RS Grant

Interested in some info on the above...

How reliable?
How fast as standard & Stage 1?

Is there a decent forum for these??

Cheers,
Grant

moses

fecking awesome car mate

pity the gearbox
if u want a fully sorted one with internals done and a nismo gearbox fully guaranteed , my mate dangerous dave has one he whupped dave awd


sorry dave


and that was low boost and no mappable ecu

RS Grant

Well, just playing about with ideas for my next car at the moment, any ideas how much he wants for it? Also, whats the full spec, and any pics...

Mail me on Farnanson_2k@hotmail.com if you like...

Cheers,
Grant

Thommo

Yeah try Gtiroc.com, Loads of info on there. These cars are brilliant, and quite a few good examples around still.

Enjoy

Johnny50

Grant,

My mate Paul should be getting his GTIR back in the next few weeks if you fancy a look.

It's been in Greer for ages, but should be just about finished now.


Johnny

mkyboy

My mate Matt has one fully spec'd monster for sale at

www.streetdragster.com/gtirforsale.htm

nisr227

Great hatches, they are raw and becuase they are now getting on a bit, there are a lot of dogs around, not to mention with worn items, so you need to tread very carefully if looking for a decent one.

Good Points:
- cheap for their performance, standard K regs can be purchased for as little as £6000-£6500
- Feels and is quick for a little hatch, especialy when modified
(0-60 5.0-5.4sec, 0-100 14sec, 1/4mile in 13.9 as standard, when modified correctly and setup with fueling (unichip etc) then this can be 0-60 4.5, 0-100 mid 11s and 1/4mile in 12s)
- can be reliable if looked after correctly, and you don't just wack up the boost
- other drivers just don't know what it is and try it on, the best factor of owning a Pulsar!
- very chuckable handling
- lighter than most 4wd's, only 1250kg with electrics including a/c and can be made far lighter, Dakar special is only 1190kg
- loads of tuning potential,

Bad Points:
- its max power looks can give it an ugly look in some eyes, and most are black
-requires decent setup with correct high octaine fueling, even if standard
-Crap brakes and wheel size - need upgrading if you don't do anything else
- understeers even with 4wd - can be uprated with bumpsteer/whiteline etc
-Weak Gearbox
-Weak internals/pistons - requires rebuild above 1-1.2bar 300/320bhp
- poor areodyanmics means once over 110moh or so you feel the difference
-can be expensive to run and fix when they go wrong
- top mount intercooler suffers from heat like scoobs, should be changed to front mount for big power


How fast can they go when highly tuned?.....look out for a red one with black bonnet at totb2 in August.


[Edited by nisr227 - 7/15/2003 1:59:50 PM]

[Edited by nisr227 - 7/15/2003 2:02:04 PM]

RS Grant

Johnny, I remember you telling me how long its been off the road, glad to hear he's getting it back soon!!

It would be good if I could have a look round one, as I say its one of the ideas I've got at the moment should I decide to change the car...

MkyBoy - I saw that one for sale on either GTIROC.com or a site like that, very impressive spec however, maybe not such a good option as this will be used everyday?

nisr227 - Thanks for the pros and cons of them, I knew they had a weak gearbox. The ones that I have been looking at have already had brake conversions & wheel upgrades and most of them already have the front mounted Forge/HKS cooler... Which is nice!!

Cheers,
Grant

mcleeve

I've got one.

I use to own a scooby WRX 240 BHP,and my brothers R (username nisr227) blew me away, since then I've bought a blue R and and modded it big time.....the rest is history.

It will soon be pushing around 370 - 400 BHP, when I do my last mod and change the ECU. And that's with reliablity, a bombproof rebuild by NORRIS DESIGNS.
The weakist point is, like my brother said, the gearbox. However you can buy very strong boxes form Quaife and PAR. I'm hoping to get one in the next year or two.

I really respect the scoobies, and will probably own one again, when I need a 4 door.....but in the meantime, I find my pulsar good fun and very fast. Just have a look at Bruce Spence's GTIR at this years TEN OF THE BEST 2 at Elvington.....I doubt any scooby wil beat in up the 1/4 mile. Watch this space.

My spec:-


MODIFICATIONS

EXTERIOR

Full Respray in ‘NISSAN INTENSE BLUE’ with the front number plate moved optimising FMI
NORRIS DESIGNS and WHITELINE Graphics

