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Hi Guys, I have a Garett GT 3540 for sale, it had done around 70,000 km's on a FPV that had not been modified. i also have the exhaust manifold and a few other air intake pieces. Asking around $1,000 but negotiable on price. Make me an offer of the other bits Located in Taylors Lakes Melbourne Give me a call on 0411 310 515 Michael

There is a lot of info on this forum which is great and the main reason i signed up to this forum, but sometimes ill be searching for hours and find it hard to find the answers relevant to my situation and then i get a bit impatient so i post the question. Ill ease up on the questions and keep searching. I had basic understanding of engines but since i got this car it has really taken me to a new level of understanding, no doubt there is still so much more too learn. Thats what I'm focusing on next ECU and an intercooler, once that is done ill start researching on what i will do next.

I uploaded some new videos of my skyline below are links to all my videos.

Just thought i would post a couple of videos with the mods i ended up doing Only mod i had done before these was when i boosted the stock turbo to around 11 psi This is when i took off the old exhaust and before i installed the 3" exhaust This is when i installed a 3" turbo back exhaust My cousin had a VL High flow turbo that bolts up to the exhaust manifold but has different stud pattern to dump pipe so i decided to put in, with a few mods that had to be done we made it fit. i know i should have done some other mods before this but it was spare of the moment kind of thing so until i do any more upgrades to compensate for the bigger turbo I'm just running it on low boost . i had to get a new oil line ($120) made, because my dump pipe from the turbo to the cat was 1 piece i had it get that modified to suit the VL dump pipe ($250 exhaust mod), had to find the a VL dump pipe and saw a few days earlier that one sold on ebay for $80 but after 1 day of searching on a friday and having to have the car running over the weekend i ended up buying the only i could find for $300 and all the extra piping for the intake and in-between the compressor housing and intercooler which worked out to be around another $50. Total spent $520 plus what ever my cousin wants for the turbo which he said he paid around $500 which apparently was run for a round 5000km's and rated to 25 psi. A lot more turbo lag in 1st and 2nd it wont start boosting until 3000 rpm but 3rd gear and over it boosts well. Only running it at just under 8 psi it is significantly faster then before. the night i left my cousins house i raced another r34 and he told me he had a 3" exhaust and he had boosted it to 10 psi, he had me on take off but as soon i started boosting there was clear winner …… it wasn't a proper race it was like a slow rolling start but you could clearly see the improvement. This was just me taking of from a friends house i also need to organise a ECU, FMIC and tune does anyone know a safe limit to boost it too once i get a FMIC without changing injectors or fuel pump?

Thanks for that, sorry about posting in the wrong section ill have hunt around and repost it in more appropriate area

Hi guys just thought i would post a couple of videos with the little mods i have done Only mod i had done before these was when i boosted the stock turbo to around 11 psi This is when i took off the old exhaust and before i installed the 3" exhaust This is when i installed a 3" turbo back exhaust My cousin had a VL High flow turbo that i decided to put in, with a few mods we made it fit. i had to get a new oil line ($120) made, because my dump pipe from the turbo to the cat was 1 piece i had it get that modified to suit the VL dump pipe ($250 exhaust mod), had to find the a VL dump pipe and saw a few days earlier that one sold on ebay for $80 but after 1 day of searching on a friday and having to have the car running over the weekend i ended up buying the only i could find for $300 and all the extra piping for the intake and in-between the compressor housing and intercooler which worked out to be around another $50. Total spent $520 plus what ever my cousin wants for the turbo which he said he paid around $500 which apparently was run for a round 5000km's and rated to 25 psi. A lot more turbo lag in 1st and 2nd it wont start boosting until 3000 rpm but 3rd gear and over it boosts well. Only running it at just under 8 psi it is significantly faster then before. the night i left i raced another r34 and he told me he had a 3" exhaust and he had boosted it to 10 psi, he had me on take off but as soon i started boosting there was clear winner …… it wasn't a proper race it was like a slow rolling start but you could clearly see the improvement. This was just me taking of from a friends house Now i really want a FMIC and probably need a fuel reg can anyone recommend brands? my cousin also said he has a O2 censor that goes to lcd screen so we can work out how much more we can boost it safely……………….does anyone know a safe limit to boost it too once i get an intercooler assuming i have enough fuel being available?

