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Hey guys!

 

I just bought a manual r34 gtt and i’m absolutely loving it.. but i’ve got some questions

 

1. The car is fairly stock apart from a HKS intercooler that looks like it’s at the end of its life (the condition isn’t the best, i’ll provide photos)

Would you recommend just buying a whole new kit or just get its refurbished? if so what kit would you recommend

 

2. After getting the car all checked over.. what modifications should i install first? A list of 1DA9FA28-06F3-4B79-A164-013C1039609D.jpgthese would be greatly appreciated

 

Can’t think of anymore questions but i’m sure something will pop up and i’ll just ask again!

thank you for your time and help

 

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Tidy looking car.

May well be nothing wrong with the intercooler - just clean up the front and if you are worried, pressure test it.

Incremental mods tend to be a waste of time.

If you want it to go faster look in the RB25 turbo upgrade thread and see how much power you want.

Then open a special bank account and save up the $5k or $8k or whatever depending on what you have decided and do it in one hit.

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10 hours ago, KiwiRS4T said:

Tidy looking car.

May well be nothing wrong with the intercooler - just clean up the front and if you are worried, pressure test it.

Incremental mods tend to be a waste of time.

If you want it to go faster look in the RB25 turbo upgrade thread and see how much power you want.

Then open a special bank account and save up the $5k or $8k or whatever depending on what you have decided and do it in one hit.

This... good advice!

Do it once... do it right! 

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Thanks! ill check it out..

Would you recommend any way of 'cleaning' the intercooler? 

The intercooler piping looks sheeeit and i was just thinking of sanding it down and hitting it with some primer and spray paint maybe.. 

thanks for your advice, im sure ill have some more questions soon xD

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