Fitting New HKS Intercooler and Pipe Kit and Greddy RadiatorToday, my brother-in-law and myself dismantled the front half of my GTR to fit a new radiator, HKS intercooler and pipe kit.
We fitted the Greddy aluminium radiator that arrived from Japan a few weeks ago, and an HKS intercooler and pipe kit were ordered earlier in the week.
The radiator was a direct swap - drain, unplug, remove, fit new, plug in, and refill. Nice and easy.
The intercooler required the bumper and bumper support bar to be removed, as well as the undertray and the wheel arch liner. Once they were off, the rest was straightforward: remove and replace the old with the new.
The whole job took around 6 hours on the driveway between the two of us. Thankfully, the weather stayed good for us all day.
Compare the new HKS R-Type Intercooler with the standard Nissan R33 GTR Intercooler - quite a difference in size!
With this and the baffled twin turbo pipe, she is a lot more responsive on the throttle, has more torque and a bit more power.
I've still got loads more parts to fit at some point:
- GREX Oil Filter Relocation Kit
- ARC Titanium Cooling Panel
- Grounding Kit
- PIAA Wiper blades + screen wash
I'm planning to go down to Abbey Motorsport in September for an MOT and have the car rolling road tuned to ensure the engine map is still spot on. The fuelling may need to be adjusted, but that should be doable with a fuel pressure regulator.
