Challenges involed installing turbo back exhaust??

[nmcmahon83]

Hi guys,

I'm pretty new to all this modding stuff, and I'm planning on having a crack at puting on my Blitz turbo back exhaust this weekend. I have my brother and father telling me i'll need a hoist, but I never listen to them anyway.

Could people out there give me any suggestions/pointers as to how to go about this as I am not the most competant person with a socket wrench

Cheers.

[The Mafia]

well, its easy. We did it in about 30 mins on my Series II R33.

You'll need this tube of stuff that is pretty much a liquid gasket, put alot on and join the pipes. I have forgotten that name, but its good shit. Sets when the heat gets into it.

You'll need some bolt off, and a good socket set.

The ONLY hard part about doing this is the dump pipe. Getting it off the back of the turbo without snapping bolts. If you can do this, then it will be a walk in the park.

I suggest putting the car on a hoist, or over a pit, and going to work. I am lucky enough to have a mate that has a hoist, just to work on all of our cars, and that helps 500%.

Hoists are like a gift from god, when you have access to one easily.

But its not a hard job, just be prepared if you snap a bolt or something like that.

Also, its easy to just take the exhaust off from the back of the front pipe all in one piece. Then do the dump on its own

[nmcmahon83]

Cheers... sounds like I may be out of my depth, but I have nothing to lose so i'll give it a shot haha... where would I get this 'tube of stuff' from hehe?

I'll talk to the guys at autobarn (gf's friend) and i'l lsee if he has any stuff like it.

Anyone else got suggestions?

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Just got mine done a few days ago. I had to do was slightly modify the turbo heat shield to fit the bigger dump pipe. The bigger problem was that my rear driveshaft was too close to the centre muffler I have on my exhaust, and it actually began rubbing. I simply solved that by putting a spacer in off the nearest exhaust hanger.

AUtobarn, Repco, etc should all have the gasket glue and items that you need.

[xr8eater]

i have some for sale in the group buy section top of the line stuff

don't want to do it twice do it right the first time!

[Wink]

Be prepared to break some of the bolts holding the turbo and dump together. Your car is fairly old (93) so I'm sure some of the bolts have been rusted up. If you break a bolt, you have to drill out the remnants of the bolt and then tap new bolts in. There are six bolts in total.

[Bass Junky]

Pete's method.

Take to exhaust shop, say "This should take about 30 minutes. How much is your labour per hour, oh $65 bucks, Sounds good. I'll wait."

Job done in 30 minutes, and if they snap a bolt, they have everything there to fix it.

BASS OUT

[Bobjones]

Pete's method.

Take to exhaust shop, say "This should take about 30 minutes.  How much is your labour per hour, oh $65 bucks, Sounds good.  I'll wait."

Job done in 30 minutes, and if they snap a bolt, they have everything there to fix it.

BASS OUT

:werd:

[lwells]

Gasket goop is not really a great idea IMHO: your better off getting replacement gaskets. Do it right the first time. Besides, if you ever take it apart you'll be cursing yourself when you have to spend half and hour trying to clean hardened gasket goop crap off every joint.

Lucien.

[PSI_GTSII]

Yes proper gaskets not gasket goo is the way to go

Yes gettin an exhaust shop to do it is also recommended for the reletively small outlay (do your knuckles a favour )

If you do decide to have a crack, and on your car it should'nt be to difficult, gewt under there now and spray a shit load of CRC on all bolts to be undone....it will make life a lot easier when you come to do it

[46n2]

a hoist will make life easier. I did mine with the help of a friend with a hoist, and it took half a day (it should have been much simpler). The stock brackets that hold up the exhaust near the cat on a 32 were too small, and as the 3" has a larger ext. diameter (obviously) they wouldn't fit, and needed to be attacked with a grinder. the pain of trial and error until we got it right...

Also agree go out and get some real gaskets

[predator]

proper gaskeys are only about $3 anyhow.

[xr8eater]

always use new gaskets with gasket goo it's an added advantage thats what they do with space shuttles they cant be wrong

in saying that i do realise a car isn't a space shuttle i just like to use the techniques of the best mechanics in the world