HKS 2540 on RB25, what to expect.

[mose]

Yeah Champ, It would be a blast, having a bigger turbo & more boost..

As you probably already know, most of the skylines from Japan, already come fitted with Super hard Tein (or similar) suspension.. Its not good for traction - rather handling... If I could get a bigger turbo, I would have to get soft rear suspension, to allow the car to "squat" when launching...

Another problem, is that nobody can tune the F-CON V pro 2.0 here in ACT... BD4's said It would cost 250 - 1000, and might take a week.. (Hmm) and Croydon doesn't have the software... The guy that did my motor is trying to get me to put in a Digitech (he wants $1800 = install & tune)

Our Hobby Steve? - A bottomless pit of money..

(But then again, how about the rush on full boost, smoking wrx's & evo's!)

[Sydneykid]

Hi guys, not saying that this is the case with Mose, but it happens a lot, people do a lot of work, spend a heap of money and then sell the car. They either overspend their budget or they are only interested in the build, not the driving of the finished product. Commonly they totally overkill and make the car not very nice to drive. I see it at least once a week.

Like Steve, my brain doesn't compute that way.

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by mose

INASNT,

To give you a rough idea of how my engine costed that much, here is what I had done (that comes to mind) -  

Forged Pistons, Rods, Crank, O-Ringed, Chem Cleaned & crack tested block, Sard Injectors, High Flow Radiator, Full Head Service, ARP bolts , New Gasket sets, Balancing, NGK Plugs,  Fuel Reg, and LABOUR etc - I have a full recipet that I will scan in (for info purposes - Its around here somewhere!) BUT, I agree that I SHOULD have done the engine work in Sydney or something.. (It was done here in the ACT, by Skyline Performance, Mitchell - which turned out to be more convenient, but more expensive )

I will be doing all this to if my GT35 destroys my engine

[mose]

SYDNEYKID,

True, I actually cracked a o-ring, and (not that I think about it) should have bought a standard rb25det, but at the time - decided to make it a weapon.. It is a awesome car to drive but has soooo much more potential. Maybe the person that buys it will go and fit a huge turbo.. (The rest of the car can easily handle it)

INASNT is right about the 2540 not being too stressful on a stock motor..

Which gives peace of mind as I have a prepped motor...