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Hi Guys,

I just bought my first Skyline and now I'm agonisingly waiting for it to arrive. (R33 GTS-T Type M)

Now I know how cars work but I don't really know much more. I'm not a mechanic.

What I'v been thinking lately is

How do I icrease performance without using bolt on mods?

Such as bigger turbo's, increase boost, intercooler etc etc.

Basically, I want to slowly build my car as genuinly fast and the first things I wanna do are make changes to the inside / strength / power of the existing engine and then once the engine is strong enough I will bolt on the bigger turbo's etc etc

The first thing I thinking of is CAMS and possibly head gaskets...that sort of thing.

Can I get a top ten list of non bolt on mods please guys?

I'm also open to people who oppose my point of view and thinking...as I said, I'm not a machanic. (Maybe the engine is strong enough to handle all the bolt on mods straight away)

Cheers,

Sam

As sumo has said, depends on your power target.

the stock rb25 internals have been pushed to 250rwkw time and time again by numberous members of the forumn. If that is your goal, then turbo + support systems are sufficient. A stock motor that is properly tuned will last a long time like this.

On the other hand, if your power goal is 400rwkw, then you'd need to do support systems, turbos + engine work.

K&N Panel filter in the factory airbox.

Full 3" Exhaust (including front/dump/cat pipes)

Apexi PowerFC

You can/should do those to start with and you won't even need to lay a hand on your motor. Expect those to increase power by around 30% to begin with.

Absolutely no point in modifying anything inside your engine if you don't have a larger turbo to bolt on as well (and it sounds like you are far from that) and even with a larger turbo you most likely won't need to modify anything at all inside the engine.

I'm also open to people who oppose my point of view and thinking...as I said, I'm not a machanic. (Maybe the engine is strong enough to handle all the bolt on mods straight away)

Cheers,

Sam

The engine is strong. Strong enough to go well into the 200's RWKW before you need to do anything other than bolt on.

Personally I couldn't wait and went for the bolt on's first.

I probably will not reach the limit where I do need to crack open the engine.. but who knows. Maybe one day.

El Bee

K&N Panel filter in the factory airbox.

Full 3" Exhaust (including front/dump/cat pipes)

Apexi PowerFC

You can/should do those to start with and you won't even need to lay a hand on your motor. Expect those to increase power by around 30% to begin with.

Absolutely no point in modifying anything inside your engine if you don't have a larger turbo to bolt on as well (and it sounds like you are far from that) and even with a larger turbo you most likely won't need to modify anything at all inside the engine.

Cheers and thanks for all your help guys. First thing on the list...Power FC. ooohohh can't wait!!!!!!!

Now I'm gonna go and put myself in a coma so when I wake up my skyline would have arrived. This wait is killing me :D

  • 3 weeks later...
hmm rb26 heads on rb30 block...then when you feel like upgrading then bolt on the goodies

yeah i agree with Ryosuke Takahashi, if you want to build a tuff engine first than build an RB30DET, then start piling on the bolt ons :D

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