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anyone got a install guide for R32 GTR dump pipes? i took front pipes off and now trying to get dump pipes off is shitfight. looking at just getting ratchet spanner hoping that might make it easier. car is now in pieces so any quick help appricated.

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depends...are you upgrading the turbos?

i started mid day saterday, had the turbos off by 7ish that night, then turbos on sunday morning and finished abit after lunch

but i had all the tools, all new gaskets etc etc so i didnt waste time to go source parts, plus i was lucky and my oil/oil lines didnt crack like alot do due to age

Put it this way, if you arent sure what changing the turbos would involve off the top of your head, you surely arent ready to handle such a task.

I have done many conversions and do not like the idea of doing GTR turbos with the motor in the bay.

i've done this without taking the turbos off, did it over 2 days and a few trips to the shop for a couple of tools I didn't have. You'll need a 13mm crescent wrench for some of the turbo to dump bolts. Getting the dump off the front turbo is possible without removing the rear turbo, but it may be made easier if you loosen the rear turbo to manifold bolts so you can move it a little. Here's some pics. It doesn't mean it's easier to do with turbos on though, just possble......post-48345-0-60735200-1303342764_thumb.jpgpost-48345-0-10348300-1303342732_thumb.jpgpost-48345-0-56935300-1303342695_thumb.jpgpost-48345-0-10152600-1303342657_thumb.jpgpost-48345-0-65060200-1303342605_thumb.jpg

I wrote this a while ago, might be relevant to your situation:

http://autospeed.com/cms/title_GTR-Revisited/A_111537/article.html

As said above, it's probably easier to remove the turbos. If for no other reason, than with the turbos out, you can be sure you get a nice even clamp with the bolts onto the turbo/dump gasket.

Removing turbos is not actually that hard if you carefully read the factory instruction manual and follow the sequence of removing stuff.

Also, remove the power steering pump - it seems like pointeless work but trust me it makes the job that much easier.

Also invest in a set of ratcheting spanners.

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