R32 GT-R - what mods should I do next?

[justinfox]

Hi all,

My R32 GT-R's coming along nicely. I've had it for over half a year now and I'm still getting to know it (and love it) more and more. It's primarily a track day/weekend car which I would like to keep street legal. I still don't know too much about engines and modifications in general available for the GT-R and thought I'd ask for help on these forums. I don't want crazy amounts of power but I do want a reliable car which can cope with long track days without any dramas.

I have installed so far:

- Complete Whiteline works package and a front strut brace.

- HKS intercooler piping kit (as a stock pipe has blown off before)

- Apexi boost controller (running 0.9bar)

- Apexi pods (to keep it legal a custom pod box is in the making).

- Dunlop semi slicks (these are amazing and have made the car much more responsive and they now keep my underwear clean)

And the car came with a big fujitsubo cat back and Mines ECU.

I am wondering what else I could do with to improve the car for track days?

Some things I keep thinking about but don't know too much about whether or not they will make any difference to my car:

- Oil cooler

- Engine damper

- 4 point harness

- Dump pipes / front pipes

- Rear strut brace

- Interior floor brace

Do these mods sound like the next step for me? Any feedback on what mods I should look at next would be great. Also.... Brakes are crap even after bleeding and using Motul. Any ideas?

[Bass Junky]

Oil cooler and Radiator panel for good cooling on the track

Dump/fronts will give great driveablility on the track, more response and more power.

Bit car wouldn't go astray.

Power FC to take advantage of it all.

[CerealKiller]

you can get one of the HKS dump pipe copies that BATMBL has in the sale forums...a bit of a power upgrade there. But if you're already complaining at brakes that's where I would be looking at.

Get some braided brake lines. Race Brakes have a set for $390-ish I think, these a braided and are front and back. Or you can get some teflon coated ones from musecret which are the Project Mu ones. About the same price.

Next probably look at some new rotors as yours may already be wearing thin. DBA 4000 or if you can afford the new 5000 series will work very fine indeed. GT-R calipers are damn good as it is but if you still aren't satisfied you should probably change these last in your brake set up.

An oil cooler / breather will be good if you can afford it. Many people often do this first when modding for the track as in stock form the GT-R is fast enough...

[Ronin]

Twin t88's

[Bass Junky]

Ronin,

Where did you get that Avatar???

Nice.

[Duncan]

just put in a big oil cooler and spend the rest on track days

one thing you might want to consider is having baffles installed in the sump, GTRs on sticky tyres at the track have a habit of getting oil surge in the sump.....ultimately blowing up the engine which is bad. So I am told.

[justinfox]

Cheers for the feedback guys. I move quickly and have just secured a purchase of some HKS dump pipes, front pipes and an oil cooler too. Looks like I'm set then huh?!