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Turbo is by far the easier, simpler, better option.

but by all means, nothing wrong with a RB30DER :P

It'd also help if you at least had a power goal and budget in mind.

there are a few ways you can go about doing this.

you can either turbo your current N/A engine, but the power figures will be quite limited before you can really chase power numbers

however its a good way to get a really reponsive street car with the extra poke from a puffer bolted on the side.

high compression + small turbo = instant torque :)

OR

you can go for an RB25det transplant. with this, you can wring out 300rwkw on the (almost) standard head and internals,

and if you use the search function, there'll be plenty of old threads that you can dig up for advice as its probably the most common engine on here.

IF I WERE YOU: i'd sell the beast and buy something turbo from the factory :)

however if you can bring yourself to sell, i'd just bolt a turbo on the side.

reasons being, you'll be able to save money by getting yourself a turbo manifold etc and bolting it on without having to change gear box & drive shaft & diffs & etc etc. however, you'll need a bit of help with oil / water lines going to the turbo, but in the long run i think it'd be cheaper if you just want to feel the power and torque that turbos offer.

if you want to eventually build a serious track / drift / street car, i'd go for the transplant ;)

hope this helps dude, best of luck

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Turbo is by far the easier, simpler, better option.

but by all means, nothing wrong with a RB30DER :D

It'd also help if you at least had a power goal and budget in mind.

there are a few ways you can go about doing this.

you can either turbo your current N/A engine, but the power figures will be quite limited before you can really chase power numbers

however its a good way to get a really reponsive street car with the extra poke from a puffer bolted on the side.

high compression + small turbo = instant torque :)

OR

you can go for an RB25det transplant. with this, you can wring out 300rwkw on the (almost) standard head and internals,

and if you use the search function, there'll be plenty of old threads that you can dig up for advice as its probably the most common engine on here.

IF I WERE YOU: i'd sell the beast and buy something turbo from the factory ;)

however if you can bring yourself to sell, i'd just bolt a turbo on the side.

reasons being, you'll be able to save money by getting yourself a turbo manifold etc and bolting it on without having to change gear box & drive shaft & diffs & etc etc. however, you'll need a bit of help with oil / water lines going to the turbo, but in the long run i think it'd be cheaper if you just want to feel the power and torque that turbos offer.

if you want to eventually build a serious track / drift / street car, i'd go for the transplant :D

hope this helps dude, best of luck

thank you very much you have given me some excelent info, i went looking and found a 1988 two door coupe 5speed manual t.i skyline with turbo, nice price just dota go for a bank loan lol, how much do you think i would get for my beast.... it is a sweet ride for a standard..

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