Oil fittinng question

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Re: Oil fittinng question

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Well it is my thread right? lol



and yes im already back to being boosted.




As for the oil fittings,


simple metal water fittings and a welding machine at a shop did the trick.
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Re: Oil fittinng question

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Nice, Didnt even catch that. I was only refering to his post.
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When you boost you need to tap into your oil pan to route oil up to your turbo to lube/cool it. Thats why boost applies to oil pans.
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Re: Oil fittinng question

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A good observation..


ALWAYS ALWAYS user an oil restrictor.
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Re: Oil fittinng question

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Ryan wrote:When you boost you need to tap into your oil pan to route oil up to your turbo to lube/cool it. Thats why boost applies to oil pans.
Huh? Who are you telling this?
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mx3boyze wrote:he said sorry for bumping an old thread and what does you being boosted and going n/a and being boosted again have anything to do with this thread?
misunderstanding?
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Re: Oil fittinng question

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Ryan wrote:
mx3boyze wrote:he said sorry for bumping an old thread and what does you being boosted and going n/a and being boosted again have anything to do with this thread?
misunderstanding?
I didnt realize this was his thread and was only helping the other dude out. And actually the return line goes back to the oil pan, the oil feed line comes from the oil sender unit location.
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