R33 1993 Remove Turbo Help

[JasoN_-]

hey guys was refereed to this part of the forums for my inquiry

original thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Bu...se-t302945.html

basically looking to buy a 1993 model r33 skyline turbo, looking to take out the turbo so its p plate legal in VIC

heard stuff like the car not running without the turbo blah blah, just wanna clear things up

oh and was wondering if this is possible and how much will it cost all up if i could do it?

thanks again guys!

[noely1]

mate i personally wouldnt... i have heard on here that the car will be massively underpowered... gotta change alot of things aswell

if you want specifics.. read this whole thread mate:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Co...-N-t116272.html

cheers

[noely1]

"u cud swap with na pistons to bring the compression back up, whack a na chipped ecu or a gts link ecu in her, and replace manifold with extractors. or instead of pistons - maybe a really really thin head gasket, deck the block or the head a tiny bit.

injectors should be fine with a chipped/aftermarket ecu and obviously you would need a retune

car will drive like a total slug without the re-tuning otherwise.

its alot of work - an RB25DE would be a cheaper option to whack in her, or RB30DE but since u said ur p plate.. im not sure i dont think u cud do that man

if you went down that road of getting an RB25DE in her.. you would also have the added bonus of the bigger turbo brakes that people long for "

^^^ pretty much a quote from that above thread...

Edited January 9, 2010 by noely1

[l_uk3y]

One image to sum this topic up

So its definately possible. But the results are "epic fail".

If you need a Skyline. Get yourself a Non turbo 33 or 34, Get some coilovers, sway bars and a quality catback exhaust. Then save like mad to buy yourself a GTR for your 21st Birthday.

My 2c.

Luke

[JasoN_-]

yeah seems the best course of action, might just save up the extra 2-3 grand and get myself a non turbo 34

pree cheap these days..

too much shit to deal with...

thanks fellas

[zebra]

at last sombody listened

[GTS4WD]

As said above.

BIBLICAL fail.

Your spending more money than the price of an NA buying a turbo. Spending more money to to remove the turbo. Results are worse performance than an NA at almost twice the cost.

Buy an NA and sell later/turbo later/buy a 34 NA

[ARTZ]

hey guys was refereed to this part of the forums for my inquiry

original thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Bu...se-t302945.html

basically looking to buy a 1993 model r33 skyline turbo, looking to take out the turbo so its p plate legal in VIC

heard stuff like the car not running without the turbo blah blah, just wanna clear things up

oh and was wondering if this is possible and how much will it cost all up if i could do it?

thanks again guys!

I was just reading in HPI magazine somewhere, that even if you remove the turbo the car is still essentially registered as a turbo car because of its make...so technically still illegal...

Sounds weird i know...but just check b4 you dive into it....personally id get the 34

Edited January 10, 2010 by faggywaggy

[noely1]

haah u can buy my 34 if u want i gotta part ways with it

but yeah man... turbo'd r33's are going for cheap these days.. cause the n/a versions are more expensive as the P Platers are getting into them... so if possible keep teh turbo til ur off ur p's or something and save up and get a nice N/A 34 or whatever u like..

if not then depending wat mods u have.... u might i have my doubts... just be able to get a r34 n/a if ur lucky with the money u sold ur gtst for bro.. something to think about i spose

Edited January 10, 2010 by noely1

[bozodos]

don't bother with an N/A Skyline, it's like buying a 4 cyl Commodore

[noely1]

" don't bother with an N/A Skyline, it's like buying a 4 cyl Commodore "

only alot sexier... plus some N/A skylines beat stock GTST's?? My friends R33 N/A beats GTST's on the rare occasion.. they're usually stuffed or completley stock.. still an achievement... runs early 15's to mid 15's respect for the non turbo's lol

commodores would run 16-17's wouldnt they? not sure..

[bozodos]

LOL if you're beating GTS-T's they either aren't trying or are being driven by people who can't drive to save their lives lol.

I love it when N/A owners think they have some sort of weapon, fact is it's slower than a VN!

[noely1]

i said my friend... not myself...

hmmm doesnt matter if they're shit drivers or the cars are stuffed... still an n/a is beating them... and yeah a VN does beat a n/a not by much?? big 3.8ltr vs 2.5ltr they put up a big fight...

we all start somewhere... im suree if he could he would drive a turbo no doubt, as would i.. gotta pay respect when its due dude

Edited January 12, 2010 by noely1

[PM-R33]

I was just reading in HPI magazine somewhere, that even if you remove the turbo the car is still essentially registered as a turbo car because of its make...so technically still illegal...

Yep that is exactly right. This is the one thing most of these young guys don't understand when talking about "taking a turbo off". This does not make the car legal. The car is complianced and registered as a turbo car therefore it is irrelevant if you take the turbo off, still illegal to drive. (might sound a bit stupid but thats the case).

The only way i can think of making it legal (at least in QLD) is going to an engineer, getting it mod plated for not having a turbo, then re registering it as a non turbo. This still might not be legal i dunno. But if it was it would be the only way to do it and really if your going to all that effort, for f**ks sake just buy a non turbo GTS.

[mad082]

" don't bother with an N/A Skyline, it's like buying a 4 cyl Commodore "

only alot sexier... plus some N/A skylines beat stock GTST's?? My friends R33 N/A beats GTST's on the rare occasion.. they're usually stuffed or completley stock.. still an achievement... runs early 15's to mid 15's respect for the non turbo's lol

commodores would run 16-17's wouldnt they? not sure..

mid to low 15's is that all? my old v6 magna with just a cat back exhaust ran high 14's and it's a fwd family car, LOL

and the only reason a 2.5L skyline can keep up with a commodore or a falcon is because of the gear ratios. give them the same gear ratios and the commodore and falcons would kick the arse of a NA skyline and probably even give a mild turbo skyline a run for it's money.

[bozodos]

these threads should be locked and stickied, basically you're a douche to even contemplate trying to take the turbo off a turbo car, and it's a pointless excercise which still leaves you driving a prohibited car.

[mad082]

i think the NA section needs to have it's name changed to the "removing a turbo to run as NA is a bad idea, and all other NA car talk"

[Projectile]

it doesnt matter if you take the turbo out, car is still registered as a turbo from the vin.

[bR33nt]

yea, please listen to other posts mate, either just get a na wether it be 32,33,34 and save ur coin till ur 21st bday n get a gtr, once u get a gtst, u want a gtr so just get one of them straight up.

go with a 5 speed vs commy or somethin and just save ur coin n enjoy thrashin the commywhore around then get a vspec :OOOO make the panties drop then.

[Super Drager]

In sydney, aslong as the car isn't turbocharged its legal. Doesn't matter what its registered as, my mate went through the same process and he wasn't hassled for it....still registered as a GTS25t.