R34 Skyline GTR Dyno Results & Driving Impressions - Better Than Expected!

[@ldadol]

Man, an RB on twins just sounds so correct! It’s got that fierce tone up top, but still sounds refined and neat like a true motorsport engine

[@anydaynow01]

Agreed, the RB TT is the best sounding car engine at full song, with an LS as a close second. Of course there are F1, 787B, top fuel dragster, and exotic cars but those two are the best sounding engines most folks can actually afford.

[@MineZilla123]

Use a uv dye for the oil pan leak. You put the dye in your oil and let it run a little while. Then use a uv flashlight with yellow glasses that come with it usually. And the dye will glow green and show you were the source is coming from. Probably a small Crack in the pan

[@95lscivic]

Came here to say this. I have run into this exact problem on two occasions, both with cast aluminum pans. Once on a LS and once on a Honda F20c. In both situations I used UV dye to solve the problem.

[@eddylorenzo5033]

Facts

[@BRICKHOUSESPL]

So good! That GTR is a beauty and, for engine bay styling, keeping it true with the twins brings back all the early 2000s vibes. Great work!

[@shiftdowntv4511]

This is one of the big episodes you really look forward to! It's track day will be the next one haha The NA is BEST shirt while working on his twin turbo R34 GTR is pretty priceless too. Well played, Pete!

[@matteightytwo]

His shirt isn't wrong though 👍

[@cb8143]

The Dyno guy really knows his stuff. Knew the issues with just pulling the fuse and that the motor was not prepped for 20 psi (head gasket and studs). Great car and that engine bay looks awesome. keep up with the great content fellas.

[@rosserd1234]

Love the giggle out of D.P when he gets in the GTR,the excitement brings car guys back to childhood

[@ohthatvolvoguy6551]

Finally got to see the GTR drive on the road. Pete you are my hero to just attempt it on those not so great local roads, aside from those scary train tracks. Soo happy for you to finally get to drive it. Look out Dave, track day is going to be fun. Super pumped to see both of these JDM legends on track.

[@Sf_Mason]

Holy cow that power curve is so straight, you could stick a ruler on that and little difference, for driveability that's insanely good for track use and road.

[@usergrade7812]

The R34 is such a beautiful car. Congrats on a great build.

[@nampmuj15]

So exciting !!! can't wait for the sing off to happen at TMP!! RB with them sweet harmonies and 2j with some funky J pop will be a night we all won't forget!! You guys are the true legend JDM promoters !!

[@rickycortez6733]

Such a great job on this project. Love the “NA is best shirt” while working on a very complicated twin turbo car 😂

[@dannewton8589]

Hey guys! Glad you're back working on these 2 legends! I'm so glad you showed the oil leak on the v160. I'm about to put mine back in and I'd never heard of that one. I'll replace the seal before I install it. Thanks again for more great content boys, love it!

[@jordanpanich]

You might consider doing a dye penetrant test on your oil pan to find any pinholes, cracks, etc.

[@BrianCrofoot]

I use Leak trace powder at work all the time. Clean the oil pan with brake cleaner and a rag until everywhere is dry, then spray leak trace powder over the whole pan, and run the engine until you see the leaks.

[@speedacademy]

Will buy some thanks!

[@BrianCrofoot]

@@speedacademy no problem! It’s tough to get into tight spaces, but it solves 90% of mystery leaks for me!

[@soppingclam]

When I imported my r32 gtr vspec II 93 back in the early-mid 2000s. Had 50,000km. Grade 5. Had a yellow cable restricting turbo to about 7psi. unplugged it.. went to 18+psi and made over 350kw or over 500hp off right away.. plus it actually sounded like an RB. I miss you car. Wish I never sold you and went overseas

[@tylerhackman6832]

Those wheels, color combo, fitment, all of it, so damn perfect.

[@jpe30]

I’d like to thank Pete for being so forthcoming with his self doubt, as well as demonstrating that it won’t diminish his spirit. That Skyline looks fun as fuck. A true inspiration for us all!

[@VTECAcademy]

That TEE is FIRE!!! Of course, we would love a DC2 vs. EK version even more.

[@r33skylineprojects59]

RB for the win .. so fresh .did you hear that ting rev.!!! check the sump bolt and washer.. love your work peeps!!

[@noahvelasquez223]

You guys are killing it! Keep it up!

