Australia's Fascination With GT-Rs, RB Engines, JDM Culture, & More At GT-R Fest 2023

[@LarryChenPhoto]

Thank you guys for watching. If you guys want a signed print for your wall I print all of them myself from my large format Canon printer larrychenprints.com/

[@aricarr247]

Sydney Motorsport park, yes was built for those different types of racing but really it was to stop street racing. Best in that controlled environment. Also yes pulsar sss n15 was an aus delivered car. The pulsar gti-r was the two door 4wd turbo car. Very fun

[@jeepnutscotty]

As an Aussie, i really appreciate your thoughts on our car culture, and even happier that you were impressed. The Sydney guys are definitely where it’s at in Australia

[@willm687]

Sydney for jdm, Melbourne for late model holdens and fords and Queensland for Old cars hotrods

[@jeepnutscotty]

@@willm687 Sydney for JDM yes, the rest is incorrect… I’m in Nth Qld and theres old muscle cars, but 1,000hp Barras are as common as coke cans, but then again Australia best Barra/S550 tuner lives in town, also home of the worlds fastest, unopened S550 Mustang….

[@willm687]

@@jeepnutscotty man the amount of tuned up commos and falcons here. Theres dandy engines, eye candy which they do, do nice work but are bogan as. There’s a lot of nice builds I just don’t know who does them as I don’t watch that many guys in vic. I know NSW tuners and engine builders are more well known but also they often have more media attention. As guys like MCM, Motive, BCM etc are all Sydney based.

[@jeepnutscotty]

@willm687 I'm not taking anything away from guys like that, im just saying NQ is often ignored when there's cars just as tough here & all over Aus, WA turns it on pretty well too, but rarely gets mentioned.

[@willm687]

@@jeepnutscotty yeah I know about WA scene from Ross reviews

[@DriftNick]

The Falken tyre R32 GT-R was a Group N car not a Group A car, the Group N cars were quite close to the street cars.

[@adrianbowen9357]

Hey, thanks for featuring my Nissan 300C @18:43. It is a Y30 Cedric, hence the box in the centre but was badged as a 300C for exports following on from the Datsun 260C and 280C. It is AU delivered, not imported and I think the V-30E SGL badging is a leftover from badging used in Japan for the Cedric. - V-30E (powered by VG30E 3L V6) - SGL (mid-level trim) I love my gold box...my grandparents bought one new and I remember loving the interior as a kid and being taken to school in the back seat. I stands out wherever it goes it's also my first car. My second car is a Chrysler 300C Wagon... Thanks for the awesome footage and coverage of the event :)

[@JoeCurtis82]

That sss pulsar (vzr in the usa) is called a Nissan Almera here in the uk

[@generalvoltage1821]

Glad to see you made it down here. The Japanese performance game in Australia, I think, was brewing in the late 80's but really started here when the Nissans came to Bathurst in 1991 and changed the game. By then the big domestic Ford and Holden builds were expensive and a bit played out but Japanese cars were cheap. I had a Datsun 1600 four door (Datsun 510) in the late 80's I got for $600. But out of Japan were all these used engines that were showing up in import lots as the regulations there required them to be replaced once they hit a certain number of Km's. Many, many engines came here for cheap like the FJ20 and could be dropped into our Nissan/Datsun 70's cars. Add the little Honda Civic into the mix with tuned engine and the industry just grew out of that. One of the most popular car magazines of the 80/90's was "Fast Fours and Rotaries". Good times.

[@generalvoltage1821]

I just looked it up. The fasted speed down Conrod Straight at Bathurst is in a Nissan GTS-T, 30+ year old car in 2022 with over a 1000Hp (de-tuned with a billet engine block!!!!) that hit 327km/h. This car lifts both it's front wheels off the ground for about 120m coming over the top of the mountain! It's nuts!

[@stopspin]

Larry I still have a pulsar vzr. The VZR pulsar is the JDM model and the SSS pulsar is the australian and New Zealand model, but New Zealand also recieved the vzr model, the one that came with the VVL cylinder head, same like vtec and better flowing head than the standard sr Cylinder head.

[@DunkyThicc]

The real reason Australia is always hit with WIldfires. FIRE SPITTING GTR's!!!!!!!!

[@JayCee81]

16:35 dude was ready to fight Larry lol

[@LSAtonyy]

Larry Chen KZbin hands down my favorite KZbin channel

[@bunta69]

12:45 “is that Larry Chen?😮”

[@JaceBarretto]

Great to see you show the JDM scene in Aus. Nice Work Larry!

