Turbo Upgrade R34 Gt-T

[R31Nismoid]

Quite easily, setting your suspension up all stiff can work great on the track but can cause a car to duck,dip and dive all over a bumpy back road and quite easily throw you off the road..

That's why you buy decent suspension and not $1000 cheap rubbish stuff... So that it doesn't do that

End of the day as i said, a 240rwkw well setup car will be faster in every scenario (other than 1/4 mile drag endeavours) than a 300rwkw floating boat with stock everything else.

[ARTZ]

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[R31Nismoid]

Sure John is mighty quick with his setup and 220kws but it has taken him 3 years and 3 cars to get to where he is. I also dont think you will hear him complain about the extra 40kws he now has on e85

And what does that tell you?

Given it's pretty much what i said on page one, just a shorter version (handling/learning to drive first - then power - works out cheaper in the long run).

[ARTZ]

It also tells me that maybe he was pushing too hard which he may not of had to do if he already had more power to make up some time..

Sorry for the triple posts phones having a fit..

[R31Nismoid]

You won't find the limit, if you don't go past it and that's one's own choice irrespective of power.

If you have more, you'll just want to go faster and push in the same instance (someone that pushes, will always do it), so it's not particularly really relevant.

[ARTZ]

Yes I know it's true.

In Johns case he is doing what it takes to be competitive..

For your average punter that just wants to have some fun and feel the noise, power is king!!

[ARTZ]

Although now I think about it, the fun in this game is in being competitive..

So now I'm questioning my existence again..screw you Ash

[GT-T 1998]

full service and all fluids changed at a minimum (gearbox, diff, P/S etc)

radiator

clutch

diff

tyres

brakes

suspension

no point having 300rwkw if you cant;

1. turn corners with that power

2. stop the car with that power

IMO you really are going about it the wrong way. Handling and learning how to drive comes first, then comes the power. Things like a decent diff and suspension setup make so much difference it's hard to gauge "just how much" because it's more than just a number on a piece of paper.

And all the stock shit is realistically rubbish stock... so add another 140rwkw or so, just asking for trouble.

getting a stronger clutch and flywheel,

may need stronger coil packs and spark plugs aswell ?

gone over my budget but have to do whats needed so the engine doesnt fail

[sydking]

My first learing curve with imports is, always add 5k ontop of your budget, and never add up what youve spent.....

Depressing stuff!!

[GT-T 1998]

Yeah started at 8500 looking more to 12000

[R31Nismoid]

getting a stronger clutch and flywheel,

may need stronger coil packs and spark plugs aswell ?

gone over my budget but have to do whats needed so the engine doesnt fail

You might need coil packs, you won't know till you "get there" type thing. They might be ok, might not.

Plus, just normal coppers are more than fine

[GT-T 1998]

Ohk I got nkg iridiums . Mechanic said if they are 11m they might need to be shorter. Dont understand

[Hanaldo]

Ohk I got nkg iridiums . Mechanic said if they are 11m they might need to be shorter. Dont understand

Yeh you're gonna need a 0.8mm plug gap, possibly 0.6mm depending on how good your coilpacks are. The NGK Iridiums were a waste if they are 1.1mm, they can't be regapped.

[GT-T 1998]

Yeh you're gonna need a 0.8mm plug gap, possibly 0.6mm depending on how good your coilpacks are. The NGK Iridiums were a waste if they are 1.1mm, they can't be regapped.

Haha yea that would be right ..

Is it to suit the bigger injectors or something

[Hanaldo]

Haha yea that would be right ..

Is it to suit the bigger injectors or something

Nah, to suit the boost really. At the power level you're aiming for, OEM-style coilpacks will struggle to give a strong enough spark for a 1.1mm gap; the spark is likely to blow out resulting in misfires. So you reduce the gap to avoid misfiring.

As Ash said, coppers would be more than ok, you can regap them, and they will only cost you around $20 for a set of 6.

[GT-T 1998]

Ohk fair enough .. thanks for explaining that