[@skiptastic1000]

Such a cool car, well done on your build.

[@_Hawkk]

The purity of the twin turbos. ❤

[@jrbuch]

On my JZZ30 Soarer with a V160 6 speed, I have twin CT12 highflowed (47mm) turbos on my 1JZ VVTI (264/272 cams, ARP headstuds, e85, Haltech elite 2500). Only fitted the twins because I'm friends with a talented fabricator who put it all together. Car makes 550whp at 25psi, with factory-like response, but like you guys mentioned, for ease of fitment and power, a single turbo would probably be the way to go. Either way, have loved this series 10/10, love seeing GTR/Supra content.

[@antbymcnair4297]

Glad to be back to this series!

[@CrossWindsPat]

Holy moly 455 WHP on 15psi on a 2.6 liter that is absolutely insane!!! Gratz!

[@ironhornforge]

Not really

[@trilliamogdlocog4986]

Definitely nothing to brag about..

[@Addmoreboost]

Finally!! I’ve been waiting for this episode to drop!

[@tylersanders6080]

Crazy to hear and see all that power from the Skyline!

[@ironhornforge]

Lol in Australia those numbers are low

[@javb7266]

i really love how the RB sounds

[@Hollandaze-kl4kl]

Favorite GTR on KZbin 😍

[@casefc3s]

Dang guys, this thing did great on the dyno, that curve looks perfect! I'd run the 450whp map with a scramble boost button to bump it up the extra couple psi when it needs to establish dominance over the Supra. ;) You can tell how tight everything is just looking at the way Pete drives it, I would love to sit passenger in it to feel the differences from the 32. Also, the check engine light is probably on just because the car wants you to pop the hood and admire the engine bay at every stop.

[@chrispetty5058]

I love the sound of RB’s.

[@SeanPhelps-qh2eu]

finally... no more filler episodes

[@johnnyr25]

Leave that exhaust alone! It's glorious!

[@Beezy_Builds]

Aye stoked for yall, excited for track impressions

[@nbookie]

Speaking of the track and your oil cooler updates. You can play with the bango and open ports designs and tune how long your oil sits in the cooler and amount of temp exchange. We run Orifice plates to tune our coolers.

[@afryhover]

Silver R34 = absolute perfection. Well done 👍

[@Killerconceptz]

Hell yeah Pete! My God does that thing look beautiful! And the sound!

[@z-ro34]

This thing sounds so damn good!

[@tortuga34]

Such and awesome build with a legend! Where can you go from here?!? Great Job guys!

[@moereefer]

Sweet been waiting for this finally to bad about the Supra with the leaks. Great video guys

[@petrolhead8851]

God I love these R34 GTR’s especially in that silver! Reminds me so much of the Z-Tune R34. The sound of the RB26DETT is by far my favorite sounding engine! I much prefer the sound of the RB26DETT over the 2JZ all day! In my opinion there’s no comparison

[@histandard31]

Another great video!

[@nick.peterson]

Awesome video guys

[@justinsalerno239]

Car just looks and sounds amazing!! Nice work!!

[@y.b.-]

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 YES, been too long waiting for this

[@BNR_248]

Fully advancing the intake cam will bring the turbos on sooner. Agree a lumpy cam shifts the power band on these, its actually unnecessary to do an exhaust cam for that power target. Very healthy linear tune though. I personally went with a VCAM in mine, it gained about 40rwkw across the rev range. I always recommend to all my GTR friends to go VCAM if they want a nice street and track car. It just modernizes the car, makes it pleasant to drive on the street, fuel efficient, increases longevity of the engine and has power on tap even with bigger turbos. Nissan originally wanted to do a v6 on the r34 gtr but they were going broke. Engineers had designed it, pretty sure it was close to (if not) the VR38. They invested money in the RB25 Neo which also has fully variable cam timing (not just a 3 point cam timing like the r33 rb25). The neo is more modern than the 26.

[@hyper8545]

Use liquid moly with the dye under black light to find the crack. And just add a vibrant resonator to the exhaust n I bet it will quite down nicely.

[@bchnts]

We really need to see some of the celica progress

[@38tech]

Holy shit ...it's actually going to happen???? Yes!!!!

