anyone here running a 12an return line? is the bigger size really necessary? does anyone here have drainage problems with aeroquip 10 an fittings for there retun line? any opinions welcome ... advantages and disadvantages!

 

10

 

oil. alright.


[Modified by jinxproof99, 2:11 PM 3/13/2003]

 

I think he's talking about oil return, not fuel return.

My turbo's oil return is -10 AN.

Sonny

 

sorry to jack thread, but kinda related, where do you get oil lines and fittings cause i just bought a T25 from this guy and he didn't have the lines, fittings, nothing , just the turbo. clean though, good condition and only cost $160 thanks for the help, oh BTW going to put into a 91 CIvic hb

 

use a -10, -12 is too big...

Darkracer, email me at ex_jesuit@yahoo.com and tell me the make of your turbo
I'll put a kit for you

stan

 

I use a -12 in my drag truck but its a little overkill...but -10 is just fine too...

Dave

 

i got 1/2"

 

i just called turbonetics for some info and they said to run a 10 at the minnimum!! they said they would rather run a 12 but a 10 will work. they said they feel safe with 12an fittings because different manufacturers of 10ans use differnt inside diameters. some are too small and my cause a dranage problem! they recomended using 10an fittings if you drill out the inside a bit.

 

-10AN is equivalent to 5/8"
-12AN is equivalent to 3/8"

1/2" is good enough as well, it's about a -8AN size..

stan

 

-12 is 3/4"

 

3/8" is 6an

 

C'mon stan, i expect more than this from you...

We run a -12 return and it is better than running a -10. Realistically, however, you probably won't see much of a difference either way. You want the return to be as free flowing as possible so bigger is better until the point where it doesn't make a difference anymore. I don't really see a need to go to -16 because the oil can't flow out any quicker. We actually run the scavenge of our dry sump pump on the oil return to pull the oil out.

 

you need about a half inch inside diameter on your return line. -10 is perfect!

 

i'm using 10an

 

OMG you're still here heheheheh...
I know..oops

 

i run a 12an on my teg seems to work fine, no problems yet

 

either one is sufficiet...... just dont use that garden hose u get with drag kits

 

for anyone that doesnt know here...in order to convert from AN to std just put the number over 16 and reduce..there ya have it kiddies

 

sorry bad math...