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Hi guys, Im in the position to buy a GTR r34 at the moment and I've found two that a reasonably priced and are in my price range. ill give you a little bit of infomation about each The built one 1999 GTR Vspec - 60,000Kms on the clock - its been built with forged pistons and rods, but running factory ECU and turbo ( it was rebuilt cos motor was blown), the builder is just a local mechanic in a small town with very little experience with RB's - the owner doesnt seem to know much about this car, or anything about the build. (typical excuse if there is something wrong with the car, pretend like u know nothing) - car has a big dent on the front bar, and keyed on the side (requires about 2-3k paint work) - has a few light mods like boost controller, exhaust, coilovers - in the small town i dont even know if they have RON 98 lol The standard one - 1999 Non-vspec -non built engine - completely standrad with 50,000Km on the clock - good condition, i know the import broker that imported the car from japan, so i know the rough history now the standard one $7000 MORE expensive than a built one my question is which one would you take? i know buying a built one that is built by a non experience mechanic is a gamble. but the price different is BIG. my mechanic said he would take a standard GTR r34 over a built one anyday simply because he doesnt know how much attention was put into the built and you dont know if they did anything wrong until it goes bang and you open it If i were to buy the built one, i would put it on a dyno and get comp and leak down test done, and a thorough inspection. so i need i need you advice guys. cheers

The price this GTR r34 is going is basically the price of a stock one. so anything performance part in the car is just a bonus. I dont know why the workshop hasnt got the recept either, but they have gone out of their way to trace the suppliers the some parts numbers for me, so i dont want to hassle them too much. this is what the tuner/builder told me: the owner had a stock engine and turbos, with just a boost controller. he decieded to run over 25psi and eventually snapped the crankshaft he then rebuilt it using forged pistons and rods (not much detail and he coudlnt rememeber) after he rebuilt it, they keep the ecu and set the boost contorller to 12psi. that was the last time he saw the car lol. anyways to me, the owner is basically a bogan that works up in the mines that earns too much cash and know literally nothing about cars. When i asked him about the build, he just said, i dont know, i just knows its FAST AS f**k. lol so i asked for the builder/tuners name as i couldnt get anything info off the owner. thanks guys appreciate your opinions

Thanks Steve, it does help No the previous owner of the car lost the receipt, but the workshop that did the work said the bill ended up to be around the 17k. does that sound about right? but they cant remember exactly what they replaced as it was over a year ago. i know they replaced the shaft, rods, rings and piston and turbos. if an engine goes would the turbos get damaged too?

hey guys, i want to know what are the usual subsquent events when a crankshaft is snapped? rods break? bearings? pistons? all gone too? the car im about to buy had snapped a crankshaft and required a full rebuild, its all been fixed now, but im just curious as to what happens when it snaps? what will need replacing and repairing? this question is in relation of a rb26, not that it should make a difference. i asked this qn in a thread before but i think my title was not appealing enough to attract attention and repsonse. cheers guys

5th of march is a saturday?

Yeh im hoping the block and head were fine after the engine went bang. Im not sure how to check that but i will bring it to a mechanic and get the whole car checked out before i buy it. Has anyone heard of Scat H-beam conrods? i want to know if they are any good. are they cheap? cheers

Hey guys, I'm looking at buyer an R34 GTR at the moment. The owner has blowned the engine before by putting more than 25psi boost on the standard engine and turbo, resulting in snapping the crankshaft (does that sound right?) . What usually happens when you snap the crankshaft? what other parts does it damage? Anyways, the engine has been rebuilt using : 'bottom end are: standard nissan crank shaft, scat h beam conrods and je forged pistons with rings' now i am planning to mod it to about 300-350kw. Will the standard crank shaft be strong enough? and i tried googling scat H-beams and i cant find infomation about it...so has anyone had any experience or heard anything about these rods? the engine was also rebuilt was done in a small town by a local mechanic. so i am skeptical about the build. The mechanic has basically told me he has rebuilt the engine and the car is just running factory power, becuase the owner doesnt know much about cars. the price is really good, so im tempted to buy it let me know what you guys think thanks guys

Hey guys, I'm looking at buyer an R34 GTR at the moment. The owner has blowned the engine before by putting more than 25psi boost on the standard engine and turbo, resulting in snapping the crankshaft (does that sound right?) . What usually happens when you snap the crankshaft? what other parts does it damage? Anyways, the engine has been rebuilt using : 'bottom end are: standard nissan crank shaft, scat h beam conrods and je forged pistons with rings' now i am planning to mod it to about 300-350kw. Will the standard crank shaft be strong enough? and i tried googling scat H-beams and i cant find infomation about it...so has anyone had any experience or heard anything about these rods? the engine was also rebuilt was done in a small town by a local mechanic. so i am skeptical about the build. The mechanic has basically told me he has rebuilt the engine and the car is just running factory power, becuase the owner doesnt know much about cars. the price is really good, so im tempted to buy it let me know what you guys think thanks guys