[@OkinaMusoka]

I know you do love those EVO wheels, but truth be told the Rays wheels were so much better than the regamaster, but overall, great job on the Godzilla. ❤️

[@Danielism]

Pete try some liquid penetrant inspection on the pan. Will show cracks 1nm in size with the right dye and developer

[@Mike_44]

You guys are so lucky! This is anyone dream’s garage. Now if you could only get an EVO 9, an 04-07 STi, and an FD2 RX7! 😁 Keep up the great work guys!

[@lukekindred1999]

I mean Pete has an Evo 9 wagon and dave has an FD 🤷‍♂️😂

[@Mike_44]

@@lukekindred1999 They do? Oh shit I didn’t know.. That’s awesome. What ever happened to the S2K??

[@JuanNugraha71]

@@Mike_44 they sold it. the new owner is still competing in gridlife with it though.

[@Mike_44]

@@JuanNugraha71 Oh I see.. That was an iconic JDM car too.

[@1stGenCRXs]

Two beautiful cars!

[@R34Mines]

true tomei is really loud i use it my self ! if u want something less loud i suggest Ganadro Racing titan it sounds AMAZING and its NOt that loud the only reason i had to take it off due to back pressure as my build is over 1k hp :)

[@matttaylor7289]

Dave and Pete please take a look at the mount for the transmission it looks like there's a crack in the side where the bolt goes through near petes left hand, i notice this at 20:30 in the seal change part of the video, hope its nothing, better being safe then sorry. loving the great work you two do, keep it up . matt

[@Shady97342]

Twins are just cooler than a big single

[@russellhocken2477]

Put a valve in the exhaust. I have a varex muffler on my R34 GTR. I custom hooked it up with three modes. Open, closed and auto. Auto has it so that over 30% throttle and 10kph that the valve is open

[@BrunerTuner]

What an amazing car, I'm totally envious. Oh, Nissan, what happened to you? Need those glory days back haha. I made the same mistake with the exhaust on my 350Z, and it's definitely not daily friendly..but I'll be damned if I don't love it. Great stuff as always, lads ✌️

[@WholesaleTurbos]

4'' kak on mine, its loud but it never bothered me before but the older I get the more it does. I have a 2'' insert I made up for mine, its quiet but wont rev much past 3k. I do also suggest playing with cam timing. e.g you might pick up 20 hp at 3k but only loose 5 after 7.5k so its a good trade off for street/track. It will help allow lower rpm shifts on the street keeping noise down but with a 6 speed and 4.11's (or 5spd with 4.4's) you arnt going to get much speed out of each gear shifting that low. Drive it for a bit as is first so you can make a better, educated decision.

[@chriss1634]

Awesome content. Made my day. Keep Up the good work:)!

[@fcorivers]

NA is best while working on a twin turbo car... I don't know but that car has not stop leaking at any point. Leave it to Pete to find all the leaking cars in the world.

[@EB240]

Love the skyline

[@Moelders109]

Highly recommend a HKS Super Turbo muffler to replace the overly loud Tomei. Still a great sound but way quieter (especially 3000rpm and under). 3.5in so it still flows well.

[@ironhornforge]

Have had a sump hairline crack on a rb26 before and I'm sure we both aren't alone. Old molds maybe or just a flaw would be my bet. Very irritating though.

[@negativeindustrial]

Some genius at Toyota decided we don’t need sump gaskets, just FIPG. He was wrong. It’s the only place they leak oil and both of my 3S-GTEs and my 1JZ-GTE have very slight leaks. I’ve learned to live with it as it doesn’t ever show on the dipstick between oil changes.

[@Rials_Tuning]

I have no idea why so many people think the Tomei is too loud on this type of car. It’s one of the best sounding cars in the world, it should be kinda loud imo. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@dumbestoyster]

Chemdye the oil and then use an ultraviolet light to find the micro crack

[@prussnblk6457]

Did the same thing on my trans shifter seal. No problems

[@horeR34]

it depends on the R33/R34. there is a small Yellow plug under the dash in the 33R that you unplug and then start it up... Tap on the brakes 3 times and the AWD light will come up. Use to drive mine like that all the time for fun. Never had any issues with the AWD system

[@aDaWaN]

Driving is fine as 4 wheels are rotating at similar speeds, but on a 2WD dyno where the front wheels are not rotating at all, you are burning up the clutch pack since it has mechanical pre-load.

