Questions Regarding R34 Gt-t...

[MAYHEM]

Hi Guys,

Long time reader first time poster . I finally picked up my R34 GT-T last weekend. The car drives like a dream, to my surprise the car freaking hammers for a stocker compared to my 180 (srdet).

I have had a few questions regarding the R34 :

1. The car comes with a Nismo Exhaust system, from inside the cabin you have the option of selecting either sports mode or silent mode. Does anyone have this in their R34? (The Control looks like factory). All the pipe work is wrapped in what looks like factory heat shield.

2. The 34 also comes with factory fog lights (has factory controls), verified that the mounting brackets are factory and not after market. I have never seen any R34 with factory fog lights. Does anyone have this on their R34?

3. The front suspension has what looks like either height or damper settings (I might be wrong), I haven’t checked the rears yet. Is this a standard item with the 34s?

4. The 34 also comes with an aftermarket HUD (DeFi brand), the head up display reads half the speed of what the vehicle is doing. Eg, if I am doing 80KM, the dash speedo shows 80 but the HUD shows 40km. Any idea what might be wrong? My understanding is that the HUD is hooked up to the ECU, if the connectors aren’t on correctly will it give me incorrect reading or no readings at all?

5. What should the normal oil temp reading on the factory gauge? (I’ve tried searching the forums but had no luck)

6. Does anyone on the forum have 20” rims on their 34? If yes then has anyone had any problems lowering it?

I think this is all for the time being...

Thanks in advance

Nav

[Sl!m]

ud probably get a faster response in skyline specific discussion area

ps. 20 inch rims

[R34GTTSKY]

20inch rims wouldnt'e ven go there dude

prob 19's max

20" yes u might haev problems if u wanted to lower the car n dependin on wot offset u put on

havne't tried 20's on ma car yet but have heard that sometimes if it's too big then it tends to make ur car have less power due to the radius of the tyre

i know 265/35/18's will definately fit for the rear n front think it's 235for the front n e bigger should start rubbin the guards if that helps.

gdluck

[Yo-Yo]

1. Yes I have this system aswell, sometimes the motor for the silencer is known to get stuck. Leave it on idle & if you switch you should hear the motor for the silencer open & close. As for the heat wrap I haven't checked mine out yet.

Very good quiet sound that sounds agressive when you boot it, although still pretty restrictive system. I'm buying a HKS silent Hi- power & seeing if I can still use the silencer (it should be attached to a bit of pipe before the muffler.)

2. When I was shopping for my car I came very close to buying one that also had factory fog lights fitted. Are they large round ones with a sort of amber/yellow tint?

3. Check what brand they are. My car came with Factory option bilsteins so I don't know what the stockies are (unless bilsteins are stockies lol?).

4. No idea sorry

5. Mine usually sits around the 50-70 degrees depending on the type of day & how long I've been driving for.

6. When I was shopping I test drove an R34 with 19's & was lowered as legally possible & there was slight guard rub when full lock.

P.S welcome to the forums

Edited February 13, 2007 by Yo-Yo

[MAYHEM]

20inch rims wouldnt'e ven go there dude

prob 19's max

20" yes u might haev problems if u wanted to lower the car n dependin on wot offset u put on

havne't tried 20's on ma car yet but have heard that sometimes if it's too big then it tends to make ur car have less power due to the radius of the tyre

i know 265/35/18's will definately fit for the rear n front think it's 235for the front n e bigger should start rubbin the guards if that helps.

gdluck

Hi

I already have 20s on the R34, just waiting to lower it...I know it will scrub but not sure to what extent. I love the look of the Lenso LDRs Deep Dish, considering the car will only get driven once a week max I guess a little bit of scrubbing wouldnt do any harm.

At the moment with 20s on I find it real ez breaking traction till 3rd gear.

Edited February 13, 2007 by MAYHEM

[MAYHEM]

Thanks for the welcome

2. When I was shopping for my car I came very close to buying one that also had factory fog lights fitted. Are they large round ones with a sort of amber/yellow tint?

- It actually looks like normal white driving lights. These ones are small oval type ones....

It might be better if I attach some pics tomorrow.

3. Check what brand they are. My car came with Factory option bilsteins so I don't know what the stockies are (unless bilsteins are stockies lol?).

Where are are the brand name (tag) located on your one? I had a quick look last night but couldnt find anything.

5. Mine usually sits around the 50-70 degrees depending on the type of day & how long I've been driving for.

From memory doesnt the temp guage start from 70 and go all the way up to 150?

6. When I was shopping I test drove an R34 with 19's & was lowered as legally possible & there was slight guard rub when full lock.

P.S welcome to the forums

I have already put 20s on my car, I wasnt sure if it was going to suit it....initially I had it on my XR6. At the moment only at full lock there is a very slight touch....I think its touching the plastic covering underneath the wheel arch. I just want to lower it maybe around 30mm to get rid of some air above the tires.

Edited February 13, 2007 by MAYHEM

[n15m0]

Having 20s on might explain the speedo inaccuracies with the HUD...but damn...80ks and 40ks is pretty out of whack...have you got 4WD tires on it?

[MAYHEM]

Having 20s on might explain the speedo inaccuracies with the HUD...but damn...80ks and 40ks is pretty out of whack...have you got 4WD tires on it?

At most road works sites in NSW there is this radar type thing which shows you your speed as you go past it. I was doing 40KM and the radar picked up something like 41-42 KM.

