Just browsing through the Flyrat blog and came across this rare Tommy Kaira M30:
Tommy Kaira M30
I thought it would be nice to share this car: this is one of the very rare occasions you will see this car, apart from when you play games like Gran Turismo! :D
Tommy Kaira was already a renowned tuner in Japan since 1968, but in 1987 they made their first rebadged version of a tuned production car: the Tommy Kaira M19! (based upon a Mercedes 190) Starting from 1988 they changed focus and put themselves exclusively to modifying Japanese production cars, starting with the Tommy Kaira M30!
This car is often mistaken for the Infinity M30, which is actually a Nissan Leopard F31. The Tommy Kaira M30 was intially based upon the Skyline GTS-R R31 and later on based upon the Skyline GTS-t R32. This particular car is the R31 based M30. The car was tuned up to Tommy Kaira’s specifications by lowering and stiffening up the suspension and swap the engine for a custom built RB30DE!
The engine was a work of art: they took out the RB20DE engine, removed the head and put it on top of a RB30E engine, and thus creating a RB30DE engine. Then the workshop increased the compression ratio, cams, port polish and all this raised the M30’s power output from 159hp to 238hp! There were some limitations to this engine: the RB30E bottom is not as strong and refined as its lesser counterpars and created inbalance. This results in and engine that can’t be revved over 7200rpm. On the other side it has massive amounts of torque!
Nowadays this trick is happily done by the Australians as well to upgrade their Australian built Skyline R31s (RB30E engines only) to a more decent power ouput. The only difference is that the Aussies do a much bolder job than Tommy Kaira: they swap over the newer RB25DET head to make it a more powerful turbo version of the M30 engine!
All other parts of the car remained the same as the factory spec GTS-R. This can be seen in the austere (or yet better: spartan) interior of the car. On the other hand: who needs luxury if you got one of the coolest Skylines ever?
You can buy this beauty for the small sum of $16,495 at Flyrat!
I Just Love this Rare Gem! and for just $16,495 the cost of a corolla. tham i wish i buy this car . if you ever go back let me know i give you the money for it.
DTM awesome insight and knowledge of the M20-M30 R31 I’ve his exact model kit with the same color car on box Tommy KAIRA name badges and decals I knew about him been a skyline Tuner that’s why this addition was named solely after him it makes me want to open up my model kit and build it its 124th scale styrene comes with full stock intirrior option and the stripped out roll age option also depends on what you want to build it in if your searching one up a model kit I mean to build replicate the real deal for a nice display piece it’s a 124th scale fujii kit ID”16 THE KIT COMES WIT VERY DETAILED INTERRIOR WITH THE HIGH AND LOWER STEERING WHEEL OPTION AN FUCTIONAL WHEN BUILT FRONT SPLITTER LIP AND REAR SET R31 LIGHTS OR THE ONE PIECE SET SUCH A AWSOME SKYLINE ARE HARD ENOUGH MODEL KIT TO FIND AND CAN FET LITTLE PRICEY BUT AS ITS A RARE MODEL OF RARE CSR THAT CAN BE TURNED INTO THE REAL REAL ON SHELF IT’S WORTH IT IV HAD IT A WHILE NOW IN MY PERSONAL STASH I DO LIKE IT IV GOT ALL SKYLINE MODEL KITS FROM THE SKYLINE PRINCE TO THE LB WORKS R35 IV ALSO BUILT SOME BUT STILL HAVE ALL THE VERSIONS IN MY COLLECTION I AM TRYING TO GET 112 SCALE R32 GTR OR R33 ALSO R35 IV THEM IN 124TH SCALE BUT WANT ANY THEM IN BIGGER SCALE SO IV MY EYE OPEN BUT IF ANYONE’S INTERESTED THAT HAS MODEL KIT OF GTR BIGGER THAN THE 124TH VERSION IN PLASTIC KIT WISE AND FEEL YOU’D LIKE TO ADD THIS TOMMY KAIRA R31 E20-E30 SKYLINE I’M WILLING TO TRADE. AFTER ALL THIS IS A COOL AND RARE CAR MAYBE WHY THEY MADE THE MODEL KIT RIGHT DOWN TO THE STOCK SEAT BRACKETS AND WHEELS THEN CAN GET ME ON THIS IF THAT’S OK. WITH THE GUY I’M REPLYING TOO ABOUT HIS EXTREMELY PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THIS CSR IS AND WHO TOMMY KAIRA IS TOO. I’M JUST LOOKI G FOR A 120TH OR UP TO 1.12TH scale GTR PLASTIC MODEL KIT FOR IT. IF ITS WORTH IT TO YU NO STRESS ANYWAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE SCHOOLING OF SUCH A GREAT CAR AND ITERESTING FACTS ON THIS CAR FOR A TOMMY KAIRA FAN IV GOT THE RITE MODEL KIT IF YOU WANT OR ARE ITERESTED IN TRADE THE R32 33 34 ARE EASY ENOUGH TO GET HOLD OF AGAIN IV GOT THEM ALL BUILD AND I BUILT IN MY PRIVATE CLLECTION BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE GTR, S IN BIGGER SCALE THAN 124TH THERE IS A KIT I ALSO OULD LIKE TO GET JUST RECENTLY CAME OUT THIS APRIL FOR FIRST TIME BRAND NEW TOOL FROM HASEGAWA ITS 124TH SCALE PULSAR GTI-R HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED IN IRELAND YET BUT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE TOO U CAN GET THE TOMMY KAIRA KIT FOR THAT ALSO IF EASY FOR YOU TO GET AND IT’S CHEEP SO I JUST TAUGHT ID THROW IT OUT THERE MY EMAIL IS [email protected] for anyone or guy I am commenting on now is interested in a trade for the model kit just small modelling hobbies throwing out there something that someone might want or has tried finding it’s sealed kit nothings Damaged all in one piece all the pieces and each sprew with wheels rubber tyres,, again thanks to the guy whos page I’m commenting on. Thanks for your help about knowing more about both car and Tommy KAIRA, ,,regards. Keith