New Parts & Upgrades Get Done This Week

[Mr-Toy33]

Well, took the car into Milanco this morning to get the new turbo put on and new braided lines, fuel pump & Apexi AVC-R installed this week.

As some people on here already know, I took my car into Hardcore about 3-4 weeks ago and had it sitting in their workshop for 1 whole week and nothing ended up getting done to it. Their excuse "we can't get the turbo that we are wanting to get for your car" to which I didnt really want to beleive cause I'm sure the turbo that they were after could of been found if they looked harder.

So, picked it up from Hardcore on the Friday afternoon and said to myself "not coming back here after being screwed around". Monday morning, got on the phone to some other workshops here in Brisbane and started getting some prices and seeing who can match or beat the price given to me by Hardcore. Milanco of course was more then happy to do so. Except there's been one change with this order and thats the boost controller. I was orginally going to get just a turbosmart boost controller installed into the engine bay through the order with Hardcore. However, looking on ebay I found the new Apexi AVC-R for $660 and Milanco came in and matched that price for me as well.

It's a few extra hundred $$'s on top of what Hardcore priced me but thats only cause of the boost controller I've selected to have installed.

The new turbo I'm getting put in is the Garrett 28/76 which is rated at 440HP along with a new bosch 550HP fuel pump & new braided lines.

I've requested for some dyno results as to what the skyline is putting out now and what it's going to be putting out once I drive out of the workshop on Friday. So I'll keep you guys posted with the results.

Currently, it's pretty much a stock skyline except for the exhaust system which has been modified a bit and also the turbosmart BOV thats in it.

There are plenty of more plans to be done to this syline. Within the next few weeks, a FMIC will be installed. I'm still in the process of choosing a new front bar which I've sorta found what I'm looking for but not yet 100% certain if I want it. Still looking around at which clutch I should get installed as well.

I'll keep everyone up to date with the progress with this skyline.

This, I shall say is just the beginning.

[chaos]

Sounds good Mate

[Bobjones]

Get on it!!!

How much (PM if you like) was the turbo??

And is it a direct bolt on...varied information in this regard...

[Mr-Toy33]

Get on it!!!

How much (PM if you like) was the turbo??

And is it a direct bolt on...varied information in this regard...

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Not to sure on the full price of the turbo itself. I'll see it all once I receive the invoice/receipt from the workshop

[The Dan]

The 2876 is not a direct bolt on but it can be modified to suit the 33 exhaust housing and then it will.

If you pay any more than $1900 for it then you should have come and spoken to me first. I can usually beat anyones prices on that stuff.

The problem they will have with it is the comp housing is so large that the exhaust housing needs to be spaced away from the manifold by about 25mm otherwise it will hit the rocker cover.

You also have to be careful with the braided oil feed line fitting as there are two that fit....one, the thread fits nicely but it will slightly leak. The other one is the correct fitting and will not leak...it is the less obvious of the two to pick.I will take a photo of the correct fitting if it helps

Also tell them to save money and to be more reliable to only trim back the water lines and braid them half way along. This offers more strength and will keep the lines from rubbing on the hot exhaust.

Here are a few poor quality pics of the fitting - take note of the flared end.

Edited October 25, 2005 by 3LIT3 FORS3

[The Dan]

And before anyone says it....yes I know my hands are dirty - I just finished work. B)

Edited October 25, 2005 by 3LIT3 FORS3

[Mr-Toy33]

Cool, thanks for that.

I'm not sure if Milanco know that or if they do. I'm pretty sure they would though. Guess there is only one way to find out and if anything does start to go wrong, I can take it back to them for further work to get whatever went wrong, fixed.

[Mr-Toy33]

Just got a call from Milanco.... the pipping is a bit short from what I understand, i might be wrong. there's some additional stuff that needs to be done.

This should now all be ready by tomorrow the guys said.

Least Milanco are keeping me up to date with whats happening unlike what hardcore did and left my car in their garage for a week collecting dust!

