Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey guys, first thread here so be gentle :cool:

bought an r33 recently, and in the past week its been blowing a bit of white smoke when I change gears after it comes onto boost. Did a heap of research and have showed some mates who know what they're on about (I don't too much) and we've come to the conclusion its a gone turbo seal.

first of all..

its a 1996 rb25 r33gts-t

fmic

full 3" mandrel exhaust

manual boost controller (that hisses on idle.. getting that fixed :laugh: )

bov

stock ecu

im going to either a) get the turbo reconditioned, hi flowed and a steel wheel put into it, or b) buy a brand new, and probably a bit bigger turbo and get that put on.

don't know too much about turbo imports, only the very basics... so my questions are..

What do you think the best option is? I'm not looking for huge power, eventually 250rwkw or so will be all i'm after (so far haha). If i buy an aftermarket turbo, will it require an aftermarket ecu to be properly tuned?

is there anything i'm missing? any ideas/feedback greatly appreciated.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/240955-what-turbo-for-me-r33gts-t/
Share on other sites

Whats the budget? thats the first place to start

Aftermarket turbo, requires ECU... hell, even the stock turbo can benefit noticeable from a decent ECU/Tune.

Budget dictates where you go... because 250rwkw really is injectors & AFM upgrade too.

interesting is had a different afm, guessing it a z32 afm, but it definatly has the standard ecu? Find that out first. 4k...hmmm maybe hks 28/35, pfc 555cc injectors n tune..?

Oh forgot to say it has aftermarket pod and an AFM on it, not sure what the afm is though =/ mechanic said the pod was installed badly with too much coating oil which has half - f**ked the afm =/

Budget is 4k ish

thanks mate :/

stock ECU = stock AFM, simple as that.

Oil doesnt mean a stuffed AFM either. A simple clean is probably all thats required.

4k = no turbo upgrade!

ECU - 1500

Tune - 500

Turbo - 1600+

AFM - 350

Injectors - 750

Tot: 4700 - without even putting on labour, another 1k id say.

And given current world pricing etc, injectors may well be more

You could skimp out on a cheap hi-flow/bigger replacement turbo, however they are laggier and less responsive than a decent hi-flow/bigger replacement... so in my book not really worth putting on.

Id say put another stock one on for now and keep saving

cheers

it helps if u shop around, if i went for like hiflow or kkr turbo, my upgrade would have only cost me slightly over 4k

most of these parts were 2nd hand, but in good condition

pfc 1000

injectors 550

afm 220

ebc 350

tune 450

= 2570

but i spent 2500 on a hks gt-rs

so in the end 5k+

also saved a bit on labour as i got [Michael] on the forums to help me install the turbo for a carton haha :/

mate said 1000-1200 all up for all the gear + installed.

Iv bought an apexi power FC that will be arriving on wednesday.

il be booking into godzilla motorsport and getting it tuned there, and i was gonna buy some more goodies and get him to chuck them in for me as well.

What should i get next? it has an AFM on it but a mechanic told me its nearly dead or on its way out. new afm? good afm is pretty necessary isnt it.?

EBC? injectors? fuel pump? splitfires? mechanic also told me coil packs werent in best nick.

all help again appreciated

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

    • Seat of the pants assessment of the new intake: The car is way less "doughy" when hitting the loud pedal, especially off idle when stopped or in traffic, I did use a cheapo lazer thermal thingo to measure the temp around where the pod filter got its air, it was between 55 - 60°C, in saying this the car was shut off and not moving, so the OEM intake pipe was not supplying any fresh air to where the pod was when the car was at least moving A weird bonus was induction noise on the throttle in the cabin increased a bit,  I was worried that I was actually going to lose some of that induction noise I love so much, outside though, when I got the daughter to do a WOT drive by pass for me, the induction noise has increased alot when on the throttle, not quite ITB doort, but well up there I'm extremely happy with the results and have been exploring the country roads in the region  As for house mods: 1.New front fence is up and is awesome, it really upgraded how the joint looks from the street, and the added security is nice 2. Electricians have replace some interior lights, and with more lighting in the garage, a few new motion detecting lights out the front above the garage, front room, and at the front door, which I have already found heaps helpful coming and going, also now has fancy pants CCTV all round the house The only hold point for power though is the solar and batteries due to supply issues, although this will happen over the next few weeks 3. I have done a heap of landscaping out the front and I'm almost ready to do a new small retaining wall with some nice blocks to replace the brick and cemented in rocks around the raised garden beds cemented in river stone "was the fashion at the time" the house was built. I currently have a pallet of retaining wall blocks and 2 bulka bags of 20mm blue metal to replace the wood chip that is in the raised garden beds around the house 4. I now have 3 big raised garden beds for out the back to grow some vegetables, about 70cm high, 200cm long and 100cm wide 5. My 2 compost bins are already pretty full with brown, green and kitchen waste from the landscaping I'vedone so far, but they will probably take a few months to break down, so anything else that gets chopped, trimmed, and kitchen waste will just start filling the base of the raised garden beds to about 30cm before I start throwing 40cm of good compost, and stuff, for the vegetables to grow in, I'll need a few ton of compost and soil, but the local supplier can sent me bulka bags of the stuff Basically the logs, wood chips and a few strategically placed rocks for drainage, will give the beds some good organic materials down low to break down over time, and they will hold moisture during the warmer months to save the water in my big arse water tank if we don't get alot of rain So, all in all, the car and house mods are going well, and I'm really enjoying being retired, I sleep in too 0700 and slowly plod around inside until I feel like actually doing anything, and only work in the yard for as long as want, which has actually been alot over the last few weeks,  although when you look at it, it seems that not a huge amount of work has been done,  until I look at the before I started the work pics Happy days and good times indeed 
    • hahaha yeah. Plan is to get side skirts and probably just rear pods. But going to do them one-by-one. I've got a set that I really like from RHDJapen, but that one isn't shipped to AU. So need to find someone who can get it for me
    • Here's an idea, answer the questions I asked you as they are trying to work out WHY the LSD will be binding up in a straight line.
    • You haven't driven many modern cars then have you? Most of them have sfa steering feel with their stupid electric bullshit steering systems.
×
×
  • Create New...