Opinions On Upgrade Options - I Am Stuck!

[Deziner]

As the title says, I have a couple options and can't seem to decide which is the better option. My car is a stock R33 GTR except for boost restrictor removed and the CAS has been spun.

I have a limited budget of $4000 and will be buying all the parts second hand (mostly from SAU member here).

The option I have in mind are:

Option 1

• Coilovers (I have 3 leaking struts that were found in my last service)
  
• Front pipe
  
• Power FC
  
• Adjustable cam gears
  

This will leave me around $1900 out of my budget for install.

Option 2

• GT 2860's including gasket kit
  
• Dump pipes
  
• Power FC
  

This will leave me about $1580 out of my budget for install.

Firstly, Does anyone know whether my left over budget would even cover the install of either option? If not then I need to rethink what I am going to do.

Secondly, which option do you think is better. Option 1 fixes my suspension and gives me some performance gains. Option 2 sures up my turbo's (going from ceramic to steel wheeled), and I guess in doing so protects my engine longer term.

I never thought it would be so hard to decide what to spend my money on!! LOL

Cheers.

[Moodles2]

Option 1

• Coilovers (I have 3 leaking struts that were found in my last service)
  
• Front pipe
  
• Power FC (pointless since you'll be driving around on a untuned basemap, stock ECU handles 1 bar on stock turbos without a problem)
  
• Adjustable cam gears
  
• + Highflow cat
  

Option 2

• GT 2860's including gasket kit (-9s, -7s, -5s?) + oxygen sensors (might as well do them while the turbos are out) + adjustable wastegate actuators if the new turbos don't include them. Looking at about approx $900 in install by a workshop (8-9 hrs)
  
• Dump pipe (keep the stock dumps for 350kw and less)
  
• Power FC
  
• + Highflow cat
  

[GTR_JOEY]

I'd be fixing the suspension first

Then upgrade your exhaust,cam gears and PFC with tune

Also have your turbo shafts inspected and run say 12psi to preserve them

That's what I reckon

[R31Nismoid]

Normally I'd say go the handing... BUT... GTR turbos failing, will have the risk of taking the motor with it.

So swap out the turbos (-7/-9), and get a tune. Be warned though the stock clutch won't last forever if you push 300rwkw. IF you just keep the turbos @ 1bar for the time being you'll be better off however.

[KiwiRS4T]

I'd be fixing the suspension first

Then upgrade your exhaust,cam gears and PFC with tune

Also have your turbo shafts inspected and run say 12psi to preserve them

That's what I reckon

^^^What he said. If you smash the car up it won't go very fast at all. If the PFC is a good buy put it in your garage until you can afford to do the turbos and get a tune.