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hey all, yeah well I'm very very very new to this. I've just bought myself a manual stock r33 gts-t, only modification is 3 inch exhasut, and after market wing, stock standard mags - which i rekent is UGLY! Anyways of making stock standard mags look nice beside replacing them? would some hardcore polishing work?

My first car btw .... very proud of that as u can see :)

I've put aside $2500 ( i know its not much buts thats all i got. i'm only 18 btw so yeah I'm POOR). well I wanna spend $2500 on 2nd hand modifications that could improve the car in any form of manner. Well the most important thing i wanna get for the car first is most probably an immobiliser so that i'll stop using that steering lock ( can theives break steering wheels locks????). And what kind of immobiliser would u recommend on my budget? How well to those 2 point cheap ones work?

okay back to topic, i have $2500 i wanna spent, I'm as new as a new new new BIE can get. i cannot emphaise this more. What can i get for $2500 worth of 2nd hand modifications which will increase my car's speed and possibly make it easier to sell when the time comes :(

So yeah to all you skyline experts out there, share your knowledge with me. If you had $2500 only to spend on 2nd hand mofications what would it be? :burnout:

thanks heaps everyone

bryanlee - [email protected]

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having a very clean car will make is more easily to sell

as immobilisers go, i would go for anything less than a 5 point moby - can cost upto 1k, but its worth it esp if u dont have full comp insurance

buy a safc - there r bout $500 and bout 100 or so to get tuned - well worth it

then spend the rest of intake/zaust mods

maybe also a boost controller if u really want

true, thanks for the info, 5 point moby whoa! i know what 3 points do, but what do 5 points do, and i've got mates who say dont even bother about the steering wheel lock. should i leave the annoying bugger on for the sake of it? or theives nowadays can just rip em off?

damn 7 point, man well I'm keen on just getting a sercurity system which has a blinker on my keyring when the car is touched/moving and cuts the fuel off. So yeah I think it'll be sufficent, I dont any insurance either, 18yr old driving turbo's .... i dont wanna even think of how much insurance its gonna cost me. So I just needa play it safe and hope no one taxes my car. I plan to sell the car after like a year as i have to go overseas. I'm gonna look into the apexi fuel controller, few people have recommended me to get that. Well is there anything which could assist me selling the car when the time comes, or even better so increase it's value. Like possibly 18inch mags, or awesome sound system, wat do u recommend?

Guest Dragon

Bryanlee, no offence, but I would suggest you get a good alarm, and with the money left over, book yourself into some advance driving classes and some track time.

At least you will be able to enjoy the 'Line for what it really is!

No point in spending money on mods, only 'using' them in 1st-2nd gear! :uh-huh:

PS: Spend some money on a good air cleaner and a decent tune!

i'm totally with KamikazeR33 there esp. because u are 18 and have no insurance, i'd spend or are spending $1k+ on security because i can't afford reduclious insurance and premiums, i'm pretty much in the same boat as u 19 stock R33, no insurance. I reckon get the car secure and then worry about everything else!

You could easily spend the $2500 just on a decent set of mags. As KamikazeR33 said, the cleaner your car looks, the easier it will be to sell so don't go tacking bits when you purchase them just anywhere.

IMO for $2500, i'd add:

Immobiliser (what $$ you feel necessary)

Dump + front pipe to existing exhaust (say $400)

S-AFC (fuel computer) and tune (say $700 including installation)

Mag Wheels (whatever you have left)

With a full exhaust and fuel computer, you'll feel a definite increase in power. If you want more, you could add a cheap-ass bleed valve to that list (<$200) and wind the boost up also. Bang for your buck probably the best investments but i'm no expert but have done A LOT of reading and similar mods to my car.

Good luck and enjoy your Skyline!

:burnout:

yeah tru, narh I'm a pretty paranoid person, so I will definitely be getting a half decent sercurity system, but I presume with like a $500 with the fuel cut off and that motion/microwave detector, wouldnt that be sufficent? Well I fully agree sercurity is necessary, but to what extend of sercurity should i get?

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Originally posted by Dragon

Bryanlee, no offence, but I would suggest you get a good alarm, and with the money left over, book yourself into some advance driving classes and some track time.

At least you will be able to enjoy the 'Line for what it really is!

Totally with you Dragon - i did the defensive and advance driving courses in school and it really helps you know whats happening with your car - lets just say you and your car can become one :bahaha:

you say you are brand new at this whole car thing, so you havn't even had a chance to enjoy the skyline for what its worth! they made a fantastic car so have some fun in it - get your seciurity and maybe tinted windows and a nice set of wheels if you like. wait till you think you can handle boosting in the wet and can get yourself out of many situations which you will experience in a fast car...then think about doing mods.

a 12sec car right now will be your demise...

well yeah, alright my mine is pretty firm on getting a good sercurity system for now? any recommendations? Any really good ones out there for a low budget fella like me? Tinted windows necessary? even if i dont have thing that valuable in the actual car?

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