If you had to spend $3000-$5000

[DarKZer0]

man mite as well get a GTST at the first place cose it has all parts suited for more power

[Drift-King]

hey Munky, if you wanna have a fast car just but a GTT.

if you want to have something differnt and have handling and a bit of "power", get good brakes,susp,rb30 bottom end and all the other things the others where sayin.

but if you dont car if your car is N/A or Forced incudtioned, then why not go the cheaper/better way and go turbo?

have a good think about all the things we have been offering you ( advice ).

[Guest Munky]

Yeh DK I can appreciate your opinion, but the whole point is, I'm not allowed to get a turbo. Insurance would most likely double again, and my parents wouldnt want me in a turbo.

[Drift-King]

Yeh DK I can appreciate your opinion, but the whole point is, I'm not allowed to get a turbo. Insurance would most likely double again, and my parents wouldnt want me in a turbo.

Oh , now i understand, your parents bought you the car so you gotta .. yehp i get you...

well looks like N/A is the go for you till you can get a turbo after your off your P's

[Guest Munky]

Indeed. So turboing in about 3 - 4 years looks like the most attractive option!

[Drift-King]

Indeed. So turboing in about 3 - 4 years looks like the most attractive option!

Yeah well if you cant get it then i geuss your moving the right way.

[CWest]

Hey Munky - Ive got a 34GT. I used to own a stock S2 R33GTST. Mate obviously the R33 was faster because it was turbo but with all due respect my GT is not that much slower. I dont know if its just the newer NEO engine or just the fact that the GT is lighter, but with a full exhaust, pod, extractors, SAFC and lightweight wheels a R34 GT is quite a quick car.

When my old S2 got stolen, my increase in insurance made it more sensible for me to get a non turbo car, hence the R34GT.

Dont go overboard with the performance side of things because honestly unless u dont care about resale value a turbocharged GT will commandeer less than a GTT.

You're 19 enjoy the line and do a few mods and just learn to love the car.

Im pretty sure i saw your car once when i drove past the dealer u bought it from, looked really nice and clean in white.

[Guest Munky]

Cheers CWest

Shame to hear about your Series II! What's ur set up for insurance?

[CWest]

Just Cars, 40% NCB, over 25, $2100 agreed value of 30g.

BTW ive done a 14.9sec 1/4mile pass hehe see told u not that much slower than my R33 S2 which did a 14.4 sec pass.

[666DAN]

CWest....your insurance seems high for Just Cars...I'm with them paying a LOT less than that for my car + turbo + computer + stereo etc etc and the same agreed value as you and I'm 24

[CWest]

Yeah it is a little high but, when i had my old last car stolen, my NCB went from 60 to 20 straight away. Also apparently a coupe has a higher premium than a sedan dont ..... dont know y though but thats what the guy at Just Cars told me.

[funkymonkey]

well that's around the budget I'm looking at... so here goes

purchase n ship RB25DET from japan, $2000

sell RB20DE - $800 (hypothetically)

TD06 + manifold, wastegate n all the other plumbing bought and shipped from japan - $1800

Hybrid Intercooler - $600 (mates rates)

Exhaust - $800

Power FC $1000

R32 and R33 japanese service manuals - $100

Doing all the work myself - Priceless

Total - $5500

Not too shabby, dunno what power to expect, looking at maybe 230kw

[Kor'axis]

230kw?!?!?! you serious funky?

[Kor'axis]

at the wheels or flywheel?

[funkymonkey]

huh? i'm putting down 230 at the wheels as a conservative figure... if i make more, i'll be delighted

[funkymonkey]

its rated at 450ps = 331kW... it'll be hella laggy too, which is what i'd want for a daily driver

[Viscount]

Cwest, I ended up getting full comp with Just Cars for $3879 a year (due to my age). I'm just wondering though, my agreed value is only 25k$. Is that because of the difference in time between our purchases?

[mcnamg]

can anyone answer this one for me??

if you add a turbo to an engine that was n/a from the factory do you need to lower the compression ratio? if so what is involved in this?

I know 666 dan has said that he is running his with stock compression and i think i read you said about 7psi of boost. is this 7psi the max you could safely get without lowering the compression?

do you need new pistons to lower the compression?

[mcnamg]

btw someone wanna hand me a shovel??

sorry for digging up an old thread but linked to it from a newer thread and didnt even notice the date of the last post

[gtst25]

I have a friend who made over 200rwhp out of an rb30na but he stuffed around for years... The headwork was a piece of artwork - I drove the car once - and was more impressed with my ca18det silvia! All I did to it was get a friend to write a chip, 14 psi boost, dump pipe and exhaust. Trust me, I hotted up a red metor once, then dad and I installed a rb20 det after disappointment. I know a rb25 is streets afead of a red moter 202 - but then again a turbo in my opinion is a good step up again.... 200rwkw isn't so impressive after a few weeks - you just get use to it