Taking a turbo off a r33?

[R33ss]

I want to buy an r33 I’m looking at but I am on ps, and it is a gts-t, is there anyway I can take the turbo off and drive the car I don’t mind putting in the work to be able to make it go just wanted to see if it’s possible, and would it need to be tuned again

[Duncan]

It is possible but not feasible....best to buy the car and work on it off the road until you have you full license.

Removing a turbo is actually very expensive with inlet and exhaust manifold changes, new ECU etc etc

[Murray_Calavera]

3 hours ago, R33ss said:

I want to buy an r33 I’m looking at but I am on ps, and it is a gts-t, is there anyway I can take the turbo off and drive the car I don’t mind putting in the work to be able to make it go just wanted to see if it’s possible, and would it need to be tuned again

You might find that even if you jump through all of these hoops, spend a mountain of cash to un-turbo your car, that you still get defected/ticketed by the cops anyway. 

The system shows your car is a prohibited vehicle. They aren't mechanics, they are police. You telling them "I know its a turbo skyline, but trust me officer, I took the turbo off". Probably won't get you very far. 

If your unlucky, now you've got a very expensive ticket to fight at court. Say you take it to court, the magistrate asks you, is the vehicle you were driving on the list of prohibited vehicles? You see where I'm going with this....

[morboost]

a minus turbo rb25 has less hp than a na, just buy a na skyline and get a second rb turbo engine put it on a engine stand and build it up till off your p's.

Edited March 24 by morboost
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[PranK]

On 22/03/2024 at 5:07 PM, R33ss said:

I want to buy an r33 I’m looking at but I am on ps, and it is a gts-t, is there anyway I can take the turbo off and drive the car I don’t mind putting in the work to be able to make it go just wanted to see if it’s possible, and would it need to be tuned again

Despite the mechanical work, you'd need to have the car updated as non turbo with the relevant govt departments. 

I tried to do similar with one of my motorbikes, the difference between L's approved and not L's approved was just the ECU but it was going to be a bastard to get it updated on the system if I bought the NON L's bike and the L's ECU so I could unrestrict it later.