I bought this a few years back but never got around to putting up a proper build thread on here since. Some of you will remember this car from when Evilchap had it,since then alot of work has taken place to get the car to run reliable as a daily including alot of engine/electrics works and several maps.
Spec list
Engine:
Engine RB30 Block & RB26 head
Mapped by WCP to 541bhp & 450ft/lbs @ 0.8Bar
N1 Oil Pump
N1 Water Pump
Ported and polished head
Cosworth 1.6mm HG
Tomei inlet gasket
Tomei 9.1 Lift cams
Tomei adjustable cam gears
Tomei adjustable fuel regulator
Widened head oil and water drains out by 1mm.
S13 Aluminum radiator.
Greddy large intercooler with hard piping.
Oil & water cooled turbo to be replaced soon
HKS silent racer 3” straight exhaust
Apexi Power Intake
Custom Downpipe by WCP
Custom exhaust manifold by WCP
DEI heat wrapped full exhaust system & turbo blanket.
46mm Tial wastegate with screamer pipe
Turbo Smart Dump Valve
Rods H-Section Forged shot peigned, ARP2000 rod bolts
Rising sun performance custom baffled sump
Mocal oil cooler
ACL race bearings
Forged Pistons 86.5mm Wosner
Greddy Iridium plugs
750cc Sard Injectors
Do-Luck Upgraded Ignition Harness.
Oil Catch Tank.
320Ltr DeatschWerks Fuel Pump.
Battery relocated to the boot.
Interior & Electronics:
Link G4 ECU
Defi Advanced BF Gauges (Oil Temp/Press, Water Temp, Boost)
Race logic traction & launch control
EBC digital dash
Greddy OLED Boost controller
Recaro SR3 x2 on bride super low rails
Nardi Suede steering wheel with quick release
Bride gear gaitor
Nismo gear knob
Cusco handbrake button.
Exterior:
Clearcorners LED headlights
APR Carbon wing with custom risers and custom side plates
Custom body kit
Nismo clear repeaters
50/50 Led tail lights
DMAX carbon bonnet with carbon bonnet dampers
Carbon creations F1 style mirrors
Carbon roof scoop
Suspension Brakes & Wheels:
Driftworks CS2 coillovers with rear poly bushes.
Driftworks adjustable rear camber control arms.
Driftworks adjustable toe rods.
Driftworks adjustable traction rods.
Driftworks adjustable tension rods.
Fully Powerflex poly bushed subframe, LCA's, antiroll bars and links.
Carbon Fiber Hydraulic Handbrake with Wilwood 0.625 cylinder.
HEL braided brake lines.
8 pot Brembos front & z32 setup on the rear.
Cusco brake master cylinder stopper
Rota Grid Drifts 18 x 9.5 ET20 front 19 x 10.5 ET20 rear.
25mm spacers front.
Apexi front strut brace.
Cusco rear strut brace.
Whiteline front chassis strut brace.
Whiteline rear chassis strut brace.
Whiteline adjustable front 27mm ARB.
Whiteline adjustable rear ARB.
Whiteline rear adjustable ARB links.
Drivetrain:
R33 Gtst gearbox
Helix paddle clutch
R32 GT-R Drives
R32 GT-R differential rebuilt with custom setup by DeaneMsport.
*Edit updated on 26-02-16
Literally days after getting back to Ireland the turbo cooked herself caused by a blocked oil feed. So it came out and went back to Greece for a rebuild which took forever. It came back and died again due to not being balanced properly during its rebuild, so as a means of apology by the guys in Greece they sent me back a new oil & water cooled turbo.
I then went about changes to the look of the car, and put my own stamp on it. The OEM spoiler had to go as I never like them. So I replaced it with an APR wing with custom side plates and risers. Wheels were next to be change to Rota Grid Drifts 18's on the front and 19's on the rear.
I needed more carbon fiber in my life so the bonnet and mirrors got changed out. As much as I love the look of the mirrors they are a nightmare when it comes to reversing.
During all of that it got some tidying up. The brakes were sorted out as they were not delivering the stopping power you would expect from 8 pots turned out to be the master cylinder. The downpipe was changed as we found sections of 2" welded in it. Some hoses and lines changed as they were not the may west. Exhaust & manifold were heat wrapped also. Then it went for some mapping to be setup for Irish fuel. It made 261bhp on its first run on the Dyno at WCP. After they had finished it made 360bhp but could go no further with out a boost controller. Shortly after the diff started to wine so I had it rebuilt and the plates reversed, it has made a huge difference both to my ears and the amount of tire I was leaving on the road.
With the need for a boost controller that prompted me to start tackling the electrical gremlins it had. I more or less pulled the interior out and rewired everything. Installed additional gauges, boost controller,installed the digidash that came in a box with the car. Managed to get the traction contol working also. The engine bay got some attention also. Earthing issues addressed and sub standard wiring replaced. It is amazing the effect a bad earth has on a car.
Then it went back for some more mapping this time making 420bhp after upgrading the fuel pump to 320ltr pump and adding a adjustable fuel regulator. The engine was being choked. Also the exhaust manifold cracked so that was now on the to do list.
I decided to change out the standard cams and gears, got the new ex manifold and down pipe fabricated everthing wrapped again and back on the rollers. The turbo also got a bigger exhaust housing fitted and it made 541bhp & 450ft/lbs @ 0.8bar. The turbo was maxed out at this point. So in the near future the I'll go for a bigger setup and new clutch. The traction control has no effect anymore either.