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Dear Seniors

I just got my R33 GTST and am intending to convert it from AT to MT by December.

I am also going to tune up the car to a Drift Ready state maintaining street drivability.

I have the intention to do the following in due course after my MT and Exhaust initial mod and am looking at advice on Viability and availability:

1. Handling - the standard stuff like Coil over, Tower Bars and ARB. Looking for recommendations. Plus Advice if member braces are required?

2. Handling - Looking for advice if it is advicable to remove HICAS. I am looking to change my steering to one with quick release BOSS but can give that up if HICAS is more recommended.

3. Turbo - I am thinking of a Garette GT0376 or similar (Prefer Ball Bearing so the IHI comparable might be a good alternative) Looking at 1.2bar Boost Max... Any Engine mods required or recommended? Stut bolts? Pistons and Con Rods? Actually I might lower the boost if i need to take the engine apart.

4. Intercooler - the natural thing with Turbo would be a totally trick FMIC... Please recommend...

5. Auxillary parts - Fuel Injectors, Surge Tanks, External Pumps...

6. Most important part - The Brains!!! What ECU is popular here? Where can I get competent and affordable tuners? Where is a good hub dyno that wun cost me an arm or a leg? I am familiar with most modern ECUs like MoTec, Power FC, and F Con V Pro... I am unable to touch Motec and F Con due to the large amount of wiring works, Power FC due to computer connector... So I'll probably need someone to install and tune...

Glad to receive any advice...

Cheers

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If you just got the car I recommend you do the manual conv and then work on the handling side of things.

IMO no point in boosting the power until you know how to drift it, otherwise you just play tag with the walls. I have a friend who has just started drifting... his starter car is an R32 with an RB20E which is perfect. Simple mods will be fine, FMIC, pod filter, new brake pads/fluid are good too and some decent suspension.

If the 33 runs electronic HICAS you can remove the steering rack and replace it with a lock bar. Some places sell collars that will lock the steering rack but you're better off replacing the whole thing with a lock bar.

Mate, if your free tomorrow night head up to the track for the drift prac that's on.

If you ask for the drift trainer named Marc the officials can point you in my direction and you can get an idea of the basics from there.

As mentioned above leave the power mods for now, make the car drive right and sto right then move onto that stuff. I would also add a fixed back seat to the list for one of your first mods, it makes a bigger difference than you would think!

Also www.driftwa.com.au

I was at the back section of the track all night and yeah pretty busy up there. We had about 15 cars just in the training area!

Usually one a month at this point mate, check the WASCC web page for the calendar or like WADrift on FB ;)

Tha mate!

I happen to also notice Barbagallo Drift Assault on 30 September and 1 October... I'll be hopping by in the arvo on 30 September but I'll have to miss 1 October as I have a class test going on that day...

Cya there if u r there mate...

  • 3 weeks later...

You want to drift - sell it, buy a 32

You are talking about spending a lot of money, those parts aren't cheap, then add in labour

If it needs to be a 33, see how much a manual costs, compare the cost to what you will be paying (gearbox, shifter, decent clutch, pedal boxes and pedals, master and slave cylinder - prob going to cost you 3k or more in parts

But a 32 is much much better for sliding than a 33, more fun and cheaper

Just my opinion anyways (havin owned both and drifted both)

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