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Hi guys, I have recently inherited a standard 93 R33 4 door from my best mate who recently passed away. I would like to do all the things he wanted to do to the car. To do this i need some help with a few things. Firstly, is there someone in Mackay who specialises in tuning skylines? Secondly, im looking for a good straight bonnet and front and rear bumpers (or bodykit) Please forgive me if i ask any stupid questions as i know jack about skylines. Can the car in standard form be tuned for extra performance?

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no it cant be tuned if it still has a standard computer, check to see if its a standard computer. underneat the glove box.
secondly a few bolt on mods might raise power a bit but best to do it with a tune to get the most out of the car in a reliable fashion.
you want a straigh bonnet and front and rear bumper? has it been in an accident?
best bet would be to jump on gumtree or ebay and try and find some second hand parts.

the first things you would be looking at for some bolt on mods would be

exhaust - for a 33 gtst a full 3 inch exhaust will be fine.from the turbo back, the biggest restriction these cars have is the catalytic converter, so a nice 3" 100cell would be good!

although if your going to be running less than 250kw i wouldnt worry about turbo back, a cat and catback would be fine

coil packs - splitfire are what everyone uses best quality, although yellow jacket are some others peoples choice. looking at about $500-$700

inj - injector dynamics is the brand everyone uses too, but any other brand is fine, around the 700cc mark will be fine for now and probably be enough for up to 300kw looking at around $500-$700

fuel pump - walbro,bosch,nismo all great brands, although again if your going to be running less than 220kw i think standad fuel pump should be fine. looking at around $150-$300

ecu - you will need an aftermarket computer so you can tune the car. a Power FC is the most common used in the first instance for tuning skylines easy to use most tuners can tune them, second hand your looking at around $800-$1000

or you can pick up a nistune for around $300-$500 (i think)

is the car turbo?
if so i wouldnt be running any more than 10psi on the stock turbo. 10psi isas high as you would want to go with out putting to much strain on the turbo. an aftermarket turbo would be needed if you want to push more than 230kw

garret do a bolt on kit for the rb25det or hypergear also sell turbos that bolt straight on. you can also get them to highflow your standard turbo aswell for about $1000

also not sure how good the standard side mount intercooler is good for, but if you are going to be pushing more than 230kw i would be looking for a front mount intercooler

hope this helps. any questions just keep asking

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I think saying "any brand injector is fine i"s way too broad and totally wrong. .

Any brand ev14 bosch injector is fine. But they don't fit a 33 rail. The side feed injector options are all pretty poor compared to an ev14 style injector.

As i am no expert i am just trying to give the guy some info about some basic mods he can do with his skyline since he has just got it. noting that he has given no information about it, ive tried to take that into fact and give a broad detail of what to expect with regards to prices and things. please instead of shutting me down try and give some advice or previous experience as to what the OP would like to get out of this post :)

As i am no expert i am just trying to give the guy some info about some basic mods he can do with his skyline since he has just got it. noting that he has given no information about it, ive tried to take that into fact and give a broad detail of what to expect with regards to prices and things. please instead of shutting me down try and give some advice or previous experience as to what the OP would like to get out of this post :)

Well done for giving the advice. As I pointed out though it's not all correct and I rectified that. We wouldn't want him buying a set of 5 0h injectors now would we?

Maybe you could have mentioned it's all just a general guide and might be wrong ;)

yeah i sure do, i had the 1000cc inj in my 34GTR for about 2 years worked fine! only sold them as i went 2000cc inj
the only trouble i had was when i first got them i needed them to be flow tested and cleaned due to when they sent them over they put a certain like vaseline inside them to preserve them, and also they are low impedance or high impedance cant remember which one, so you need to rewire and by pass the resistor box and good to go :)

Edited by kaneryan

Welcome to the Skylines and SAU! :D Keep in mind you have a Series 1 so various series 2 bits won't fit unless you change other things, for example, Bonnet, Headlights, front bumper bar etc... Taillights are interchangeable and I personally prefer the series 2s.

Engine wise, Coil Packs and Airflow meter for example, will not swap between series' either. But ALL this info will reveal itself to you if you spend way too much time reading through SAU as it has all been covered many times over.

Sorry to hear about how you came about owning the car and good on you for wanting to complete your mates project. :thumbsup:

Read up and learn about it, figure out what you want from it and do it right.

oh and the more doors the betterer. ;)

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Cheers guys, your advice is appreciated, the car is factory turbo, bog stock with an auto and 4.3 final drive. It has had a tiny bingle, just enough to crack the front bumper and LHS headlight surround and dent/bend the bonnet. No damage to intercooler or radiator from what i can see. My mates dream was to dress it up with a bodykit, new paint, wheels and make it hammer so my plan is to start with the body and then the suspension/brakes. Would also love to fit a manual transmission if its not too much stuffin about (although the std auto is surprising, mainly due to the 4.3 diff im guessin) No hurry though, i'll have it for the rest of my life. Since i posted here initially ive been trawling the net and am amazed by the amount of aftermarket gear available. Hard to know whats what so im hoping to catch up with a few owners locally up here in Mackay and get the low down

Sounds like you have the right attitude.

Don't rush!

That's why everyone makes dumb and costly decisions. Take the time to read and learn. Keep an eye out for bargains and it will all come together in time.

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