What mods should I do? (Australia)

[NathanR32GTSt]

Hey guys!
I'm a recent purchaser of an R32 Skyline GTS-t. The car is totally stock standard and I was wondering what are the best and cheapest mods to do? Wanted a GTR but a bit out of my price range, so what could I do to make it go like one? Considered Nismo accessories as I work at a Nissan dealership, but even at trade prices is ridiculous
In particular I'm looking also for somewhere to get good but cheap exhausts, bodykits etc.

Nathan

[brendonm]

Hiya Nath,

R32 GTSt! Cool!! is it manual, is it a coupe, what year is it? does it have the automatic spoiler and stuff on it?

I guess the first place to start in planning what mods you'll do, is in considering what you want to achieve with your new ride. Everything is relative and by modding one thing without proper planning, it can effect the next stage of development. i.e. a super low set of King Springs pretty much rule out the average Foxton 400R front spoiler...

I reckon let it breathe!
do the filters, the exhaust
Clear its mind!
Do an ECU reset as your fuel is different to that of Japan, and the car will perform better if it has a chance to relearn to your conditions.
Give it a physical!
Do a full service including oil, filter, fuel filter (their cheap enough), checkout the spark plug condition, clean the injectors - pretty much anything you would do on a customers car + anything else you can swing.
Then reset the ECU again.

Why reset ECU? Cos they have a learning computer that pretty much remaps how the car will process its fuel based on octane+oxygen content (which is different based on your region of the world), & how you drive.
The outcome is that with a high performance filter you will have a higher oxygen content in the mix, if the ECU is reset it will no longer perform to its old learned settings, instead it will relearn according to the new parameters input from the air flow meter and other sensors, and you will infact allow the car to perform to its optimum accordingly. This is true also for an increase in exhaust size and everything else that effects the burn process...

There are so many ways to go, but be sensible. Ask questions, do research, cut deals since you work at Nissan. Giving yourself time to shop around is probably the best thing you can do.

Good Luck...

[NathanR32GTSt]

Thanks a lot mate! I was considering doing the exhaust and airfilter first so thats a good start. Then maybe a boost controller, but my insurance company doesn't like it. I'll probably get a Unifilter since they work close to where I am and we do business with them so I can get it at trade prices (about $100) What about a cold air box or cold air induction. Do you know much about this?
The car is a coupe, 1992 R32 in manual with 70,000 klms in gun metal grey, and no it doesn't have an automatic spoiler.

Nath

[Mandrake]

Hey Nathan,

I'm in the market for a Uni Flow Air Filter. I hear they are Australian made and scored some impressive results in the recent Hot4s. Unfortunately at $173 retail they are out of my price range at the moment.

If you can get them for a $100 do you rekon we can work something out?