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I thought it would be interesting to note the actuall cost of performance modifications. As I've noticed, some people including myself dcon't realise the actuall cost of slapping on some performance mods.

Here's a rough off the top off my head cost of my mods on the GTR since buying it in November/December 2003:

Power FC & HC: $1450

GreedyTurbo Timer & harness: $180

HKS EVC: $420

Front Pipes Exhaust: $420

Cam Gears: $230

Clutch OS Giken Twin Plate: $2000

Genuine GTR Air Box: $200

KN Filter & Cleaning Kit: $140

SARD 700cc Injectors: $800

Bosch 044 Fuel Pump: $380

Turbos HKS 2530's: $3900

Catch Can (Racepace): $250

Tyres Bridgstone S03: $1240

Carbon Fibre Wing Blade: $600

Nismo Clear Side Indicators: $90

Z32 AFM's with Tomei Plug: $700

Iridum Spark Plugs: $130

Services & Maintenance Every 5000K's: $600

Labour & Tuning: is all inclusive over 2 stages.

Approx $3000

TOTAL "I think I'm going to cry now":

$16,730.00

Probably a good indication to add the current power aswell, so after al of the above the car makes ~320kwrw

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Ummm... I hear ya...

Engine swap with silver top $3100

R33 Turbo (rebuilt) $1120

Manual Trans $2400

Custom Alloy Radiator $700

Thermo fan ans bits to run $350

Exhaust $1300

Brass Button Clutch and 3200lbs preasue plate (used 180sx bits to lighten) $800

Apexi Turbo Timer $250

Alarm system (not telling what type) $700

Z32 AFM (including re-chip and tune) $850

Tyres $1200 (two sets of cheapies)

TOTAL $12770

On a car i bought for 10g's and the list goes on......

Over $10K and i havent bought the turbo setup yet :)

Bl4cK32...when you first started out with your RB30 engine build, wasnt your estimate a little over $2,000 for the swap... ;)

At least you guys have good numbers to show for the money spent, me im still playing with the little leaguers after having spent a healthy wad of cash :thumbsup:

I look at it this way...

My next door neighbour had a dog... pretty cute little fury thing... I like my staffy better but anyway. Its a $800 dog... OK it ran out onto the road and had to have $2300 worth of vet bills to fix him up. About 1 month later he got an infection and they spent over $2000 in the next couple of weeks keeping him alive. About 1 year later i moved in next door and they were telling me this story. Later that same night there was a skid out the front and a yelp and thats the end of that story...

$5000 dog

to me =

$1,000,000 car

Where to start,

Ohlins sus, $1500

Exhaust 1 $1000

Exhaust 2 $750 (got $500 back for the first exhaust)

Exhaust 3 Swap

High flow cat: $250

Cat out pipe: $150

Dump from stock turbo $350

Cooler $1500

Strut braces (front and rear) $400

Sway bars $400

castor rods $295

pineapples $150

hardmount bushes (cant remeber)

front camber arms $500

endless brake pads $295

powerfc/hc/ebc $1950

extreme clutch $800

twin plate clutch $1200

turbo <$3k

wastegate: $300

master cylinder brace $100

Wheels and tyres $2500

new tyres $350 each

Custom pipe work $4000

front facing plenum $1300

cams $1200

cam gear $250

head gasket $450

catch can $200

K&N pod $200 fitted

Z32 AFM $350

Cold air box and 4" CAI, cant remember

Body kit $ 2k (abouts)

Paint dash $100

Razo pedals - free

Trust shift knob $85

EL guages $250

Fix speedo after fitting EL guages $150

Turbo time $220

Cs quickshifter $370

2 way diff $350

Sard Injectors $1k

044 fuel pump $380

Adj fuel press reg $150

Labour fitting cams, head gasket, plenum paint rockers covers $3800 (i know, dont like thinking about it)

Boost guages $400 (I have a spare)

oil temp guage $250

Oil cooler and fittings $600-$700

1/2 roll cage $350ish

EDIT: FMIC kit ### oops yes I did

EDIT2: Bride Brix driver's seat $800

Tune ups, probably 2-3K, and still going:)

still need rear adj camber arms, hicas lock, mission mount, harder springs, 60mm pillar mount, 60mm guage holder.

I think thats about it.

Fark... here we go.

Current Expenses:

HKS EVC4 - $400

GTR BOV's - $175

Dyno runs and a Fuel pump - $500

OWS Oil (10litres) + servicing - $400

GT30 Turbo - $2200

T/Smart 45mm wastegate - $700

Rotors/Pads, custom setup - $2500

Labour to Fit turbo, modify manifold for W/gate - $800

Suspension Repairs x2 (dodgy workshop) - $2000

R34 GTR wheels - $2800

Tyres - $350

Tinted Windows - $190

Panel Repairs - $400

R33 SI mats - $150

Current total: $13,565 Fark thats a lot... Thats basically what i paid for the car!

Future Expenses that will come in the next 3 months or less:

PowerFC - $1300

Catch Can - $200

Z32 AFM - $300

Tuning - $500

Injectors 550cc - $400 (i think)

Motor Rebuild, i'm gonna spend aprox $7000

Diff rebuild - $1000

New Rear Sub-Frame bushes/diff bushes - $700-$1000

Total of Future: $11,700

To my grand total by the end of this year will be

$25,265 Thats a stupid amount of money now i think about it :headspin:

But meh, i love my car. And once it's all done and complete it wont need huge amouns spent on it again.

Good that i plan to keep it for a while :thumbsup:

I wont say what I spend casue it hurts the way I like to do it though is to collect all the bits over time that way its not painfull in one hit but I reckon over 10 k will be in the ball park.

sr20 conversion

t518z turbo

550 injectors z32 afm.

gtr cooler and custom piping.

custom radiator. twin thermos

custom chip + tuning

3" exhaust from the turbo back

add purchase of sr if you want to be picky

all the little custom bit you generally

need .

it all adds up

would I do it again yes in a heart beat.

I drove a stockish cefiro today.

and had the biggest smile on my face when I got back into mine :thumbsup:

still to come engineers . cams exh manifold

meggala

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