Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

I'm surprised no one said NOS ;P

but yeah, I'm doing my car up at the moment.

done exhaust, suspension air box(replacing with cone for fmic), strut braces.

got in shed, fmic, 040 fuel pump, turbo tech boot controller.

got to get a pod and I'm thinking about brake upgrade. but first I think I'll go too the dentist.

  • Replies 63
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

id get

neons

gauges that arent fitted

decals

and some soy sauce to go with all that rice!

just kidding. take a look at me signature.

if i had 5k and only 3 mods 'twould be. turbo upgrade+power fc+ fmic

cheers. james.

if i can afford they will be:

Os Giken RB30 bottom end with a totally rebuilt Rb26 top

Twin Trust TD06 turbo

Motec M800

Edit: my gear box will be long gone which means a Os Giken Sequential gear box will be needed as well.lol

money is a terrible thing, isnt it.

Edited by frankxy
  • 2 weeks later...

For '3 items' Id do it wisely and look for some second hand near-new items (go ebay!) and get some new items at discount prices (forums are good for this). So itd have to be 3 different areas of performance for me to justify my cash (my car is auto 4wd Stagea):

a) Exhaust/airflow = full exhaust ($1000), intercooler ($750), CAI box with pod filter ($250)

b) Suspension setup = most of Sydneykids suspn group buy kit ($1800)

b) ECU's = Apexi SAFC, Apexi SITC, Electronic Boost Controller, all dynotuned ($1200)

Around 5k. Ive already done all this and more for a total of 7k, lots of mods. =0 Next one for me is the turbo to make it all 'work together'! :P

My budget is around 12k of mods on top of my 18k car, over a couple of yrs. If you do it wisely the money can go very far indeed.

Edited by Tangles

Well, my car had a rebuild by the previous own so theres a few thigns in there that I can't guess the cost of.

For me at the mo its..

1. PowerFC D-Jetro, EBC and tune - $2552

2. DBA4000 rotors and Ferodo pads - $500

3. Accessories (wheel, knob, etc :D ) - ~$?

So far for the Galant I have TD05-16G Turbo, Chipped ECU, 055 AFM and Intake Pipe, 720cc injectors, and a Bosch 040 pump all sitting in a box waiting to be fitted. about $1270.00 so far...

17x7's and 215-45's went on a couple of weeks ago $1080.00 from wheels-online off eBay...

My suspension was already done when the car arrived but a whiteline rear swaybar would help turn-in, $370ish...

Boost controller on the way from Nengun as I type, $417.15...

Exhaust also done, but intercooler piping needs to be upgraded to 2 1/2" $450.00

Need a Dump pipe (about) $650 clutch $400ish and a LSD for the rear diff $????

By my calcs that comes to just about $5k without the diff.

Put together and driven right that's a recipe for a mid-low 12sec VR4 (ok, maybe not with my stiff suspension)

Damn I need that last grand.......

$300 for a dump pipe, max

Unfortunatly the dump for a VR4 is like a dump and front pipe in one with a flex section in the middle, a decent, split dump that doesn't obstruct the oil filter is not easy to get and not cheap. Almost got me looking at making my own if I can co-ordinate the borrowing of a machine shop and TIG.

Edited by PTR33
  • 2 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Haha, i kow right? Could have bought so many cars for the same amount of money (or less) but driving Unicorn gives you at least +1mln to style 😅. Like wise man said "life's to short to drink cheap wine and drive boring cars" 😉
    • Newbie here, proud owner of an Autech 260RS. I'm on the hunt for wiring diagrams specific to the 260RS, particularly S1. I've ran my eyes through R33, R34 Diagrams, there are some similarities, however continue to find incorrect wire colours and pins on connectors in the 33,34 diagrams.   I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction? I'd be happy to pay for the originals in Japanese. I can translate them, at least they would be accurate.   Any help please would be greatly appreciated, never heard an RB26DETT before let alone driven one, and I've got a spaghetti monster of goodness to sort out.   Cheers Benny  
    • Hey all  im wondering if you can help me please I have put a rb20 box in my r34 gtt as my auto packed up and a friend had a spare box I know it’s not ideal but it will get me up and running for now. we have done the conversation and everything is working great but my Speedo we got a s13 speed sensor but my Speedo reads double now and I bought a speed converter but still not having any luck.  so I thought I’ll reach out and pick your brains  any help would be appreciated please as I wanna drive my car again 
    • Drain it. I got official Matic D but you can get whatever is listed as Matic D compatible.
    • Thanks guys,  Yeah I should at least have them dynoed, at least then I know what I've got as a starting point.  The springs on these are hard as rocks. I vaguely remember Russman saying he was going to sell the shocks to me with the rocks fitted, as he was keeping the softer springs for his new setup.  I didn't click at the time but of course that was to let me know the shock/spring wouldn't be matched.  I also remember pricing up new springs around 2014-15, but, house, money etc. it never happened. So that was another reason to have them rebuilt. I have rebuilt the forks on many motorcycles so I think I could handle the seals on these easily enough, but getting the valving right would be a rabbit hole I cbf exploring.  Duncan, interesting to hear RP was tuning these back then. I might give them a call.  In the mean time I have been busy fitting sway bars. The Whiteline rear sway bar I purchased 15 years ago finally got fitted, along with the Whiteline front bar that showed up last week. Just waiting on new links for the front sway bar to finish that off.  And my spare set of advan AVS VS5's should be back from the powder coaters in a Pearl White finish sometime this week, with a set of Hankook RS4's lined up for fitting.  And then I just have all the suspension bushes to do. A comprehensive kit is on the way... Lots to do before the Ararat hill climb. Cheers guys 🍻   
×
×
  • Create New...