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kingtube69

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Hi All,

My AC drain pipe was sitting against the dump pipe on my R33 after I put in a Hypergear turbo (ATR45SAT). I had it taken to JEM to get tuned but on the way home it started smoking so I bit the bullet and cut the drain pipe so I could get home without it smoking up and catching fire.

I'm not sure what to do now because if I use the aircon its going to drain onto the dump pipe and steam, rust and more than likely crack.

Has anyone come across this before? If so what did you do to fix it or get around it?

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Thanks!

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scotty nm35 Grand Master

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Thanks to the thick adapter Tao welds on it pushes the dump back too far which melts the drain. If it gets bad enough it will flood inside the car. The dump will be fine as long as it isn't wrapped.

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Thanks to the thick adapter Tao welds on it pushes the dump back too far which melts the drain. If it gets bad enough it will flood inside the car. The dump will be fine as long as it isn't wrapped.

Yep I'm not sure why it's so thick, I was worried that the dump would actually fit when I was looking at it.

So you think its OK for the drain to drip onto it? Not wrapped dump anyway :)

Fark, is that what the burning smell was when I went single. Just checked and mine is burnt down. So does it need to be rectified or is it OK to leave?

Glad to know I'm not the only one - Waiting for responses but someone on SAU FB page said just get a heat sleeve and get that onto it which I'll probably do if Scotty says that letting it drip on there isn't OK

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89CAL Grand Master

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Get a steel pipe that will fit neatly inside the hose and clamp it on. Get a p-clamp that fits around the pipe then and bolt it somewhere that will bring it out of the way

Thats a basic idea but you can bend the pipe etc to make it fit properly

kingtube69 Experienced

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Not only will you find disgusting water splashing in the passenger footwell, you'll find your car filled with mosquitoes!

It doesn't leak into the cabin, its cut on the engine side and can still drain out its just that I dont want it running onto the dump pipe

Get a steel pipe that will fit neatly inside the hose and clamp it on. Get a p-clamp that fits around the pipe then and bolt it somewhere that will bring it out of the way

Thats a basic idea but you can bend the pipe etc to make it fit properly

The issue is that the bend in the rubber hose actually sits on the dump if its in place :(

zebra Grand Master

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Yet... Let it melt back a bit more.

Poorly designed 'drop in' turbo considering most of you are running the exact same JJ dump.

Those hypergears must sit so far back....ive got like 4" clearance with my bolt on td06

hypergear Grand Master

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Its got plenty of clearance using a OEM dump pipe. Or should JJR be making dump pipes following OEM dump pipe angle? But Having said that not all jjr dump pipes touches either.

That Xforce dump in my R33 years back was trouble free, and so is Tomei.

I will seek alternatives ways to get the IWG assembly shorter.

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Hmm, it's not that the lower part of the pipe sits against it so it would be hard to tie it off to the side. It's that the bend off the pipe sits against the bend of the dump pipe. Bit of a pain in the ass but I'll work something out.

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