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Hi,

I am only new here and to skylines, I am after a R34 skyline. I live on Gold Coast QLD, and everyone aorund here reckons u cant get manuals, very rare and expensive, which currently i can see that all R34"s are tiptronic auto.

If i drive it like a manual pushing down gears into corners and stuff will it kill the auto? I have driven manuals never auto. Driven my mums tiptronic audi that was not bad.

So i guess what i would like to know is if it is going to kill the auto, if so anyone know how much to convert to manual, considering R34's got buttons on steering wheel 2.

Otherwise i may have to get a R33 GTST Series2 or sofin.

Thanx for any help :(

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Manuals aren't rare at all. They are more expensive though, the price difference between a similar conidition auto to manual can be upto 10-15k!

As for the strength of the 34 auto, there are a few issues with solenoids but generally they can quite happily withstand 200rwkw. As for driving it like a manual, you won't. The tiptronic isn't designed to be driven like a manual and shouldn't be. It is faster to take off using auto, sometimes it is better to shift down for a corner but very rarely.

The manual conversion has been done by a few guys on here and they could tell you the cost.

Like most newer turbo cars the 34 auto has a factory re-circ blow off valve. I suspect you are talking about actually hearing the noise. You will hear it but only when you back-off the accelerator as an auto holds boost between gear changes. I have the stock re-circ and it is very loud through an apexi pod.

The tiptronic isn't designed to be driven like a manual and shouldn't be. It is faster to take off using auto

Eh?

I find I get alot more out of my car when I use tiptronic, the auto won't hold the gears as long as you can in tiptronic. If you want to know if giving the tiptronic handles being driven rough, come talk to me in 6 months, and see if I'm buying a new gear box :wassup:

if you get an auto i think it should be fine unless you start to run more power than abo bob does. Below that power level it should be fine with the standard oil cooler. If you want to make sure then get a bigger oil cooler in order to make sure the auto box doesnt get too hot as thats what kills them.

The autos are stong, I've had my car for almost 3 years...over a year of it running a turbo on the N/A setup. The only trouble I've had is slipping at high rpm/power but that's because the N/A box has less clutch packs than the turbo box.

As mentioned the only trouble you *may* have is the shift solenoids..which isn't related to box strength anyway.

i too was looking at replacing the stock plumback BOV with an atmosphere type but after emailing the guys at XSpeed they said that the car will stall when de-accelerating, what can i do prevent this?

Alot people say you must have an manual to have a BOV but it makes no difference really since autos have to vent excess boost as well, it just won't make a noise when changing gears.

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