So It Begins...new Member

[Flyying]

Got the loan secured. yeay for me!!!

purchased a bit of a lemon GTR in Perth but resonable price. Just now got my second loan approved for the upgrades as there are quite a few things missing.

Car originally had HKS turboes, decent POD fliter, CAMS, ECU, and a few other goodies. All of which where stripped...

so now to replace them all and get this rough running biatch cleaned up...

ANY IDEAS????

got approved for 7,000 plus my bike so technically have 10-12ish...

looking for a good setup and definately a carbon bonnet, this one is all scratched. all other cash is for engine mods. am definately under the impression it has had internals changed as i have driven other gtr's and apart from the rough run (suspect ecu) goes pretty hard.

Car presently has exhaust and cat, blow-off valces and intercooler. abs removed and hks boost controller.

thanks guys hope to see you all at some meets....

[N I B]

First get the engine well checked over inc Oil sample testing etc before spending big on its bolt ons.

[SLIPPERY]

was it a GTR advertised around here? show us what you got

[Topaz]

nice chrissy present for ya self

show us some pics, I can't image a lemon coloured R32.....

[StageZilla]

nice chrissy present for ya self

show us some pics, I can't image a lemon coloured R32.....

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i think he means lemon as in dodgy and has problems. not the colour (no offence meant to the owner btw) :lol:

Edited December 25, 2005 by StageZilla

[Flyying]

i think he means lemon as in dodgy and has problems. not the colour (no offence meant to the owner btw)  :lol:

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umm yeah the dodgy kind...

got an oil leak in driver side in front of wheel well. all pools under the intercooler hose. bit strange. and sounds like a leak in the exhaust before the turbo. makes a whistle when cold when on boost. but only on low boost not high...

so yeah i am getting it fully looked over before i get stuck right into it...

still would like some good advice so far as reputtable tuners and what ecu most use over here. (only going to be as good as its tuner really).

also what power would i get before i need injectors, rail and pump...

this is first stage then in 3 months getting the hks-ss or garretts...

really chasing some nice power gains from her. going to be abit of a thrash around. if i need rebuild im not fussed then i have an excuse for jun or hks stroker... muhahahaha!!!

pretty sure it is standard internals. however stranger things have happened.. (mate imported a gtr stock, got here with hks turboes and fully worked stroker engine) bah i want one!!! or maybe he lied about how much he paid <_<

[N I B]

Be carefull of net recommendations for shops,Go to all of them and see for your self what we have to offer.

[Flyying]

Be carefull of net recommendations for shops,Go to all of them and see for your self what we have to offer.

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considering this i would prefer the opinions of customers.... i am new to perth and hence would like some direction. I really would like some opinions of mods and recommendations still for shops. its ok i am a big boy i can decifer it all....

no point going to a shop that cant tune my stuff or supply the parts required...

but thanks for the replies thus far...

Edited December 26, 2005 by Flyying

[Topaz]

i think he means lemon as in dodgy and has problems. not the colour (no offence meant to the owner btw)  :lol:

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oh, "a bit of a lemon", I get it now....I must have been tired or something, christmas takes it out of ya

[StageZilla]

considering this i would prefer the opinions of customers.... i am new to perth and hence would like some direction. I really would like some opinions of mods and recommendations still for shops. its ok i am a big boy i can decifer it all....

no point going to a shop that cant tune my stuff or supply the parts required...

but thanks for the replies thus far...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

as NIB said, this forum is abit biased, and all the bad comments about a few "reccomended shops" get deleted because they pay money to keep a good reputation on here anyway!

prepare to wait for any major work with these shops as they take for f**kin ever.

check out my rant thread which got locked a few weeks back in the WA section, and i recieved plenty of similiar feedback from other people on the forums.

Edited December 27, 2005 by StageZilla

[Flyying]

as NIB said, this forum is abit biased, and all the bad comments about a few "reccomended shops" get deleted because they pay money to keep a good reputation on here anyway!

prepare to wait for any major work with these shops as they take for f**kin ever.

check out my rant thread which got locked a few weeks back in the WA section, and i recieved plenty of similiar feedback from other people on the forums.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

whats the point of the forum then????

thought it would be here to give some direction and let others learn from mistakes of fellow users. not just get paid to only give good reputations to dodgy operators.

fair enough. have searched as much as i can on here. anyone want to shed some light on local shops and real experiences with them please pm then....

still not sure which way to steer for stage 1!!

[gtrken]

Be carefull of net recommendations for shops,Go to all of them and see for your self what we have to offer.

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There are a heap of shops around, some of which specialise in Jap import.

NIB is correct, don't believe what some of the people on here say in regards to the shops avaliable. Unfortunately you can't please everyone all the time.

As a suggestion try some of the following

XSpeed

Hyperdrive Motorsport

Top Racing

Speedworks

Cypher Industries

Supertec

Raheem

plus a few others that I can't remember.

Ring them, talk to them and make your own mind up as to who you want.