ENGINE

NORRIS DESIGNS (ND) JE FORGED PISTONS with low compression (7.8 to 1)
ND Head rebuild, fast road block/head, re-bore, lightened and balanced flywheel, conrods and crank
ND Re-conditioned rocker cover in purple with conditioned engine bolt set
ND Aluminium spark plug cover
ND 1.2mm Metal Head Gasket
ND Fuel Cut Defencer Unit (allows above 1.2 bar boost)
ND Stage 1 FRONT MOUNTED INTERCOOLER with ND Hard Pipework
ND Uprated Group A Bosch Motorsport fuel pump
ND Standard re-conditioned GTIR Cams
ND Super Hybrid T28 Turbo (T04 compressor, 360 degree thrust bearing, clipped turbine, low lag)
GREDDY Profec ‘B’ Boost Controller running at 1.2 bar
GREDDY Speed De-limiter with MPH conversion
HKS SQV Blow Off Valve
HKS Air Fuel Regulator (12 settings from rich to lean)
HKS Iridium Spark plugs with Nissan HT leads
HKS Super Powerflow Induction Kit
HKS Front Pipe
HKS De-Cat Pipe
TRUST Evo Muffler Exhaust System
SAMCO Silicone Hoses
POWERSTATION Rolling Road Set Up and ND Road Tune
NASCAR Oil 10W/40 (Changed every 4000 miles)

BRAKES

TAROX 6 Pot Calipers (front)
298mm Grooved discs (front)
260mm Grooved discs (rear)
TAROX Pads and Braided Brake lines
R600 Racing Brake Fluid

WHEELS

OZ SUPER TURISMO Alloys 205/40 x 17in
4 GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 GS3 Tyres



CHASSIS

WHITELINE Springs Uprated and lowered 35mm all round
WHITELINE Front Strut Brace
WHITELINE Rear Strut Brace
WHITELINE Up-rated Rear Anti Roll Bar
WHITELINE Anti-Lift Kit
WHITELINE Anti-Dive Kit
WHITELINE Handling Kit which includes Poly bushes and adjustable camber/castor pins
KONI Shocks (Top adjustable dampers)
POWERSTATION BUMPSTEER Handling Kit (reduces bumpsteer by 2/3rds)
POWERSTATION 4 Wheel Laser Alignment
Lighter - Air Con removed, Spare Tyre removed and light weight boot interior

INTERIOR

Momo Gear ****, Electric Sun Roof, Cat 1 Alarm/Immobiliser, Colour Coded Mats

TRANSMISSION

4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM (ATTESSA)
HELIX Organic Clutch
Standard 5 Speed Gearbox


PERFORMANCE

3 Boost settings (GREDDY BOOST CONTROLLER) :- (264 BHP per ton on high boost)

Boost Power 0-60 1/4 mile
1.2 Bar (17.6 Psi) 330 BHP 3.9 12.2




FUTURE 1.6 Bar(23.5) 370 BHP 3.6 11.84
(These future mods will include a Apexi Power FC ECU and HKS 264 Cams)

Rich and Mini

Sounds a bit quick!

Any pics?

Rich

mcleeve

Some pics:-

http://www.japmobiles.com/gtir/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7768

However, it looks different now, as I've got some graphics on.


Mark
The Instense Blue Pulsar

nisr227

nisr227

nisr227

Rich and Mini

Nice!

Rich

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

me wants another

scoobydooooo

driven a 290bhp version , fast as f$*k , would i own one ? no !not if it was my primary car , great if it wasn't , just to take for a blast now and again

jamin

I had mine for a year and they're definitely not the cheapest to run, in fact I spent £6000 in 11 months (modding and fixing) excluding insurance and fuel which were both pretty horrendous aswell! If I had to buy another I would use it as a 2nd car for weekends etc. Sold it to go to OZ at the start of the year and now I'm back miss it loads
Mine made 276bhp and 305lbs torque with only a bleed valve set to 1 bar and full mongoose exhaust which aint bad £ per bhp! And that was before I finished modding it.
Get one but get a good one and make sure you have a bit of "backup" cash just incase! Oh and I hated the gearbox with a passion.....

Ben

memski

Mine is used daily and pretty well modded. Petrol and insurance will be the main outgoings, very reliable cars if looked after well.

RS Grant

Ok Insurance and Petrol wise, how do they compare to:

Lightly Modded UK Scooby

Lightly Modded Jap Scooby

Stage 1 Cossie 2WD/4WD (About 280bhp)

These are the other ideas that I am considering for my next car...

Cheers,
Grant

nisr227

What i've heard, they are slightly cheaper on insurance and better on MPG, but it depends what declared mods you've got that affect both.

As I said, the main factor is the running costs of modifying (like cossie, there arn't many standard ones, everyone does it) and replacing parts when/if they go wrong.

I've managed to get 250miles out of my 1bar (unichipped) Pulsar, taking it very very easy on the motorway from Watford to Tenby, South Wales.....but due to its looks you do get people that try it on....so its difficult to be conservative!

IMO, they are better than scoobs and Evo's for launching up a 1/4 mile, and they do produce better figures per same true bhp, just goto Santapod at you'll see this is the case, but this performance gets to gearbox in time if its not upgraded.

If you looking at one as just a weekend car, then they are highly recommended. Everyday thrashing?...well mines getting the gearbox rebuilt at the moment after 3 years ownership!