much less quality youtubers have so many more subs. For real. Streetspeed/vehicle virgins/superspeedersrob/tjhunt/thatdudeinblue/solomondron or however that's spelled/schmee/stradman they all have decent content but nothing like the quality videos/films this channel puts out. TH-cam has zero taste as proven by jake Paul lol. Keep up the good work. Imma support ya
every single person you mentioned just wants to become a famous entertainer like jeremy clarkson. Shmee is the only one you mentioned who seems to really love cars, but until he starts seriously driving and creating POV footage his channel sucks as much as the others. they want to be famous, they don't do it for petrolheads or to share the privilege of driving insane cars. that's why their channels suck so much. it's not because channels like RU or TST put so much effort into their videos or anything, it's simply because these 2 channels try to share the experience/privilege of driving special cars while all the other channels you mentioned are centered around the POS youtubers, not the cars. I just watched the "best of" of the biggest/most successful german automotive youtube channel and guess what? It was like watching a really terrible stand up comedy show, and it barely included cars at all. The main content was bad jokes, more bad jokes, silly jokes, more bad jokes, talking, more talking, the talking never ended, more talking, yeah and occasionally they showed you a car. like 1-5% of the content was actual cars. so if you watch 100 videos of that BS channel you have seen as much car content as if you watched a single nurburgring onboard video.
Been specializing in to Nissans since I was 15, started with k10 Micra, Cherry's, P10 sportdeck primera with sr20, build friends N14 Sunny with GA14DE & now working with p12 QG20DE.
I owned one of these, fuel pump, dump pipe, 18psi. It was dam quick ! Chucked a rear sway on to remove the understeer. 1230kg 240kw , these were impressive back in 06. I used keep up with new Evos and STIs and walk over stock or lightly modified wrxs. No A45s around back then!
In fairness to the creators He means Sr20det transversely mounted obviously, and here in Canada a Det is often just referred to as a sr20 because they are often swapped into our s chassis cars. "Sr swap or sr20 swap" is common The drivetrain is similar to a GTR in the sense that it's a Nissan atessa system that transfers power forward and back depending on slip The owner, Me, is on his third transmission now, but that's not because they are made of "chocolate". Some people run pretty high HP through them, and like allot of cars the transmission is the weak point, but I can tell you I have driven very hard and the gearbox hold up very nicely. My second gear box was a dud . Great vid guys keep it up!!
Absolute dream car for me, nothing more than I want in this world is a black pulsar and to jack it up a little bit on bigger tires and put the Japanese rising sun on the hood
I love your videos! Please please please say you were kidding when At around 2:34 in the video you said the AWD Systems in the R32 GTR were similar. Other than the fact they're both AWD the systems that drive them couldn't be more different. The GTR was using a Longitudinal layout with more of a Rear Wheel Drive bias it was much more robust and more sophisticated. Where the front drive axles were lined up with the oil pan and one axle actually goes thru the pan to keep the mounting of the engine as low as possible still. The Pulsar GTI-R still uses a very goood and effective AWD system but it's a haldex style awd like you'd find in an EVO, Mitsubishi 3000GT Twin Turbo, Galant VR4, Eclipse/Talon GSX/TSi Awd trims, Toyota Celica GT-Four Awd and etc, the systems in those are all front wheel drive based so it made it easy to convert a Economy car with a simple fwd layout into an AWD monster with a little more weight and tire wear. But the benefits are so great so long as the manufacturer has LSD's available for the rear and front so you can get more torque to all wheels more time. Most of the sporty systems did have this, even the most recent Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart turbo with the DCCT auto dual clutch awd has a limited slip rear diff. So it's a very awesome layout but my loooooong dragged out point was the systems are only the same as far as the name is involved but other than that they are opposite AWD systems. Still awesome video and awesome car. Keep up the great videos man, hope you didn't feel I was being condescending. I just wanted the public to know because I hear so many peoople confusing swaps that are easy with swaps that are possible but extremely difficult because one is transverse and the other is longitudinal. Love your content mate! See you in the next Vid! P.S. I thumb'd this one up.
I've been lusting after these since the early 90s when I spent a winter in the UK, saw one up close. Mad little car. Where's my lottery ticket again...?
Black Ops Performance actually has a red one for sale right now. That's crazy because I just learned about this car a week ago and now I see this video.
