Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hi all,

I have just bought myself a bog stock R33 GTR(purple!) and was wondering if its OK to remove the boost restrictor even with a stock exhaust?

I will get a new exhaust in the future, but tempted to remove the restrictor in the meantime??

I have looked through previous threads but havent found the answer to this question

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37776-boost-on-stock-gtr/
Share on other sites

removing the restrictor will give you about 15psi, which is around double the standard boost. Doing this with a standard exhaust is fine, you wont get as much power as you would with a 3 inch system. It will be a big improvement and the car will kick ass. To be safe you should get a new boost guage and monitor the exact boost the car is producing or you might end up with a little ceramic turbo wheel stuck in your cat converter...

removing the restrictor will give you about 15psi, which is around double the standard boost. Doing this with a standard exhaust is fine, you wont get as much power as you would with a 3 inch system. It will be a big improvement and the car will kick ass. To be safe you should get a new boost guage and monitor the exact boost the car is producing or you might end up with a little ceramic turbo wheel stuck in your cat converter...

Thanks for your advice..ill get a boost guage and take it from there.

  • 1 month later...

Sorry to dig up a dead thread, but I have just noticed that my R32 gtr std boost gauge goes over the +7 std reading when boosting.

It has a cat-back (soon to be full system), and I can't feel the boost restrictor around the yellow dotted line (removed?)...

My question is, is this safe turbo wise, and, what equivalent PSI or bar should I expect? I will try and hook into a boost gauge this weekend...

when you say remove the restrictor what is that in relation two. If its a restrictor in the vacum line to the actulator removing it would make you run less boost, as more air is going to hit the actulator sooner thier for opening the wast gate sooner??

or is there some kind of ecu restrictor?

Unless the restrictor is in line with T peace and soliniode, then removing it would allow the soliniod to bleed more air, in turn raising the boost. Can somone clear this up for me?

I'm talking about the brass restrictor in a vac line on the driver's side of the car - it is highlighted by a yellow line around the vac line...

anyone want to tell me what is the PSI if the factory gauge is reading over +7 ??

dangerous or not?

Ooh crap - they are stockers - at least thats what I thought.

I bought it (apparently) stock, only change is I've bolted up a cat back.

I'm sure the restrictor is not there - I'll go take a pic in a sec...

OK i can't feel any brass thingy in the vac line around the yellow line, but the buldge between the clamp band and the yellow line - is this where the restrictor is?

Cheers

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Assuming the current ECU is stock, it might be worth getting hold of a nissan data scan cable. It could be as simple as voltage at the ECU
    • You need to test for spark when it matters - ie cranking. Kill the fuel supply, pull a plug and earth it, set up a camera and go crank. The spark needs to be consistent, every other turn of the engine. Not some sputtering of occasional spark. The reason I say this is because spinning the CAS in the air is not the same as spinning it installed, and if there is a bearing problem in it, the disk might work differently in the air than in the engine. You won't want to try to set the timing unless you know the spark is happening right.  Also, reconsider running the R35 coils against the stock ECU. They like a different amount of dwell cf the originals. It's not massive, you can actually run them, but it is better if you can adjust the dwell (which you can with Nistune in the stocker, or with an aftermarket ECU). Besides any of that - when you had the multimeter out, have you got power where it needs to be, earth where it needs to be (and when, in the case of igniter triggers), etc?
    • Apologies for the long post, but needed somewhere to lay out the entire timeline of events and actions taken:   I've got an 89 GTR with a R34 RB in it. It's been running great all year, driven probably 500KM in the last month. It's not my daily driver, just a weekend fun car.    Build info: R34 RB26 - HKS 2.7 stroker kit, HKS adjustable cam gears, HKS turbo upgrades, Trust intercooler, R34 factory DENSO 440cc injectors, JUN chipped/tuned R32 ECU. All of this work was performed in Japan back in 2019.    Thursday 10/2/25 - It's a nice day and decided I'll drive it to work, I start it up in the garage and I notice it took a few extra cranks and sounded a bit funny. I figure maybe it was just because it was a pretty chilly morning. I pull it out into the driveway to warm up a bit before leaving. As I leave the driveway, it feels very off and sounds like a misfire. I pull it back in the garage to deal with after work and take the daily to work. I was able to diagnose it as a cylinder 5 misfire with the old spark plug test (unplugging each plug until a sound change with the engine running). I take off the whole ignition system, ignitor, plugs, spark. *Important note, it is still on the R32 ignition system with the separate ignitor system. I test each system with a multi-meter and nothing presents as a smoking gun. I put it all back together and it starts up no issue. I go ahead and order the PRP R35 ignition conversion kit. It should arrive today (10/13/25)   Friday 10/3/25 - Another nice day, car starts up great and drives great all day. Very pleased that everything seems to be OK   Sunday 10/5/25 - Decided I'll take it to play some golf, load up and drive to the course about 25 minutes away. Drives wonderful the whole way there, I pull in the parking lot and the engine completely comes to a stop. I do not recall if it sputtered at all, but just remember all of the sudden the engine was off. I roll it into a parking spot, try to crank it back on and nothing.  It'll crank and crank and not even try to start. End up getting it towed back to my house and push it up into the garage.    Items I have checked: Fuel in the tank Fuel Pump relay Fuel pump fuse  Spark Plugs & gap Coil packs Ignitor    I know the cylinders are getting fuel as the plugs smell like fuel after a start attempt. I tried spraying starter fluid into the manifold and cranking and not even a sputter.    I decided to do the live CAS test (removing the the CAS, ignition on and spinning the CAS stalk to see if the injectors pulse and spark is active). All of the injectors were pulsing and I have spark at the plug. The half-moon end of the CAS did seem very loose, I'm not sure how much play is supposed to be there, but it was more than I expected. There was no in/out play of the shaft, just the tip end that is pinned on had quite a bit of play.    CAS Play video   When I put the CAS back in, I stupidly did not re-time the engine. I know I need to do that tonight, however, I do not think it will start given it seemingly was not the issue. My plan is to do the PRP R35 coil kit and retime the engine at the same time.    I plan on ordering the Haltech Nexus Plug-in ECU once they are available again, but ideally would like to get this sorted before firing the parts cannon at it and potentially adding more variables.    Anything glaring that I am missing here, I'm a bit at a loss?          
    • Get it on a dyno. Get something logging Consult. Run it up and find out what is causing it.
    • Looking for a plenum for rb25 de+t neo  Not looking to push much power maybe 300kw at the wheels, is there much difference in flow for Freddy “Greddy style” compared to original Greddy or options like Proflow or Otaku garage?    I won’t be porting the de Neo head for now as I think it’ll be fine 280-300rwkw but appreciate the help and any experiences anyone has between them and any advice. Thanks  Looking at this plenum for now below 
×
×
  • Create New...