Corpsewalker

Mark at Abbey Motorsport wanted to have an in-depth mapping session to resolve a couple of unexplained inconsistencies after the EVC went on and taking a look at the results from a dyno day at another tuner. Several hours later, here's the results. (Estimated 518bhp & 493 ft/lb ATF.) Yes, third gear is a little exciting. Having a power band when changing down from 85 in fifth is also all good. Pictures are thumbnails, BTW.

Thank you.

To save a bit of time, here's the main rejects list: Nismo rear diff has been tried and removed. Crank damper is not an issue as I rarely exceed the 7200rpm harmonic threshold. An uprated inlet plenum would not derive any real gains. A pre-oiler serves no purpose for my style of driving. High-beam harness rendered irrelevant by xenons. Lower anti-roll bars irrelevant as I will not be doing trackwork. Bigger turbos would have to be custom made, so the expense does not justify (yet). Likewise a sequential gearbox, or a significant upgrade in engine management.

Yeah, torque shock is a potential new fun area, but the rear diff was refreshed and toughened a few months ago. Surge tank/plenum has been discounted as it would deliver no real improvement. It would be very pretty, but apart from that, a bragging rights modification only. How much have I spent? Enough that I really should know better. Excluding maintenance, it's just under AUS$134,000 over the last six years (you did ask). But when I'm driving, the cost just does not matter. I could never get a car that matches my driving style, environment and reactions better.

Nope, I have a one-piece steel prop instead. Still lighter than standard, still removes the coupling, but costs a quarter of the price.

I must be obtuse today. Tried three times, still makes no sense. Do feel free to elucidate.

Photos: Hoping to get some decent ones in a few weeks. Car has either been off the road or the weather has been crap. My photographic skills are shite, so it's getting the time of a couple of friends who are camera capable and some decent weather. Plus a couple of bodywork blemishes dealt with. Supercharger.... trust me, twin charging has been considered... very briefly. NOS? No. UK road law is funny about it (you can have it but you can't use it? WTF?) Plus it doesn't appeal to me. Hello kitty air freshner? Hmmm, nice touch. Classier than those plane ol' pine trees or the blue plastic dolphins. But the pink just wouldn't work.

Hi Alan. Look for a gent with the user ID 'jae'. That would be me.

Car spent most of 2007 broken or running in, starting with lunching on the gearbox en route to a photoshoot. So I have no recent full shots, just bits where things have been modded. Hoping to get some decent ones when the weather eases up and I have had a couple of bad areas on the bodywork seen to. The current spec is on a thread in the Skylines area where I'm asking for advice on where to take this beastie as I've just about done the performance mods I can think of.

