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hi all....

i am wanting to upgrade my turbo in the next month or so and i was wondering wich one i should get??

my car is a r32 gtst, its stock as a rock besides the exhaust, n im gettn spitfire coils n frount mount too... i dont really want to spend the money on gettn and after market ecu so is it possible to upgrade my turbo without the ecu??

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To do it properly and to make the most of it, you'll need more mods....such as injectors, maybe a larger AFM - z32 and

as always an after market ecu is the best option. You can remap the r32 gtst ecu - but if your spending all that money on mods, you may as well make the most of them and get an ecu.

Why do you need a bigger turbo?

Whats the car going to be used for?

A basic upgrade would be an r33 gtst turbo bolted on.

Or even hi-flow your standard one.

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Why do you need a bigger turbo?

Whats the car going to be used for?

im new to sau so plz bear with me....

i want a bigger turbo cause im too used to the power iv got now, my car is only stock and ive been wanting to do things to it for a while now but other thing have tied up my money and time till now....

im wanting to start drifting (as ameture) and see how it goes from there..thats why i bought the 4 door r32 heaps of people where telln me there better 4 drifting..

my mate has a sr20 turbo,, hes got t28 ballbearing ,frount mount , fuel pump,pod filter ,hes running standard ecu on 15psi he ran a 12.9 1/4 mile n ive lined him up b4 n he smoked me.. thats why i thought my standard ecu would be fine...

thanks for the reply and any help would be much appeciated....

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you will need to do something with the ecu because if you are putting in more air...you need more fuel...for that you need a new tune + in jectors...

the turbo i am looking at for mine is a HKS item...mate put me on to it last night i think he said the 28/35. then ill get a decent replacement ecu which i am thinking the V44 as seems best bang for buck.

but first i wana do some more suspension + drivetrain. i reckon this'll give me more joy first...as driving in a straight line is pretty boring to be honest.

evil_weevil Grand Master

evil_weevil

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im new to sau so plz bear with me....

i want a bigger turbo cause im too used to the power iv got now, my car is only stock and ive been wanting to do things to it for a while now but other thing have tied up my money and time till now....

im wanting to start drifting (as ameture) and see how it goes from there..thats why i bought the 4 door r32 heaps of people where telln me there better 4 drifting..

my mate has a sr20 turbo,, hes got t28 ballbearing ,frount mount , fuel pump,pod filter ,hes running standard ecu on 15psi he ran a 12.9 1/4 mile n ive lined him up b4 n he smoked me.. thats why i thought my standard ecu would be fine...

thanks for the reply and any help would be much appeciated....

My thoughts,

Do other mods first as Gus said - do suspension and drivetrain first.

Do a few driver days first, learn how your car goes first, learn how it handles etc

If you just have an exhaust as only mod, I'd look at doing a fmic, boost controller and a retune. this would give you a slight power increase, could even go as max as 160rwkw.

That and some suspension mods and a 1 way diff at a minimum would be good fun!!

I had my line for 2.5 years before I upgraded my turbo!

But if you have your heart set on a bigger turbo - basic upgrade would be an r33 (not sure if r34's bolt up?)

Cheers,

Chris

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Depends what your after..

You will need to do a FMIC, Fuel Pump, Injectors, EBC before considering any power. Then you WILL need a computer or a remap...

Even when bolting on a R33/34 turbo, you should do the above...

I am running all basic mods plus injectors and a remap with a R34 Turbo and am just shy of 200rwkw.....next step is maybe a highflow or a aftermarket turbo...once again it depends on what you are after....

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evil_weevil

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Douse has the perfect example :D

200rwkw in a lighter r32, with decent suspension etc would be fun!

but even if you do that set up for a while, you can always upgrade the turbo again later as you'll have the right supporting mods!

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