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First post so take it easy.

I bought the mrs a series 2 33 which was pretty stock apart from slammed suspension and pod filter.

All i have done so far is a front mount intercooler.

i am getting a boost controller in the next few weeks.

What other reasonably cheap mods can i do to give it a bit more go?

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In a nutshell (and I'm assuming it's a GTST, not a GTR, but it's worth you mentioning these things):

Forget about the boost controller at this stage

Do a full service if you don't know the status - oil, oil filter, air filter, coolant, plugs, check wiring

Think about a timing belt replacement if you don't know how old it is

If you do the timing belt, also replace the water pump, crank & cam seals, tensioner & idler pulleys

Test for boost leaks

New fuel pump for safety - if it's still got the original one it's around 20 years old

3" Turbo back exhaust, including high-flow cat

Z32 (300ZX) or R32 ECU plus a Nistune daughter board - this will allow a tuner to modify the factory tune

R32 Wastegate actuator (10 psi vs 5psi stock)

Get it tuned by someone who knows what they are doing - 210+ RWKW and a different car to drive

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Cheers for that

It does have a 3" exhaust

front mount

and timing water pump etc have been done 60000km ago.

I was suprised drives better than a few cars i have driven lately that are less than 5 years old.

ECU is in the works as well as a tune.

The 32 wastegate actuator i take it is a stock item on the r32 and pretty easy to come by.

It is actually sounding quite cheap to do what i need.

Suspension will be the hard bit as at the moment its a bit to low and before to long i can see me or her leaving the front bar on a speed bump or something

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I would strongly suggest avoiding Nistune with an R33. There are numerous other ECU's that will plug and play such as PoweFC (older tech) through to Adaptronic, Haltech, Link.

I would consider carefully what you want from the car as careful selection of parts in the first place will save you thousands. If you want more than 200rwkw then you are into the world of aftermarket turbos and new injectors. Each change will require more tuning so take your time to figure out realistically how you will use the car and how much power is needed to achieve it.

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Cheers for that

It does have a 3" exhaust

front mount

and timing water pump etc have been done 60000km ago.

Is this going on the timing belt change info from its Japan days or has it been done in Australia? (kms get wound off in the importation process).

Is the 3" exhaust from the turbo back or just the cat convertor back? also does it have a higher flow cat?

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If it's going to be a daily & you you don't want huge power I would stick with a Nistune. Others will tell you different, but a Nistune will do the job for you, as it does for me.

Yes - 32 wastegate actuater is stock on an R32, and is a direct replacement on an RB25Det. If you want more than 10psi you can leave the current boost solenoid installed, either in stock wiring or hot-wired to be always on higher boost. Note I haven't tried this - our solenoid has been removed.

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There's a couple of points relating to the above post that need clarifying though.

If you use an R32 ECU to do Nistune then you don't get working VCT unless you install a separate way to switch it in and out. if you use a Z32 ECU for Nistune then a few other things don't work as well as they should. You need a decent tuner who has done these R33 Nistune jobs before to make it less painful.

If you use an R32 ECU then the stock boost solenoid cannot be controlled, because the R32 doesn't even have one.

R32 10psi actuators are not exactly lying around in piles, because every stock turbo R33 owner wants one.

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