As said before , don't let some of the people here bias you just because they think they got a dud deal.

Cheers

Ken

[Flyying]

think i may have found roughly what i want....

what do you guys think of these mods, mainly support mods....

z32 afm

nismo fuel rail

nismo 600cc injectors

nismo plenum

nismo fuel pump

nismo oil pump

pfc

what else would be necessary??

next stage will be turboes still deciding on garretts or hks....

anything else. what sort of power would this support....

p.s i like nismo...

[32vspecII]

whats the point of the forum then????

thought it would be here to give some direction and let others learn from mistakes of fellow users. not just get paid to only give good reputations to dodgy operators.

fair enough. have searched as much as i can on here. anyone want to shed some light on local shops and real experiences with them please pm then....

still not sure which way to steer for stage 1!!

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theres not really any point unfortunetly ......

thats not to say I agree with anything thats been posted about various workshops , but the current forum policy means you cant even dicsuss it to establish the truth

as nib said I would get your engine thoroughly checked before you start this , theres no point spending 12k and finding you need an engine rebuild after its gone

Edited December 28, 2005 by arkon

[Sneeza]

Every workshop has customers who are not satisfied and on the other hand, they have customers who are extremely happy with the service. Just because 95% of the people say that "x" workshop is great, doesnt mean they wont do something that YOU won't be happy with. This happens with every customer driven business.... restaurants, phone companies ...whatever!

You need to go a workshop (pick one that is close to your house for example) and if you like their work, stay with them, if you dont then try somewhere else until you find a mechanic that you are happy with.

Good luck with the new car - hope to see you on a cruise soon

[Topaz]

think i may have found roughly what i want....

what do you guys think of these mods, mainly support mods....

z32 afm

nismo fuel rail

nismo 600cc injectors

nismo plenum

nismo fuel pump

nismo oil pump

pfc

what else would be necessary??

next stage will be turboes still deciding on garretts or hks....

anything else. what sort of power would this support....

p.s i like nismo...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

-You can either get the z32's or the Power FC D-Jetro which suppliments them

-Fuel rails are a waste of time....

-I'd change to the SARD 700cc injectors

-R32 GTR plenum is well enough to support intake

Also consider Greddy and HKS and maybe TOMEI if you go internal as well

check out www.nengun.com for some decent prices....They have EVERYTHING!. You can check some of the prices for Twin Turbo kits as I have been doing for a little while now as well B)

[C-Red]

think i may have found roughly what i want....

what do you guys think of these mods, mainly support mods....

z32 afm

nismo fuel rail

nismo 600cc injectors

nismo plenum

nismo fuel pump

nismo oil pump

pfc

what else would be necessary??

next stage will be turboes still deciding on garretts or hks....

anything else. what sort of power would this support....

p.s i like nismo...

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As Steve said you need to ascertain the basic health of your engine before you go speccing up parts. The rail and plenum are not necessary with low mount internal gate turbos. Stuff like the oil pump you'd do in conjunction with a rebuild rather than off the cuff.

As far as shops go gut feeling counts for a lot - and whether you get a good vibe from the people you're dealing with.

Oh and as a parting comment - stock RB26s work for 10 years or 100,000km - rarely both...

Jash

[rev210]

Here's a usefull peice of info that's based in age old reality;

1) You increase power = you wear things out faster = money and time

* As far as this concerns your search for a workshop I suggest you remember that anyone one stupid enough to give you a warranty for work aimed at enabling you to thrash your car with every greater joy is probably a bit too silly to do the work properly.Think about it... 'hi there I want to increase the power on my car so I can thrash my car can you give me a warranty?'. Bottom line is race cars don't come with warranties. A GTR is already very close to a race car so tipping it over the line means get ready for the enevitable. This means after you up the power one day, drive it out of the workshop (or your shed if you do things yourself) and the day after it just might break, thats life.

2) A personal project is a ball and chain, where the ball is time & money is the chain. You are going to be tied down for a while to get the car to the point where your happy with it and don't want to change another thing.

As far as workshops are concerned.If you rely on people to do work on your car (including yourself), there are always the unpredictable things in life to slow everything down. Ask anyone who has spent their lives restoring or hot rodding cars how many years a car can take to 'finish'. I know of plenty that have taken 3+years to finish without a lack of money to slow them down.

3) Spend a long time planning the whole car before you hand over cash. If you are new to the game you will make mistakes anyway with ideas you thought would be good but turn out to be a dissapointment. Turbo size comes to mind as an example. research is good experience is better. There are a number of great people about who are happy to show off their rides at cruises, even take you for a drive.

There's 2c worth of my advice. Sounds like cars aren't as much fun as people keep telling you? Well they still are if you aren't in a daydream about it.

C-Red,

you are quite right ,sometimes the Rb26's don't even last that long. Mine is still alive and healthy at 250,000kms but there are good reasons for that, the biggest is that it hasn't had a great deal of power put through it , even now.