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Hey peeps, wah gwan!! I am a Jamaican living in New York, and I recently acquired my 96 ECR33 GTS-T. I am really excited about driving this car and really getting to know it inside out.

Here I have added a few pics of the car.

 

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44 minutes ago, admS15 said:

Welcome, yep they're the holy grail of R33 headlights. Anything else done to the car? We can see the gtr style bar, fmic, carbon bonnet and said headlights. Future plans?

It came with:

MINE'S ECU

Le Mans Sr3 Recaros (1 has small rip)

R33 GT-R Brembos (front & rear)

NISMO adjustable struts 

FGK stainless cat back

The current wheels are VOLK (not sure of the styling or name)

CUSCO braces in front (on struts) and rear (trunk)

Future plans:

Greddy sidefeed intake  (have it already)

WORK EMOTION KAI 18" (already have)

Turbo manifold

Coilovers (brand to be determined)

ECU to be determined ( I have a Haltech Elite 1500 and a Fueltech 550 in hand)

Just a food not, the car is AUTO, and I believe I have EVERYTHING to do the swap, even the MT tranny harness.

But I'm a sponge and am opened to suggestions of what not to do, and what has to be done.

 

 

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Nice list, manual swap is definitely a good idea. I have a set of those exact wheels myself, they are Rays Volk f-zero winning from around the mid 1990's.

As far as what not to do, that depends on the end goal. If wanting more power than 350rwkw (475hp) then a built forged engine is required.

With the ecu choice, if you where in Aus the haltech would be it as they have so much support here and the fuel tech not so much. In the US I'd assume the ft is well supported so it probably comes down to which ecu has the most features and fits with your plans for the car.

 

Probably best to change that ECU early unless you are certain the mines ECU is safe. I don't know how available high octane fuel is where you are, but the Mines ECU generally expect 100RON and won't have much margin for safety

29 minutes ago, admS15 said:

Nice list, manual swap is definitely a good idea. I have a set of those exact wheels myself, they are Rays Volk f-zero winning from around the mid 1990's.

As far as what not to do, that depends on the end goal. If wanting more power than 350rwkw (475hp) then a built forged engine is required.

With the ecu choice, if you where in Aus the haltech would be it as they have so much support here and the fuel tech not so much. In the US I'd assume the ft is well supported so it probably comes down to which ecu has the most features and fits with your plans for the car.

 

The wheels are nice, and will keep them just incase.

375 - 400whp would be my max, if at all. Not looking for a fast car, just something both me and the wife will enjoy driving on the weekends. 

Well for now, the ECU choice will depend on any further upgrades, support (as you stated), and the turner's ability to produce just enough power to make it a fun ride.

3 minutes ago, Duncan said:

Probably best to change that ECU early unless you are certain the mines ECU is safe. I don't know how available high octane fuel is where you are, but the Mines ECU generally expect 100RON and won't have much margin for safety

That's the plan.

Will do all the little things (oil change, check belts, etc) before its 1st official drive.

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