My plans for this summer! G35 will die
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stiXXX
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Well, Ebay turbos and body kits are a certain way to dissatisfaction,imo. "Testing out" cheap-ass Chinese, lead-coated, crappy alloy turbos seems like a waste of resources, unless you replace them just for shits n' giggles and like blowing them up. For a 1JZ, imo the obvious choice is HKS. As to injectors, I don't see how you can get a decent, (more importantly, correct) non-EBay set for under $400. Too much boola on Ebay, lots of crappy, child-labor-made dreck. Nowadays, when I buy, I always buy gear that lasts. JDM manufacturers like HKS, Mines and GReddy put mad hours into real race-bred R&D, and the results show it. Rebuilding, with new, improved parts, from scratch, instead of "getting by" or buying questionable "slightly used" parts, is the way I choose to do it, and it's not left me on the side of the road, as of yet. To each his own, I'm dyin' to see how it turns out for you!
I should do a thread about how the kid that owned this STI before me pounded the snot out of it so hard that I had to replace the tranny at 45K at a cost of $6500, and how it needed $1000s in parts just after the warranty expired. Nah, that'd amuse the haters too much-anyhow we all have our horror stories concerning buying used cars.
I should do a thread about how the kid that owned this STI before me pounded the snot out of it so hard that I had to replace the tranny at 45K at a cost of $6500, and how it needed $1000s in parts just after the warranty expired. Nah, that'd amuse the haters too much-anyhow we all have our horror stories concerning buying used cars.
patsti
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I promise ya that this summer i will do an rb swap... I have a few options
I may be getting a e36 bmw for very cheap in a few weeks or so (a friend of urabusturbo's) still trying to get ahold of the guy its around $300 just has clutch probs... if i do get this then the g35 will be stock and this will get the motor... Because i want a drift/ time attack car and this e36 is very very cheap.
I may be getting a e36 bmw for very cheap in a few weeks or so (a friend of urabusturbo's) still trying to get ahold of the guy its around $300 just has clutch probs... if i do get this then the g35 will be stock and this will get the motor... Because i want a drift/ time attack car and this e36 is very very cheap.
240sx gt-s
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Sure thing, they have been taken to up wards of 550 ft lbs to the wheels. I'm sure there are people who have run way more through them, but that's the only number I've seen on a graph from a heavily driven 240.
Is it a series I or II rb25? Either way, i'd jump on it if you want to go that route. I paid 1999.00 for mine and I drove to Montreal to pick it out. I'd also get a greddy style intake plenum for it. I modified the stock one so that i could run my intercooler pipes more efficiently. The factory plenum is super annoying... And you can definitely do a front mount for less than 300 if you're going to ebay it. I got my pipes, silicone couplers, and t-bolts from ebay and it ran me 110 shipped and I spent 160 on my intercooler (not on ebay, so I'm sure you could get something for even cheaper). Where are you getting a free reflash?? I think with the above mentioned parts and pieces you could be on your way to 400+ hp (depending on turbo injectors and tune) with a rb25. Its rumored that you can make 300 to the wheels with a front mount, 3" exhaust and 10 psi on the stock turbo. I haven't dyno'd my car yet to see if that's true. But I've seen others do it.
akinaspeedstar
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i take back my idea of a JDM skyline engine, aparently there VQ's too and aren't any better.
i'd leave the expensive car alone, and put a euro m3 engine in the e36 then turbo it. i've seen that make like 500 hp.
if you don't end up buying that e36 send it my way i want one in a bad way! haha
i'd leave the expensive car alone, and put a euro m3 engine in the e36 then turbo it. i've seen that make like 500 hp.
if you don't end up buying that e36 send it my way i want one in a bad way! haha
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shorty2
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I'd put a Titan V8 in and turbo that. Pick up a totalled Titian for $200, E-bay stuff for another $50 and WHAMMO! A nice reliable fast car for cheap....
As long as we're dreaming...
As long as we're dreaming...
patsti
NitrousFed
hey joel... I have looked at the pricing and its at what I have... I dont know if Iam going to do the g caz its got way to many wiring problems when the swap comes into place... it will be good on the bmw tho. My car needs to be fast so this smmer i will either do this to the g or another bmw...
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shorty2
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I was just messing with you. I don't have a clue how much that stuff costs. ;D
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shorty2
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Dude, that pink car is a cryin' shame. Drift car or not, that's just plain wrong.
akinaspeedstar
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why not get a z car instead? and use the left over form the G to fund the build?
