Advice Before Reinstalling Turbo's On R34 Gtr

[Got Boost?]

Hey guys,

Got turbo's off completely and am about to get the N1's fitted. Im going to replace all the lines with braided stuff to make it tidier, but i was wondering if there is anything else i should look at? Im not going for a power monster, im looking at 300rwkw and a responsive street car. So i have a few questions, some may sound stupid but im not super familiar with all the performance facts of GTR's so i figure asking can't hurt!

1. Can anything be done to standard manifolds / dumps that make a worthwhile difference? That doesn't cost a lot of money?

2. Should i reinstall all the standard heat shielding? Or do something different?

3. I have heard on R34 GTR's Dumps / Fronts from factory flow fairly well? is this true? i know aftermarket would be better but for what im after is it worthwhile changing them?

4. If the answer to 3 is yes, change them, are the CES Racing dumps / fronts a good item? Was looking at locally made to support them if they were good!

5. I have HKS pods to replace air box, should i start a DIY heat shield to increase the performance or do they perform fairly well just mounted standard?

6. Any other advice or things to do would be fantastic! Before i reinstall all the turbo side of the motor!

Thanks guys, appreciate all the input. Can always rely on SAU for some helpful info!

[stolen_s15]

The only thing you could do so standard manifolds would be power porting them, it has good results but I would suggest is not at all needed for your power level. (I dont think it would be worth the money)

In terms of heat shielding the stock stuff works perfectly fine, no need to replace it with anything else 'cept for bling factor.

I'm not sure about the dump, i would imagine the stock ones would be orright. But I had the cash i would go the CES jobbies. I had that brand split dump/front pipe on my old s15 and it was a ripper. My vote would be do it if you can afford it.

Diy heat shild would be a VERY good idea for the exposed pods, factory airbox with panel filter would prob be better. I use an exposed pod simply because I love the induction noise though, i can only really feel heat soak in heavy traffic and i never flog it in that situation.

[R31Nismoid]

1. Not worth mucking around with

2. Yes

3. They are pretty good. Upgrade wont hurt however

4. Yes

5. Useless without CAI (airbox is better by far). So go about building CAI, or just use the perfectly fine airbox

6. Use the stock oil/water lines, all your doing by changing them is bringing another element of unreliability into the picture and another point where something can go wrong

cheers