[@blr153289]

Love AU, never been but just from what i've seen or known.. Thanks Larry, we live through you! :D

[@jimmyfookenjam]

I live in the suburbs of South West Sydney, and drive past countless GTRs and Supras daily, all just going in and out of workshops. Not uncommon to see them testing an E85 setup in the back roads. Such a cool thing to be around every day

[@804MRMAN]

*I've always used Falken tires because of seeing the GT-R livery when I was about 17 ( '97 ) when I started getting into other cars outside of my culture ( big wheels, candy paint, music for aliens )*

[@Haz0sris]

12:55 the moment my 34 gets a cameo in your video, thanks for coming down and making an awesome video

[@speed_freak_1001]

Man, just like the Kiwis with their rotaries, Aussies with their GT-Rs are so out of this world 😮

[@jakerubino3233]

Our rotary scene is world class too, don’t worry bout that 🇦🇺

[@Jimmy_Wei]

@@jakerubino3233 our NZ GTR scene also world-class too, haha, but I still prefer anything Rotary

[@izzy031096]

Nz is also the Cefiro captial

[@dvinirazeh583]

18:47 the "mighty car mods" sticker 👀

[@sidbobby3233]

Wow that k swapped wagon is stunning... Love gtrs bit there every where now so despite being very special iam a bit "used" to seeing them all over tin ta net. 😎😎😎👊👊👍👍✌✌

[@joeym2675]

Another Big Thank You For Bringing Another Amazing Event Full Of Awesome, Beautiful And Crazy JDM Cars And Content!!! Can’t wait for the next upload!!!

[@chasebrunner]

Love That Nissan Meet That Was Some Beautiful Cars

[@malcolmjcullen]

Would've loved to see a hook-up with Marty and Moog, so many cool cars they could've talked about (mostly Moog's, tbf).

[@vongdong10]

I don't understand why people think MCM are like the holy grail of car people in australia. Of all the years they've been on youtube they've had like a handful of cool cars. RB swapped datsun, barra cressida, the mini and the most recent levorg. Not sure if the stagea counts as that was intended to be the launch car of the skid factory

[@malcolmjcullen]

​@@vongdong10 Don't get your knickers in a twist, mate. I didn't say anything about them being the "holy grail of car people", all I said was I would have enjoyed seeing them meet up with Larry.

[@poolix1]

@@vongdong10it’s because they are relatable to the average enthusiast.. people like something relatable rather than a $300k build

[@peterga3658]

i dont know why but i was expecting to see some rotory cars in the last couple video

[@dannthenitroman]

We have a big rotary scene saying that this is basically the Nissan nationals.

[@jjsorenavki7005]

Every genre of JDM is found in Australia 1960s+ we are big on all things JDM an have events for all models

[@Mavo1989]

Love how us aussies all carry our dyno sheets in the car... you could walk around to anyone of the cars there and they will have a laminated dyno sheet and show you the exact numbers of the car... no bullshit or lies everyone does it

[@jmaracing7074]

This statement couldn't be more true. of 4 cars i have 3 are modified and have laminated dyno sheets in the glovebox. And everyone I know who has something modified has them aswell

[@ijuzliketocommenttoo6331]

If someone tells me GTRs were made in Australia, i would believe it

[@tamwoof]

Larry Chen for president 2024!

[@andy19937]

Would of loved if there was some more footage of the drags

[@JDMz]

Theres a yaris in the uk. That produces 600bhp. Stock block

[@kentbeitel9966]

That Datsun b10 wagon has to be my favorite car featured. Iv always wanted one but with a sr20 swap.

[@markwaterworth7346]

The pulsar triple s is called an almera in the uk

[@JP-gd1ln]

Larry you need to cover World Cup Finals Import vs Domestic the pinnacle of drag events in the US & equal amounts import / domestic with competitors from over the world. With classes like x275 vs HotRod, street fighter, wild street, stick shift, & super street you've got civics taking on mustangs, supras,rx7s,370z,s15's etc taking on camaros & every other LS RWD platform & AWD you've got b-series AWD conversions making waves im honestly surprised you've never covered it this year its November 1-5 @ Maryland International Raceway

[@shahrilnizam6907]

😍اللة اكبر😍

[@UncleManuel]

Aussies really do have very nice kahs. 😁😎🤟

[@masterdinosawr]

To the guy talking about the SSS Pulsar, the vzr was a JDM model with a 1.6L na engine. Meant to compete with the ek9. Very rev happy engine. America never got them. NZ only got them through importing just like the ones that came to Aus.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Australia has such a big JDM culture because we drive in the left side of the road, same as Japan. Japan is also probably the closest country that makes (decent) cars. Australian car culture has been defined by the Ford vs Holden battle, which killed off both Ford and Holden, and allowed the Japanese to claim victory.

