good thing its in sepia, did 600 country km that day washed my car the other day, turns out it is pretty much the same colour as yours haha
this is my best effort at photochop(note; i may of been under the influence during the editing)
so in my eyes you did well
33gtst PFC is ~1650 brand new with warranty, 34GTT is ~1550, this is listed in the Access Autoworks Forum specials, their website may list higher...
That said, only way i would go PFC is a very cheap secondhandie, otherwise squirreling for a vipec
if you are keeping the 33, get a s1 wgnc34, as engine bits will be interchangeable...
My pick of the lot would be a S2 RS4S(manual series 2 rb25det)
I would stick the the rb powered variants due to them(rb25's/26's) being well known to mechanics, and performance parts are common!
dump pipe and cat made the biggest difference, catback was a minor difference... new dry element panel and full exhaust ~1200bux and expect 8-10l/100 on the fwy, 11-14l/100 around town
if the crank fits in a 25/26 block could stop pistons mashing the head with a spacer/sandwhich plate, worked for my l18 with an l20 crank
otherwise ?rd28 crank? and its close enough to legal
crap nope, care to elaborate?
apparently the guy has bench and lab tested a LOT of coolants, and uses an organic(non-glycol) one, as it doesnt block the rad and has light cleaning agents in it!
ECU+apex'i panel(dry element unlike a K&N which may foul your AFM), and a full 3" TBE- JJR bellmouth(splits often foul on aftermarket turbo's internal wastegates), 3" catco cat(175bux, EPA legal) and a 3" catback with two good mufflers(mine is 86.4db) will drop your usage
i have the above minus the ECU(still a stocky) and i use 30% less fuel than i did!
RHD is cheaper than Jinman and ISC so unless JDMperformance is sub 290, everyone can just go through RHD... i could contact RHD about a group buy if needed?