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Hey Guys,

im new to the whole preformance car thing and im about to buy my 1st turbo car (an R32 or a Z32) anywayz i had a look at a 300ZX TT that is realy nice but the guy says the turbos need sealing, i dont know what that means and i dont know howmuch it will cost me, so if anyone with knowledge could help me out that would be tip-top.

Thanx guys.

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Yeah this car is worked... he says that the manifolds have been worked. from just looking at it its got x2 3.5inch exhausts (if that tells u anything) also has 2 blitz blow-off valves he rekons that it puts out 400hp (doubt it though).

Im looking at buying this car depending on the cost of the turbo repairs

Also the clutch is fryed so i didnt test drive it.

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Hummmmmmmmmm....

Why does one sell a car that has problems????

Dont u think he would be better off fixing the clutch and turbos and getting a good price for it???

My tip, if you cant even drive it due to a stuffed clutch, then what else is wrong and if it has 400hp how come its so cheap. 400hp cars in general fetch high prices. Also as a first turbo car my suggestion is to get a stock r32 (when i say stock, FMIC, Pod, TT, little bits and pieces wont hurt). Just get one with original computer and motor type... ie RB20det. That way if something goes wrong you can have all of us to help you out....

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Do u know what i mean tho.... like just sounds sus....

Man buy a nice car from a nice person....

Get someting you will be able to afford when it breaks.... Dont make the mistakes i made in the past. I said yeah a 10g car, 4 weeks later it cost $1100 for a new AFM, took then 17 hours of labour to figure it out....

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Its just like theyre handing you a dodgy car just so they can save money.Think of it like this would you hand over a farkd poo car when its time to sell?and on top of that expect them to pay top dollar.Get sniffed.:) get a car that yoou can afford.Have you thought of the insurance? for the price you would pay on it for a car with a claimed ''400hp'' per year you could probably have done some awesome mods on a car that you know would be nowhere near as thrashed like the 32 F.E. enquire about it dont go into it without all the facts the money saved can be put to better use imagine it like this when the lady on the other end of the telephone goes thats $5,000 a year "what'' for your insurance and in 3 years your car would be paid off for that a 300zxtt can you see what we are getting at.Most turbo cars are expensive because they are classed as sports cars but you dont want to have to pay for somthing that shoud have been fixed in the first place.BlInG in yo poko mo fofo. :coffee: :bscreen:

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Thanx for the feedback boyz... im gonna take it for a test drive next week the guy says the car will be driveable by then. and when i do test drive it ill come back on this and tell you all about it.

Im hopeing theres nothing else wrong with it coz its everything i was looking for (black with black leather, targa, etc) The 400hp has to be bs, im no expert but i guess for that sort of power the car would need to have a preformance cooler like a front mount or something, and u dont get 400hp just from working the manifolds rite? whats 400hp in Kw anywayz?

Thanx guys ill keep u posted

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yes i would say so the ammount of air needed to produce 400hp it is greater than what the two stock coolers can cope with.I recon they would come close but they wouldnt be able to be driven hard for long periods of time without a significant increase in inlet temps.

have you got a cam take a pic of the car and engine bay and anything else you think needs addressing and go onto a zed forum with your probs.

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