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callumGTR · 6th July 2006, 09:18 PM

ive been keeping an eye on the turbos on my R32GTR by listening through the hks filters for noises,& i can here a slight whistle from the rear turbo, its not grinding or smoking but it is feeling a bit laggy.

im looking to get around 360-400hp with a remap, & if they go ill get steelies, but because its used every day, & the maintenance is costly, im not to fust about changing them just yet, but was interested to no which turbo to look out for.

thanks guys

toddrb30gtr · 6th July 2006, 09:21 PM

rear usually..........

koopa · 6th July 2006, 10:27 PM

is it worth the risk of a rebuild, knowing one of them may be on the way out yet waiting for them to go pop before doing anything? I wouldnt always bet on the blown up turbo wheel exiting out the exhaust

Jim27 · 7th July 2006, 12:18 PM

Yeah - rear mostly because it gets hotter do to being more cramped in the engine bay. If you've got the pennies and want to up the power then I'd say change the turbos to steelies immediately. You may have a grand or so for steelies when the factory ones go, but if you get any compressor material sucked back into the engine when it breaks, you'll be spending your turbo pennies along with another raft of cash, on a rebuild or replacement engine

Pikey · 7th July 2006, 12:23 PM

On mine it was the rear one that went

canker · 7th July 2006, 12:44 PM

Yep looks like the rear one on mine

callumGTR · 7th July 2006, 08:20 PM

thanks for the comments guys, ive got my eye on a set of R34 standard turbos for now.

will they fit straight onto the R32 manifolds?

the boost today was poor, set at .85 bar, but was only going up to .4 -.5 bar as i opened the throttle, it was like only one turbo was working but then again there was no smoke or screaching noise. ???

thanks again for the feed back, & if anyone has got a good set of steelies for a good price please let me know. cheers

hodgie · 7th July 2006, 10:05 PM

Replace the turbo`s before you do anything else. It doesn`t really make sense to tune the car and then repair it and remap a second time.
From personal experience i can highly recommend putting on R34 turbos as they spool up very quickly, 2100rpm on my car, making it very responsive.
It dont know were you live but it could be worth speaking to Mark at Abbey Motorsport as i got a set from him for £300.

6th July 2006, 09:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
callumGTR GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 361	which turbo goes bang first ive been keeping an eye on the turbos on my R32GTR by listening through the hks filters for noises,& i can here a slight whistle from the rear turbo, its not grinding or smoking but it is feeling a bit laggy. im looking to get around 360-400hp with a remap, & if they go ill get steelies, but because its used every day, & the maintenance is costly, im not to fust about changing them just yet, but was interested to no which turbo to look out for. thanks guys

7th July 2006, 10:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
hodgie MODERATOR Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sat in my Car Posts: 4,949	Replace the turbo`s before you do anything else. It doesn`t really make sense to tune the car and then repair it and remap a second time. From personal experience i can highly recommend putting on R34 turbos as they spool up very quickly, 2100rpm on my car, making it very responsive. It dont know were you live but it could be worth speaking to Mark at Abbey Motorsport as i got a set from him for £300. __________________ 720 spinner at Spa, GTROC SW Rep. Hodgies Skyline GTR Site --

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6th July 2006, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
toddrb30gtr GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: GOLDCOAST AUSTRALIA Posts: 230	rear usually..........

6th July 2006, 10:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
koopa GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: glasgow / in the boxing ring training Posts: 936	is it worth the risk of a rebuild, knowing one of them may be on the way out yet waiting for them to go pop before doing anything? I wouldnt always bet on the blown up turbo wheel exiting out the exhaust

7th July 2006, 12:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jim27 GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bolton Posts: 4,478	Yeah - rear mostly because it gets hotter do to being more cramped in the engine bay. If you've got the pennies and want to up the power then I'd say change the turbos to steelies immediately. You may have a grand or so for steelies when the factory ones go, but if you get any compressor material sucked back into the engine when it breaks, you'll be spending your turbo pennies along with another raft of cash, on a rebuild or replacement engine

7th July 2006, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pikey GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 4,151	On mine it was the rear one that went

7th July 2006, 12:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
canker GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: rugby Posts: 51	Yep looks like the rear one on mine

7th July 2006, 08:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
callumGTR GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 361	thanks for the comments guys, ive got my eye on a set of R34 standard turbos for now. will they fit straight onto the R32 manifolds? the boost today was poor, set at .85 bar, but was only going up to .4 -.5 bar as i opened the throttle, it was like only one turbo was working but then again there was no smoke or screaching noise. ??? thanks again for the feed back, & if anyone has got a good set of steelies for a good price please let me know. cheers