R33 Gts-T Modifications

[Missileman]

First thing to do:

timing belt, water pump

Reason why?

Most imports have had their clock wound back, or clusters have been replaced

Then:

1. Full exhaust (just get 2nd hand) ~$500
2. Intercooler of some sort, even a R34 GT-t side mount $100
3. Hit up Toshi for a socketed stock ECU with a new ROM tuned for AU 98 Octane fuel ~$350
4. Turbotech MBC 0.8bar ~$30
5. Fry tyres ~Priceless

The only thing I would add to that is a new fuel pump. The second worst thing that can happen to a 20 year old car after a shredded timing belt, is a failng fuel pump.

Edited November 1, 2013 by Missileman

[Kinks]

Johnny's list is solid.

If you want to go further than that you will find out that everything on the R33 has been sized just right for factory output plus a little more. Figure out what your ultimate power goal is and work back from there to see what needs to be done.

[mark33gtst]

This times 1000!!! I spent about 20 grand on mine when I bought it. Thinking back now could of saved a lot of time and MONEY by researching more. I would of saved about 8 grand and over a year of time for a better result.

Ha ha. I also would have saved a bucket load. 3 turbo's before i reached my power goal,

[Ben C34]

Part of doing timing belt and waterpump is replacing cam seals. They will leak, they cost less than 10 bicks each and you have to take timing belt off to do them, so do then at same time.

[thelewis]

First thing to do:

timing belt, water pump

Reason why?

Most imports have had their clock wound back, or clusters have been replaced

Then:

1. Full exhaust (just get 2nd hand) ~$500
2. Intercooler of some sort, even a R34 GT-t side mount $100
3. Hit up Toshi for a socketed stock ECU with a new ROM tuned for AU 98 Octane fuel ~$350
4. Turbotech MBC 0.8bar ~$30
5. Fry tyres ~Priceless

Who's Toshi? lol

P.S Thanks for the help fellas!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Toshi is JDM, also a SAU Business Trader.. he's able to reflash the stock ECU for mild tunes/setups for R33 ECUs, probably the only person I know in Australia that can do it

[thelewis]

Awesome. Thanks mate!

[Blackkers]

+1 for Toshi.

https://www.facebook.com/toshi.tune.3

[Leeroy94]

Just a thought, see if you can pick up an rb20det turbo actuator and swap it with the rb25 turbo actuator. I've seen the individual actuators sell for around $50. The rb25 turbo actuator is set on roughly 7 psi whereas the rb20 turbo actuator is set on 10 psi.

Just a thought anyway.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Then you'll hit the TP limit (r&r) of the stock map. Best to keep the stock 5psi

[Kinks]

Part of doing timing belt and waterpump is replacing cam seals. They will leak, they cost less than 10 bicks each and you have to take timing belt off to do them, so do then at same time.

Agreed, mine leaked at about 160k and they were rock hard. Chalk that up as number 6 on the list of things the dropkick knuckledraggers I took it to for the 100k service didn't do properly.

[thelewis]

Just bought myself a FMIC

P.S where is toshi located?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Sydney too

Near Ryde

[thelewis]

Awesome!