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Hey,

Quick question, I have a 97 R33 GTS-t.

Up until not its been stock dump/front pipe.

A few days ago I got it replaced with a 3" turbo back...

When I got the car back there was not heat shielding at all,

no heat tape or shields.. Is this normal ?

Do I need heat shielding??

Cheers

Craig

i installed my own dump/front pipe and didnt put the dump shield or turbo shield back on. nothing wrong with it. just keeps engine bay temps down a lil. personally dont think it really effects anything.

It will still fit the turbo. They were just lazy.

I had mine off for a while when i painted them up, and the underbonnet temps skyrocket. It makes a pretty big difference.

Plus the stock turbo looks shit anyway :P

Really?

im gonna ring that prick right now. if it fits i want it on.

It will still fit the turbo. They were just lazy.

I had mine off for a while when i painted them up, and the underbonnet temps skyrocket. It makes a pretty big difference.

Plus the stock turbo looks shit anyway :P

Really?

im gonna ring that prick right now. if it fits i want it on.

LOL!

What dump pipe did you get exactly?

I had a JJR split type originally and the turbo heat shield fit perfect with it. As it was nowhere near the dump pipe itself. But the dump pipe shield, obviously does not. As the OEM dump has brackets to support it :P

EDIT:

It looked like this

PC050025800x600.jpg

And i can 100% guarantee that the turbo shield fits!

Edited by gotRICE?

JJR Split Front/Dump. It looks now like your photo. I can see the shiny pipe too. Previously i couldnt see any of that it had a big ugly looking shield. Maybe im confused but im pretty sure your photo is how mine stands currently? Ill take a photo shortly and post it. He said something about it not lining up anymore?

Haha couldnt get a hold of him ill try again tomorrow.

LOL!

What dump pipe did you get exactly?

I had a JJR split type originally and the turbo heat shield fit perfect with it. As it was nowhere near the dump pipe itself. But the dump pipe shield, obviously does not. As the OEM dump has brackets to support it :blink:

EDIT:

It looked like this

PC050025800x600.jpg

And i can 100% guarantee that the turbo shield fits!

The turbo heat shield will fit, regardless what dump pipe is on there. And yes, the photo above doesn't have the heat shield on there.

Ah yeah my bad, meant to mention that. It wasnt on in that photo for other reasons. Was figuring out what to do with the water line etc. But it was on there soon after no problems.

I had the same dump pipe installed (JJR Split), and when i got my car back, noticed that the shield was missing. I asked the guy why, and he said that the heat shield bolts onto the oem dump... making it now unusable...

Well i dont know what you guys are doing but i had my aftermarket dump pipe running with the stock heat shield for some time until i decided i hated the look of it and wanted something different.

Well i dont know what you guys are doing but i had my aftermarket dump pipe running with the stock heat shield for some time until i decided i hated the look of it and wanted something different.

If you didnt notice, the people saying they dont have them got them installed elsewhere. Its not their faul the place was lazy.

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