Hi guys,
I recently bought an R34 GTT tiptronic coupe, my first Skyline but I have owned many turbo cars over the years.
Current mods are limited to a HKS catback exhaust (came with the car) and since reading your illustrious forum I have done the free dual stage boost disable mod and ordered an R32 wastegate actuator (havn't had time to fit yet) but have been told this will give me a solid 10psi.
Basically I commute a lot in traffic which is why I chose the auto, I'm usually a manual man. I find the tiptronic pretty good and not too boring but it does have that auto syndrome where it takes a while to get moving on light throttle applications. So I'm really chasing low down/mid range urge combined with decent fuel economy. I must say I was dissapointed with the first tank - 320km then the fuel light came on (my 03 WRX used to give over 400km every time with spirited driving).
From research I have done on here my options for further mild performance mods could include:
- front/dump pipe $199 approx.
- High flow cat - $180 approx.
- Apexi SAFC NEO - $295 + install and tuning
(above are the best online prices I have found)
Now I'm thinking for under $1000 the above would give me a nice little gain - BUT I dont want to ignore cosmetic mods either. Unfortunatly car did not come with a rear wing so I am desperatly trying to source one (PM me if you have one) and also thinking some nice lowered Tein springs and some 18" black rims would finish the look off nicley (car is white).
Of course all of this adds up so what in your esteemed opinions should I be looking at first? I am keen to get the fuel consumption under control which I have been told an SAFC should be good help - but is there any point in installing one without doing the dump/cat first? ect ect. Because if I do the dump/cat later surely it would then require a costly retune??
Any comments appreciated!