Nissan Pulsar

Article author: Nick Kamevaar
Article published at: Mar 8, 2026
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Article tag: Haltech Article tag: Nissan Article tag: PSR Turbo Article tag: Pulsar
Nissan Pulsar

QG18? What the heck is that!

When we were given this Nissan Pulsar, slapping a turbo onto it was the first thing that came to mind.

The first video of the series can be found here:

We quickly found the limits of the stock engine and stock automatic gearbox, so instead of stopping there we decided to build them.

The car is sporting a PSR G30 turbo, a set of forged rods, and some other junk parts we collected.

We quickly found this car had genuine potential at roll racing, and started further modifying it. Every time something broke, we upgraded it and kept pushing the car.

Then it was time to really push the car on the dyno and see how much power we can actually make.

After only making 265HP, we found the factory camshafts were completely out of puff.

We ended up replacing the camshafts, installing a brushless fuel pump and turning the car up to 30PSI to make a whopping 370HP!!

It quickly lifted the cylinder head, causing serious engine issues. We fixed the engine, put it back onto the dyno and continued to turn the car up, cranking out over 400HP this time!

The car was absolutely crazy to drive, and quickly damaged a rod bearing.

Is this the end of the Pulsar saga?

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