R33 Gts-4 Turbo Conversion

[thurrzor]

I just wanted some guidance on my plans to turbo my 1996 GTS-4 Series II

I've been doing some research on the forums about people who have chosen to do the same and found some useful information on this particular post http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/244281-r33-gts4-engine-swap-to-a-turbo/

This week I'll be getting my GTS-T 5 stud conversion kit so I can have bigger brakes to handle a turbo, and to fit my Rays/ Eins wheels on to as well, but I have been trying to plan the turbo part of the plans.

Thanks to the above post, it saved me planning to buy a GTS-T motor only to find out it wouldn't fit properly, so I'm now left with a few options:

- Turbo my current engine, which is at 166,xxxkms (I have done nearly 50,000 of those kms, and has not been thrashed or abused, and the previous owner was a friend and treated the car the same since it came to AU). Either way it's pretty high in kms, but if I went ahead with that engine it would mean I would have higher compression, and would have to run low boost from what I understand (I'm no expert btw)

- Buy a Stagea or GT-R($$$) engine with looms and ECU and possibly have much less kms and have it fitted either professionally or with some friends who know their way around this kind of stuff more than me to save money

Either way I'd need a tune and an full exhaust to be able to have it working correctly, but which way would be smarter/ cheaper in the end? Any help or advice on this would be great. Like I said I'm not an expert but I'm keen to learn and find my way around this with the right help. Thanks in advance

[sydking]

Buy a built a Rb26 and drop it in, that's what i did.

Also, you will need to get a fabricated airbox as you wont be able to fit a stock one

You will need the matching loom and ECU, also suspension to match, get some R32 GTR brakes as a minimum

Good luck

[thurrzor]

Let's say I'm on a budget, which would be cheaper? How much would I be looking at for each of those options?

[thurrzor]

I'm thinking to just keep on using the current engine because it will end up saving money initially, then if it blows do a Stagea/GT-R engine at that time

[niZmO_Man]

You can always drive around as is and save up for an R33 GT-R.