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Hi guys, ive been looking at getting a r32 gtst. I was looking at spending no more than $10K. Will i be able to get a good, clean car for this price? I live in SA btw.

Also, many of my friends are vs commodore drivers and they keep telling me that an r32 gtst is much slower than a 6 cylinder commodore because the r32 has such a heavy body. Is this true? Are r32 turbos really that slow?

Finally, if i spent about $1000 on basic performance upgrades, what should i buy and what kind of performance gain would i see?

Thanks a lot. =)

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well to start off with...r32 gtst's are not slow at all if anything a stock one with minor mods will prob be able to take on a 5ltr v8....being in SA and $10K for a r32 prob not at that price....if you want a nice and clean one you are most likely looking at $12-15K mark....and out of all skylines (r32, 33, 34) the r32 is the lightest....and if you can find a completely stock one...get a exhaust and front mount that way you can boost it up a bit...well good luck mate

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do you think a turbo back exhaust would give noticeable performance? do intercoolers give any extra performance or do they just allow for higher boost. cause i dont really wanna boost the turbo above stock. how about aftermarket bov's?

do you think a turbo back exhaust would give noticeable performance? do intercoolers give any extra performance or do they just allow for higher boost. cause i dont really wanna boost the turbo above stock. how about aftermarket bov's?

Turbo back will get you 15 - 20 rwkw. Intercoolers dont actually give etra performance, but do come in handy for more boost. I think the stock bov is good as it is....though one of the other guys was saying he wants to change his to an r33 bov.

you definately CAN get a decent r32 gtst for that much. specially when you're in SA...

probably can, but the main reason it will be forsale for that low, is because:

1) the buyer is too poor to keep it, or desperate to get the money for it - therefore probably didn't maintain it either, which may lead to potential headaches further on

2) it's already half stuffed, so by the time you put in a new motor it's not so cheap anymore.

Also when you factor in the insurance cost of around $1000 a year, petrol of about $50 a week, and everything else $8-9k is only the start. Anyhow, there are bargains out there, but there are also a lot of ongoing costs.

15-20rwkw seems like an awful lot. thats approx 15-20% of stock performance. do skylines have really restrictive exhausts or something?

15-20 extra kw would be more than noticeable when driving wouldnt it?

im going by my r33 figures here - stock for r33 is around 137rwkw - and now its at 164rwkw - thats with a turbo back exhaust and pod filter.

i do find that the exhaust made the car more responsive too....

wow, and they're less than $1000. I got a cat back for my dads 86 NA supra (i drive it), and that didnt give much of a performance boost at all. whats the difference between cat back and turbo back?

turbo back - is all the way from the turbo - the xforce system is only 900 or so from just jap....

I just bought a R32 gts-t for $8500, basically all it needs is a new diff coz one of the bearings is extremely loud, interior is perfect(apparently done 140,000kms) except one cut in passenger door, only a few minor dents in paint. The guys supplied me with RWC and a compression test, the compression was fairly low but I was expecting to spend $12500 for something like this so I have plenty for a new engine, also when on boost its starting to smell oily so I think I may need a new turbo(only $150). It even came with whiteline strut braces front and rear, 3" turbo back exhaust, and boost controller.

I was looking for a car for months though so don't except one to be available straight away.

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