They should have made the 1990 Nissan Primera Sedan a 4WD Turbo. The TE Spec went hard for what it was. Heaps of these GTi-R's in New Zealand. -Bonnet Swap -Front Mount Intercooler Painted Matte Black -Remove Wing -Swap Rear badge for the "X1" model. Sleeper perfection!
The GTiR is constant AWD 50/50 torque split. Under normal driving it's not just front wheel drive, not engaging the rear wheels. It's constant AWD. The 1989 R32 Nissan GTR for example is under normal driving conditions mainly rear wheel drive, when the computer detects traction loss, the front wheels via the front Diff kick in, to give the GTR more grip.
+shane clk I'm sure they did! All I mentioned was that I had never seen a car with an SR20DET transversly mounted before :D if I knew everything about every model of cars, this show would be incredibly boring for me to film haha. I love learning and expanding my knowledge everyday
My friend had one a while back. Fun little car and the umbrella in the door was a touch of Japanese weird and cool. And the NX2000, Sentra SER and Infiniti G20 had SR20s in the US.
Ive had two of these in the uk. Black and grey, they have a far superior sr20 to the s14/15. There seats and front brakes are god damn aweful. One kool thing was it had a umbrella that popped out as u open the drivers door
You need to try a N15 Pulsar/lucino VZR N1 with a SR16ve (or a sr20ve). They aren't awd but when the noevvl kicks in they sound awesome SR16VE N1 - Featured in the JDM Pulsar VZ-R N1, which was a racing homologation version intended to compete with the Honda Civic Type-R. Producing 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) from its 1.6 L SR16VE engine, it held the highest specific output ever for a naturally aspirated production car, at 123.125 hp/liter until the Honda F20C engine was released in the Honda S2000. The "Version2" (VerII) was introduced offering a few chassis and mechanical tweaks as well as an option orange trimmed interior with GTR Skyline front seats. N1's available in Black and White only.
Owned one for 3 years! They have a heavy front end which make them understeer a lot. Expensive to modify, gearboxes aren't very strong strong but quite a fun car to drive.also note these sr20 engines come with an ITB intakes which is pretty cool.
I also owned one and you're quite right about the front heavy understeer... Although that could be cause I had a big front mount intercooler, and not the top mount as was standard
I would own a Pulsar GTi-R over any modern hot hatch
I would too if the insurance in my city kill me first
There’s one for sale in my area for 8k
@@CeejayyBruhh for real dude??? Someone offered me a super clean pulsar for 22 grand
Aa what hatch.the Mazda 3 don't count.i bet the 90 vws were better lol
The Focus RS was an animal.
It's a pulsar cosplaying as a gtr r32,which is very nice
This car is underrated and deserve more attention
No.. no. Let it be underrated, so i can afford it one day
@@bing2321 i agree with you.
underrated for who?.. Its the most special hot hatch ever made.. Atesa4wd SR20DET.. Underrated for people that dont unserstand anything about cars but if you have even avarege knowledge youll know this is most reliable 4banger ever made by Nissan
I can't figure out if your head is super tiny or your hat is super large.
Wide angle lens :D top corners get distorted
hat too big look the side of it lots of room left
We got one in Jamaica that runs 8 seconds on the 1/4 mile
The Pulsar gti-r was the first turbo car I drove when I was a mechanic. They're so under rated and the fact that they even made it past the concept car stage is just a bit crazy
Very rare to see them nowadays in the UK where i live they used to be everywhere in the 90s early 00s but a lot got smashed up due to front end oversteer
I had one early 2000's (UK), tons of fun and very very quick. Didn't not like the handling though, I never knew where the limits were.But off the lights and buzzing around streets and around dual carriage ways it blitzed so many things and would still ruin a lot of fast hot hatches today. I never lost a race off the lights.
I can still recall the day I took it to the tuners, took the 112mph speed limiter off, raised boost from .7 to 1.2, exhaust, filter, dump valve. The drive home is one I will never forget. This was the first proper fast car I ever owned so I will always love it.
I want one right now. Love Nissan's, love hatchbacks, all wheel drive and making around 20 pounds of boost, sign me up.
do you know about the toyota celica gt4's?
Michael Drifts yeah that was the car that was used in rally right? wasn't there one sponsored by castrol ?
