Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

also guys, im gettin killed out there vs my gf's brothers my02 rex :|

what am i going to need to put him in his place? hes got exhaust and upped boost.. 12psi?

will exhaust and fmic and 12psi do the trick? or will i need to get ecu change and injectors..

straight through 3"exhaust, FMIC & 12psi & make sure your pod is heat sheilded and has a cold air intake, you will get heaps more power! you don't need ecu & injectors for those, but start saving for an ecu for later on. dunno how it will go against the WRX, but if it was me id hang on to the skyline.

Full exhaust and you'll chop him dude!

The get a good boost controller to hold 12psi (elc holds better)...

I love s14 (series 2)s aswell, but atleast do your exhaust b4 u let the car go, r33s sound a HELL of alot nicer than an s14 does!!!

Power vs weight ratios, both cars will be similar with similar mods aswell, you wont loose anything with the skyline except the problem of the stock ECU not bein able to go past 12psi where as an s14 one can...

Hang onto the car until you've done the exhaust, you have to give it a chance, rb25s are awsome engines!

it's a lot of effort to sell then buy a new car.

i would suggest get straight thru exhaust at least and see how you feel. if you don't feel any gain, and are still unhappy then get something else.

personally, there is no way i would go from my R33 to the s14a. for a day to day car the skyline is soo much more comfortable, and ultimately is easy to get big power from :aroused: .

it will be a totally different car once you have added fmic and boost control, trust me :(.

also guys,  im gettin killed out there vs my gf's brothers my02 rex :|    

what am i going to need to put him in his place? hes got exhaust and upped boost.. 12psi?  

will exhaust and fmic and 12psi do the trick? or will i need to get ecu change and injectors..

The 02 rexy has 14 psi stock boost !!

Although 02 is the slowest of the late model rexes you need a fair bit of work to beat him . Stock 02 rexy and stock r33 the rexy will leave you for dead .

You will need a power f/c , front mount and more boost just to keep up with him .

Get a bigger turbo as well and then you will chop him for sure .

If he wants to beat you then he will have to spend a few $ on bigger turbo and ecu , then it will all come down to traction , dont forget he has 4wd .

5 speed rexes have a weak gearbox though ( they pop second gear ) .

So there you go and i speak from experience , i have owned a few rexes ( still have 02 sti ) and i have a couple gtrs as well , rexes are not a match for gtrs though .

It's also very hard to find a good s14a. Well, when I was looking that was the major determining factor in me buying my Skyline.

Insurance is also more expensive on s14 200sx's than on r33 gtst's. Well, it is here in Sydney anyway.

S14 should b cheaper then R33 cause it isn't a Import

yea i'm thinking the same way not sure to go Gts-t R33 bigger Clean car turbo i thinking about getting one

But i Love my Sr20's and am a die hard 4 fan but i Hate S14 look and am to poor for a S15 and i'm over my s13 :(

Looking at 180sx maybe

have my Heart Set on Dream car Gtr r32 but there just outa my price Range and the Gts-t have Rb20s in them not Rb25 :P

o the drama

I think i'll go with Gts-t R33 and save on the Side not modding it till i have Money for a GTR r32 :D

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • The exhaust gases are at their highest temperature as they leave the exhaust port and enter the manifold. They cool as they flow through the manifold because they transfer heat to the manifold and the manifold loses heat to the surrounding environment. Thus, inevitably, the exhaust gases are cooler as they enter the turbo compared to when they entered the exhaust manifold. So, yes, the exhaust manifold can easily get as hot as the turbine housing. Having said that, you will generally see the highest temperatures where the exhaust gases have to slow down or they are concentrated into one area - which is usually the collector on the manifold and in the turbine housing, because the gases slam into the metal at those places, increasing the convective heat transfer coefficient and transferring even more heat to the metal than they might just flowing past elsewhere. Exhaust manifold heat shields are a good idea - certainly for the stock manifold they are there from the factory. People seldom have anything like that on a tubular manifold because they are hard to achieve. Some might wrap a tube manifold with fibreglass tape - but this has a reputation of leading to cracked welds. The best case is generally to put ceramic coating onto the manifold to prevent it getting as hot (internal coating) and radiating/convecting heat into the bay (external coating). All the real heat from a turbo comes from the exhaust side. The gases entering are at ~800-900°C and the steel/iron gets nearly that hot. The compressor side is only going to heat the charge air up to <<200°C (typically not much more than 100°C). So that's nothing, by comparison. The compressor is not a significant source of engine bay heat.
    • Late to the party, specifically joined this forum as I just bought one of these and this thread has been a gold mine of info. If the OP is still around, mind if I ask what gas you been putting in yours? Mine has a Japanese sticker in the cap saying premium but it seems to get way worse mileage on premium (95) than 91. I always thought it was meant to be the other way round🤷 I do think Nissans claimed "6l/100km" is a bit fantastical 😂
    • Does exhaust manifold get hot as turno exhuast side? I have a turbo cover to managr heat in the engine bay but  nothing is covering the exhaust manifold before turbo   i know as turbo does compress air, the temp does go up however does that mean exhaust manifold would be as hot?
    • It's excellent but I'm still breaking it in so I'm not 100% sure where it'll end up. I would say it's about 15% heavier than stock and the smoothness of the slip zone is quite progressive but you need to be a little patient compared to stock or it'll bite hard and stall. Stock I got away with absolutely horrid clutch control. Like I said before I couldn't even tell where the clutch would grab when it was stock so releasing way too quickly without enough revs it would just slip and the revs would drop lower than ideal but that would be the end of it. Currently there's a bit of a nasty clutch judder if I don't apply enough revs + find the exact wrong point of the slip point in the clutch pedal but it feels like it's slowly resolving as I drive it more. I would not recommend the competition clutch unless you really need the extra clamp force. I think this clutch combined with the Nismo operating cylinder is going to be exactly what I want. Enough bite that you need to remember the release point to avoid stalling or rough shifts, but progressive enough that it's not hard to drive by any means and not heavy at all. I tried a "super single" clutch on my friend's 997.2 Turbo 6MT and that was absolutely horrid. It runs an electrohydraulic power steering pump for the clutch power boost so there's zero feedback in the clutch pedal and there was a horrific clutch shudder well after break-in due to the lack of marcel springs or hub springs in the friction disk. It felt like the slip zone was the thickness of a single toe twitch as well so it was almost impossible to avoid stalling it unless you gave it a ton of revs and just dumped the clutch instead of trying to be smooth with it. I was terrified of pulling out in front of traffic. I have also tried some kind of "super single" on an EK9 and that makes this twin plate Coppermix look like a stock clutch. Releasing the clutch pedal even slightly too quickly feels like you're getting rear-ended. The pedal is extremely heavy as well and there's no vacuum assist like the GTR.
    • Yeah, well I was probably way underguessing the $300 figure anyway. Just multiplied a "normal" by 4 for the purposes of pointing out it's not cheap, particularly if it has to be repeated.
×
×
  • Create New...