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hey guys

i've got an r33gtst with 300kw atm but will have 400kw in coming months.

what do a do bout gearbox and clutch?

can a r33gtr box be modified to suit gtst and handle the power or should i be getting straight cuts? for a clutch i was thinking bout a nismo twin plate?

is this the right path?

cheers

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stick with the 5 speed box you have, but i would upgrade to an OS GIKEN gear set. or a ppg helical 1-4 dog gear set.

os giken is priced at $4700

the ppg dog box 1-4 is $6500

and if you wanna do it once and never break anything (itll be very hard) then you can go the full 1-5 straight cut dog box from ppg for $9700

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My cousin has a 400rwkw R33GTST with standard box!!!. Has been driving it with this powerfor 4 years now, eastern creek plenty of times countless amounts of insane burnouts, hard driving and still holding fine, they are a tough box especially behind a rear wheel drive car.

As always if you are brutal and slam gears in like your Fangio on a mission all the time anything will break eventually.

Really i wouldnt worry that much dont fix it till it breaks, then add a gearset but i think you will find it will take more punishment than you think.

My 2 cents worth.

Dave.

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Do it right once either a OS Giken twin plate which will hold 400rwkw as this is what my cousin runs and has that power and no probs yet. Or i guess a triple plate but i have heard these break gearboxes as they dont have a sprung centre but not 100% sure about this.

Jim berry clutches seem good but im a brand man and just like to trust good quality Japanese products.

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How hard did you drive your car??

just wondering if i should start looking before i brake mine...

i thought they could handle a bit more power than that..

Its not the gears that broke, just everything else around them :)

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