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Jared Gann lol right meow haha I like that one
bluerhino187 he's gay
one of my most favourite cars of all time I raced against one in 1999 I'm my S2 FORD RS TURBO I didn't stand a chance it left me for dust I then sold the FORD and bought a NISSAN
I knew, these used to be popular in the UK so quite a few people know
yes seen a few in the 90s. but dont see them that often in the uk any more
It's a shame but a lot have probably been crashed since then and insurance won't be cheap
Bacon Cat their popular in Jamaica/Caribbean as well
Yip - heaps of them in NZ - they understeer though.
Bacon Cat fast in straight, not the best handling and weak transmission
I knew I couldn't trust a word this guy said as soon as he stated hes never heard of a transverse sr20..
Lol. I hear you
I was surprised too
lmao sentra se-r/ sunny, primera, wingroad, even in minivans like the serena
Freind of mine owned one mid 2000s 300bhp very fast had a heap of problems but boy was it quick scary fast loved these little sleepers will be missed here in the uk for sure
suhayl yaqoob I had one with very similar mods a couple years ago. Probably the fastest car I've owned. Shocking reliability in these cars once you give them the power they deserve
I just bought one today! so excited to work on this little monster. :D
I want one too 😭😭😭😅😂
Don't forget to buy a spare gearbox. mine just lunched
manitoublack yeah I mine broke and replaced it! Do not launch! And keep power below 380bhp on standard box or it blow. Quaife gearbox internals without casing = £3000
Seat Leon don't go over 15s on wheels and it should last long even at 400hp
lilripsta111 damn I got 16"s going to buy a new set tho. Thinking of buying the lighter hood, rear tail gate n spoiler save weight n less stress on gearbox
Pulsars getting on bad in the caribbean long time now seen a couple sick ones here in grenada over the years
alvin thomas had some mean ones in Vincy too. Love them. It was always the pulsar vs starlet/glanza
Stevorn Richards they are great and funny you say that, I just left a comment saying I swapped my pulsar for a big turbo starlet. Lol. Both platforms are great. I still see pulsars around, very few starlets tho compared to when I was younger.
Wah... another vincy man?? lool 3 diamonds large
bring them up for Vincy drags in October
We have a few here in Jamaica, but quite a few have been totalled.
Was going to buy one myself
Pretty accurate description of the car though the shifter isn't that floppy in mine and neither is the car bouncy. Perhaps the bushes are worn on the one you're driving (it is 25+ years old after all). As standard they do understeer, the brakes are small and the gearbox is notoriously the weak spot (but if you drive them properly they'll handle around 350 bhp without problems), but they have a good engine and are light so you can have plenty of fun throwing them around. Also a good sensory experience thanks to all the turbo noise and pops and bangs from the exhaust. With a few relatively minor tweeks however, most of the problems go away (except the gearbox) and you'll have a very fast pocket rocket that's perfect for blasting around tight city roads.
nice review. it does sound interesting but since it costs more than a porsche 996 in germany I say no thanks. another desirable classic which I'll probably never be able to drive.
Street Racers UK I miss mine like mad. You are spot on with your description. Mine ran great at 1.2 bar if boost. Someone has already spent a fortune on mine and I picked it up cheap. The handling was epic because it has the Whiteline handling kit on. Anti roll bars underneath etc
When he did that launch I cringed, knowing what these gearboxes are like. Launching any AWD car by side stepping the clutch isn't a good idea, these cars especially.
The entire car was pretty much a weak spot above 300bhp/300lbft. Brakes were weak with just over 220bhp (Sunny GTIR), gearbox and engine really needed a rebuild over 300/300 if you wanted reliable power (and an uprated clutch), 17's made a nice wheel upgrade for the bigger brakes it required (as did a nice fmic). With the right mods, this could be a real sleeper, but its not cheap to do and they are getting a little long in the tooth.
Tony B You just can't drag race it. Getting them to 300hp is pretty cheap. Getting them to 350hp is gonna cost a bit. Getting it to 400hp you are gonna spend a fortune.
The fact that's it's a hatchback, awd, 2.0 turbocharged engine and is super light is just insane
Worth doing a search on youtube for "pulsar gtir rally car". These were Nissan's last hoorah in the WRC. It was also the most highly developed SR20det motor. Unfortunately, the top mount intercooler suffered serious heatsoak. Not an issue for the all guys doing front mounts though. Sad to hear the gearbox isn't up to the power though, although I guess WRXs suffer the same issues.
