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Hi mate, Are there any parts still for sale? I was interested in the diff.

First of all, this is a discussion around understanding the potential differences between Stagea's and Skylines, to understand why there may be less power achieved whilst having similar mods rather an expectations. Secondly, it is also to discuss and understand the differences between using different qualities of products and results achieved, as some people have reliably achieved good performance gains from using less superior products and parts. This is not to mention that everyone has different build/upgrade budgets and its a means of determining whats myth and fact. Thirdly, I'm not sure what the relevance of your post really is besides trying to be sarcastic, which seems to be the common traits of most keyboard warriors on this site and forum. If you don't have anything relevant or useful to say keep your heroic bullshit to yourself as its a waste of everyone's time. I would have thought that the whole point of this site is to get enthusiast together to constructively talk about a common interest in cars etc. By putting that post up, what were you really trying to achieve other than wasting 5 mins of your time being a keyboard warrior, rather than trying to provide some constructive feedback/advice???? Seriously...

I'm running the Katashi 68/70mm core with a return-flow kit that Havoc Fabrication made up for my car. Best to check this link out as it will be worthwhile getting a quality core - https://www.facebook...53095751873865, I’m also waiting on Trent to get back to me regarding the tests that Tao has carried out so I’ll let you know the outcome. Is yours a return-flow setup?

Hey how did you go with your car? Were you happy with the results?

Good luck buddy - keep me posted with your results. Let's hope you don't make more otherwise she'll be off the cliff! Lol!

Hi guys, I recently posted a topic about this as I have a series 2 Stagea with the Neo motor and have always found my car is anywhere between 15-30Kw lower than mates who have GTS-Ts. I'm running the usual bolt-ons with a larger turbo, injectors and pump and making 355Kw on e85. My other mates are around the 370-400Kw mark with same setup. Its really interesting to come across this topic as I couldn't figure out why, however recently researching online found that GTS-Ts with the non-Neo RBs camshaft duration was 240°intake / 240°exhaust and lift 7.8mm intake / 7.8mm exhaust. The Neo equivalent camshaft duration is 236°intake / 232°exhaust and lift: 8.4mm intake / 8.7mm exhaust. Apparently Nissan fitted the NEO head later on, which enabled the engine to be classified as a low emission vehicle (LEV) engine due to their lower fuel consumption and emission output. This may partly explain why Stageas generally make less power as opposed to the R33s etc. Not sure what it means for the R34 which has the same engine as the series 2 stagea - it may very well have also received more aggressive CAMS due to being a sports car.

To the point that you are trying to make, others also have different opinions in that sometimes better cooling can affect flow or visa-versa. Tao's test was not only trying to point out that a superior core would provide better performance, but also that the amount of piping that could be reduced from re-configuring a return-flow type setup to use shorter length pipes can actually reduce lag and increase power. Having said that, others will say that if the turbo is big and efficient enough, that it should spool up and create enough pressure to push the air through to that extra distance. I have spoken to Trent a few times about the situation on my car and again - I'm not complaining about the power that my car makes, more trying to understand why there is a difference in power between a R34 GTT running the exact same engine, mods and turbo etc. There will always be a difference of opinion and advice, which is why I posted my topic wanting to see if anyone else with a Stagea actually had a similar experience to me, rather than whether I should be happy with 355Kw... As per the previous post suggestion, I'll touch base with the boost brothers in Adelaide to see if they have any advice. Cheers.

Cheers Ben will do.

Totally agree fellas - by no means am I complaining more curious as to whether others have gone through the same mod process what they experienced. I don't believe the z32 and nistune are contributing factors, as my tuner has seen 500kw engines running nistune etc. Duncan you've made a very good point regarding cam profile which would make sense and worth investigating, however it may not be the case with the Neo.

Hi Everyone, I've own a series 2 factory manual AWD Stagea, which I've had for nearly 5 years now and I have the usual supporting bolt-on mods with a Hypergear ATR45SAT (externally gated) turbo running 24psi on e85 making 355Kw. The car has been tuned by Trent from Chequered Tuning and has been running perfect to date. To provide further clarity my “supporting bolt-on” mods include larger turbo, FMIC, ID1000 injectors, z32 AFM, larger fuel pump, 3” exhaust and Nistune. The engine’s compression was also checked by my mechanic which was found to be fine and in good health - stock head and bottom end. The reason for this (and whilst every car/engine is different) I feel that my car has been always slightly lacking in making power, when benchmarking to cars such as R33/34s with the same types of setups but different turbos (Garrett GTX3076R etc). Now I know most will say you can’t compare because one is AWD drive vs. RWD etc, I’m just curious to find out if anyone is potentially in the same boat as me and whether they were able to determine the root cause. To bring it into perspective, the size of my Hypergear turbo is somewhere in between a GTX3076R and GTX3582) which is why I am curious to try and find out if its purely the turbos being the main factor or something in the setup of my car causing the difference. Some of you may have read a Facebook post from Tao (Hypergear) recently https://www.facebook.com/HyperGearTurbos/posts/10153095751873865, which was regarding benchmarking different types of intercoolers and piping setup; which could potentially be one of the reasons why cars lack in power. My car does have the Takashi 600x300x68mm cooler setup in return-flow mode, however I’m not convinced that this was a consistent test. I would be greatly appreciated it in getting some feedback from others who have carried out similar performance upgrades with power outputs achieved, or had similar challanges and what they did as a result. At this stage my gut feel is that if I were to simply swap over to a similar Garrett GTX turbo; that it could potentially make up for the loss of power, however want to do some research first. Thank you.

Hi Guys, I've recently took my Stagea to J-TUNED after experiencing major issues and delays with another workshop (which I wont mention who). A friend of mine referred me to Jay and I must say that he quickly turned my misery around; from a car that left the other workshop on a tow truck; to now being on its way to making some serious reliable power. I can't thank Jay enough, even though I was originally very sceptical going to him given my previous experience but glad I did. These days it is very hard to find a decent workshop that has the right work ethics and customer service. I'm confident that anyone from here that pays a visit to Jay will see both qualities in his work, not to mention his honesty. I wont plug the workshop anymore than I need to, as you get the picture but I hope that he'll definitely be around for a very long time. Cheers.

Is this for sale by any chance?

They are asking $1000 for the front pair - I'm worried that the rotor and caliper fouling on the wheels - they're 18" however with a dish therefore the inner part may only be 16"...

I also forgot to mention that I can also get a pair of R34 GTR V SPEC II NUR front Brembo brakes if that also suites. Would these be the same setup as the R34 GTT brakes?

I cant get my hands on a set of R34 GTT and recently chaged the offset of my wheels... From what I have read here most have been using the R34 GTT calipers without any issues or major mods... It would be great if someone can confirm the exact parts that would suit - I'm planning to keep the rear as is, however with slotted rotors and new pads. Cheers,