Hi guys just thought i would post a couple of videos with the little mods i have done Only mod i had done before these was when i boosted the stock turbo to around 11 psi This is when i took off the old exhaust and before i installed the 3" exhaust This is when i installed a 3" turbo back exhaust My cousin had a VL High flow turbo that i decided to put in, with a few mods we made it fit. i had to get a new oil line ($120) made, because my dump pipe from the turbo to the cat was 1 piece i had it get that modified to suit the VL dump pipe ($250 exhaust mod), had to find the a VL dump pipe and saw a few days earlier that one sold on ebay for $80 but after 1 day of searching on a friday and having to have the car running over the weekend i ended up buying the only i could find for $300 and all the extra piping for the intake and in-between the compressor housing and intercooler which worked out to be around another $50. Total spent $520 plus what ever my cousin wants for the turbo which he said he paid around $500 which apparently was run for a round 5000km's and rated to 25 psi. A lot more turbo lag in 1st and 2nd it wont start boosting until 3000 rpm but 3rd gear and over it boosts well. Only running it at just under 8 psi it is significantly faster then before. the night i left i raced another r34 and he told me he had a 3" exhaust and he had boosted it to 10 psi, he had me on take off but as soon i started boosting there was clear winner …… it wasn't a proper race it was like a slow rolling start but you could clearly see the improvement. This was just me taking of from a friends house Now i really want a FMIC and probably need a fuel reg can anyone recommend brands? my cousin also said he has a O2 censor that goes to lcd screen so we can work out how much more we can boost it safely……………….does anyone know a safe limit to boost it too once i get an intercooler assuming i have enough fuel being available?

Oil isn't milky jut a bit murky and very small traces of oil, no steam or white smoke. I only hit full boost once but it sounded ok. I have checked the coolant every now and again because of summer but when i changed the turbo we lost a lot of coolant, after i filled it it was ok but i checked after 2 days of driving and filled it up again and thats when i noticed it was dark brown. Na its a manual. Hope this is enough info for your queries. Thanks for all the suggestions i will definitely try them out. i really don't want to change the head gasket just looks like so much work to get everything off, i had a hard enough time trying to make this other turbo fit. Please, if you have any more advice or queries on this topic please post it, as i have one more question. sorry to go off topic but there was 1 other problem that came with the turbo swap, after i stretch a gear i sometimes pop it to neutral to decide what gear i will select next, which all depends on the traffic situation. sometimes the engine has enough time during this process to go back to idle which was fine before i changed the turbo i would just rev match and select a gear, now only after i stretch a gear it will go lower than idle and turn off, not sure why??? before i changed the turbo, when the engine was warmed up it would idle at 1000rpm now if it decides to idle and not stall it idles just under 800. Any ideas ??? Also just wanted to say that i love this forum and you guys are so helpful and honest

Hi guys, got a r34 GT-T NEO, checked my coolant this morning and it is dark brown. there was a little bit of sludge on the bottom of the radiator cap and i put my finger in the coolant to find really small traces of oil. from my experience when the head gasket is blown the coolant is a lot worse, but I'm not a mechanic. i have checked a lot of other forums but can't get any specific info that matches up to my issue. i have had the car for 6 months and there has been no problems with cooling system it always sits just under half. Not sure if the following information will be valid but over the weekend i took off the stock turbo and put a high flowed VL turbo, i used my old waste gate and bolted it to 2 plates that were bolted to the side of the compressor housing, i assumed the plates were flexing because it wasn't boosting very well. i then changed the plates to something a bit more sturdy and took it for a drive, on my old turbo i was running 12 psi and when i tested this new turbo it boosted to 17 psi i then straight away turned the boost down to 8 psi. could this have caused me to blow the head gasket when it over boosted?

Thanks for the link very helpful. no i haven't upgraded my ECU yet, any recommendations on that? I'm sure it would have been, there are just so many posts and replies to go through that i would have been up all night trying to find an answer.

Hi guys, I have a R34 GT-T and I'm wondering if i should high flow it or buy a new turbo. So far i have installed a 3" Turbo back exhaust and manual boost controller running at around 10psi, but still looking for a bit more power. I am not an expert on turbos but i am learning as i go. My friend has a turbo off a RB30 that has been high flowed, i did read somewhere that they definitely are not a bolt on replacement, but can i use the internals on my housing? Also if anyone could give me the part numbers of the stock turbo on both the RB25 and RB30 Or alternatively recommend a bolt on replacement with a price estimation.