A guy that lives down the street from me in scotland has one rotting away. He blew a hole in no1 piston and took engine out to fix and never did been sitting 10 year. Offered him some cash to sort it but said he would never sell it. Was a track toy for him. Running 350bhp on standard bottem end and a td05 turbo so he said. What a waste.
It's crazy to think that the majority of you have never seen a pulsar in America, Not 12 months ago I saw four being sold in my home town in one week, Owners practically begging you to take them away. Now they have doubled in value, Thanks Murica lol
I was asking for this car to appear here and You did it. I own a GTI-R for the last 6 years and still love it a lot. Many thanks and all the best:-)
Love these cars, have come close to buying one a few times. Something to mention though the 4WD system isn't like the GT-R's ATTESA system. Those have a torque sensing system which is mostly RWD until it senses slip in the rear, and then will send up to 50% of the torque to the front tires. In the GTi-R, it's a full time 4WD with 50% of the power always split front/rear. For that reason these have a pretty big tendency to understeer on the limit. Good review though, nobody's really done a good review on these yet.
Full time 4wd? I thought guy in video said it was front wheel drive until you put the hammer down..?
Ayven Dunn is right. Its 50/50 split mechanically. Not at all like the GTR attessa
Its full time awd 50/50 until front or rear loose traction, it moves upto 67/33 or 33/67. The rally cars had a switch turning off the system giving a 33/67 split as some drivers didnt get on with it
I’ve had two of these as daily drivers in the UK. My first was 1992 Nissan Sunny GTi-R which I lowered, had lighter wheels & updated brakes. I left the engine alone. Did 98,000 miles & it was wonderful fun.
Then I traded it for a 1992 Pulsar GTi-R in black which I had resprayed Mini Cooper dark metallic grey. That was lowered. The 3rd gear is weak so I fitted a Quaife sequential gearbox (£8k) on these the clutch is only used on Ist gear, then the other gears just slot in up and down making for faster shifting. Other mods followed with a large Forge inter-cooler. Engine work, 390bhp. Bigger master cylinder & Ferrari 355 Brembo brakes. Etc!! It was very fast. Costly though. Could get down to 5mpg! I loved its understated unknown looks and ability to absolutely blow fast Ford Focus’s into a distant memory! I could wipe out most opposition. I got it perfect but keeping it in tune was troublesome & one day I had a good offer for it. That guy did well using it drag-racing until he blew it up!
I’d buy another even as at 74 I like the same small fast cars & have a Fiat Abarth for fast fun!
Pulsars were and still are great cars today. In fact all Nissan cars with the SR20D or SR20DET engines were good cars.
SR20DE*
little Godzilla 🙂
"Baby godzilla"
Godzuki
I miss Nissan. growing up we were close, I loved her. Than we got older and she changed, we kinda went our seperate ways
Your videos keep getting better and better Marcus. I love watching the progression of your skill as an automotive journalist. Outstanding.
OH MY GOD!! ....FINALLY someone gives this car the attention it deserves... i have a 1993 B13 Nissan Sentra SE-R and literally as i type this its getting a GT-IR motor swap!
LOVE THE JDM CARS THAT HAVE BEEN BACK ON THE CHANNEL!
They're known as the "baby godzilla" and were quite common in New Zealand. Transverse SR20DET engines with the Atessa Awd also came in the Nissan Bluebird SSS albeit without the quad throttle bodies and larger lifters and more commonly automatic. Be careful though, the gearboxes are made from the same material as your toilet.... Porcelain. They literally shit themselves
I've had one of these rice rockets. Getting quite rare and expensive in the UK now. Mine was running a hybrid turbo and boot controller at 350 bhp. It was an animal!
The love child of a Silvia and a WRX hatch with a little GTR mixed in. Love it, so much want!
Bro for a second I though it was Tommy's Pulsar... (You will know who I'm talking about if you watch him.)
same here
Its gone he sold it for a Miata
his didn't come with an umbrella he had the basic ver.
Yeah I know, I watched all of the corner balance episodes.
