Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

JAS-25T - you offered to swap me a car?

I remember the offer of Dunlop Volleys... and I did ask for pics.. :P

I agree about the R33.

there are a couple available for $10K ish.

actually a couple of series 2 for $12K ish.

the 3 cars here are all 2L and smaller so I figured a slightly better comparo.. you know.. kinda like apples and nashi pears rather than apples and carrots.

Medium Dave - there is no cars after wedding.. :)

I just bought the missus a brand new Tiida.

so I now get to buy what I want.

and I don't want to spend over $10K.

Nah when I was selling mine almost back a year ago. bout 10 months ago - it's was a series 1.5 too, just what you love.

couldn't get a pic of the dunlop volley's. They are just too quick!

Here are some current examples on what is on offer for this price range..

R32 - $10.5K from forum member = Fail

R32 - $9.8K = Fail

R33 gtst - $10K Just for JAS - also a forum member car = Winnar!

180sx - $9.5K = Fail

S13 - rb20 - $9.8K - but brown interior = Fail

S13 - $10.5K - with 55,000kms on new motor.. yeh right.. and pink wheels. = Fail

S13 - rebuilt SR (No receipts) looks pretty good - $9.5K = Fail

so there are some good examples out there for the money.

just need to see what fits me the best..

Quit lying to yourself and get a 33

  • Replies 46
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Power to Weight ratios

Silvia: 130kw/tonne

180SX:129kw/tonne

R32:124kw/tonne

Talking about weight, there really isn't much in it, the highest to lowest is separated by 6kw. On the street you won't even feel it.

The R32 is superior. The S13 and 180 are little four-bangers suited to someone getting their first turbo car and learning how to thrash and powerslide.

Oh, btw an R33: 133kw/tonne. I agree with JAS-25T :P

Edited by R338OY

how much do you wanna spend on mods AFTER the 10k?

if the answer is not much i'd go for a 32 with work already done...

my 33 owes me $30,000 on top of purchase price :O

The S13 and 180 are little four-bangers suited to someone getting their first turbo car and learning how to thrash and powerslide.

Lets not forget there engines are still the same size as an rb20.

This is an interesting thread, I was in the same situation as this before i brought my car. I think if you cant decide between any of them just look around and when "the perfect" one comes up take that. Its better to have a perfect 180sx than a farked r32.

how much do you wanna spend on mods AFTER the 10k?

if the answer is not much i'd go for a 32 with work already done...

my 33 owes me $30,000 on top of purchase price :no:

200 wigga watts is all that I would be after.

all those cars can so that.

the 2L would require a turbo upgrade (S15 turbo for the SR's = $400, RB25 turbo for the RB20 = $350)

a rechip for the 2L's would get close enough to this power.

RB25 would do it with usual bolt on mods and ecu/tune.

we'll see.

I'm going to take some proper pics of the Liberty this weekend and advertise it on Carsales.

Once it goes, apart from being 2 years older, I'll be able to bring this marvelous thread to a definitive end.

I'm going to take some proper pics of the Liberty this weekend and advertise it on Carsales.

Once it goes, apart from being 2 years older, I'll be able to bring this marvelous thread to a definitive end.

Good my man! Keep us posted what you end up choosing. We'll all be keen to know. Oh, and picsorban when you pick it up :no:

and If I want an RB25, I'll just get an R33.

I'm not too fussed about the 60kg extra when you get a better engine and gearbox and brakes to go with it.

amen to that...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Even more fun, leave all the ADAS stuff plugged in, but in different locations, hopefully avoid any codes!   And honestly, all these new cars with their weird electronics. Pull all the electronics out Duncan, and just shove an aftermarket ECU and if needed a trans controller in, along with a PDM. Make it run basic but race car styled!
    • To follow up a question from earlier too since I had the front bar off again (fking!) This is what is between the bumper and the drivers side wheel And this is the navigator side, only one thing but its a biggy! So basically....no putting coolers in the wheel arches without a lot of moving other stuff. Assuming I move to properly race prepping this car I'll take that job on and see how the computers respond to removing a whole bunch of ADAS modules
    • So I prepped the car for another track day on Wednesday (will be interesting to see coolant temps post flushing out and the larger reservoir, with a forecast of 3-14 being 20o cooler than last time I took it out). Couple of things to mention; since I am just driving the car and not taking a support vehicle, I took the rear seats out and just loaded the back up Team Trackday style. Look at all that space! To cover off removing the rear seat....it is weird (note the hybrid is probably different because it wouldn't have folding rear seats) Basically, you remove the lower seat base, very similar to a r series but it is a clip that pulls forward to release the base rather than it being bolted down. Easy Then, you need to remove the side section of the rear seat on each side. There is a 14mm head nut at the bottom of the side piece, the it slides upwards off a hook at the top to release; you also need to unhook the seatbelt from the loop at the top. Then the centre piece is weird. You need to release/fold the seats forward with the tab in the boot on each side From there, there are 2,x12mm headed bolts holding the rear of each seat to the folding bracket, under the trim between the rear seat and the boot (4x christmas tree clips there, they suck). The seat is out but you can see where the bolts attach to the bracket
    • As discussed in the previous post, the bushes in the 110 needed replacing. I took this opportunity to replace the castor bushes, the front lower control arm, lower the car and get the alignment dialled in with new tyres. I took it down to Alignment Motorsports on the GC to get this work done and also get more out of the Shockworks as I felt like I wasn't getting the full use out of them.  To cut a very long story short, it ended up being the case the passenger side castor arm wouldn't accept the brand new bush as the sleeve had worn badly enough to the point you could push the new bush in by hand and completely through. Trying a pair of TRD bushes didn't fix the issue either (I had originally gone with Hardrace bushes). We needed to urgently source another castor arm, and thankfully this was sourced and the guys at the shop worked on my car until 7pm on a Saturday to get everything done. The car rides a lot nicer now with the suspension dialled in properly. Lowered the car a little as well to suit the lower profile front tyres, and just bring the car down generally. Eternally thankful for the guys down at the shop to get the car sorted, we both pulled big favours from our contacts to get it done on the Saturday.  Also plugged in the new Stedi foglights into the S15, and even from a quick test in the garage I'm keen to see how they look out on the road. I had some concerns about the length of the LED body and whether it'd fit in the foglight housing but it's fine.  I've got a small window coming up next month where I'll likely get a little paint work done on the 110 to remove the rear wing, add a boot wing and roof wing, get the side skirt fixed up and colour match the little panel on the tail lights so that I can install some badges that I've kept in storage. I'm also tempted to put in a new pair of headlights on the 110.  Until then, here's some more pictures from Easter this year. 
    • I would put a fuel pressure gauge between the filter and the fuel rail, see if it's maintaining good fuel pressure at idle going up to the point when it stalls. Do you see any strange behavior in commanded fuel leading up to the point when it stalls? You might have to start going through the service manual and doing a long list of sensor tests if it's not the fuel system for whatever reason.
×
×
  • Create New...