Boosting To 11 Psi W/stock Smic And Stock Ecu..!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

You have a R34 GTT, the Side Mount Intercooler should be fine for just over 200 kW's.

Yeah so you want to run 11 Psi (+0.7 Bar) which is what a GTR would run... Well 10.9 Psi...

From memory GTS-T's / GTT's run about 7 Psi (+0.5 Bar)

Correct me if I am wrong...

You should be fine with your Standard SMIC, as that's what ppl with R32 and R33 GTS-T's can use (the R34 GTT) to upgrade to to run just over 200 kW's.

Best to get your Boost controller installed, at the same time run a dyno tune just to make sure.

RE Customs and Racepace (just to name a few garages) can do it for you.

Cool!

[R 2 THE J]

Mate,

First off you need to know what your future goals are intended for your car.

Do you wanna have a 300kw weapon? Or do you just want a ordinary daily 200kw Skyline?

Many of times i've seen people buy upgrades for their cars and have wasted money as their intentions have changed, whether it's due to more power or selling the car!

If you want the best from 11psi, let me suggest this.

You already have exhaust

- Air Filter suggest Apexi (ain't shit unless you have it boxed off with some cold air going straight to it)

- ECU not needed, Re-Map is fine. There is a guy on the forum in Melbourne..Dr Drift...he does Nistunes and will re-map your standard ECU.

- Spark Plugs gapped to 0.8mm

- Have a VERY GOOD look at your coils..are they split?...good working order?..If not, invest in some Splitfires as these are a common culprit to missfires.

- Exedy heavy duty clutch..better to change it now otherwise you'll be left on the side of the road with the smell of burnt clutch in no time.

- Brake Pads..Greenstuff, Ferodo, Bendix, tehse are good brands, anything in their Top of the line range are fine.

NO GOOD GOING FAST IF YOU CAN'T STOP FAST.

Now if you want to enjoy your power...upgrading handling will be better than any performance upgrade HANDS DOWN!

Invest in Coilovers..Expect to pay $2000+

Swaybars..best bang for buck.

HICAS lock bar...

All these parts if correctly tunes will combine and unite into a very enjoyable street car.

Hope this al helps.

[Taso84]

^^^ agree with most of this

- I wouldnt be getting the remapped ECU though, i'd get PFC or if u cant afford it SAFC

- Also no point upgrading clutch and coilpacks until they fail if you only drive around the city - you'll be able to drive it on its last legs to the workshop when the clutch is finished

- Also the stock pads are pretty good in my experience, wouldnt bother upgrading until they next need to be serviced

Just so you also know, back in the day i boosted my stock s2 nylon turbo to 12psi with a t-piece that would spike and creep. It never blew and was it very good nick even though it had done over 120K's.

[Adriano]

Except a remap is as good as a pfc, and leagues better than a safc

[R 2 THE J]

Basically what I mentioned will hopefully bring out the best potential out of the standard parts you have on your car.

Re-Map is just as good as PowerFC (up to an extent ie;260+rwkw) been proven time and time again.

OK, powerFC may have a larger map to tune from, but every tuner knows that not all of the map is even used.

- Coilpacks are not needed unless they are cracked or failing, which I stated in my previous post.

- I'd change cutch just to be on the safe side. Once you upgrade the power, you'll be hooked and just wanna put yout foot down at every chance you get. Lol..I did!

Good luck with all of it!

[GUN_METAL_GTR32]

if i were u i would sell the boost controller.

get a cooler (i have a saber one and have no problems with it but there are hundreds out there to choose from)

then buy an ecu with a built in boost controller like a wolf or something then u dont have stuff u dont really need, less stuff in ur cabin for cops to have a look at as well.

imo subtle mods that are easy to hide are much better.

do it once and do it properly.

and as said above handling is important as well.

Edited April 26, 2009 by GUN_METAL_GTR32

[myRB25DETT]

Mate,

First off you need to know what your future goals are intended for your car.

Do you wanna have a 300kw weapon? Or do you just want a ordinary daily 200kw Skyline?

Many of times i've seen people buy upgrades for their cars and have wasted money as their intentions have changed, whether it's due to more power or selling the car!

If you want the best from 11psi, let me suggest this.

You already have exhaust

- Air Filter suggest Apexi (ain't shit unless you have it boxed off with some cold air going straight to it)

- ECU not needed, Re-Map is fine. There is a guy on the forum in Melbourne..Dr Drift...he does Nistunes and will re-map your standard ECU.

- Spark Plugs gapped to 0.8mm

- Have a VERY GOOD look at your coils..are they split?...good working order?..If not, invest in some Splitfires as these are a common culprit to missfires.

- Exedy heavy duty clutch..better to change it now otherwise you'll be left on the side of the road with the smell of burnt clutch in no time.

- Brake Pads..Greenstuff, Ferodo, Bendix, tehse are good brands, anything in their Top of the line range are fine.

NO GOOD GOING FAST IF YOU CAN'T STOP FAST.

Now if you want to enjoy your power...upgrading handling will be better than any performance upgrade HANDS DOWN!

Invest in Coilovers..Expect to pay $2000+

Swaybars..best bang for buck.

HICAS lock bar...

All these parts if correctly tunes will combine and unite into a very enjoyable street car.

Hope this al helps.

ok, to make it simple and easy, all i wanted and intended for my car in a year or 3, is just to make it my daily drive, not going on the track or race or any kind, not planning getting remap or getting aftermarket ecu, or turbo upgrade, or any big upgrades, so basically, have no plans of getting the car over 200 rwkw not until in a few years..all i wanted is, to install my EBC to control the boost, when to use high and low, if say i am running 10-11 psi with my mods right now..not intended to upped more boost which i know i CAN NOT do it bcoz of the standard parts i have at the moment..

i think i made everything so complicated, i should have the topic. "IS IT POSSIBLE TO INSTALL MY EBC INTENDED ONLY TO CONTROL HIGH AND LOW BOOST"

[R 2 THE J]

EBC can do anything...High Low Med...

Will your car run "SMOOTHLY" so to say, maybe, maybe not!

Simple answer for your question is YES!

[myRB25DETT]

EBC can do anything...High Low Med...

Will your car run "SMOOTHLY" so to say, maybe, maybe not!

Simple answer for your question is YES!

cheerz R2THEJ...

its easier for me to decide now after reading all those advices and comments as i am pretty new to this turbo and skylines stuff..just for the record, my er34 is my first car, so hoping not to stuff it up with my silly decisions in the future, hence why im on here...

[R 2 THE J]

No worries brother, that's what we're here for!

Enjoy,

RJ

Edited April 26, 2009 by R 2 THE J

[Traditimeour]

fyi, the r34 smic is an upgrade for us r33 folk. im running 10psi (rb20 actuator controlled) on full 3" zorst, metal cat, r34 smic, pod (wank) and standard ecu. 11psi is "safe" in my opinion. my car has been in this state of tune for atleast the last year, and i have a heavy foot. no issues

remember, the dyno is not 100% accurate to road conditions. the airflow especially mainly caters for those with FMIC (big fan pointed at the front bar) but doesnt look like it gets much air to the side mounts. keep the EBC. if you plan on modding further it will come in handy

Hijack,

Basti, in regards to the RB20 actuator, how do you have the vacumn hoses connected, as i have the same setup?