R33 Gtst Rebuild

[Maddog309]

Hey guys, threw a rod on my skyline and am in the process of a rebuild. I'm going for stock internals at this stage due to the fact I'll probably sell it for a gtr upgrade in 6 months or so when I have the money. The question I've come here to ask is, what is a safe amount of power to run through stock internals with my following mods, I really don't want to push it to it's limits, although would love to be able to make some decent power without worrying about something going bang again. If someone can help me out a bit, it would be much appreciated!

Specs are as follows

- Gtx3582r turbo, mild Steele exhaust manifold, all custom alloy piping, HDI intercooler, Greddy intake manifold with 90mm throttle body, Bosch 1000cc injectors, split fire coil packs, turbo smart 45mm hypergate wastegate, turbo smart supersonic bov, m spec alloy radiator, Apexi power FC ecu with z32 Afm and hand controller, full 3 inch turbo back exhaust with dcat, walbro 500kw fuel pump, twin place ceramic clutch. And it's a series 2, 33 gtst.

[chilzzi]

With those mods I reckon your car is easily capable of 260-280kw? Is that what you had?

Safely 250kw

[KiwiRS4T]

If you're going to sell it in six months why take a risk? Sell off all the gear you mentioned and return it to stock - you'll probably make more money that way and less chance of blowing it up.

[89CAL]

If your set on going stock internals then at least get some ARP studs and a good head gasket

[Guilt-Toy]

you should be able to push it to 300rwkw without too much hassle.

[Blackkers]

Sell the blown motor throw a 2nd hand stocker in there, back to the tuner for a touch up/test. Then sell

Cheapest way and it will do the job just fine

[Maddog309]

Thanks for the replies so far. At this stage, still unsure whether I want to keep it or not. Will be finding out how much it is to go down the forged track, but if its ridiculous amounts of money, I dont think its worth it unless im aiming for big power. The question is, provided the engine has a fresh rebuild, would it be able to safely handle 270-280rwkw? Thats as far as I really want to go, power wise. I bought the car for 7 grand, so I dont mind spending a bit of cash to make it reliable, so maybe forged is a good option?

[boostn0199]

Thanks for the replies so far. At this stage, still unsure whether I want to keep it or not. Will be finding out how much it is to go down the forged track, but if its ridiculous amounts of money, I dont think its worth it unless im aiming for big power. The question is, provided the engine has a fresh rebuild, would it be able to safely handle 270-280rwkw? Thats as far as I really want to go, power wise. I bought the car for 7 grand, so I dont mind spending a bit of cash to make it reliable, so maybe forged is a good option?

bit off topic but why the gtx3582 if your going for sub 300kw? or did it come with the car? Maybe try selling that off and getting something like gt/gtx 3071 will be much better to drive at that power level. That powerlevel a good stock 2nd hand motor that hasnt been rebuilt will do it no worries so a fresh one definately no problem aslong assuming things like your tune and maintance is kept up.

[Maddog309]

Hey, yeah the 3582 come with the car. And thanks, that's definitely something to consider. I've got a pair of tomei 256 poncams here to put in her aswell. With the fresh rebuild I was going to run 300+ but just unsure on how reliable that is, even with a good tune and maintenance kept up to date, I've heard many stories of idiots blowing their engines... But I kept in mind these are guys that thrash their cars redlining flat every gear. I only really drive this car on the weekend. The guy that had it before me thrashed it a bit by the looks of things, so just trying to do things right this time. I would love to go forged for that extra security and peace of mind. So nothing's set in concrete here, just need some help on what path is the wisest to go down. Thanks for the info so far.

[75coupe]

Used stock engine, sell turbo get something smaller, tune and go, sell cams and buy beer. Done!

[wolverine]

^^ yep

Spending a bunch of money, then selling down the track for a fraction seems crazy to me

[Maddog309]

Yeah what you say makes complete sense. I'm a little undecided whether to keep it or not. So what I'm saying is if I do rebuild it, I will probably end up keeping it for a good couple years. The main question is, what power can I aim for with stock internals that's going to be reliable? With the mods I have I can easily achieve 320+ But is that real smart?

[75coupe]

I think its been said on this forum many times that a std rebuild engine is not always as reliable as a std factory built engine, and there are lots of people running 280-350rwkw on std engines, for how long is down to tune and maintenance and how you treat it

[Maddog309]

Went and talked to my mechanic today, who's a good friend of the family. The damage done to the block is somewhat repairable but he has also given me the advice many others on here have, and that's to just drop another rb25 in. His already found me an engine for $600 and it's in really good condition, don't ask me how he pulled that one off, because I thought they go for around $1200. His advised me that if I'm going to keep the car, to get a set of forged pistons and rods, head gasket. But also as many of you said, if I'm going to sell, drop the engine in, a tune and sell her off.