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Hey guys,

Pulled my standard turbo's off my R34 GTR and i'm amazed at how many more hoses, lines and pipes there are on the factory setup. It got me thinking, when i've looked at a lot of 26's that have been modded with low mount twins etc, a lot of the clutter and work that is there from factory is gone, it seems all the lines and piping is much tidier and there would appear to be a lot less of it! Is this the case? i'm wanting to follow similar procedure if thats the case, before i put my other turbo's on id like to purchase whatever aftermarket parts are needed to tidy it all up and simplify the setup. If im completely off track let me know! Otherwise any information on what gets done would be awesome! Thanks.

Edit - I am planning the purchase of a HKS Hard Pipe kit, thats about the only one i've planned thus far though.

Edited by Got Boost?

Are you sure dude?

Which setups are you talking about?

There is a need for just about everything if your going the stock position low mounts.

Maybe it "looks" tidier because of people painting/polishing of the piping perhaps?

Careful altering the piping though, sometimes it can cause mild shuffling due to the new pipe meet points etc

  R31Nismoid said:
Are you sure dude?

Which setups are you talking about?

There is a need for just about everything if your going the stock position low mounts.

Maybe it "looks" tidier because of people painting/polishing of the piping perhaps?

Careful altering the piping though, sometimes it can cause mild shuffling due to the new pipe meet points etc

Well its more then possible that when it gets redone, the lines and piping are just organised a lot better, tidier and hidden etc. I didn't get to examine the setups, just look across from the top and admire how neat it was.

If i remember over the weekend ill grab a shot of mine from the side, uses all the factory gear except the boost solenoid really... and just with a bit of paint it looks totally different

on the intake side there is the PCV valve, AAC valve, air chamber, bov lines, boost lines about 20 hoses. but unless you are getting rid of the valves (which help idle, cold start, aircon etc) there's not much you can do.

on the turbo side also not much you can do. you need boost line to the wastegates, and the turbos are air and water cooled.

I reckon there is a madman working in nissan's design department somewhere though. "muahahha lets add a loop to this line! what if we ran bost lines right around the engine? lets loop it all with coolant too muahahhaha"

second on the mad engine design crew!

Just got rid of just about all of them the 2 main vacum pipe outlet now go to the brake and clutch boosters 1 water line round rear of engine to turbos and another between the thermostat housing and rear of block. 1 small vacum line for boost control an one to bov rest plugged up

  Duncan said:
I reckon there is a madman working in nissan's design department somewhere though. "muahahha lets add a loop to this line! what if we ran bost lines right around the engine? lets loop it all with coolant too muahahhaha"

lol definately was a madman working in the design department

Agreed; its like a birds nest of lines on the turbo side of the 26. This is what made the decision to go a single highmount turbo much easier for me.

Unfortunately, all the lines are neccessary if you want to maintain twin low mounts in the standard position, and its a street driven car.

I painted the hard water lines in a black exhaust paint, which made them disappear a bit, but it also makes them hard to maintain. My engine was also on a stand, so it was much easier to do.

Shaun.

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