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Hey all, I am relatively new to the Skyline & turbo scene (usually found playing with V8 Commodores) - but I have just bought a nice black R33 GTS-T - 1996 model. I just a couple of qustions about them:

1. How much boost does a GTS-T run standard? I don't have a boost guage so I am wondering if anyone knows off-hand.

2. How much boost is a good, safe level to increase to - maybe 12psi?

3. In the next few weeks I am looking at adding FMIC, maybe a bit more boost, and do a dyno tune. The car already has 3" turbo back exhaust & HKS pod-filter. I am hoping for around 180-200rwkw, what else do I need to do?

Thanks guys, I will post up some pics when I pick the car up next week.

Cheers.

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Welcome to the Skyline world!

Standard boost is 7psi but I am told it is safe to run 12-13 with standard intercooler.

The output after the mods depends on the tuner, if the person knows what he is going then your output should be good on the dyno. I goto a guy in Granville Sydney.

I am going to get a few things done to mine soon. Turbo back exhaust(dump pipe) with High flow cat and a boost controller. I will run all this with standard air intake and intercooler. It won't cost me an arm and a leg but should get me up to 180rwkws.

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You do have a boost guage - check the instrument cluster! It's in mm/Hg - not the standard psi or bar but it is an accurate boost guage.

You probably don't need anything else except for the FMIC and increase of boost to get 180rwkw.

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Cool, so 180-200rwkw is achievable on 12psi with exhaust, intercooler and tune (assuming the tuner knows what they are doing)? Sounds good to me.

You do have a boost guage - check the instrument cluster! It's in mm/Hg - not the standard psi or bar but it is an accurate boost guage.

You probably don't need anything else except for the FMIC and increase of boost to get 180rwkw.

I didn't notice the boost guage on the instrument cluster, I will have a look when I pick the car up. I have a unit converter to work out the psi figure.

Thanks guys.

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10-11 you can sleep soundly at night

11-12 keeps you awake at night

12+ go to sleep knowing the fact that your turbo does not have long to live anyway

my 2c

OK, so 10 psi is a better idea, no worries. I am not as concerned about performance as I am worried about reliability. I don't want to do anything to jeopardise the reliability of the engine.

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OK, so 10 psi is a better idea, no worries. I am not as concerned about performance as I am worried about reliability. I don't want to do anything to jeopardise the reliability of the engine.

if you want 200rwkw

you will need: apexi pfc, a decent pod filter with cai, full exhaust, ex cam gear, fmic, and i duno.. 12psi and maybe a fuel pump?

dont run the turbo over 1 bar of boost "14.7psi" as the wheels are ceramic and will most likely come off and fly down your exhaust as mine did...

thats just stupid..

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Ok, so it looks like I need a little more work for 200rwkw. As I said, I am more concerned with reliablity than performance, so I don't want to go too stupid.

What sort of power would you expect from 3" exhaust, filter, FMIC, 10psi, dyno tuned on standard turbo and computer?

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I run 12psi but have ECU, Fmic, fuel pump and regulator plus your mods and with a good tune has 210kws, the fuel pump was my last upgrade as the standard one just didnt cut it, I haven't got after market cams and was told I wont really need them below 240kw, I know my turbo may die at this level but with careful use it has lasted 1 1/2 yrs now.

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hey, i run mine on 10psi and have had no trouble, with 10psi, frontmount and no tuning i got 177kw at the wheels, so there is a good indication for ya

That is what I like to hear. I want to avoid spending too much money on the car, I have spent way too much money on cars in the last couple of years. I want to try to get the best gains I can with the basic bolt-on mods. I don't want to go to the trouble of changing the turbo, internals, upgrade the fuel system etc, I just want the best gains I can get for a basically "standard" car.

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Would I be better off spending my money on a good intercooler or a Power FC computer and dyno tune? Which would give better gains for the money for a basically stock engine (10psi, exhaust & filter)?

I will be getting both at some stage, but which would be better to get first?

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FMIC by itself doesn't do anything for extra performance. It allows you to run higher boost pressure. It is also a safety-net sort of part as FMIC will make your car run better on hot days.

PowerFC will let you control air/fuel/ignition etc.

Most people will get the FMIC first but if you don't want to increase boost pressure you may want to get the PowerFC first - this will allow you to do changes like run better AFRs which will make your car perform better as well as conserve fuel in the top end.

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Thanks mate, I might let a dyno run decide what to do next, if everything looks ok, then I think I will bump the boost up to 10psi, and add the FMIC, then get the computer a little later. If the tune looks out when the dyno run is done, I will get the computer and re-tune. Thanks guys. Sorry for all the questions, I am new at this....

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I have just started putting a new website together still in progress but I have uploaded a R33 tuning guide which will help you and others. Read this guide and let me know what you think.R33 Tuning Guide

Cheers

PS: Please excuse the spelling :P

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