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Hey fellow Nissan lovers I have a 180sx 92 model and the only things that have been done to the car is a front mount, an exhaust and a turbo timer.

I wanna get the car handling well and get a bit more power from a slightly bigger turbo im going to b getting some rims soon to try and help with a bit of the handling issue. Now I know I should get a boost gauge (but what one?) I know I need a computer (but again what one?) I know I need to upgrade my shocks and springs (but what to?) should I look at doing a 4 to 5 stud conversion? What size turbo should I choose? (So I can still have it spool up down lower so I can have a bit of fun drifting when I want)

Any ideas of what I should do first?

Approximate cost of each would b fantastic if u have any idea and so I have an idea of what im up for with each part.

ok so im not someone that has spare thousands just laying around so I will b doing this slowly but I do believe in u get what u pay for so I don’t wanna b buying crap that I gotta replace in a few months time I would rather spend a bit on the parts now and not have to buy them twice.

What else do u suggest I look at doing?

Blow off valve? What brand and model?

Fuel rails/pump?

Air intake?

Better turbo manifold?

Anything internally?

Thanks heaps for taking the time to read and leave a reply this truly is the best library of knowledgeable Nissan owners in Australia

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dmr Mentor

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alot of people use the GT2871R turbo or the S15 T28BB turbo. they respond well and produce decent power.

boost control can either be a T-peice or electronic, depending on your funds. any boost gauge will do as long as it works.

coilover suspension with damper and camber adjustments will be good, and some swaybars.

you can either remap your standard ecu or go with a powerfc which are quite common. once again it all depends on your funds. you may also need to upgrade your air flow meter to a Z32 item depending on your decision.

bosch 019 or 040 fuel pumps are great and decently priced.

injectors will have to be upgraded. nismo/sard 555cc are a good upgrade.

in regards to order of install, i would go fuel pump, boost cont, turbo, ecu + injectors + afm (if needed) then tune.

that's a basic list for some decent power, but the list can go on forever depending what you want from your car.

rough estimated prices can be found on here in the for sale section, or check out nissansilvia.com for more detailed information.

cheers

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scotty180sx Rookie

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i was thinkin of gettin some tein suspension

a haltech e8 ecu or if anyone can think of another option im very open to ideas

like u said some nismo/hks injectors will have to b put in so u think the 555cc will b a good choice?

how hard is it to do the fuel pump would u take it to someone to do or is it an easy install?

about the power fc is that a new ecu?

boost gauge i was think greddy or something along those lines?

ah the t28 ball baring turbo sounds very nice!!

what is a (air flow meter to a Z32 item)?

the car will b a daily drive as well as my fun factory so i need everything to b relaiable but fun

does anyone have any ideas on brakes as well?

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(OO)SKYLINE(OO) Grand Master

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I sugget a HKS Boost gauge as I have one and it functions great.

Can I suggest an Air Pod, if not upgrade your Panel Filter... HKS or K&N

APexi Power FC's are popular on SAU for the computer management side of things

I have Cusco Suspension in my R32, bloody hard but handling is nice on a smooth road. Teins are quite good too.

I try and stick to the standard BOV unitll it cannot handle the boost pressure anymore.

All depends on how much power you want to achieve will determin how far you will have to push the modifcations.

I think you probley get a better answer on NissanSilvia.com, don't ya think LOL!

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scathing Grand Master

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Pod filter with cold air intake. The stock one is quite restrictive.

ECU-wise its hard to go past a PowerFC. Everyone's got one so there's plenty of tuning knowledge, and they don't cost that much.

Suspension-wise, Tein is nice. Flex is a good sports suspension that's still reasonably streetable. Look at getting swaybars as well, an all the other adjustment pieces like toe rods, traction rods, etc after that.

An S15 T28BB will flow 200rwkW+, and is OEM quality (for reliability) as well as being responsive. If you do replace the turbo, look at getting an aftermarket manifold, and get a brand name. I know a guy with a S15s that replaced the manifold with a cheap copy, which got even laggier, and then got a Tomei item which the copy was meant to replicate and the thing picked up all its response back, and more.

If you want to drift, get an oil cooler at the very least. Upgrade the radiator if you can. Gauge wise, along with the boost gauge I'd get oil and water temp gauges.

Doing a 5 stud conversion is only really necessary if you're looking for wheels. If you do a brake upgrade I'd do the stud conversion though.

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I wouldn't bother with the manifold.

Being a daily and it will be a little more prone to gettin pulled over, just go for basic mods.

as everyone has said:

PowerFc - 1500 tuned & installed or Remap - 700

S15 turbo - 500

Pod - 90

S15 injectors - 300

Manual boost controller - 20 bucks these days

GTR pump - 80

Full exhaust - depends what you have now

Tein suspension - and check all your bushes - 1500

Go for a brake upgrade for sure. - 1000ish

The 180sx brakes aren't that good though if you go for a R33/300zx/R32/S14 brake upgrade you will notice the car performs a lot better. This is fairly simple to do and isn't too costly.

What you would spend on a decent manifold you could almost do a brake upgrade

Have a read of this:

Brake upgade & 5 stud conversion.

More on brake upgrade

And this:

Power reference Guide

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