my new idea..

[gatty]

hey guys,

Well i am thinking about maybe adding a turbo to my R33...

i am not going for anything too insane, probably only a stock 33/32 turbo to begin with running @ 7PSI or some low amount like that...

my questions:

would i only need turbo + manifold + stock intercooler

or would i also need ECU + injectors + air flow metre

i don't know anything about how the turbo's go on, i know there must be oil/water lines conencted to it?

any feedback would be great

am i wasteing my cash?

thanks guys

[riceline]

I would say that you are probaly wasting your cash man. It would be easier to just sell the NA and then buy the Turbo.. If you have a look at a lot of the importers atm they are getting HEAPS of R33 turbos in VERY cheap atm.. last night I recived notification of one that came with Aftermarket turbo - intercooler zaust etc etc for only 15K

have a look at some of them.. might be worth your time

[Driver]

i agree

boost is VERY addictive, if you do spend all that money on adding a turbo to your N/A you'll want to do more and more and it will end up costing u a crap load.

[doxximus]

either sell your car and buy a turbo, or msg me and get a list of parts i bought to convert my gts into a gtst

[gatty]

my car is in perfect condition - inside and out - 68k KM's with log books....why would iw ant to sell it and go for a thrashed GTS-t that has probably had clock wound back

if i wanted to spend a whole heap i'd do full conversion to RB25DET from a half-cut..

this is just a idea i been thinking about doing it on the cheap for now to improve performance a little

[NuGGeT]

you'll need to replace the whole engine others wise after awhile your current one with just pack up n die

[bless_you]

just get NOS!

[666DAN]

putting a turbo on a N/A skyline Read this for a rough idea of what's involved

Good power can be had on the high compression, I'd suggest going for a bigger turbo than the R33 stocko one...with the compression being higher it spools these little ones up a tad too quick....a T04E will give you probably the same response as a factory RB25DET setup...meaning less chance of pinging at low RPM, just keep the boost about 7-8psi and you'll be fine.

Dan

[Pva_Glue]

Listen to ppl.

your choice

1. Keep your immaculate NA sky

2. sell your NA and buy a threashed turbo sky

3. sell your Na and buy not threashed turbo sky

4. buy RB25DET that is threashed and take out RB25DE plus buy manifold ECU new clutch plus new plugs oils pay $1000 plus for labour for machanic. plus $50 per week public transport fee while car is at machanics plus more fuel costs puld new rotors and brake set ups pads...etc..etc.

Just keep the NA as it is and be happy about it!!!

me two cents

[gatty]

PVA:

new heavey duty xedy clutch putin it yesterday

and i have 2 cars - this is my weekend machine...i have a work car

[doxximus]

im about to write a word file for what i payed and parts i got because people have asked me a lot, this would be much easier to send lol

[funkymonkey]

I'd say get a HKS GT2530 turbo kit for N/A RB25DE's. The high compression wonderfully suits the turbo, its ball bearing so its good for a bit more later down the track. Also comes with optional manifold etc.

OR, supercharge your RB25DE, its becoming a very viable choice with a fair few companies in VIC and NSW (and possibly QLD) doing it. That way you keep most of the old gear. its the most economical way of boosting your car.

[WazR32GTSt]

supercharge it definately!

mmmmmm torque....

[Pva_Glue]

its ur money so, if u decide to go ahead then............. good

keep us updated on the process

[gatty]

i will

but my budget right now is only about 3500

i was thinking about seocnd-hand/reconditioned turbo as my budget isn't too great, and i will be running low boost...

supercharge'ing it would be good - but more expensive?

[Pva_Glue]

superchargong wont work with RB engines... unless you make very heavy modificatoin to fit the chains...imho

[Greg]

dox post up your word doc in a thread of its own i'm sure we are all interesting in reading it

gatty i say do it...only for selfish reasons though - i want to know how well it works so then i can do the same to mine (i'm in same boat re condition)

[666DAN]

BTW guys I'm sorry for not having my power figures up yet....but I need to get some more coils packs before I can give her a dyno run....I know if I put it on now it'll give a shittier result that what it really packs! It seriously has some balls though

[paulr33]

sell your engine, and get a reco'd rb25det or something similar. should be piece of piss for $3k.

[paulr33]

or better yet

get a stock rb25det

remove stock turbo

remove stock cooler

remove stock ecu

remove stock clutch

remove stock air flow meter

add the following

apexi power fc, hand controller and boost controller kit

z32 air flow meter

hks 2530 or ax53b70 turbocharger or t04e/garrett gt30

r33 or r34 gtr front mount intercooler

full 3.5" exhaust system, including hiflow cat, dump pipe and front pipe

255 rear tyres or 265 tyres

whiteline pineapple or suspension kit

gtr fuel pump (from r33)

tomei cams kit

twin plate clutch kit

stock air box or mount pod outside engine bay

depending on turbo you choose exterrnal wastegate and screamer pipe

should get you to see 250rwkw at mid 11's on the 1/4

engine will cost $3000 and parts and turning will cost about $10k