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I thought I had better pop in and say hi.

I've been racing a MX5 for the last 3 years, but I've ran out of talent and need to go faster, so I choose horse power :yes:

I'm hoping to have this up and running for the QR sports and sedans in Nov.

I was looking at R32, but most seem knacked or over priced, so the red headed step child of Nissan, seemed like a better option!

I purchased this R33 GTST for 5k with a RWC.

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I'm not one, to tell people how to suck eggs. So I'm not a big poster, this is more so people can see what I'm building, so if I buy from the, for sale section, they see I'm not about to rip them off. ;)

So far, to empty my bank account: I also can't thank them enough, the service has been second to none!

I've used;

Just Jap racing, 19 row oil cooler, gauges and boss kit.

GKtech, can't wait to get my hands on the full new V3 kit, plus almost every thing else he sells for the R33.

Garage One, for a nice new set of BC Racing ER series coil overs.

AGI, for there top of the line Nat spec 6 point cage.

GSL Rally sport for new rotors and Project MU pads.

Nitto NT-01 Semis

D.I.Y. auto tune for a GSlender MS3 pro mega squirt, to run a full standalone ECU ;) Yes that's right a mega squirt. Fingers crossed we should have that up and running soon. These ECU are really big in the Miata turbo world. So Grant and I are pretty sure we can get this to run in a R33, without to much problems. It's what I'm use to using, we will see how we go.

Cheers

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Yep,

Gone to a race school in Sydney.

The excel cup car is gone as well. Not a lot of racing for a na mx5 up here in Brisbane, unless you like getting lapped by super cars.

I though about, doing a turbo set up for the track. Even with myself doing most of the work, there wasn't going to be any change out of 15k. So I cut my losses.

R33 seems like a good base to work off. Parts are cheap and well supported. Keep the motor stockish and try and knock some weight out of it.

So far it's been a lot of fun to work on.

Nice car, the build sounds interesting. Its amazing what you can buy with 5k nowadays!

Keen to read more about it.

Right place right time cash in the pocket.

I'm hoping to keep the build under 10k. Would like the car to do a sub 60sec on the sprint track at QR.

Was looking at getting stuck in on Friday, but works it out of control at the moment.

I hopeful to have a couple of photo up dates after the week end.

Thanks for the kind words

Cheers

Starting to get there :yes:

Stripped out most of what I don't need for the track, A/C, Air bags.....

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First of the new parts.

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So far so good, no real problems, little bit of wiring to fix up from the last owner. Small amount of rust. These skyline are very nice to work on, even stripping out the A/C was no big problem. So fingers crossed for the rest of the build.

Parts have been ordered for the Megasquirt. There will be a full write up on this, very hopeful to get this up and running, we are going to use a oem case. so it should look like a stock ecu. May be good for on the street. I.E. police friendly.

Looks great.

Silver accessorised interior, sexy :whistling:

imo, the best mod you can do is a diff. If you don't want to spend the coin, then at least shim the standard VSD with another shim.

Yes I would like a 2 way. It's only money :yes:. Anyone got one for sale?

LOL at "the red headed step child of Nissan".

Hey, my fat arsed bitch appeals to me... Hurtful talk!

My last track car was a mx5, my mates use to call it my handbag. So a R33 has to be a step up in street cread

I think the hate comes from the fact that the R32 was such a iconic and well loved car, it was always going to be a hard act to follow.

Wow 5k is a steal. What's your nearest track?

If I makes you feel better, I lost 10k on my last track car and 2k on my excel cup car :/

I'm lucky it's 50ks to Lakeside,QR or Mt Cotton, I'm smack bang in the middle. I've given up on Lakeside, been 3 times crashed twice. Not a nice place to exit, or run out of talent, in a hurry.

Should also state, I'm no gun behind the wheel. I'm just out there living the dream, for fun and the donuts!

Well the good news is the MS3 pro gear for the ecu has turned up.

My mate has been over to talk about setting this bad boy up. He will talk more about it, as he's the brains of the deptment. I've been left with the job of setting up the added sensor for the ecu, to control the motor.

I'm hopeful of getting a start on Saturday, but work is out of control, but that pays the bills for the toys. So swings and roundabouts, got money got no time, got time got no money!

I've also picked up an KAAZ 2 way diff off a forum member on this site and he's very kindly shipping it north for me. So the 10k maybe pushed a little ;)

D.I.Y. auto tune for a GSlender MS3 pro mega squirt, to run a full standalone ECU ;) Yes that's right a mega squirt. Fingers crossed we should have that up and running soon. These ECU are really big in the Miata turbo world. So Grant and I are pretty sure we can get this to run in a R33, without to much problems. It's what I'm use to using, we will see how we go.

Hey... so I'll post the updated photos and build steps of this D.I.Y. custom ecu. I'm using a MS3 Pro Module which will be installed inside a stock R33 ECU case... that way it will look stock, require almost no work to get going, plug straight into the stock loom and hopefully be so cool that ya sisters girlfriends will be keen to call you the Megasquirt Master (yikes!)

Edited by gslender

This is the ECU module that we'll be stuffing into a stock ECU case and then just wiring up to the stock connector block. First look it seems to be a nice fit with only a minor amount of Dremel work to ensure the board fits into the case.

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Features of the MS3 Pro ecu can be read in the link, but for those that know anything about EFI, this module is feature packed and requires no further work (other than wiring up the to stock harness). http://www.diyautotune.com/ms3pro_module/index.html

The big challenge is figuring out the wiring and which sensor input or what controlled output goes where.... looks like I'll be head down into the Nissan workshop manuals over the next few days.

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With the stock original ecu cover removed, I can see how the transplant is going to be performed.
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Ok, so the bloody board has the screws soldered - thanks Nissan! I use a Dremel to cut a cross (Philips head) in the top and then used an iron to un-solder them and out they come.

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With the old board removed I can see where I will need to create some stand-offs (maybe out of plastic) to hold the new MS3 Pro module and with a few screws, wires soldered to the connector block it will look just like a standard OEM ecu but with a fully software configurable spark, fuel and boost! Oh yeah its gonna rock!

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Just so people know,

Grant is one of my good mates; I'm very lucky to have a couple of friend who help me out a lot, with cars. Grant is an I.T. geek and a bit of a gun with a soldering iron.

There is no money in this ECU, MS is a DIY ECU, with a worldwide group of like-minded people who build these thinks for fun. I first meet grant a couple of years ago, when I was building a MS2 for my MX5.

He is one of the good blokes, who is happy to share is know age. We not to sure how this is going to pan out, I'm sure there will be a couple of ups, downs and head scratching. But once we get it running, we will have a list of what parts you need to by and pretty much how to DIY your own full stand alone ECU.

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