McLude2nR

Just got my restrictor from atpturbo.com
http://www.atpturbo.com/Mercha...e=BCS

Kindof a noob. How do I install this? Do I have to cut the feedline or does it just fit between the feedline and the turbo oil inlet?

notoriousB

it goes between the turbo and the oil line fitting currently installed in the turbo.

McLude2nR

Yeah, that's what I thought but it doesn't fit

Here's what I got:







The fitting that is going into the turbo is male to male.

The fitting on the oil feedline is female.

The fitting that I got from ATP Turbo is female to male, and the female side does not fit over the male side of the fitting on the turbo.

How the hell do I restrict the flow? Or is that fitting on the turbo going to restrict it sufficiently? Right now I'm at 90psi at WOT. and 20-30 at hot idle.

komat

take that fitting off the turbo
put the restrictor onto the turbo
put the silver fitting on the restrictor

blackeg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take that fitting off the turbo
put the restrictor onto the turbo
put the silver fitting on the restrictor</TD></TR></TABLE>


yep.

BE CAREFUL WHEN TIGHTENING THE RESTRICTOR IN THE TURBO!!!

i broke one of them when i tried to take it out. maybe put some teflon on there and tighten it hand tight. if its leaking its easy to see and you can tighten it a lil more, just dont go crazy the first time, trust me i happend to me

McLude2nR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take that fitting off the turbo
put the restrictor onto the turbo
put the silver fitting on the restrictor</TD></TR></TABLE>

I am teh idiota. Got it on there with some teflon around the restrictor going into the turbo. Not too tight, and not leaking. Thanks bros!

peter.blais

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yep.

BE CAREFUL WHEN TIGHTENING THE RESTRICTOR IN THE TURBO!!!

i broke one of them when i tried to take it out. maybe put some teflon on there and tighten it hand tight. if its leaking its easy to see and you can tighten it a lil more, just dont go crazy the first time, trust me i happend to me </TD></TR></TABLE>


Steel ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...48508

ABK

do they really help with oil seals?

Sprockets

iTrader: (6)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by peter.blais &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Steel ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...48508

</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good find, but you can get stainless steel restrictors from McMaster for about the same price.

McLude2nR

There is some division on the boards, but I was advised by my Tuner (tuned1) and others that I should really get one considering the high oil pressures my engine puts out (80 PSi cold start and while cruising, 90PSi @WOT).

Diyracing2

would a stock turbo have a restrictor built in. Say your using a 14b turbo off a mitsu....

Just cause the motor produces 90psi doesnt mean the turbo sees 90psi right. whats a good way to test what the turbo is actually seeing?

hionvtecxda6

iTrader: (1)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Diyracing2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">would a stock turbo have a restrictor built in. Say your using a 14b turbo off a mitsu....

Just cause the motor produces 90psi doesnt mean the turbo sees 90psi right. whats a good way to test what the turbo is actually seeing?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm also wondering the same thing. another thing people tell me that since i run a -3 feedline, i don't need a restrictor. Is that true? The line i have running to my oil pressure sensor is also a -3, and both lines run from my sandwich plate, so both lines should be getting the same pressure right?

McLude2nR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Diyracing2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">would a stock turbo have a restrictor built in. Say your using a 14b turbo off a mitsu....

Just cause the motor produces 90psi doesnt mean the turbo sees 90psi right. whats a good way to test what the turbo is actually seeing?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The only turbos with built in restrictors that I have personally seen are some of the newer ball bearing series turbos (GT35R and so on). I'm not certain about the mitsu turbo.

My tuner advised that the pressure of the oil going into the turbo would not be significantly lower than what you are seeing on the guage. He said that if you really wanted to know, you could install the restrictor where the feedline attaches to the block, and install a small pressure guage right where the feedline enters the turbo.

sleeprhatch

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Steel ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...48508

</TD></TR></TABLE> the quality looks like sht. I wouln't buy that thing.