R32 Gtr Plans

[Corbz]

So basically ive got $35,000 to spend including the buying of the car.

Selling my 180sx right now and im upgrading to a R32 GTR.

I was thinking $20,000 for a basic nice condition GTR so that would leave me with about $15,000 to play with.

My question is what mods should i get and what would be the power ill be looking at most probibly a good question for people that have already gone down a similar path what quater miles do you run aswell.

Oh and my names Rory nice to meet you all

[SLIPPERY]

do everything at once to save some time and money on re-tunes.

I bought a stockish car and went down a similar path to you. First off i fixed any mechanical issues with the car like brakes, belts, fluids, 100k service. Make sure the engine is healthy to save you pulling it apart during the build up.

Then i collected...

turbos GT-SS

injectors (sard)

cam gears (arospeed)

fuel pump (nismo)

afms (nismo)

dumps (tomei)

Power FC

02 sensors (nissan)

metal cat

Coil packs (splitfires)

....and fitted everything apart from the turbos/dumps and cam gears myself to again save money. I paid a little extra and went for some nismo components for ease of install.

im still hoping to run a mid-high 11 with a bit over 400rwhp.

The car already came with a twin plate, exhaust, bilstein shocks, eibach springs, ARC cooler and Greddy hard pipe kit.

I know its an old engine but it makes power early which enables me to keep revs below 7500rpm, hopefully prolonging its life a little longer.

I only boost once oil is over 70 degrees celcius also.

Welcome aboard Rory!

Edited June 30, 2007 by SLIPPERY

[SLIPPERY]

Ill do prices aswell..

turbos GT-SS $2800

injectors (sard) $580

cam gears (arospeed) $180

fuel pump (nismo) $550

afms (nismo) $400

dumps (tomei) $600

Power FC $950

02 sensors (nissan) $420

metal cat smile.gif $250

Coils (splitfires) $470

Labour for turbos and tune: $2600

Total.... $9800

[Corbz]

Basically i want to get as much "SAFE" power possible out of the rb26 without doing any internals. Will probibly keep it like that for a while and just save alot to be able to build the engine all at once internally.

Was thinking of somewere along the lines of getting this for now:

2 new turbos "What size is appropriate for no internal work and max safe tune power"

cam

injectors

fuelpump

powerfc

boost controller

exhaust

pods

Would i need an oil cooler and stuff or isnt that needed untill your really pushing for more power and going passed that safe point.

Also what is the safe point in a rb26 owning a 180sx i know the sr20 safe point can go upto 280rwhp and then youll have to start looking at building a stronger engine.

[SLIPPERY]

400rwhp is a figure a lot of original engines are still able to push out fairly reliably

The turbo choice for a non built motor would be GT-SS's, garrett 2860-7s or -5s, & 2530s.

A stock motor wont be able to completely push the -5s or 2530s though but would serve well in the mean time if you needed to rebuild the engine later

An oil cooler is a good idea for a rb that sees trackwork.

[R31Nismoid]

Look for a GTR with a built motor, you'll find one floating around the 35k range easily enough.

A 20k GTR is going to be average at best

Better doing it that way then buying a 32, and then lean on the motor and little and it goes pop.

Then all of a sudden your 15k is totally blown away

[XKLABA]

Not sure if it is still there but there was a good GTR for sale ( white one from QLD ) on this forum in cars for sale

[Adriano]

I agree with nismoid, buy a good one with heaps of fruit, or you can easy run out of money

[benm]

You can get a nicely modified gtr these days in the high 20's, then just keep the extra $5k for changeover, insurance and anything minor that needs doing.

Sure buying a stockish gtr and pumping $15k into it might be alot of fun but its definitely the most expensive way of going about it.

[blk180]

Scoop on the forums is sell his mint blue R32 GTR has run 10s on unopened engine for 25k i would be buying this and saving the rest for a rebuild when it breaks

[32vspecII]

Look for a GTR with a built motor, you'll find one floating around the 35k range easily enough.

A 20k GTR is going to be average at best

Better doing it that way then buying a 32, and then lean on the motor and little and it goes pop.

Then all of a sudden your 15k is totally blown away

[SLIPPERY]

im even with the other guys...buy one with a good built motor. I looked for a while in WA when i was buying but couldnt find anything.

But hey, if you want to build one yourself and be sure of the condition then theres a guideline there

Edited June 30, 2007 by SLIPPERY