I was reading some random tuner mag, and they were discussing a new turbo kit offereing from greddy.

Apparently they use some kind of banjo bolt setup going into the oil drain plug, to return oil. Could we come up with something like this?

But would the oil actually drain that way? I'm thinking water seeks it's only level, and if the return flange isn't high on the pan, won't the oil just back up into the return line?

-PHiZ

 

true, that's why you want to put the return bung as high as you can.

stan

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PHiZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was reading some random tuner mag, and they were discussing a new turbo kit offereing from greddy.

Apparently they use some kind of banjo bolt setup going into the oil drain plug, to return oil. Could we come up with something like this?

But would the oil actually drain that way? I'm thinking water seeks it's only level, and if the return flange isn't high on the pan, won't the oil just back up into the return line?

-PHiZ</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think that a banjo bolt type return would be a great idea. Not in the factory drain plug but higher on the pan, I think that it would look really clean and make a slick install of the turbo.

Rob

 

If you could put a resivoir under the turbo and then run the banjo bolt thing from the bottom of the resivoir it would work.

-Dustin

 

well the thing is, is that it is billed as an elimination for welding a bung. So I'm pretty sure it goes into the oil drain plug. Hrm.

-PHiZ

 

I dont see how that will work. Thats like trying to fill a swimming pool from the bottom with a funnel and a tube.

Plust he drain bolt is opposite sides of the turbo so you have to route a long line around it.

Why is it so hard to weld a simple little fitting to the front of the pan? Costs only 10 bucks from a shop.

 

Yup.. the prelude greddy turbo kit does this. It uses a banjo bolt which replaces the drain plug. It's definetly pretty ghetto imo since the line has to run around the pan but I guess they want to have it be a true "bolt-on" kit.

-Mike

 

Yeah, I'm with that guy, I don't understand how you can drain into the bottom of the pan...??? Also, he's right, it's facing the wrong direction.

-PHiZ