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Old 11-20-2004, 08:46 AM
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well i always block the coolant lines on the turbo off.
On my new setup i thought, it couldn't hurt if i connected them.
I have disgined the coolant lines with a fellow HT member(netherlands).

What do think of it?




My downpipe 3" inch


See my website for my complete setup and setup pics. http://www.cjperformance.com
Old 11-20-2004, 08:58 AM
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i dont know the answer, but it sure as hell looks sweet.
Old 11-20-2004, 09:00 AM
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How are you connecting them to the waterpipe?
Old 11-20-2004, 10:12 AM
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I'm connecting them do the stock heat exchanger(oil filter)
Old 11-20-2004, 10:48 AM
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looks hell alot better than 10 feet of braided lines!!!!
Old 11-20-2004, 12:47 PM
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Default Re: Coolant Line Turbo Pics (krazn)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by krazn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't know the answer, but it sure as hell looks sweet. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Hard tubing coolant lines = Very good idea especially when the lines are close to exhaust/turbo components
Old 11-20-2004, 01:39 PM
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looks nice , thats a good idea i think
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by calvinPGMFI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm connecting them do the stock heat exchanger(oil filter)</TD></TR></TABLE>

can u post finished pics..when that time comes please..
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noice
Old 11-20-2004, 02:23 PM
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thanks.
do you maybe know the npt thread on the turbo coolant inlet/outlet? so i can order the right connector from summit. the pipe OD is 15mm i think that a 10-an hose must fit(with an eco-clamp).

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bump for the npt
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Looks good man but a waste of time and effort in my OPINION. A turbo timer would be just as effective.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mag00n &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks good man but a waste of time and effort in my OPINION. A turbo timer would be just as effective.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Turbo timer is great, but it will never be better than a watercooled turbo. The turbo timer will only prevent oil from coking.

Just from the fact that the turbo will always run cooler with the coolant flowing though the turbo is a good enough reason to run water lines. Oil temps will also stay lower.

I have another turbo car that does not have coolant lines (a T66)... After the car did a dyno pull, the compressor housing is hot enough to give you some serious burns.

On my Integra with a watercooled turbo, I could actually lay my hand on the compressor housing for a sec right after a dyno pull. That is how much cooler the turbo runs.

It's definitely worth the effort
Old 11-21-2004, 08:40 AM
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That is the cleanest/best way I have seen yet. good job. I plan on doing a similar routing for my oil feed. There is no reason to have a stainless line draped around the motor IMO.
Old 11-21-2004, 10:35 AM
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someone looks happy to be in this pic
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are thoes 2 brackets on the bottom of the motor meant to hold the downpipe ?? i've never seen somebody do that before
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iROCKtheSOHC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are thoes 2 brackets on the bottom of the motor meant to hold the downpipe ?? i've never seen somebody do that before</TD></TR></TABLE>

They are the tranny brackets
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Are you going to run fittings and braided lines on the turbo. I am currently running rubber hoses and the amount of problems it has given me is ridiculous. I would so like to run steel 5/8's or 1/2 piping directly from the turbo and then connect rubber say about a foot or so back. Just to keep the rubber from always melting or the hose clamps from allways comming loose. ARgh!!!
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What did you use to bend the pipes? Are they aluminum?
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holy crap look at that turbo
Old 11-22-2004, 04:25 AM
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i wanted to run SS braided lines and russel connectors to the metal pipes
Old 11-22-2004, 12:46 PM
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The pipes are made from iron with galvinised coating. (spelling right?)
I just bent it with a pipe-bending-tool, nothing special...........
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dude is that your house?

great method.. never crossed my mind.

keep up the good work...
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looking good calvin...

The water inlet+outlet on my t3 + t3/t4 both had some kind of flange held to the turbo with two bolts - I just cut a piece of 1/4" plate steel with the plasma cutter to be vaguely the right shape, welded a section of pipe to it, pressed it flat again and then cleaned it up in the grinder. Worked well enough, but probably not quite as elegant as what you're looking for.


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