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I have a non turbo R34 and want to put a turbo on it, I have been told that it is easier and cheaper to buy a whole new engine, is this true?

Sorry if this is a repost but I couldnt find what I needed in the search.....

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There's a sticky up the top about converting the gts to a turbo.. And how much it roughly costs..

As for doing the engine swap that probably has more potential down the track because you don't have to take the engine apart and mess around with the compression if you want to run more boost.

im still a firm believer in upgrading other components before addressing power issues

ive heard of too many stories of people wrapping there hard earned time and money around a pole/tree because they thought for example that the stock single piston caliper front/drum rear brakes were sufficient for their 200rwkw turbocharged corolla/escort/excel/insert any run around car

i would consider first upgrading the braking department to the GT-T items first, then maybe doing the engine swap

in the case of an r34 im quite sure it will end up cheaper to turbo your current motor, as this is why 666DAN went down this track, neo motors still arnt that cheap.

yeah this is true, r33 gtst half cuts are getting pretty cheap 3-4k but you would be looking for at least 5-6k for a neo half cut, and thats if you can get it.

It would be cheaper to do a full engine swap if you had a r33, but in a r34 i would say a bolt on would be the cheapest

im still a firm believer in upgrading other components before addressing power issues

ive heard of too many stories of people wrapping there hard earned time and money around a pole/tree because they thought for example that the stock single piston caliper front/drum rear brakes were sufficient for their 200rwkw turbocharged corolla/escort/excel/insert any run around car

i would consider first upgrading the braking department to the GT-T items first, then maybe doing the engine swap

oh so true. spot on there!!! i think alot of people lose sight of this, and just want to be able to claim XXXRWKW; like it elevates them to some higher status

the tyres, brakes and suspension play such a big role in controlling the car, rather than outright power or (having a turbo).

i think a good point to note about why RB25DET motors are so cheap, is because they are nearing on 13-14 years, and even imported you are looking around 100,000km~ish for a halfcut. they almost certainly would require a freshen up or a rebuild while the motor is out to get any sort of reliably upp'ed power figures.

mmm. I can get The Late-model R34 RB25DET NEO engine, gearbox, loom and ECU etc package for $6000. But then its all got to be put in aswel. I guess ill think more about it when I have the $.

Thanks for your advice x

its not a hard job to change the motor over yourself, just have to have a bit of witt about yourself lol

i'd suggest if your getting then engine motor ecu ect i would also get the turbo fuel pump too for like 50-100 its a good idea because the stock ecu is tunned with that fuel pump so it might throw it off having a smaller pump, bit of extra secruity is always good

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