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Advise Needed..on R34

EJD001

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EJD001

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Hey all...

After owning my N15 pulsar for years and considering going down the path of dropping a W10 series SR20DET engine in ive decided to take the easy way out and getting a factory turbo car....

In the long run it will be cheaper and more reliable!!

Im looking at getting a ER34 GTT 2.5L

Im going to go for a drive down Parramatta Rd on saturday and was just wondering if there was anything i should look out for when looking at them, or anything in general that u can tell me bout them

Also do they have any major problems with them in any way or form

Here is a pic of my pulsar for those who may be interested

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Thanks for all your help... hope not to be a skyline n00b for much longer!!!

Mick

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DECIM8 Grand Master

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www.exciteautos.com.au or without the .au I forget.. Give him a ring, say Nathaniel sent you.. if you can pronouce my name.. He has very good deals I got my car from him .. at the time i got it no one else could offer anything close to his prices.. hes an importer for importers.. hence the cost difference..

If you want his direct number It may be on his website if not pm me and ill send it to you...

Hes in castle hill, seriously I did the whole parra rd crap too .. wasted my time all the cars where absolute shithouse.

As above, HID is a must I rekon .. btw stock HIDS are good, like i have haha :D cost a fortune tho :nyaanyaa:

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AlexR34 Proficient

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The main thing i have come accross and ive noticied other people have had this issue aswell seems fairly common. One thing is be prepared to replace your coil packs, they will set you back atleast $500 sooner or later and thats if you change them yourself (they not that hard to change on the turbo r34's however, they are a s**t and a half to change on the non turbo. 3 the one i recently got on mine also found out a couple of other people have had this issue is the 02 sensor will need to be replaced sooner or later, this costs around 50 bucks and from what I can tell isnt that difficult to change if you know where too look. Apart from that I think the car's are pretty solid.

AlexR34 Proficient

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Can you actually get 34's with the standard HID's in them? I thought they were taken out during compliance meaning if you bought from a dealer, it would be taken out?

I bought my 34 from a dealer and it came with Xenons. its a NA R34 Sedan

adam-__- Grand Master

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I bought my 34 from a dealer and it came with Xenons. its a NA R34 Sedan

Oh okay. I just assumed that because most dealers compliance their cars, they would've taken out the HID's and sell them off. Usually when you buy private, the previous owner could've changed them back.

666DAN Grand Master

666DAN

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I'd recommend the coil packs also.....I've had people giving me the "I'm looking at a car $500 less than your one" bollocks...need to keep reminding them that the coil packs *will* die and it's a pain in the ass job to do on both Turbo and N/A R34's (having done both models)

R34 stock turbo's are a little fragile, I've seen many a turbo let go under not really excessive conditions...180km/h in a stock low K car recently saw the exhaust wheel in the cat (lucky as I was just about to buy the turbo)

Xenons are great also :teehee:

Buy my car lol

walkoau Mentor

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when looking at an r34 check around the rear middle brake light (on the back of the boot) for rust... when looking for mine i found heaps of 34s with rust in that area.

and of course make sure the car is straight and has good paint otherwise you will be forever kicking your self when washing your ride and you find anoying little scratches and dints.

also as mentioned the factory xenons are great if you can find one with them...i was lucky.

Atomnaya Enthusiast

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+1 for the xenons. I bought mine from the dealers and they still had them in.

Yeah, check the body, namely engine bay and the boot area, make sure that none of the panels have been replaced.

One other thing which i should have checked with my car were the tyres. They gave me great tyres on dry, but when its wet its a whole different story.

I don't if anybody agrees, but i tried to buy a the car as stock as possible and preferably first aussie owner. Again I think its just my pedanticness (spelling). Some people prefer buying from a dealer, some private.

I did an NRMA car check as well.

SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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rust around the rear middle brake light is fairly common for R34's, but it's not too much of a major issue for most. Just need a new seal around the light and a little bit of rust fixing.

Yep, i had to change my coilpacks, mine died in the ass. Went with Splitfires.

n15m0 Grand Master

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got my 34 more than 2 yrs ago with 36,000kms on it.

at 40,000kms replaced O2 sensor

at 105,000km replaced cracked top tank

at 108,000km replaced alternator

Apart from that, everything has been sweet! Coilpacks are still fine :P *touch wood*

Oh and I have the factory xenons too...:thumbsup: They are a must!

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