[Yo-Yo]

Thanks for the welcome

- It actually looks like normal white driving lights. These ones are small oval type ones....

It might be better if I attach some pics tomorrow.

Where are are the brand name (tag) located on your one? I had a quick look last night but couldnt find anything.

From memory doesnt the temp guage start from 70 and go all the way up to 150?

I have already put 20s on my car, I wasnt sure if it was going to suit it....initially I had it on my XR6. At the moment only at full lock there is a very slight touch....I think its touching the plastic covering underneath the wheel arch. I just want to lower it maybe around 30mm to get rid of some air above the tires.

No worries mate

* If your foggies turn on from a factory location ie; the lights & indicator stalk than it's safe to say they're a factory item, nissan logo can usually be found somewhere on the lense like on the side indicators. The r34 I saw with large oval ones had the nissan logo aswell. Not unusual for a company to offer more than one type of fog light.

* My shocks are yellow in colour & have the bilstein logo stamped on the bottom part of the shock Can't see the logo unless you take the wheel off. When you look at the engine bay it looks like you can adjust from the top of the struts too, although I haven't tried this yet.

* stock item does, however I have since changed my guages... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...c=156040

* hmmm, pretty sure they were 19's. Driving was fine, just when parking or slow manouvreing at full lock you could notice the guard rub.

Hope that helps

Edited February 14, 2007 by Yo-Yo

[R34GTTSKY]

shouldn't be too much problem depends how badly they rub i guess

when i use to have ma lancer yes i was a ricer back in the day haha

i got ma car lowered with 215/40/17's and the rear was a bit too low n started actually cuttin the tyre to a certain extent wasn't really n e major damage just left like cut marks on the tyre

gdluck with woteva u choose to do n if u can plz post up some pics as i'm havin ideas for new wheels on ma 34 cheers:)

[SKY 34]

1. The car comes with a Nismo Exhaust system, from inside the cabin you have the option of selecting either sports mode or silent mode. Does anyone have this in their R34? (The Control looks like factory). All the pipe work is wrapped in what looks like factory heat shield.

yes the heat shield's stock with the 2.5" xhaust factory optional, don't play around with the button too much, mine got stuck, replace with Blitz NUR R

2. The 34 also comes with factory fog lights (has factory controls), verified that the mounting brackets are factory and not after market. I have never seen any R34 with factory fog lights. Does anyone have this on their R34?

Mine comes with Piaa lights, the bulbs are however destroyed on compliance, pointless...

3. The front suspension has what looks like either height or damper settings (I might be wrong), I haven’t checked the rears yet. Is this a standard item with the 34s?

If your shokies are yellow, they are bilstein however they are not height adjustable

4. The 34 also comes with an aftermarket HUD (DeFi brand), the head up display reads half the speed of what the vehicle is doing. Eg, if I am doing 80KM, the dash speedo shows 80 but the HUD shows 40km. Any idea what might be wrong? My understanding is that the HUD is hooked up to the ECU, if the connectors aren’t on correctly will it give me incorrect reading or no readings at all?

Defi Heads up display is called VSD, does not come stock with the car, you are reading half the speed because the VSD have to be calibrated correctly for it to work. I have a manual somewhere but couldn't be bothered to look..just press around, you'll be right..

5. What should the normal oil temp reading on the factory gauge? (I’ve tried searching the forums but had no luck)

oil temp will normally be about 1/3 goes up to 1/2 and sometimes 3/4 when cruising for extended period. I don't remember the temperature, you can figure that out

6. Does anyone on the forum have 20” rims on their 34? If yes then has anyone had any problems lowering it?

20" will not go well with any sports compact cars if you lower it.

[MAYHEM]

No worries mate

* stock item does, however I have since changed my guages... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...c=156040

* hmmm, pretty sure they were 19's. Driving was fine, just when parking or slow manouvreing at full lock you could notice the guard rub.

Hope that helps

Hi,

Those guages look sweet as! I really didnt need to see that though. When I first picked up the 34, told myself I will leave this one alone. Umm 2 days later 20s went on, now I am hunting around for a cooler and exhaust. Now a work mate is going to Japan for his bro's wedding and he wants me to give him a list of things I need for the car :S

Attached some pics

Factory Foggies

On 20s (Quik Photoshop, hopefully will look something like this after lowering)

[MAYHEM]

shouldn't be too much problem depends how badly they rub i guess

when i use to have ma lancer yes i was a ricer back in the day haha

i got ma car lowered with 215/40/17's and the rear was a bit too low n started actually cuttin the tyre to a certain extent wasn't really n e major damage just left like cut marks on the tyre

gdluck with woteva u choose to do n if u can plz post up some pics as i'm havin ideas for new wheels on ma 34 cheers:)

Thanks man!

I've attached some pics. Ignore the height for the time being.......hopefully will get it lowered soon.

[MAYHEM]

Defi Heads up display is called VSD, does not come stock with the car, you are reading half the speed because the VSD have to be calibrated correctly for it to work. I have a manual somewhere but couldn't be bothered to look..just press around, you'll be right..

Thanks for the reply....

I tried playing with the setting this arvo......didnt have any luck. Did you adjust your one whist driving or was the car just parked and running?

[SKY 34]

Thanks for the reply....

I tried playing with the setting this arvo......didnt have any luck. Did you adjust your one whist driving or was the car just parked and running?

while moving. If I remember correctly requires you to confirm speed. therefore you'll prolly need another driver. I did mine in a carpark