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Hey Peeps,

Yes i am a newbie and no, i am not being slack, it is just that i have read hundreds and hundreds of articles, threads etc etc on what performance mods to do to a stock r33gtst to get some reasonable fun out of it.

I have always up until know been a 2 wheel speedster or ye olde worked V8 boy! i have seen the light after driving my cous's R33 GTR V-spec and all i can say is OMG!!!!!

Basically in the next week or two, i hope to secure myself a bloody good 95/(96/97seriesII) manual r33 gtst with around 50-60,000 clicks.

From what i can guage from all the info available a good start would be the following:

pod filter, isolated from engine bay with CAI;

3" Mandral bent Dump Pipe, high flow CAT, 3.5" SS exhaust;

Front mount IC;

some kind of EBC (suggestions please on kind);

some kind of AFC (apexi S-AFC II or Profec B) seems to be popular;

A BOV is debateable with stock turbo, but what about with aftermarket FMIC??? i aint a rice boy so a loud Psst means shit to me!

Now this seems to be about all i can pick from what i have read without then going to aftermarket BB turbo, if i can get good results from the stock (maybe hi-flowed if recommended) then i will leave it be or otherwise i will upgrade!

Comments, be them constructive or pulling the piss are welcome but i can't guarantee a gentlemanly reply if you hang to much on me.

On ya fella's,

BTW i aint getting a GTR cos the INsurance quotes are so stupid that after 5 years i could have had almost 2 cars! so a GTST seems appropriate until i hit 30!

Cheers :shake:

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Yep, your list of mods is pretty much the standard stage 1 upgrade.

I'd go the intercooler before the boost controller and AFC, and then check the fuel pump is OK when you start to boost it.

Don't forget about suspension. Stock 33s aren't brilliant handlers and the mods you have listed will really overpower the stock setup

if you are going to do any turbo work, dont waste your money highflowing the standard, go for an aftermarket BB turbo, HKS, Garrett, Trust etc. well worth the money and with killer results.

SAFC is good if you arent going to change the turbo (as R33 computers cant be "chipped") otherwise get programable management - but as you know that aint cheap!

otherwise you have a good idea of what needs to be done. make her breathe better.

Originally posted by bbenny

if you are going to do any turbo work, dont waste your money highflowing the standard, go for an aftermarket BB turbo, HKS, Garrett, Trust etc. well worth the money and with killer results.

SAFC is good if you arent going to change the turbo (as R33 computers cant be "chipped") otherwise get programable management - but as you know that aint cheap!

otherwise you have a good idea of what needs to be done. make her breathe better.

Trust turbo's are sleeve bearing not ball bearing :P

Those mods tuned proper should give 180-200rwkw.

I'd prolly for get the EBC tho. After finding out that this: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...&threadid=24716

uses a $170 bleed valve that holds boost better than an AVCR, I cant see why people would waste the money.

Originally posted by king_kw13

just wonderin, if u dont upgrade the turbo and add a FMIC, will there be a loss in power cos there will be a drop in pressure as the air goes through the larger intercooler?

you get a nice power incrase when you add a fmic even with the stock turbo, as the stock cooler has a 5-8psi drop accross it at high boost and up high in the rpm as it is so small and inefficient

That sound's like a good setup,not to over the top should be fun for u to drive ,get a safc and cheap bleed valve for around $360 instead of a electronic boost controller which r like $400-700 and u can easily sell a safc if u decide to uprage the turbo,ecu.Also only get a hybrid bov (plumb/atmos) as skylines have troble stallin with atmosphere bov's .But only get 1 if u find a cheap 2nd hand 1 as the stock one work's well for reasonble boost levels.(under 16psi)

thanks lads, so scratch the ebc and go for the bleed huh and hybrid bov! Check!

Anyway, am checking out a few this weekend so hopefully may have something soon to start addin da mods too!

Any how, does anyone in SA know the candy apple red skyline that won some auto salon award for paint job in 2002, i forget but it is on www.carsales.com.au and i am thinking about that one, looks the part. Getting him to get a mech report, any one know of any reliable performance mechs in sa i could recommend to him cos if that comes up !!! then i will prolly fly over and pay damn his money!

The carsales link is as follows

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_vehicle?vehicle_id=56034&current_rec=58&total_rec=177&sort_type=&make_id=5&model_id=73

let me hear ya feed back boys

if you're serious - come along on sunday to the WA fixy-car thing. in the events section in WA. Someone will be happy to give you a lift.

have a look at a few cars and talk to some people.

the basic stuff is pretty straightforward....and a lot of people trat the same path to 300rwhp. only once you get beyond that do opinions on turbos, management etc get more complicated and more conflicting.....

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