Need to garner some input from the experienced owners and tuners over here. Been running my R33 GT-R for nearly six years, and have done quite a bit to it. To the point where further non-cosmetic mods are a topic I'd like some input for. The car is a pure UK fast road beast, no drag or track. It's a conceptual design by me with all specification, build and tuning by Abbey Motorsport. Currently on the to do list are a Nismo plenum, Defi centre console cluster holding oil temp, oil pressure and water temp gauges, and a decent TPMS. Plus the full bodywork refurbishment when I crank up enough funds for the work. To save duplication, here's the current full spec (apologies for daft length; project has got a bit out of hand ): Nissan Skyline BCNR33 GT-R (Type 2) manufactured in April 1996. A JDM non V-Spec retailed through Osaka Nissan Prince in May/June 1996. Vehicle imported to the UK in 1997, remaining in original JDM spec without speedometer conversion until August 2002. Only the steering wheel & white dial sets were fitted in Japan. Nismo RB26N1 bare engine [N1 water pump, reinforced cylinder head bolt boss, increased sump capacity] N1 head with 0.5mm overbore (2598cc) Cryogenically hardened N1 crankshaftWossner forged & cryogenically hardened pistons Abbey Motorsport reinforced & cryogenically hardened con-rods ACL Race Series conrod & crankshaft bearings Tomei sump baffle kit Tomei high flow oil pump HKS 1.2mm metal head gasket Tomei Procam Spec 2 cam kit (270 degree inlet & outlet with 10.25mm lift) HKS V-Cam System Step 1 Type B (variable 248-278 degree inlet; replaces Procam inlet camshaft) HKS vernier cam pulleys HKS kevlar reinforced timing belt Trust metal intake & throttle gasket HKS front pipe & decat gaskets Greddy Iridium 08 Racing sparkplugs Mocal 19-row oil cooler & Abbey Motorsport remote oil filter assembly Abbey Motorsport catch tank (& washer reservoir) with SFS breather hoses Abbey Motorsport Pro Alloy large radiator Tomei fuel pump, fuel regulator & 600cc injectors A'PEXi Power Intake induction kit A'PEXi GT Spec intercooler (237x610x136mm) & hard pipe kit HKS GT-SS turbos HKS twin AFM delete kit Tomei turbo elbows HKS downpipes HKS Silent Hi-Power exhaust Abbey Motorsport 80mm decat pipe Mine’s VX-ROM HKS F-Con V Pro HKS EVC 6 boost controller (1.5 bar) AEM wideband lambda sensor Splitfire DI Super Direct Ignition System HKS Circle Earth kit HKS GD Max twin-plate clutch (with lightened flywheel) Abbey Motorsport one-piece steel rear propshaft Abbey Motorsport rebuilt transfer box Abbey Motorsport rebuilt gearbox with cryogenically hardened gear set, modified Nissan synchromesh upgrade and OS Giken strengthening plate Abbey Motorsport rebuilt rear diff Nismo gearbox mounts Nismo Solid Shift gear stick (10% short shift) Omex Shift Light Sequential Techtom MDM-100N diagnostic display unit Sunsei SE-135 solar panel trickle charger mounted on a custom aluminium riser between the rear parcel shelf speaker enclosures Rays Engineering Volk Racing GT-N 18x10 alloy wheels refurbished in silver Falken FK452 265/35/18 Y-rated tyres Cusco brake master cylinder brace Cusco rear steering delete kit Cusco front & rear upper suspension links AST Sport Line 1 full suspension kit with UK spring setup Nismo stainless steel braided brake hoses StopTech 355mm rotor 4 pot caliper front brake kit StopTech 355mm rotor 2 pot caliper rear brake kit with Abbey Motorsport modified pad retainers Ferodo DS2500 brake pads front & rear Bomex AD-390 front splitter Nismo R34 smoked front indicators in custom aluminium mounting plates finished in crackle black Nissan Xenon headlamp units Front grille refinished in crackle black Border Racing Aero Fenders (vented front wings) with silver Nissan R32 GT emblems Nismo smoked side repeaters Top Mix one-off FRP twin blade rear spoiler on custom aluminium mounting plates Rays Engineering Volk Racing centre caps for GT-N alloy wheels with custom cast bronze pentagram inserts Nismo carbon fibre B-pillar plates PIAA carbon effect silicon wipers, front pair with spoilers, rear without Nismo white face dial sets in carbon fibre panels Nissan Momo steering wheel (with airbag) Dressycar Nismo harness pads Redline Automotive leather gearstick & handbrake gaiters Abbey Motorsport carbon fibre door sill trims Carbon fibre boot sill trim Custom gearknob hand turned from 200 year old Sussex oak, with hand beaten custom bronze pentagram inset on top. Inlet plenum and sundry induction pipework finished in powder grey Trust clear cam pulley cover HKS Kansai Service carbon fibre spark plug cover Right hand cam cover finished in crackle black Nismo radiator & washer reservoir caps Fusion Fabrication stainless steel fusebox cover with custom etching from Boris Vallejo sketch HKS Kansai Service front strut brace finished in high gloss black GReddy aluminium slam panel finished in crackle black Tein bonnet dampers with black sleeves Custom made one-off Cobra Misano Lux front seats [Alcantara (colour code 9189) outers, Alcantara (colour code 9182) centre panels, One-piece carbon fibre backs, Sidewinder bases on custom subframes adapted by Abbey Motorsport ,Cobra logo in silver thread on the headpads, GTR logo beneath the grommets on seat backs] EVC display mounted in custom carbon fibre plate replacing the ashtray. AEM AFR gauge replaces cigarette lighter socket. Cigarette lighter socket relocated to fog light switch panel under steering wheel. JVC KD-AVX2 multi-media DVD/CD receiver with built-in 3.5” widescreen monitor 2x JL Audio Evolution VR600-CXi 6” speakers (front) 2x JL Audio Evolution TR650-CXi 6.5” speakers (rear) 413.2 bhp at 6600rpm 424.3 ft/lb at 3850rpm Abbey Motorsport hub dynamometer, March 2008.

Hi folks. Back again under a new ID after a few years away. Running an R33 GT-R which I will be asking questions about elsewhere.