R31 Help Needed

[phoone]

sup dudes an dudettes, i just baught my first ever r31 and its my first car. its the executive model and its stock as a rock. i dont realy like the front an back bumper on it ( black hard plastic) and was wonder hpw much the front an back bumpers are off a siloette or a s3 or something like that and maybe even side skirts. id also like to no the genreal price of lowering it 2 inches and a 2.5 inch exaust with extractors put into it. an maybe even a new paint job ( just simple gloss white) any help would me much appreciated

cheers

phoone

[r31slpr]

Congrats on the purchase mate, check out r31skylineclub.com. Theres a heap of info answering your questions in the wiki http://wiki.r31skylineclub.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

[StevenCJR31]

the bumpers do look a bit daggy but come up REALLY good if painted the same colour as the body

[Daleo]

+1 for colour coded bars.

Also, keep the exhaust at 2 1/4"; 2 1/2 is too droney. Doesn't make a difference to power anyway.

[phoone]

the front buper has a little chunk taken out of it so i would like to change them anyways, how good does the racing sili front look!!! http://wiki.r31skylineclub.com/index.php?title=Image:Racingsilfront2.jpg

thanks guys this is exacly what i needed!!!

and as for the exuast any brand or extractors u guys recomend? im not a car wiz but ive always lved the r31,s one of my fav cars an i want mine to be a weapon. so i want it to growl hectic and look like a demon

[StevenCJR31]

as stated by Daleo, an exhaust and extractors will make f**k all difference to power output so use ANY extractors that you want to use and dont go too big on the pipe (agree with the droney)

[Daleo]

Go for handling, and for f**k's sake; do something with the brakes! They're woeful.

Re bush the whole damn thing if you can; you won't regret it.

Have fun, they're a great workhorse.

Mine did over 500,000km on it's original engine; and was still going strong when I sold it. Never used a drop of oil, or let me down once in 10 years of ownership.

Edited June 30, 2012 by Daleo

[StevenCJR31]

Go for handling, and for f**k's sake; do something with the brakes! They're woeful.

Re bush the whole damn thing if you can; you won't regret it.

Have fun, they're a great workhorse.

especially the ferkn handbrake! brakes are same size as a pintara with a CA20E with naff all power

Edited June 30, 2012 by StevenCJR31

[phoone]

yeah i noticed the breaks are shit house and the hand break is total dog shit, im gunna do pritty much everything to it like new suspension,breaks, be build the engine an all that jazz with a few extras also

would u recomend a quick shift in a r31?

id also lie to turbo my rb30e also, but what im readying up they nee some drastic changes like a diffrent head an cam shaft an all that shit, ive been reading up about it a fair bit an every site is diffrent and im not machenically minded im a simple carpenter so its all a bunch of numbers an shit to me lol.

i just want to no what the hell do i have to change for me to turbo it, not like 500hp change just like a garret t27 or 25 or something to that extant

[StevenCJR31]

the std cam/head/compression wilbe fine for light turbo charging, best bolt on is a complete setup from a vl commodore turbo including ecu

[phoone]

so the engines not gunna tear itself to pieces then? lol and i kinda want to keep it all nissan or after market. but if u suggest thats the best way to go about it then i shall look into it

[StevenCJR31]

if the engine/trans/rear axle is in good condition to begin with then it wont go bang, if not then fix/overhaul first and it will be fine, heaps of info on how to wire in vl ecu on R31 skyline club forums

Edited June 30, 2012 by StevenCJR31

[phoone]

sweet as mate, can u estimate a roughf price dude?

[StevenCJR31]

do you mean price on the VL gear? if so it depends on condition but anywhere up to ~$1000 for everything that you need

[phoone]

sweet as thats a fair bit cheaper than i tohught it would be. ima start rounding up bits an pices now

[StevenCJR31]

yes its not too bad at all, i picked up a nistuned R31 computer/turbo injectors / turbo n oil and water lines/exhaust manifold / dump pipe/cross over pipe real cheap, the gent wanted $650 for the lot but i got it for $350 but as the turbo had a lot shaft play and needs a recon

[phoone]

wicked illkeep u guys updated on the progrese

[phoone]

yeah awsome just relised my steering rack is rooted and is leaking power steering fluid. ill have to change that first before anything damn motherf**ker!!