I meant before he sold it
A guy locally got one of these and started autocrossing it. He's been consistently getting FTD or 2nd place every event (raw times). The thing is nutty! Always lifting a rear wheel wayyy off the ground around turns.
I believe the right term for it is not a mini maniac Godzilla but rather a Baby Godzilla
Idk why you dont get more subs man. Your one of the best.
finally an ad that actually speaks to me. good stuff
Polyurethane linkage bushing and a solid rear shifter mount really tightens up the shifter feel. Makes it a lot more direct and tactile.
The transmissions are fragile, but you just have to be careful launching/shifting it and they will handle 200+awkw easily. Just requires more care than other AWD cars.
Also the engines are good for 20psi bone stock day in, day out. Stock T28 only goes to ~18psi before running out of puff though.
Great little cars, plenty around Aus, though most have been thrashed 'cus they are cheaper than their alternatives.
4:48 to skip to the launch
One of my favorite hatches of all time. Still love the styling too.
Sweet hatchback with Silvia engine and GT-R 4WD system!!
pulsars are cool cars, but they have weak transmissions. 3rd gear is made of glass. transmission also loves to crack right at the front axle outputs. This problem plagued all FWD sr20s turbo and non-turbo. They were also plagued with vacuum leaks and ignition issues. NIssan MAFs are very finicky. The individual throttle bodies, while trick, made the problems that much worse.
Also I dont know why people say the brakes are small, they were big for the era, 11" rotors upfront and 10" rotors in rear.
but its not fwd all the time however
Front brakes were 256mm and shared with the Pulsar/Sunny GTI so more like 10". They are awful and fade very fast.The car is NOT FWD any more than a Impreza WRX is FWD. The car has a 50/50 torque split which is not variable. Gearbox problems are massively over-represented. I have never heard of any issues with the throttle bodies. If you want something to complain about the interwarmer would be much higher on the list...
iacv,maf problem sr20
Honestly, minor gripes for a car like this.
I can bet you had 17" wheels on the car. 15inch wheels will keep the tranny working. And away from the garage
Cool, your first Pulsar GtiR review. For some reason you didn't seem too impressed like usual. Thanks for the feature either way.
Waiting on an Ep82 Starlet GT review
That umbrella holder is classy as fuck. This thing is the real mans hot hatch.
Where I live in Trinidad there's some sick Pulsar Gti-rs.. One particular one roaming the streets with like 600 Hp..Caged..Scary loud & fast...Sick little car 😎
Great video Marcus...
On another note.. I'd like 2 see you review a well modded R35 Gtr 🤔
I own 1 of these, running 1.2 bar of boost, standard turbo,so should be around 310-320bhp. At 1220 kg faster then mapped focus rs,stock golf r,stock a45 amg. So hard to find any good examples for sale in the UK.
All the ones in the UK are modified and have badly modified exteriors. I was lucky tho cause my dad had an almost stock one that had the intercooler mounted on the front instead of the top of the engine and a nice set of wheel. We use to leave all these new German cars and cocky kids with daddy's money for dead. Was great
It’s 1am I work tomorrow and I found my dream car. Always been a hatch guy. Jdm is >
Imma own one by the end of this year
I had two in a row as Japanese Imports around 1999. Brilliant car.
Good you took my advice and checked out the Pulsar!
Why do other much less quality youtubers have so many more subs. For real. Streetspeed/vehicle virgins/superspeedersrob/tjhunt/thatdudeinblue/solomondron or however that's spelled/schmee/stradman they all have decent content but nothing like the quality videos/films this channel puts out. TH-cam has zero taste as proven by jake Paul lol. Keep up the good work. Imma support ya
I forgot Doug demure but he legit doesn't even drive the cars over 1/4 throttle most boring reviews ever straight up
Racism
SHARP1991 my thoughts exactly. Those "car channels" are pathetic.
every single person you mentioned just wants to become a famous entertainer like jeremy clarkson. Shmee is the only one you mentioned who seems to really love cars, but until he starts seriously driving and creating POV footage his channel sucks as much as the others. they want to be famous, they don't do it for petrolheads or to share the privilege of driving insane cars. that's why their channels suck so much. it's not because channels like RU or TST put so much effort into their videos or anything, it's simply because these 2 channels try to share the experience/privilege of driving special cars while all the other channels you mentioned are centered around the POS youtubers, not the cars. I just watched the "best of" of the biggest/most successful german automotive youtube channel and guess what? It was like watching a really terrible stand up comedy show, and it barely included cars at all. The main content was bad jokes, more bad jokes, silly jokes, more bad jokes, talking, more talking, the talking never ended, more talking, yeah and occasionally they showed you a car. like 1-5% of the content was actual cars. so if you watch 100 videos of that BS channel you have seen as much car content as if you watched a single nurburgring onboard video.
