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Hello boys, i have finally saved the money for a R33 GTR.

So i would just like to ask someone who owns or has previously owned an R33 GTR, and that could tell me what i should know when buying and when owning one, such as costs of maintaining it etc etc?

The GTR i get, ill be pumping it to 270-300KWs so it will have just light mods, exhaust and boost, keeping it street legal so police cant defect me.

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Thelen Rising Star

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Well first off, you won't make 300RWKW with just light mods, although given you have money for a GTR perhaps they would be classed as light money wise :D

The GTR only really differs in the engine compartment, most of the rest of it uses similar/same specced parts (read: same price to fix when broken), so it is really only the engine bay you have to worry about.

I've never owned, but considering the high similarity for engine components there shouldn't be much difference to a 33GTST or 32/34GTR for that matter.

Basically, you can abuse the engine and other parts more, but they will be 20-50% more expensive to fix if you break, mostly in parts cost, somewhat in labor (RB26DETT is a bit more time consuming to work with, dual turbos etc).

scotty014 Veteran

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the whole drivetrain is different and so are the brakes and panels. getting it serviced will cost more than a gts-t, also tyres will be more expensive because they run fatter rubber. in my opinion everything about a gtr is more expensive than a gt-t or gts-t. forgot to add r33 and r33 gtr has the same gearbox but the r34 gtr is different.

Brandon Veteran

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Million dollar question... If you found something thats in very good condition, why would you be spending more? If something did break, of course it'll be more exp than a single turbo car. This applies to any twins. I dont have any issue with my 33gtr at all since buying it 1 year ago and running 250awkw now. You wouldnt be pushing 300awkw with stock gtr turbos at all. You'll be looking at 250awkw.

As BNCR33 said, changing turbos is an expensive process. GT-SS will be around 3.5k, dumps will be 500 and labour will be easily 1k. Thats 5k all up excluding your ecu, boost controller etc...

Maintenance wise it'll be the same as any other AWD cars if its mechanically A1.

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300kw is piss easy in a gtr, as you say light mods.

I spend about $8K a year on mine all up (incl rego, insurance, fuel and everything else), but i'm always doing extra stuff to it. This year will be more like $12k due to turbo replacement...

My recipe for 300kw is;

Less than $2.6K for turbos (2860-7s)

$500 for seimens injectors

$400 for Nistune

$340 for modified xforce dumps (car already had dump back)

$850 for CRD tune (other places would be less)

Around $1K for labour

I'd do the turbos (and dumps if ever going to do them) straight away after getting the car. All the other stuff can wait.

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I dont call fitting new turbo's light mods. To the OP, if you buy a GTR that is in good cond it wont cost you very much at all weekly wise. I budget $150 a week . That inc everything. And its my daily ride too. Look after it and it will look after you.

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