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hi all,

i have just bought myself my first skyline it is a r34 25GT 4 door with an rb25de neo engine and i was just wondering what would be the best cheap and easy modifications to make to get a bit better power and performance out of it? and how to get better handeling and cornering?

cheers Curtis

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read around in the N/A section, these things have been covered many times.

in a nutshell

-2.5" exhaust

- high flow panel air filter

- 98 octane fuel

- make your car lighter

unless you want to go crazy and spend big money on an NA car. The return on performance parts on NA cars is little.

question 1: are you on your p's and therefore have power restrictions?

if yes, see above. if no, you bought the wrong car to make power from. sell it and buy a turbo version

that is all.

oh and for the handling side of things, get a set of coil overs

question 1: are you on your p's and therefore have power restrictions?

if yes, see above. if no, you bought the wrong car to make power from. sell it and buy a turbo version

that is all.

oh and for the handling side of things, get a set of coil overs

yeah im on p's but live in tassie so it doesn't matter if i have a turbo, its just insurance cost a bomb with a turbo.

and thanks for the advice it is much appreciated

Get a DECENT set of coilovers,you'll be surprised how much of a difference they will make to the overall handling to your car.

As suggested, an LSD is a good option. You'll have to buy an R33 LSD. You can also put R33 GTS25t brakes on aswell.

A decent set of tyres with wider rims will make your car handle nicer too.

I know the GT-V does

yeah, you'd think the four wheel drive does too?? does the GT V have a "SLIP" light?

im asking cos im trying to decide if i can use LSD diff oil when i change the oil, ive posted in the drivetrain section but not much luck there either

if i jacked the car up and turned the wheels... wouldnt an LSD make the wheels turn together and in the same direction??

ive had my GT FOUR fully stuck in the mud once before cos i was parked on the grass on a wee hill and it rained all night, lol, when i was trying to get it out all FOUR wheels were turning together....as if it were LSD

what you guys think?

sometimes a car with an open diff can still spin all the drive wheels. i know my falcon used to at times. other times it would only do 1 wheel. if there is little tracion (like in mud, etc) then it is easy for there to be enough friction in the diff to spin all the wheels. had 1 side been on something with more grip and the other in mud and they had all spun/driven then you would know for sure that it had a LSD. also as an open diff starts to wear out it can often start to spin both wheels more.

No point having extra power when the car handles like shit... Coilovers are a great start, swaybars and strut braces would make a load of difference. Then if any bushes look old or are getting worn then replace them and the car will handle 10x better!

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