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I recently bought a '98 34 GTT for $10,500. I am completely new to turbo cars, and skylines. Just after some advice on what to look out for in terms of.. well everything lol. And also what parts you recommend I can buy to increase performance without doing any major engine mods.

The car has 120,000 kms.

Here's a list of add ons/modifications.

-Body kit

-4 inch stainless steel exhaust

-Kaaz 2 way diff

-Cusco 52mm radiator

-Front mount under/over intercooler

-Bigger fuel pump

-Recaro's

-FET timer

-Blitz pod filter

-20 inch rims

-Boost control

-Cusco hicas lick off bar

-Adjustable rear camber arms

-Remote start/immobiliser

-Nismo strut brace

-Xenon headlights

The owner (a work friend) hasn't taken the best care of it, it's definitely in need of a service, new hosing kits, oils etc. The engine bay is pretty filthy. It drives very smoothly and I haven't noticed any rough idling or whining turbo sounds.

My dads friend is the original owner of an R32 GTR and he came round and inspected/drove it and it seemed that he thought it was pretty good. I will post a picture

Service it.

Read the enormous amount of Info on here.

No one can suggest mods unless you specify a budget, and the cars intended use.

Untill you figure that out read as much as possible on here .

Aside from the dead obvious get it tuned (look up nistune) . Untill then the car is shit. An r34 with mods and no tune is shit.

My budget would probably be around 10 grand or something. I want good parts on the car. It will be a track car to start with, just for laps on track days. Maybe drifting at some point. Also I forgot to mention it will be used as a weekend car, so I will probably have some fun with mates and drag them.

No worries I'll get it serviced asap and all the basic stuff fixed.

Thanks for your advice

4 inch exhaust? 20 inch rims & Bodykit? :unsure:

The GTT is a great car to mod and have fun with, they are pretty cheap to do now compared to when i started modding mine 6yrs ago... Where are you based? As its best to get it all checked out before you go spending money on mods :)

And pics?

Awesome, thats really good to know gtr jet. I'd definitely be interested in upgrading to a bigger turbo but will that make the car easily defectable? I haven't had a car like this before so I don't really know the deal with cops and how they bait cars like this.

Haha yeah geeteetee it does, is that a good or a bad thing? I have been down to bob jane tmart and also spoken to a few others and they have highly recommended getting 18 inch wheels for track work though, which I will most likely eventually do. In saying that I've just bought Pirelli front and rears for it.

I am based in Melbourne south eastern suburbs area, yeah I am definitely wanting to get it looked at by a turbo specialist or someone who knows a lot about them.

Thanks so much for your advice guys, I appreciate it. Pics coming up now

Awesome, thats really good to know gtr jet. I'd definitely be interested in upgrading to a bigger turbo but will that make the car easily defectable? I haven't had a car like this before so I don't really know the deal with cops and how they bait cars like this.

Haha yeah geeteetee it does, is that a good or a bad thing? I have been down to bob jane tmart and also spoken to a few others and they have highly recommended getting 18 inch wheels for track work though, which I will most likely eventually do. In saying that I've just bought Pirelli front and rears for it.

I am based in Melbourne south eastern suburbs area, yeah I am definitely wanting to get it looked at by a turbo specialist or someone who knows a lot about them.

Thanks so much for your advice guys, I appreciate it. Pics coming up now

You can get a high flow turbo which appears stock yet makes awesome power and response.

If you are not familiar with these cars then i suggest you get reading the forums, a lot of good info here... Once you are done, read it again just to be sure :)

The more you learn the easier it will be to make the right choices :yes:

Oooo wow that sounds awesome geetee! Do you have one yours?

For sure I will start reading straight away, just need some time off work!

No, i have a high mount turbo... But plenty of guys here are getting good results from the stock looking setup!

Just had a look at your page on your GTT, all i can say is wow. The parts and the look of it are unreal.

Here are some pics of mine

Pics fail :/

Hypergear thread

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/261613-hypergear-hiflow-service-continued/page-516?hl=%2Bhypergear#entry7404477

a lot of reading in there but best thing is to see if you can get a ride/drive in a skyline that have had turbo/tune etc and find out what you like in terms of the power v lag equation.

here is also a good read once you start getting your head around power and turbo etc.

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55845-rb25-turbo-upgrade-all-dyno-results/

Edited by jjman

not a bad base to start with but like mentioned
- do a good service on it, get some good fluids into it and flush it clean
- get it tuned nistune is amazing bang for buck for the gtt (they can give you an idea how the engine is running too)
- better wheels lots of info about sizing and profiles for the gtt here :http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/390656-r34-gtt-wheel-offset-advice/
- maybe look at getting some upgraded sway bars? thatl help for on the track
- hypergear turbo is probs the best bet for a decent price turbo upgrade plus as mentioned it can be bolted right in with very very minimal modifications and will appear stock to untrained eyes

- drive the car. take it to a safe and legal place to get accustomed to how a turbo car drives and more importantly more experience behind the wheel of one. get used to the power and slowly work you way at making more. ive seen many people go from one extreme (N/A) to 4-500hp cars and completely wreck the car not a good idea
- take a look under the car. see if any bushings, torn boots, lose parts are under there.. and replace anything need be
- maybe look at getting a better clutch (unless it has one) to handle a power upgrade

just a quick two cents
enjoy it mate be safe on the roads!

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