Alright lads, taught I'd start a thread on here with my jammer as I finally got the finger out and started upping the power :cool:
I bought this car off Davev from here, who sold it to his friend Dave a couple of years ago and then bough it back again as he was going through withdrawal symptoms knowing he only owned 1 high performance Jap beast.
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Dave brought me for a spin some evening while we were at a BBQ in his house and I don't think I could have fallen for something any more then I did for this car... I loved absolutely everything about it and still do. It's the first car I have ever been able to sit in the passenger seat with my girlfriend driving and still thoroughly enjoy it.
Enough gay talk... So far I haven't got to much (more) done to it, I've been toying around with some of the features it already has and just really learning how to use it without killing myself. It already has a good bit done to it so allot of initial obvious modifications have been descoped and I've been made look at a much bigger picture.
Since I've owned it I've spent most of my time up the mountains, like I said, just learning how to use it;
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I've been cleaning it;
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I've been finding things that need to be fixed;
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And I've been fixing things while learning the basics;
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Current spec list is as follows;
ENGINE
induction kit
front mounted intercooler
3inch down pipe
3inch decat silencera
stainless steel mongoose exhaust
greddy profect B boost controller
cusco catch tank
mocal 19row oil cooler
walbro fuel pump
apexi turbo timer / AF gauge
varley red top race battery
all alloy bigger rad
SUSPENSION
tein s-tech spring
Agx adjustable shocks
Whiteline camber adjustable bolts
apex rear camber arms
enki rps-o2j 17x8f817x9
15mm spacers on front
kazz 2way lsd brand new about 6000miles ago
front and back upper strut braces
INTERIOR
boost ,oil temp,oil pressure gauges
It was on a RR and got a healthy 265bhp with 275ft/lb of torque
This is a project thread though and I did make my first performance enhancing decision/purchases recently...
I invested in a Z32 AFM, a substancially bigger Greddy T518Z turbocharger and some Nismo 555cc injectors Unfortunately as I have a standard clutch (BRAND NEW ) I will have to replace it with a stronger unit as the standard clutch is only good for only ~300bhp.
I have to buy a stronger clutch now so once I have that the car will be brought away to get a NIStune ECU installed and mapped with all the extra goodies... I'm hoping for anything above 320bhp with similar ft/lb of torque. I'm not, however, chasing power figures, I absolutely love the feeling of it being a challenge to pull yourself forward once the turbo spools up, the turbo I have gone for is fairly fast spooling and is good for ~400bhp - Full boost is expected around 3800rpm so it's not going to become undrivable on the roads..
Next on my to do list is getting the brakes sorted - The standard S14 brakes are possibly the worst brakes I have ever used and the lack of confidence I have while driving hard with them is unbelievable. I most likely should have got them fixed before opting into more power but I got a great deal on the upgrades I have decided on so brakes will be next.... Closely followed by a decent set of Coilovers.
This is all going to be one big learning game - I'm trying as much of the work as possible myself, obviously things like mapping will be done professionally but everything else I'll at least try until I fail and document it so everyone can have a good laugh on here.
I'll update when I can.
