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As the title says, I have a couple options and can't seem to decide which is the better option. My car is a stock R33 GTR except for boost restrictor removed and the CAS has been spun.

I have a limited budget of $4000 and will be buying all the parts second hand (mostly from SAU member here).

The option I have in mind are:

Option 1

  • Coilovers (I have 3 leaking struts that were found in my last service)
  • Front pipe
  • Power FC
  • Adjustable cam gears

This will leave me around $1900 out of my budget for install.

Option 2

  • GT 2860's including gasket kit
  • Dump pipes
  • Power FC

This will leave me about $1580 out of my budget for install.

Firstly, Does anyone know whether my left over budget would even cover the install of either option? If not then I need to rethink what I am going to do.

Secondly, which option do you think is better. Option 1 fixes my suspension and gives me some performance gains. Option 2 sures up my turbo's (going from ceramic to steel wheeled), and I guess in doing so protects my engine longer term.

I never thought it would be so hard to decide what to spend my money on!! LOL

Cheers.

Option 1

  • Coilovers (I have 3 leaking struts that were found in my last service)
  • Front pipe
  • Power FC (pointless since you'll be driving around on a untuned basemap, stock ECU handles 1 bar on stock turbos without a problem)
  • Adjustable cam gears
  • + Highflow cat

Option 2

  • GT 2860's including gasket kit (-9s, -7s, -5s?) + oxygen sensors (might as well do them while the turbos are out) + adjustable wastegate actuators if the new turbos don't include them. Looking at about approx $900 in install by a workshop (8-9 hrs)
  • Dump pipe (keep the stock dumps for 350kw and less)
  • Power FC
  • + Highflow cat

Normally I'd say go the handing... BUT... GTR turbos failing, will have the risk of taking the motor with it.

So swap out the turbos (-7/-9), and get a tune. Be warned though the stock clutch won't last forever if you push 300rwkw. IF you just keep the turbos @ 1bar for the time being you'll be better off however.

I'd be fixing the suspension first

Then upgrade your exhaust,cam gears and PFC with tune

Also have your turbo shafts inspected and run say 12psi to preserve them

That's what I reckon

^^^What he said. If you smash the car up it won't go very fast at all. If the PFC is a good buy put it in your garage until you can afford to do the turbos and get a tune.

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