samw/skyline

You should wait to get the billet gears like the guys are saying, but removing oil pump in engine if you ever need to for some reason is possible. I coincidentally just watched this video the other day. I bought gears without knowing how much trouble removing the pump would be so I've decided to just sit on the stock one till it goes and then go down the rabbit hole of pump, gears, crank collar, head drain, pan, etc.

Haha no problem. Let me know how it goes if you get it working for you. I hope it’s straight forward

How did/does the yelsha trigger kit work for you? Looking like I might get one.

thank you for mentioning these guys. I was getting a headache trying to find a fuel rail and injector combo for my needs and these guys have just what i need for cheap.

sorry to reopen this, but I can't believe this guy didn't just go with the haltech and tune for 1500.

I bought a 21u g3 used and it has minimal shaft play side to side , none front and back, and doesnt rub anywhere. previous owner said he ran at 19psi on rb20. do you think i should be concerned with the side to side shaft play or is it acceptable?

Hey everybody, I've been a member of this forum for awhile and have had a few posts and comments, but have never made an intro till now. I lived in Japan for 2 years and during that time my daily was a 1996 ecr33 sedan and I fell in love. I left Japan in 2019 tho and I decided to pay to have my car stored until it was finally old enough to ship. Nearly 2 years later and that day has finally come just this past Friday. I'm just waiting for it to get unloaded and clear customs so I can drive to California and pick it up in my POS Nissan Armada then haul it home to Utah. It will take some time but once I have it home I will start working on it with the goal of 270~ rwkws or 360~ rwhp for Americans like myself. I'm using this link http://nissanskyline.6te.net/tuning_GTS25T2.htm as sort of a guideline and since my much older and naïve posts I've done lots more research with the help of this forum and a few facebook pages. Hypergears thread on here is incredibly helpful, especially their dyno testing and specs and their coverage on oil issues in the head. So far the only major components I have are an Apexi PFC, z32 maf, Hypergear g3 21u, and a walbro 255. So I have a long way to go and am trying to do this build on a "budget" but still be reliable and powerful. I will continue to post as I make progress and post pictures if anyone is interested. Posts will be few and far between tho since I'm not very wealthy and will only be purchasing a few parts at a time. Any tips, advice, recommended parts, threads, forums, for sale new/used parts are always welcome. I've done nothing but read forums and scour the internet for the past 2 years to prepare for this, but I am sure there's something I've missed so any help is greatly appreciated. Wish me luck! Cheers, Sam

Hate to revive this old thread so I apologize. King were you running stock piping on your setup at the time you posted this or was some of your tubing getting sucked shut like I've heard it can on high boost and had to be replaced?

Welcome! I lived in Japan for 2 years and would give anything to go back if I could! I hope you love it as much as I did! I'm honestly not a fan of R34 sedans' looks but yours is pretty amazing! looking forward to seeing your build in another post with figures and everything. I owned an ECR33 sedan when I lived there, and still do, but it's in storage until it arrives in the USA March 2021. Maybe I'll be able to use some of your content as a guide. Cheers!

Lol it'll happen man. Even after years of driving it'll still happen once in a blue moon, not matter who you are haha

Unless.... ?

Sweet ride man! I'm in the USA market.. but definitely wouldn't be able to afford when you sell it, thats for sure haha

Also, read the newbie thread started right before yours. Will give you a good idea of how this thread can be sometimes, but don't be discouraged! Cheers!

Welcome man and sweet ride! Fairly new to the skyline scene myself and learning, but learned to drive in a manual car. There's a lot that can be said about driving manual, but everyone i know does it different. However, there are a few universal truths. Don't ride the clutch! Find where yours catches and build that muscle memory! Don't sit in too low of a gear and give your car too much gas! etc, etc, etc. Pretty much always start in 1st (duh),. Personally i cheat and use 2nd on slight downhills or if I have small momentum, but 1st is usually best. When on a hill, especially a steep one, some people use their e-brake to hold their car while they get it in gear, and then release it as the clutch catches, This way you don't roll into the person behind you. My dad taught me to just keep my foot on the brake and once i know I'm about to go I let the clutch out till it starts to catch and then release the brake and add gas, then proceed as usual. Has the same effect. You can practice this on small hills. Just hold your brake and clutch in, then slowly let out clutch till you feel it catch (revs drop also). When you let off the brake your car shouldn't roll back if you've done it right or maybe even creep forward. But don't stay on clutch for too long or you'll cause unnecessary wear. Have confidence too, don't be afraid to use your gas pedal and let the clutch out quickly *if you know the catch point*. Too little gas will stall a car more often than too much gas. And ALWAYS be ready to mash your clutch pedal to the ground if you feel a stall coming, wrong gear shift, sudden stop, etc. this will spare you having to turn your car over again in traffic and maybe even save your engine, your trans, or your life. Watch videos on youtube also, get some visuals, and practice in empty lots. Watch Engineering Explained's video on youtube of 5 Things not to do in a manual car and in a turbo car! Hope I gave some usefull info! Welcome to the club! Sam

A few things: Welcome! Seems you got the answer to your dilemma. You'll have noticed this forum can be pretty hostile, so use the search tool as much as possible to avoid gripes from older users. This forum is or nearly is 20 some years old, so someone is bound to have had your issue before or has discussed it somewhere in here. Sometimes won't be right in your face so just keep digging. I've found a lot of stuff by reading deep in topics. So listen to the criticism even tho it's pretty rude sometimes. If you're on here long enough you'll see that GTSboy knows what he's talking about and has been on here awhile. Also, your GTR isn't very much different from any Skyline that anyone else has, and plenty of GTS and GTSTS on here would probably smokes yours haha. I know this didn't answer your question, but just wanted to welcome you to the scene and prep you for what the forum holds. Best place on the internet I've used for Skyline info, but the hostility literally makes me nervous to ask a question sometimes. Would rather I get no reply lol. Enjoy your GTR and I hope you get it fixed!