r33 Mods Process

[mrsky]

Hi all, I am waiting for my r33 s2 ( my third skyline) to arrive from Japan and need some help in regards to the steps to take in modding the car, i dont want to produce a number on a dyno, but rather i want a quicker car. I realise that money plays a massive role, but what would be a good step by step approach?

So far car has Full exhaust and Filter.

Any Advice would be appreciated,

Cheers

[paulr33]

cold air intake kit for the pod filter, dont leave it unshielded

get a cheap 2nd hand ebc

powerfc is a great mod, gets rid of the stock ecu limits and you can tune it nonstop

getting a fmic should drop the temps a bit

[Al]

Leave the stock air box, no power gained by pod.

No particular order:

-Exhaust

-I.C.

-Bleed valve (increase boost)

-Suspension

-sway bars & bushes

-brake pads and fluid

-ECU (Pfc/wolf/etc)

I propably missed a few, but these will burn a big enough hole in your pocket

[_Ven]

cam gears!

[sproosy]

if you feel like spending heaps and getting rebuilds a little more often get some NOS. BUt like all the other lads said, FMIC, Boost controller, PFC, Suspension mods, cam gears (aparently there is a 15kw gain here) and so on.

Good luck champ!

[Al]

...........cam gears (aparently there is a 15kw gain here) .......

More like only 3-5kw, at the rear wheels. Also if you gain these kw at the top end you loose some reponse down low, and vis-versa. These would be my last performance mod, hence why i did not mention it in my list .

[benm]

More like only 3-5kw, at the rear wheels.  Also if you gain these kw at the top end you loose some reponse down low, and vis-versa.  These would be my last performance mod, hence why i did not mention it in my list .

I would actually put these directly after getting a full exhaust. See my results here for a more accurate response to getting ex cam gears fitted.

My before/after review here Not bad for a $150 part.

[mrsky]

Awesome guys,

Have decided on getting the power fc off ebay (about $1200 delivered), got full adj suspension (GAB) and sway bars with 18" Advan wheels on car and getting FMIC also prob from ebay? Is this the best place to look? Where to buy Ex cam Gears and are they expensive to fit?

With the Boost controll i have sourced an Apexi variable elect boost cont but will this work with the power fc?

Also how much does a Power fc cost to tune and where to get done in syd for best result?

Once again thankyou all for your contribution

[paulr33]

nengun have powerfc for $1013 delievered, dont buy it from ebay

nengun have ex cam gears for about $150 not sure how much fitting is

the apexi powerfc boost controller kit is an addon for the powefc, its $374 from nengun also. it wont work without the powerfc but its a fully featured ebc which hooks into the standalone engine management. powerfc tune can start at $350 and go from there. check out the powerfc faq if you any questions regarding it, its under the tutorials / howto section. try and avoid buying stuff from ebay theres been a few people being burnt from purchases from there, nengun is much more trusted

[mrsky]

Thanks heaps Paulr33, just one more question, who is Nengun? any contact details?

Cheers

[thommo]

nengun.com

or

greenline.jp