[Mr-Toy33]

ok! not getting the garrett turbo anymore. doesn't fit on nor able to be bolted on.

at this stage, i just feel like ripping this bloody car apart. i'm that angry i just dont give a shit about it anymore.

BTW - this is in no way Milanco's fault. After discussing the new turbo idea with Milanco, I stated that Hardcore suggested going the 30/76 which I told sometime ago by someone else that the 30/76 is a external wastegate. This would of then cost me more and in the end, I would of gone right off at hardcore and told them where to put their business.

The purpose of the upgrade to this skyline was to gain more power. Only option I do have right now is having the turbo rebuilt & high flowed which was a option given to me at the start but when another suggestion for a new turbo to be put on was also given to me at only an extra $500-$600 which I opted for.

Now that I cant get this new turbo cause nissan themselves make things so hard for us to upgrade our turbos with so many mods needing to be done, its pissed me right off to the end where I'm close to walking down to the workshop and setting my car alight cause this skyline has caused me nothing but pain, anger and frustration where i'm that pissed off with it.

Make things worse, things here at work are just pissing me off even more and stupid old women who dont know what the hell they are talking about just go on and on whinge and whinge till the cows come home.

Frustrated? HELL YES I AM!

Piss off? HELL YES I AM!

Angry? MORE THEN EVER!

Really wonder why the hell I even bother sometimes. I REALLY DO!

Edited October 26, 2005 by r33skyliner

[Mr-Toy33]

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[The Dan]

The turbo can be bolted on.....Would you like me to ring Milanco and sort them out for you? I can give them the exact dimensions of the adaptor plate and how to achieve it. It shouldn't cost you any more than $100 extra but they should absorb that cost for you. Also depending on how much horsepower you want in the end, There are a few other options available to you in regard to having your existing exhaust housing used and adapted to a GT2876 CHRA.

PISSED OFF - Sure you are

EAGER TO HELP - HELL YES I am

HAPPY AGAIN - Damn straight you will be.

Let me know John.

[The Dan]

The turbo can be bolted on.....Would you like me to ring Milanco and sort them out for you? I can give them the exact dimensions of the adaptor plate and how to achieve it. It shouldn't cost you any more than $100 extra but they should absorb that cost for you. Also depending on how much horsepower you want in the end, There are a few other options available to you in regard to having your existing exhaust housing used and adapted to a GT2876 CHRA.

PISSED OFF - Sure you are

EAGER TO HELP - HELL YES I am

HAPPY AGAIN - Damn straight you will be.

Let me know John.

[Mr-Toy33]

hey dude, if you like to give Milanco a call tomorrow, your more then welcome to. Just fully pissed right off to the end with this car and it's not milanco's fault in any way.

Let me know how you go with them and if all goes good. Thanks heaps for your help. I just much rather have a new turbo then have the current one rebuilt and high flowed.

[Mr-Toy33]

hey dude, if you like to give Milanco a call tomorrow, your more then welcome to. Just fully pissed right off to the end with this car and it's not milanco's fault in any way.

Let me know how you go with them and if all goes good. Thanks heaps for your help. I just much rather have a new turbo then have the current one rebuilt and high flowed.

[r33_racer]

high flowing is not such a bad idea...all the internals are replaced and machined out...you can get just as much power but without changing anything like exhaust, ic piping and intake. water and oil line will all bolt back up again also. might be an option. but a brand new turbo is always good to have.

[Mr-Toy33]

high flowing is not such a bad idea...all the internals are replaced and machined out...you can get just as much power but without changing anything like exhaust, ic piping and intake.  water and oil line will all bolt back up again also.  might be an option.  but a brand new turbo is always good to have.

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Yeah.... it's only going to take 4-5days to get done. They'll also change it from a bush bearing turbo to a ball bearing turbo as well they said.

[ZOR]

how much 4 the high flow and the conversion mate.?

[DriftSquad]

costs way to much in the end your better off with a new turbo!

[Mr-Toy33]

to late, turbo's been sent off.

dont know the cost yet. hardcore did quote me 2500 all up for rebuild and high flowing the turbo.