[@toughtimes721]

Holden and ford both build slow shit box cars that nobody wanted.jdm dominates motor sport.

[@5lcalais1]

Jdm didn't kill off Holden and Ford, corporate greed did that lol Reality is also people weren't buying sedans anymore, everyone wanted suvs and both companies ignored that fact and payed the ultimate price. Labour costs also contributed to the downfall of Australian manufacturing.

[@toughtimes721]

JDM always will be king Holden and ford 🤣

[@djhatton]

@@5lcalais1 cars aren't made here because of the lnp. thanks tony.

[@izzy031096]

@@toughtimes721The intech would beg to differ 😉😂

[@alexanderfreideaux8647]

@Larry Chen - Just so you know, the etsy shop you link in the description is not available.

[@JP-gd1ln]

Larry Chen @6:38 "obviously mounted transverse" that is mounted inline, transverse = parallel to axles pistons left to right, inline = parallel/inline w/ driveshaft pistons front to back.

[@Maattttheww]

I think it’s usually referred to as longitudinal

[@clubsport9334]

​@@Maatttthewwthank you.

[@johnhanslo4005]

GTR heaven

[@BuiltByBlake]

Ayy that stagea 260rs was a nice thing 😏😏 cheers mate 🤘🏼

[@hope_trillz]

Cool car contents on your channel 😎 👌 good job

[@StrawHatGarage]

That evo was just marking it's territory, created great burnout content!

[@True60RS]

@builtbyblake spotted at 18:31 👀🔥

[@andyossie]

This is the home of Mighty Car Mods, would be good if you were able to catch up with Marty and Moog and see their col car builds!

[@stickyplantains]

champagne 300c mafia car thing is dope larry

[@Oli.raw.]

I look like such a nerd @4:47 Segway easy rig 😂

[@misty6873]

We have heaps of muscle cars in Australia drag racing cars but you only went to a GTR event

[@donnybrooks13]

Mind blowing video, insane cars 🤯

[@Nismo-gy3wz]

Love hearing my exhaust dump valves

[@motow3031]

I'm all in on the Datsun wagon too.

[@5lcalais1]

Although we never got many U.S. cars, we did have our own muscle cars though. The v8 scene is just as big in Aus as the jdm scene is and it's awesome for people who love a bit of everything 👍 Our v8 stuff is pretty competitive with the U.S. stuff now too ,more to the Aus car scene than gtrs and evos lol U were after weird unique cars to you but you completely missed the Aussie barra xr6 turbos in the background lol It's a all Australian designed and built car that unfortunately isn't made anymore 😔 Mad cars ,capable of 800hp on minimal mods, buying one myself soon 👌😊

[@toughtimes721]

And the facts about the Barra is there average at best.and not even in the same world as the JDM giants.when the big boys come out to play the Barra boys run and hide

[@robertashton8533]

I think the barra may be a challenger in the big boy races soon

[@Optimus_Media]

nissan s14 on simmon wheels huh so australian!

[@ななころび]

Was I the only one that caught that camera rig at 2:08?

[@randomthing4639]

Malaysia had 1 falken r34

[@f4rensabri]

in the oz they call em GDR

[@akmalmuhammad5128]

nice video

[@mamalui]

It's interesting you mention the plate game. They are actually not that expensive. It's around US$270 a year to run custom plates. And then it's more or less just about finding something that hasn't been taken yet. Sure there are more expensive and rare ones, but in general no big deal at al :)

[@brettleonard8602]

They wanted $480/ year for the plate I wanted I switched it up to resemble a standard plate $180/ year. Guaranteed it'll go up again next year and the next etc it's Australia after all. Also I can't believe I got the plates I did. I'm just waiting for a letter asking for me to hand them in. Essentially they say FUCK YOU 2😏

[@tobdanracing8925]

Here in Germany the Nissan Pulsar was named Almera. My mother had one and it wasnt worth anything.

[@Kowalamaster]

Where larry says age 3, r32 gtr, I have heard the terminology said before but I do not know what it means, What is age 3, how many ages are there?

[@nathanielhenriquez9486]

@18:10 when he pulls out the measuring stick 💀

[@Xayuap]

love 510, love wagons, wait, what?, a 510 wagon! ask him, I want that, I also love red headed honda engines, you know. that I am not gonna believe what? tell me

[@nailx44]

Are you going to visit Brisbane?

