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Beer Baron Grand Master

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firstly you are correct the stock heatshielding wont fit and anyway they deteriorate over time and start to rust and rattle. most people I think install a/m pipes as is. but when my friend and I both bought 3inch front pipes for our GTI-Rs he installed his as it came. the amount of heat that was radiated up through the floor was quite noticeable. I wrapped mine with heat wrap, then painted the wrap with flameproof high temp paint. no heat came up through the floor :D

can't speak for a GTR though, it probably wont be a problem on a light tune car.

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I bought the Trust / Greddy Front / dump pipe combo....

Would'nt bother fitting the factory heat sheilds again for reasons mentioned above...plus they ruin my new exhausts good looks :)

I've been told Turbo's have to be removed to fit the dumps ;)

So may as well upgrade while i'm there, as I don't want to do that job twice.

Duncan Grand Master

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I put the sheilds back on mine, but the pipes I got are much more similar to the standard shape, just larger....only required some small work with the all purpose adjusting tool.

but yours looks like a very different shape, join is much further back, I'm pretty sure they wont fit

Ronin 09 Grand Master

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I put the sheilds back on mine, but the pipes I got are much more similar to the standard shape, just larger....only required some small work with the all purpose adjusting tool.

That tool wouldn't happen to have a handle with a large metal striking piece attached to the end would it... :D

Yes the turbos have to come off to fit the trust pipes, no I didn't wrap mine, but in hindsight would have HPC'd them.

Maybe when i upgrade the turbos I'll get them HPC'd. Can they coat a used pipe? I assume that they would just acid etch it to clean it or something...

PSI_GTSII Experienced

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Turbos have to be removed, so might as well fit some extractors as well hey?

Err..no New Turbos :P

BTW, whats the going rate on Standard RB26 Turbo's these days?

(They appear to be in perfect working order and dosnt appear to have any evidence of a boost controller fitted)

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