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Hey was wondering if you ended up installing the R33 GTR speed sensor - I found one too and wanted to confirm it's a direct swap into the R34 6 speed? -
By njdgomez23 Ā· Posted
After 23 years of owning a Skyline, finally had the latch go. Followed this guide, works like a dream again. Great Guide š -
Hi all, Iāve got the biggest lot of problems with my R33 GTS-T It was a freshly rebuilt 25th anniversary RB25DET (plastic cas, neo cams) probably 6 years ago now The engine was running so well but I fkd up badly and trusted someone Iād known for 10 years that was well known around Plazmaman for his welding and fab work. I added a lovely photo of some of his previous work. Not sure why my car was worked on by whoever did this shit Iām normally someone who would never open myself up to something like this, I still canāt believe I did it. Trusting him literally fkd it all up for me. Everything has been a struggle, like itās almost been 6 years thatās how much Iāve just on and off been trying to work it all out. All I wanted was a car that danced down low, like full boost from around 3~3500rpm to redline, donāt really care what power it puts down (if it ever does) but I just wanted it to be quick to get on it. He recommended the turbo to get, I picked Hypergear but he told me to get the front 4ā with a T4 and 0.68 rear housing. I was expecting all these beautiful welds, tidy fab work and paid for it to be ready to go to a tuner when I got it back. I got a car back that was an absolute mess, I actually couldnāt believe it was my car anymore. I donāt think you could even call what he did welds, theyāre disgusting. So I stripped everything he touched off it and with every bolt I loosened it just got worse and worse. I covered it and literally built and finished another car in the meantime but now itās getting to the point where I really want my Skyline back. Its a struggle because I paid him to do all this shit because I didnāt know how to and now Iāve had to try and figure it all out omg Please excuse the bird shit horrible welds, Iāve got my show pony car and am so beyond dealing with this car I donāt even really care at this point. If someone told me about what he did to my car I wouldnāt have believed them but it happened to me. It was unbelievable. He went missing, my car went missing, it came back missing parts, the straight af chassis rails bore the scars of being dragged up a trailer backwards, even the sandwich plate was bent. Everything was leaking and open to whatever fell into it, rounded off/ missing bolts, power steering oil and coolant everywhere, no gaskets, parts stolen off it, even managed to damage the sump pan. Promised me heād finish the car, knew what it meant to me, I paid him thousands and thousands just for him to trash it. He told me he was fully licensed and insured, come to find out heād cancelled his ABN, so obviously no insurance. I had laid up insurance on the car and wouldāve been covered but I was scared they wouldāve written it off or because the business was no longer trading Iād still be liable. He was supposed to: New fully custom mild steam pipe exhaust manifold with turbo location moved from factory position to high forward mount. (I donāt know if it is a mild steam pipe, Iāve got a funny feeling the waste gate isnāt in a very good position and I donāt think the outlets off each cylinder are equal) 4ā custom stainless steel dump with external gate (he re-plumbed it) Cut and shut OEM intake manifold with throttle reposition (I ended up doing the throttle reposition) Box in pod filter (left out) New 100cel catalytic converter (pretty sure itās there but unsure if itās 100cel) Front mount intercooler piping fabricated to suit (all smashed up and rusty holes where he was supposed to make it look standard where fmic piping passes through. I donāt even think my front bar is going to fit š) Custom 5ā intake pipe from pod to turbo (didnāt come with it so had to do something to make it work with the Z32 afm) Engine: Full cylinder head service & machining Brand new valves Precision upgraded spring kit Engine block honed New bearings New piston rings New ARP conrod bolt kit New ARP head studs Cometic head gasket VRS kit ATR43SS2 ball bearing turbo 0.68 rear housing Turbosmart 45mm external wastegate (got delivered to the fab bloke, Iāve got no idea what spring is in it, Iām assuming the one that came pre installed) Walbro 260 fuel pump Nismo 740cc injectors (tested to 880) Spitfire coil packs GCG FMIC RB25DET manual 5 speed 4:11 rear diff Iāve got an Apexi Power FC in it atm, I was hoping to just get it to operating temp to make sure everything was okay before towing to a tuner but itās over-fuelling too much. I donāt think thatās going to happen so i think Iām going to get either a Link G4 or Haltech for it. What do you guys recommend? I canāt work out the power FC so just gonna give up on that one Itās got an exhaust leak coming from somewhere I canāt see š The fuel pressure was steady but now it like drops from 40 to 20psi randomly (noticed this yesterday) Iāll attach pics of the shit he put on my car and the engine bay now as it sits I really just need some help, I need a tuner in Sydney I can trust, Iād like to be with the car while itās being tuned if possible, I know it looks terrible but unfortunately Iāve just got to put up with it for now and fix the cosmetic stuff later Do you guys think the manifolds are going to be okay? Or do I throw the exhaust manifold and try again? I donāt even think these combinations are going to work tbh I know everything I fitted was rated to be able to take at least 400kW but most rated higher If youāve gotten this far I really really appreciate it š I donāt mind if you trash me or the car, I made a rookie error and f**k Iāve paid for it. 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From everything Iāve heard youāll be waiting a long time for the parts to arrive -
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