[@toddxhiggins]

This was back in May/June. He's long gone

[@nailx44]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@Superdimensional]

When dude said he “worked for Nissan” I know I can’t be the only one who thought corporate, then he says he was a tech lol uhhhhh ok 👌 😂

[@yotday]

0:53 That's what she said

[@xprettylightsx]

I like the guy at 17:25

[@connortimoti]

that etsy link not working for me

[@user-ef3om4jb6s]

does anybody have the instagram handle for the first GTR ? 01:39

[@phillyphil1513]

0:58 - Q: what is that called...? A: Royale with Cheese.

[@jjsorenavki7005]

Anyone in the USA looking to buy a R32 GTR that light blue wide body one is forsale $105,000 AUD. An it's cheap considering its a built 3.2L Aussie combo with 800whp. Barely pushing what these spec motors can really make on a Cast block,

[@KiDRas01]

Papi Larry

[@AbhishekSharma-sc7ki]

I don't know whether most Australian Japanese car enthusiasts are Japanophiles in the same way people in North America are. Growing up I never really heard the phrase JDM, even though my dad was a mad Datsun guy. Japanese performance cars were just a part of the regular car palette, probably owing to various backdoor imports. For example, I had a 1987 Celica GTFour which was imported way back in the early 90s, and had been registered since then.

[@negativeknowledge]

aussies do like japan culture and japanese cars but i don't think we're japanophiles like the americans.

[@loudmikemedia]

well we know wherw all the rb and sr are now

[@griffsmotorthings]

In 1:57 I got hit 3 times with double ads that were unskippable. I'll try again tomorrow.

[@Paoraw]

When all gtrs are legal in usa surely a gtr fest usa

[@shanetyler9391]

Oh that's cute gtrs lol 😆 damn I will never be rich enough to own one. Iam still at the 240sx s30 level of Nissan cars 😂

[@rudolphcordon3017]

I am a bigger Slash fan now more than ever...I almost worship horror

[@WehnkeBotha]

What the hell is that thing at 1:12

[@jakerubino3233]

Australian “style” burnouts 😂 - what ya mean is REAL burnouts 🇦🇺

[@peterga3658]

180 and 200 are diff cars

[@DriftNick]

Except in Europe where they got a 180sx with 200sx badging despite it coming with a 1.8L engine lol.

[@j4259]

What was $15000 dollars?

[@RE101213]

The strut brace.

[@j4259]

@@RE101213 holy. Why so expensive.

[@lesco_brandon7094]

Andrew toxic hawkins

[@radflaco]

😄😄😄

[@kevinmiller4757]

cant you mob go to a proper cafe and get a real bacon egg sanga. maccas is dust

[@johnnymartinez478]

Watching this video just shows how dead Nissan is

[@adamcz3183]

I'm not buying some of the stuff you said at the end here. Yeah, the skylines haven't been in the US long but we've been importing RB engines for 20 years... The Australians simply like the platform better. You kind of made it sound like American tuners are inept with the RB which is far from the truth. As for the drag racing in America not having any imports. Did you forget that the Supra was pretty much the only import holding It's own against the American muscle cars literally since 2000?

[@negativeknowledge]

go watch it again at half speed so you can comprehend it better, so you can realise how dumb your comment sounds, then delete your comment before people realise how mentally slow you are.

[@jakerubino3233]

Importing a few RB engines and having fast Supras doesn’t come close to being as familiar and long term experienced with Japanese performance cars and Skyline GTRs like we do in Australia. We have literally taken the RB to its stupendous heights and nowhere else comes close. You sound like a spoiled child trying to have a pissing contest instead of giving props where they’re due. You guys are literally pups to the Japanese car world compared to everywhere else - deal with it.

[@ce9aftw713]

cope harder

[@CraigBrosRacing]

WHY IS EVERYONE ACTING LIKE THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THE S15-CIVIC????WHEN HERT AND HOONIGAN DID A VIDEO FROM THIS SAME TRACK 2 OR MORE YRS AGO!!!!!!DUDE SAID IT WAS ITS FIRST RUN!!!WTF....NOT CALLING HIM A LIAR BUT IF THE SHOE FITS...😅 WOW SHOWS LARRY DOESN'T WATCH HOONIGAN VIDEOS.....HMMMMM....KEN WOULD NOT BE HAPPY...😮

[@dw2176]

why are you yelling....??

[@CraigBrosRacing]

@@dw2176 SO YOU CAN HEAR ME.... WORKED DIDN'T IT.... SMARTASS 🤫😘

[@toddxhiggins]

It just got converted to an auto as it kept destroying manual boxes. It was it's first run with the auto and they were struggling to set that up.