[@horeR34]

@@aDaWaN never had a issue with mine?. Drove like that for years with that trick. Still launched hard in AWD

[@therealboofighter]

After the camera fell, that was a good angle.

[@tekniq511]

DP's honest reaction @ 11:26 😂😂

[@Jorge_Magallon]

Woohoo! DynoDay! Is that like a national holiday? It should be.

[@Dibbs10101]

Supra is definitely in trouble. GTR is looking healthy and ready to run fast.

[@kat8312]

Have a look at the Apexi 115mm active silencer. Bolts right in to the muffle like your traditional silencer. Has a spring in it and opens up when you get on it. = )

[@Tube4TTT]

PT. I think there is a powder that lights up with UV light you can use to find the sump leak spot. Humble mechanic on KZbin did a vid using it on his miata some time ago

[@buttongameit]

You guys still have under 100k USD gtr r34s over there in Canada? I just found your page and your videos are very good!

[@mrgrumpy5116]

oil leak on pan? ... dust it with blue chalk or talc powder and watch for the colour change

[@bgee461]

brilliant.

[@GORZ_YOUTUBE]

congrats gtr sounds amazing! 2jz is made for a lot higher power but skylines are better cars.

[@Mr16bit]

A lowfi idea for the oil leak. You could adhere some paper to the cleaned up pan and come back a few hours later and see of there is a small brown spot soaked into the paper. Should at least give you a starting point

[@luker3456]

Why didnt you play with the cam timing? If you advanced the intake cam by 3 ish degrees it would come on boost so much earlier.

[@jtjt3823]

So good

[@UnderAchievrLP]

So freakin awesome and finally. Up garage usa carries Mine VX Pro exhaust

[@tougeboi729]

Would be cool if you compared the R34 in RWD vs 4WD mode on the track

[@trdnismoguy]

An idea for a temporary you could clear coat paint the bottom of the oil pan. A clear would keep it looking the same.

[@ivtec4fun55]

I've seen a factory Honda block have coolant seeping through the aluminum pores, it happens, but very rare.

[@robertwooten4100]

"NA is best" shirt Standing in front of a GTR is pure comedy

[@mtojebogi]

TBH, if you were going to try a single. It would be nice to see you try a twinscroll. I believe with today's turbos the benefits of twin turbo diminishes with twinscroll

[@justinh3187]

You could also do a dye penetrant test. Idk if that's been mentioned yet. The kit is fairly cheap.

[@ascorbic123]

Sounds like half of a Murcielago, great exhaust system.

[@AlexButler10]

Once you go single turbo on a skyline you will never go back, was one of the first mods done back in the 90s, seems weird watching people nowadays trying to keep the twins on haha

[@jeffersoncorrigan4878]

Could definitely get some lower gains with some static camshaft adjustment. That's a little late for that setup but whatever, still a good outcome

[@ianm432]

Depending on how your oil cooler and oil filter lines are setup you can actually bypass the oil filter and cooler with too much restriction in the cooler.

[@dakavanagh]

I learned that the Vincent Black Shadow (old motorcycle) painted the engine case because the aluminum castings were too porous. Maybe some paint on the oil pan?

[@garnetheron4885]

Big ups

[@Jz90markii]

Would be nice to give us a fleet update so we can at least see them

[@Hardcore_flat_four]

👂sounds amazing 💪

[@Thechriskraft]

Good looking shirt design.

[@PANTYEATR1]

I had a 2000 Volvo C70 hard top coupe and I still see the resemblance to the R34. I really would love to see the process of converting Skylines to LHD. as far as the loudness of the exhaust, i wouldn't replace it, just add the longest round muffler you can to the straightest section of the system. That should change things. For the oil cooler, would putting the banjo on the return side increase the efficiency? Since the oil would be held in the cooler longer? Love the videos guys💪🥇🏆

[@darrylcavanaugh9465]

I love to come here to escape the dumbness in the world these days. Just a couple super positive, well mannered friends who get to show us stuff we all want to do, but don’t get the opportunity. So much to learn and to get to experience here.

[@thedynoboys2823]

linear is how you describe the twin turbo rb. when you go single that changes dramatically.

[@pFbSpecV]

Wow! The r34 sounds amazing!! Nissan power baby!! Put it in awd and gap the Supra!

[@PaulCuenin]

I feel like you guys dressing up as Vin Diesel and Paul walker for a comedy skit would have been amazing.