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Hi guys,

Im looking at turbo'ing my car. At the moment i have limited money and i've sussed out all of the options available.

Firstly i don't want to buy a turbo 33 because ive spent so much time and money on my car at the moment. I would just rather turbo mine.

I have looked at the option of buying an engine but costs are holding me back!

Do you reckon i could efficiently turbo my car for a fraction of the price of a turbo engine?

At the moment i'm prepared to turbo it and take it easy in order to wait it out until i get the parts!

What are the essential items in which i need to turbo it instead of the stupid extras which are just power additions to the conversion?

What do you guys think?

cheers

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just one think to keep in mind mate.....small things add up pretty quickly.....personally i would just wack a RB25DET motor in there....would be the best thing to do and see if you can sell you NA motor....might have to wait a bit longer but then you wont have the head ache of little things letting go on you...

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I have looked at the option of buying an engine but costs are holding me back!

Do you reckon i could efficiently turbo my car for a fraction of the price of a turbo engine?

No. Close thread. Dude unless you own a workshop or can do EVERYTHING yourself, and plan to steal all the necessary parts, then no. Sell it and buy a turbo.

It's not that it's overly complex, it's just that it's far from "a cheap way".

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No. Close thread. Dude unless you own a workshop or can do EVERYTHING yourself, and plan to steal all the necessary parts, then no. Sell it and buy a turbo.

It's not that it's overly complex, it's just that it's far from "a cheap way".

sorry mate just wondering what your opinions were

cheers

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There is heaps about doing this in the Naturally Aspirated Performance forum section.

I had an R34 NA with a plan of making it turbs, after quotes and research, the costs and risk associated with it were not worth it. (just have a read in the NA section)

If you were going to do it, then swapping the entire engine is the best bet, you will probably need Regency approval on it id imagine.

It will probably work out the same, if not cheaper to sell your car and buy a turbo one straight out.

Not what you want to hear, and not what I wanted to hear when I wanted to do it.

Good luck.

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it will start off as a very expensive thing to do and the costs will just pile up from there on mate.....do what penny did.....sell the skyline and get a WRX :).......from where i look at this is....your options are:

1 - sell yours and get a 33 GTST

2 - swap the motor, do the brakes and go via regency

3 - turbo your motor (very very expensive)

personally i would go with either 1 or 2 :)

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it will start off as a very expensive thing to do and the costs will just pile up from there on mate.....do what penny did.....sell the skyline and get a WRX :) .......

WIN!! Hahaha

It was hard to let go of those sexy curves and hot plate lights.... but the power and handeling of the rex is more then compensation.

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Dom, from what most are saying in here, it's not only a $$ thing that you have to factor in your decision but also the heartache involved in the whole process (ie. brake upgrade etc).

Unless you have time on your hands and the drive to do it, the easiest option is to start again.

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After just having finished the final bits of a 25DET transplant in my cousins 33; listen to Pete and everybody else here, take the easy option Dom... sell and buy a gtst.

I know you don't want to get rid of your car because you've put time and effort into it, but it will be worth it in the end. You'll end up spending more on all the parts needed, labour (if you're not going to do it yourself), etc than what you will if you sold your car and paid a few $k in difference for a gtst.

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cheers for your opinions guyss

i am looking at the moment for a new car

theres a few but looking at buying in Melbourne..

Heaps cheaper and better quality (from what can be seen by pictures).

I will keep you guys updated

cheers guys

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