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    Whats The Best Cheap Fmic?

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    I'll throw in a free plug here, as a happy customer :D

    GENUINE Hybrid tube & fin kits. The cores are super light, aluminium piping which is also very light.

    Fitted one last weekend which ony took a few hours, fits up easily.

    At $745 i thought it was pretty reasonable, sure it was a little more than the copy kits but if you hold the genuine and china cores... well, you can pick up the genuine core with two fingers no problems ;)

    http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=90632

    Fs : Safc Ii

    in For Sale (Private Car Parts and Accessories)

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    Item: : Apexi SAFC II

    Location: Melbourne (Kew)

    Item Condition: very good, currently in car so you can see it working if you wish.

    Reason for Selling: Upgrading to PFC/bigger turbo

    Price and Payment Conditions:$300ono cash if you're in Melbourne, if you're not, PM/email me and we can work something out :D

    Extra Info:Product Info, looks just like the one in the piccie but without the stand. Comes with original japanese manuals and also english operation and installation manuals.

    Contact Details: PM or [email protected]

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    My Rebuild And What I've Found Out.

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    Search!!!

    Since i searched this to death recently... :

    without cams most are getting 230-250rwkw, mostly 240-250, some are around 220-230 (and seem to have been a little disappointed)

    with cams up to 265 eg SK's cars

    I spent a lot of time trying to compare GCG hiflows Vs HKS GT-RS, but i can't find many power figures for the HKS item :( they seem fairly similar though...

    Opinions Please

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    ^^Thanks, good to know.

    I'm aiming for 250rwkw. Looking at track days and some advanced driver training with the car once it's all sorted.

    GCG hiflow rb25det's seem to vary from 220(base)-260(with cams)rwkw from what i've seen, whereas GT-RS cars seem to be consistently pulling around 240-250, higher with cams.

    I have a feeling i'd be a little disappointed with 220 if that's what i ended up with, is all.

    Price difference is about $600 all up, with a stock turbo to sell/play footy with. Resale value comes into it too - IMHO the HKS will come out on top when it comes time to sell the car.

    Opinions Please

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    Okay after much reading and research and conversation i've decided on the HKS GT-RS. Good resale and i've read nothing but good reports.

    Nengun has a package with PowerFC + 740cc Injectors + turbo kit, which i know a few people on SAU have installed in their cars already, with good results.

    My concern is re: injector size.

    I'm consistently getting told 550cc is plently for my needs. Having the overhead with the 740cc ones is fine, but a few shops have mentioned that the idle will be better with the 550cc ones.

    The co$t between the two sizes is negligible

    Does anyone have the 740cc injectors running, or know someone that does. any problems? This will be a daily driver battling peak hour traffic regularly so it is concerning :(

    I've read every injector thread i could find and this issue is never mentioned. (maybe it's not much of an issue??)

    I'm looking at getting this done in the next month(s) and will be sure to post dyno results etc for anyone else considering this path.

    Cheers guys

    Opinions Please

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies guys.

    Yeah i've got mods both sides of the engine, and have the stopping/handling side of things fairly well sorted aswell.

    Been thinking of getting some bolt-ons for the engine for a while now, and i finally (read: a few years!) feel i know the car's limits well enough to strap on some extra kilowatts :blink:

    Never ordered through Nengun before, but through a similar site (Taka Kaira). I'd be expecting 2 weeks or so for delivery?

    Opinions Please

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    I'm seriously considering throwing some $$$ into my car.

    Been doing a LOT of reading, and i've pretty much settled on this list of goodies.

    Car at the moment has stock ECU and stock turbo/cooler, as in sig.

    Engine appears to be healthy, it's just clicked over 100,000 and had all belts/pump replaced etc etc.

    1) Z32 AFM ~$250-300 2nd hand

    or $400 new Nengun

    2) Genuine Hybrid FMIC with piping $800 autospeedbits.com.au (delivered)

    or $700 no-name with piping justjap.com (delivered)

    3) Apexi Power FC $950 group buy SAU

    or $1050 Racespec

    or $954 Nengun

    4) Injectors SARD 550+ Collars $930 nengun

    or Nismo 550 $890 nengun

    5) Turbo GCG Hiflow $2000 [EDIT: now HKS GT-RS]

    6) Beefy Fuel Pump *tick* Mk4 supra

    7) Heavy duty clutch *tick*

    ?? 8) Fuel pressure reg eg $150 Nismo nengun

    TOTAL $4050 + ?injectors + labour/tune

    --> $5000-6000 complete, give or take a bit.

    Bearing in mind i would be installing the PFC and FMIC myself, and then probably get it trailered to a shop with a turbo and injectors and get them to make it go :)

    I want a bolt-on turbo without too much fussing around and i thought the GCG would be a good way to go for cost and ease of fitting.

    a few questions for those that have done this before...

    a) Will i need injectors? it seems that i will.

    b ) Will i need a fuel pressure regulator?

    c) Rough power - is 240rwkw reasonable or would 220rwkw be more likely?

    and finally,

    d) Would it be better to source parts and get them in, or get a shop to sort parts for me? I've heard so much conflicting information. I'm not set on getting "rice" name parts; they are just what came up on a quick price hunt for initial costing.

    If i've left stuff out i'll try and add it in.

    Thanks for your ideas/opinions/criticisms,

    B

    Autocar On The Nurburgring

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    "Recently, Autocar magazine performed a test in Nurburgring track with this car against Porsche new 911 Carrera (300hp), Ruf 911 CTR2 (520hp) and Nissan Skyline GTR (280hp, 4wd, 4ws), the lap time is amazingly found as follows : 

    Caterham Superlight R .......... 8 min 6.2 sec

    Ruf 911 CTR2 ....................... 8 min 15.0 sec

    Nissan Skyline GTR .............. 8 min 28.1 sec

    Porsche 911 Carrera ............. 8 min 38.4 sec

    Benefited by the light weight and superbly balanced chassis, the Superlight R ran considerably faster than others in bends, although it lost a lot of time in fighting with drag in straights. Road tester found it handles very much better than others, it is virtually a racing car. 

    Nurburgring is usually regarded as the best place to test a car's real world performance - it has high speed straights as well as a hundred bends with different speeds. The Superlight R broke the track record for non-modified road car, so, maybe we can call it "the fastest car in the world". Hard to accept ? Ferrari F50, McLaren F1, Nismo Skyline 400R and Porsche 911 GT1 (this is really a racing car!) might be faster, but until they are tested in Nurburgring, the Caterham still remains to be the King."

    Interesting Nurburgring reading....

    Tyres you use(d) and how u would rate them

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted · Edited by Beeble

    Bridgestone GIII's

    Had them on for a week and done a few hundred km on them.

    235/45 17

    So far very impressed.

    Noisy tyre at 40-50km, but at 60 you can't hear them.

    Grip - amazing. Cornering is spot on, very predictable handling, and corner speeds are noticeably higher (based on some well-known laps in an industrial area).

    Wet performance was solid, really had to try to lock them up, which was dead easy on previous rubber.

    I'd give them an 8-9/10 overall, but i've never driven on S-03's or T1-R's or the like to compare.

    Previous tyres have been Simex (i'd rate them a 4/10) and k104's (6-7/10)

    r33 boost

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    I've been running 10-12 psi for a few years with no problems so far. Same mods as you.

    A lot of people have said it's generally "safe" to go up to 14 or so without having the stock turbo cack itself. I've given it a go a few times but it feels like it's "choking" and is actually slower than at 12psi.

    Maybe that's the stock intercooler doing its thing?? :D

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