R33 S2 Mods

[dyl33]

Hi,

What mods should i do first?. not to sure any help will be appricated.

Car gets driven nearly every day so reliability is a must and would like to get close to 180-200rwkw's for now. Engine's stock apart from apexi n1 cat-back exhaust. Budget is around 2k not including nistune. I was thinking of this:

FMIC,electronic boost controller,dump/downpipe,wideband AFR metre,hi flow panel filter, and then a nistune( anyone know a rough estimate of these fitted and tuned) is there any other things I would need to run higher boost safely?

Thanks

[skylinesandman]

front mount, pod filter, dump pipe, b/c, splitfire c/p and new plugs

6's instead of 5's and a boost gauge so u know ys boost is right

set it to 13 or 14 psi n u will get about 193 rwk or there bouts

[mad082]

a few things, save your money and get a manual boost controller. they are a darn sight cheaper (turbotech is about $30 on ebay) and work nearly as good. the money you save could be spent better elsewhere. also don't bother with an air/fuel meter unless you plan on doing the tuning yourself and only do that if you know what you're doing otherwise you could end up with a blown motor. a nistune will set you back about $1000 installed, including the z32 ecu which you would need to run it.

my advice would be to just get a FMIC, dump/front pipe, 3" cat (if you don't have one already), manual boost controller and a nistune if you want that little bit extra. then just run your boost at about 12psi and it should be close to your goal.

[dyl33]

Would I need spitfire coils or would a new oem set & new plugs be ok

[mad082]

oem coils will perform as well as splitfires. as for whether you need them or not, i wouldn't bother buying them until you have increased the boost and seen whether it misfires or not. if it doesn't misfire then save yourself a few hundred dollars.

also don't rule out yellowjacket coils. they seem to perform well also.

[skylinesandman]

yeah and they cheap too bout half price of splitfires

[dyl33]

stupid question im new

if i buy a dump/front pipe will it bolt upto my existing cat-back. Can anyone recommand a cheapish-half decent brand dump/front pipe

[mad082]

yes it should. as for brands, it doesn't matter that much as it's a bit of pipe. they will all for the same. only difference will come down to the design of the dump. i think the x-force bell mouth dump/front pipe is ok for the money.

[dyl33]

my exhaust is i think 3.5" do i have to get a 3.5" dump/front pipe or can it go 3" to 3.5"?

[skylinesandman]

should fit man man mine is bellmouth into twin 2 n a quart inch

[skins]

Make sure when you get your front and dump pie that it has a flex joint in it. If you don't you'll end up having to change your exhaust gasket more often.

[mad082]

it's not a fwd, so shouldn't need a flex joint unless your engine mounts are shagged allowing the engine to move a lot, especially if you still have the bracket from the gearbox to the exhaust as it will make sure the dump/front pipe moves with engine.

[dyl33]

Dose $750 to $1000 sound right for a 3" hi flow 100 cell cat and xforce 3" mild steel front pipe fitted?