Charlie Stokes

Hey Chris, Wolverine is right! I would be trying to work out if it is infact a R33 turbo using the numbers on the housing.. If you find it is in fact a R33 Turbo, then the cheapest option might be a NEO turbo from the FS section as suggested.. I did just see one for sale in there as well with 65,000K's on it for $400.. If you find that the turbo currently installed is a NEO Turbo then maybe the one that came of was Hi-Flow? Either way its worth investigating further.. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/345536-standard-r34-neo-turbo-injectors-and-afm/page__p__5568969__hl__neo+turbo__fromsearch__1#entry5568969 Have a look at the photo's at this link, then look at the Turbo I gave you.. See if they are the same.. Then have a look at whats on the car at the moment.. If you find that the one that is installed is different then maybe head down the road of getting one of the FS section? Although a rebuild of the one I gave you will guarantee its in perfect nick.. You don't know how anyone has treated a turbo on thier car.. The standard airbox won't feel any different, but in summer it will make a difference to the temperature of the air that it being sucked in to the engine.. I does make a difference in fuel economy.. Especially if you do some longer trips.. I used that car to drive to Adelaide and back in January 2009.. The pod & heat did make it use more fuel. Its worth pulling it out and putting the airbox back in. Any POD filter that doesn't have a cold air partition around it is a mistakte.. I shouldn't have installed it.. At the time I didn't think of a panel filer. Keep on track, getting the Turbo sorted, the boost controller removed and airbox back in and it will get better economy.. I know the car is capable of easy 450K's if it was setup right. I seen it do it week in week out till the turbo packed it in.. It did 520K's to a tank out on the highway.. But this was done by conservative driving and keeping an eye on the boost gauge!

All banter about upgrades, performance and power increases aside, the core of the problem with that car is the current turbo is rubbish!! The current turbo needs to come off! It always has, it always will... The current turbo is not right.. Hence the reason I hung on to the old one and was going to have it rebuilt myself.. I think you said it in one wolverine.. Upgrades just lead to more upgrades! So to suggest more power seems like it defeats the purpose of what Chris is chasing.. If he wants the car to be more economical on fuel, the answer is to put it back to the way it was when I bought it.. No Boost Controller The right Turbo Factory Air Box with the K&N panel installed It was a shame that the old turbo packed it in, because prior to that, the car was great in comparison to other cars on the forum.. I was getting 450K's all the time.. Best I got was 520K's.. This dropped to anywhere between 350 and 420 with the replacement turbo installed.. I was not happy about it! You are also right about the boost controller wolverine, it should be turned down a click or two.. Between the warm weather and the Apexi pod sucking in hot air, it will be pinging.. Turning the boost down will stop the boost cut kicking in for now.. I dare say someone has turned it one click or more since you bought it Chris??

Hi Chris, Yeah, I know exactly what it is.. The boost is too high and it pings.. As soon as the knock sensor detects the ping it cuts the boost.. Again, this never happen with the old turbo.. I don't know what the Turbo was that I gave you the day you picked it up.. That car went better than any other Stagea I test drove with that turbo on it.. So I don't know if it was the stock one.. But the one that is on it now is a stocker for sure... Again, get the turbo rebuilt and get it back on.. Take out the boost controller and put the standard air box in with the K&N panel filter I gave you. I can promise you it will go better and use less fuel.. The car doesn't have to work as hard and the turbo doesn't spool up as much.. You can spend money on anything you like or chase more performance, but all I can tell you is how the car performed and the fuel consumption with the old turbo.. Before you spend any money on anything else, get the right turbo back on it.. Keep in mind, these cars are a 450K to a tank car.. All day long! Best you will ever get out of it is 500K's if you drive like miss daisy!! Hope your enjoying the car as much as I did! Its a great car.. All it needed was the turbo sorting out to make it 100% again!

Hi Chris, Not sure what the turbo was.. I had my suspicions that when the turbo blew up the first time that my cousin just put a R33 turbo on it.. I really don't know.. One thing I do know is that it didn't go as well as it did before it popped... Hence the reason I put the boost controller on it.. My advice, get rid of the apexi pod filter and put the standard air box back in with the panel filter I gave you. The car is sucking in hot air from the engine bay.. Plus that filter made it go worse, not better... You'll notice it uses even more fuel in summer! If you can, get the turbo I gave you rebuilt and put it back in as well as a 3 inch dump pipe from the turbo to the cat and take out the boost controller.. Precision Turbo's around Bankstown quoted me about $1300 to do a hi-flow rebuild on it.. I just never got around to it.. When I first got the car, with the 1st turbo, factory air box and no boost controller, the car would average 450 to 500K's per tank. And it went better as well... The main point about that car I would like to point out is the turbo.. The one that's in it now isn't as good as the one that came out. The best the car ever did was 520K's on the original Turbo. You should be getting 400 to 450 out of it at the moment! If your not, its got to do with your right foot! Not the car! Thanks Wolverine, I got your message last night.. I was tied up with the missus! Just dropped in to check the banter! All is well.. Still searching for XY parts! I will get it on the road one of these years!

Now listed on car sales. Make me an offer people! http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/privat...&__Qpb=true

Not what I really want to do, but I think 3 cars is one too many!! Has 84,000K's on it.. Listed here on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-Stagea-RS-FO...%3A1%7C294%3A50

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h130799212 This would be nice if I had the funds at the moment!

I'm keen to see some photo's from some of the wizards with fancy cameras!! As soon as you have them up, send us link!! Was a good turn out!!

Do you need it for an auto or manual?? If you need an auto one, PM me..

Just looking at the description... It also has R34 GTT wheels on it now..

Yeah mate, I still have it.. Car now has 81,000 Kms on it. Will probably be starting to advertise (car sales etc) in the next week or 2.. I have a D40 Navara on the way, so this toy might have to go.. Don't really want to sell.. But I have a XY thats about to be painted.. Money has to come from somewhere!

Nah, I'm all fixed now! Been back on the road for a few weeks! Cheers for the message! Charlie.

Count me in... Name the date and time.. My car is back on the road.. The sooner the better.. Cause my Stagea is getting tucked away in my parents garage 500K's away soon.

I just pulled mine out.. I've never had the standard head unit, so I have no need for it. Cosmetically its not that great, but you can have it if you want it. No idea if it works or not..

Ooooooooh! Did someone say.... Insurance Job? Maybe it was dumped by the owner?? Couldn't sell it!?????