Ayy cmon don't diss thatdudeinblue... he's one of the best youtubers
Nissan Sentras had SR20 transversely mounted
along with Blue Birds
Yeah went in a few different cars
I like this car, Skyline GT-R 4WD system and Silvia engine!
The Juke R is the monster... a GTR .. this Pulsat has a beautiful umbrella
This is one of those cars that will only increase in value. Great video and an awesome looking car!
in the netherlands this is called the nissan sunny GTI-R. collectors car worth 10.000 -15.000 € for a LHD originally sold in the netherlands
damn... 1 selling for about 35k in portugal
That music you used is epic, well done
Absolutely love the pulsar GTI-R
Been specializing in to Nissans since I was 15, started with k10 Micra, Cherry's, P10 sportdeck primera with sr20, build friends N14 Sunny with GA14DE & now working with p12 QG20DE.
I owned one of these, fuel pump, dump pipe, 18psi. It was dam quick ! Chucked a rear sway on to remove the understeer. 1230kg 240kw , these were impressive back in 06. I used keep up with new Evos and STIs and walk over stock or lightly modified wrxs. No A45s around back then!
In fairness to the creators
He means Sr20det transversely mounted obviously, and here in Canada a Det is often just referred to as a sr20 because they are often swapped into our s chassis cars. "Sr swap or sr20 swap" is common
The drivetrain is similar to a GTR in the sense that it's a Nissan atessa system that transfers power forward and back depending on slip
The owner, Me, is on his third transmission now, but that's not because they are made of "chocolate". Some people run pretty high HP through them, and like allot of cars the transmission is the weak point, but I can tell you I have driven very hard and the gearbox hold up very nicely. My second gear box was a dud .
Great vid guys keep it up!!
Aye fucking rights buddy. A Canadian car TH-camr. Great camera work some of the best quality I've seen in a while
4:50 that was a nice clean launch
cheese grater bonnet that's how i always remembered these things. loved em great cars.
The BEST sounding SR20 bar none.
Absolute dream car for me, nothing more than I want in this world is a black pulsar and to jack it up a little bit on bigger tires and put the Japanese rising sun on the hood
This is basically a mix between a gtr and and a Silvia. The best of both worlds. Also it's light so you can beat anyone with it
I remember these when I was living back in Jamaica.. The GTIR were monsters.
Thought this was a Tommyfyeah video
My son got one….almost original except for a front mounted intercooler…scares the shit out of me…100% analog driving experience…a rare thing today
Loved the editing in this video
I love your videos! Please please please say you were kidding when At around 2:34 in the video you said the AWD Systems in the R32 GTR were similar. Other than the fact they're both AWD the systems that drive them couldn't be more different. The GTR was using a Longitudinal layout with more of a Rear Wheel Drive bias it was much more robust and more sophisticated. Where the front drive axles were lined up with the oil pan and one axle actually goes thru the pan to keep the mounting of the engine as low as possible still. The Pulsar GTI-R still uses a very goood and effective AWD system but it's a haldex style awd like you'd find in an EVO, Mitsubishi 3000GT Twin Turbo, Galant VR4, Eclipse/Talon GSX/TSi Awd trims, Toyota Celica GT-Four Awd and etc, the systems in those are all front wheel drive based so it made it easy to convert a Economy car with a simple fwd layout into an AWD monster with a little more weight and tire wear. But the benefits are so great so long as the manufacturer has LSD's available for the rear and front so you can get more torque to all wheels more time. Most of the sporty systems did have this, even the most recent Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart turbo with the DCCT auto dual clutch awd has a limited slip rear diff. So it's a very awesome layout but my loooooong dragged out point was the systems are only the same as far as the name is involved but other than that they are opposite AWD systems. Still awesome video and awesome car. Keep up the great videos man, hope you didn't feel I was being condescending. I just wanted the public to know because I hear so many peoople confusing swaps that are easy with swaps that are possible but extremely difficult because one is transverse and the other is longitudinal. Love your content mate! See you in the next Vid! P.S. I thumb'd this one up.
