What To Do Next?

[GTS25_R33]

just got some rims, 18's. honestly ive seen competition 4x4's lower than this. so im obviusly gonna lower it. just wonderin if u guys reckon i should put a body kit on first, that way i know how far i can go down, would hate to lower it then not bein able to fit a body kit on.

i wanna go with a JUN style body kit.

any ideas would be appreciated. wat have u guys down with ur stock R33?

[MissR34]

with my R34 i started off by doing exhaust, pod filter, strut brace, then did rims, then body kit. then graphics then god knows after that! haha

[hr32gts]

Suspension and braking First on the list (performance not looks)

[N-DAWG]

What Michael said.

I started out with 30mm lowered king springs, already had to replace the shocks before that, Whiteline blade adjustable sway bars. You might as well replace your camber and castor bushings while you're at, if they're already worn then lowering will just make it even worse, though lowering a car will generally result in an increase of negative camber (wheels slant inwards towards the car, less contact with the ground = uneven wear) if the camber is out worse on one side of the car than the other, then wheel alignment issues would be worsened with lowering without correcting this (in my experience).

Brakes, R33 GTSt calipers are quite affordable now. I believe you can modify your brakes to suit R33 GTSt Calipers and larger discs without doing the 5 stud conversion (someone confirm?) I doubt you would want to do a 5 stud conversion after geting new wheels anyway. Failing that, depending on the condition of your brakes (discs,pads) a good set of discs and good pads combined with a Dot 4 brake fluid should see you stopping well. I didn't specify types of pads as everyone has their preference when it comes to noise/dust/heat resistance/cold bite. Generally high performance pads are less streetable.

After that, this is the part where you ultimately decide which direction your car is going to take in terms of performance. If staying N/A, then a high flow panel filter and a 2.5" catback exhaust system is generally your starting point. You can go with a pod filter, but unless you brace it to the chassis, put a box around it, and then run a cold air feed to get any significant gains, then a panel filter like a K&N is generally the way to go. After catback system comes extractors and hi-flow cat converter. Refer the current group buy for extractors. If you want affordable extractors from Partsco in NZ now is the time!

After all that you could get a piggy back ECU like a SAFC to clean up the AFR's but performance gains would be minimal for the dollars spent.

To take it even further, you start looking at port n polish the head to improve flow; aftermarket cams and adjustable cam gears, raising compression and then it starts getting $$$$.

My advice, plan ahead..well ahead! Modifying costs money either way you look at it, but if you plan it right you can save a lot.

[mick2nv]

I've taken alot of other peoples advice and upgraded the handling of my GTS25 with upgraded, tightened suspension, rear swaybar, better tyres and these mods where worth every cent. It has made me a better driver and it gives me more confidence to do some performance mods. So now im getting a catback exhaust this week or next and a pod filter (or panel filter, dont know which is better).

[peterw]

going from your sig, you've already got done exhaust, intake, etc = good start. Chasing more kw from the NA ends up costing more $$ for less gain, unfortunately.

window tint (if not already tinted) is simple/cheap.

kit before lowering - if the kit sits lower than stock, then you're asking for trouble doing it the other way around

at the moment I'm doing all lighting (replacing any sign of piss-yellow ). again, cheap and simple. for me its something to do whilst thinking of what ELSE to do.

clear/smoked indicators? gauges? strut braces? alarm/immobiliser?

on top of that, regular maintenance.

[GTS25_R33]

thanks guys.

yea i was gonna go kit first but just wanted to see wat other people had done. i had a look under the rear guard today and i can fit my fist with my thumb up cleanly under it, f**kin ridiculus.

ao the kit shouldnt be far away, mean while ill get some quotes from suspension places about lowerin and that, repco as well, my mate got his lowered suspension for his EF fairmount ghia from there for 750 bucks, includin camber kit, plus front whitline sway bar, see how they handle a r33.

oh the pod filter isnt on there any more, it got defected the day after i put it on, so just gonna run with a lukey or k&n panel filter. run the cold air tub up through the box