A person from alberta that can drive!!!! Wow I've seen it all!
I've been lusting after these since the early 90s when I spent a winter in the UK, saw one up close. Mad little car. Where's my lottery ticket again...?
13.1 standing quarter mile stock in 1991. Very impressive. I love these things but getting very old now, would be hard to find a good one.
Really one of my dream cars can’t wait to get one imported
20 psi out of a t28... Talk about working overtime!
Black Ops Performance actually has a red one for sale right now. That's crazy because I just learned about this car a week ago and now I see this video.
Yo I like that umbrella idea haha I need that in my Supra japan rains a lot!!!
They should have made the 1990 Nissan Primera Sedan a 4WD Turbo. The TE Spec went hard for what it was.
Heaps of these GTi-R's in New Zealand.
-Bonnet Swap
-Front Mount Intercooler Painted Matte Black
-Remove Wing
-Swap Rear badge for the "X1" model.
Sleeper perfection!
Loving the Nissan video lineups!
I did own one, in the UK.
Used to break clutches for fun, but it was running 10.3s ¼ mile times.
It had a tendency to try and swap ends.
My high school maths teacher had a pulsar gtir, that had alot of money spent on it was a beast.
I had a 81' Pulsar as my first car, here in the states. It was completely different than this one, but I still loved it.
Just saw one of these at a car meet and now this is in my recommendations
The GTiR is constant AWD 50/50 torque split. Under normal driving it's not just front wheel drive, not engaging the rear wheels. It's constant AWD. The 1989 R32 Nissan GTR for example is under normal driving conditions mainly rear wheel drive, when the computer detects traction loss, the front wheels via the front Diff kick in, to give the GTR more grip.
dude loads of cars come with sr20 transverse lol
+shane clk I'm sure they did! All I mentioned was that I had never seen a car with an SR20DET transversly mounted before :D if I knew everything about every model of cars, this show would be incredibly boring for me to film haha. I love learning and expanding my knowledge everyday
Roads Untraveled nissan Primera has a trans sr also
bluebird, NX Coupe, just to name a few more.
Nissan 200sx and a g20t you can put a det in anything best sr motor is a sr20ve
My friend had one a while back. Fun little car and the umbrella in the door was a touch of Japanese weird and cool. And the NX2000, Sentra SER and Infiniti G20 had SR20s in the US.
And the 200sx did also
240sx + GTR = Pulsar!
One just came up for sale in my area. I'm probably going to move on it today. Thanks for your great review!
I remember my neighbor had one of these in Winnipeg back in like 2007 or 8 .. I was so confused as a kid
finally this car gets some recognition
Haven't seen these beautys in years!
I had a 90's Nissan Pulsar T roof...never thought anything of it before I blew the engine up. Thats my first car with 5 speed 2dr 4 seater...
Marcus, a couple cars in NA had a sideways SR20. S13 Sentra SE-R, S14 200SX SE-R, S15 Sentras of some trim levels, NX2000, Infiniti G20 too
Most fun car I've ever owned. Love them
Ive had two of these in the uk. Black and grey, they have a far superior sr20 to the s14/15. There seats and front brakes are god damn aweful.
One kool thing was it had a umbrella that popped out as u open the drivers door
You need to try a N15 Pulsar/lucino VZR N1 with a SR16ve (or a sr20ve). They aren't awd but when the noevvl kicks in they sound awesome
SR16VE N1 - Featured in the JDM Pulsar VZ-R N1, which was a racing homologation version intended to compete with the Honda Civic Type-R. Producing 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) from its 1.6 L SR16VE engine, it held the highest specific output ever for a naturally aspirated production car, at 123.125 hp/liter until the Honda F20C engine was released in the Honda S2000. The "Version2" (VerII) was introduced offering a few chassis and mechanical tweaks as well as an option orange trimmed interior with GTR Skyline front seats. N1's available in Black and White only.
the umbrella alone makes me want one
Wow, the owner has really done a great job on this.
I've always lusted after one of these and they're available in the states now!
This is the first time I've seen one of these, very cool👍