Originally Posted by BLAAST

you guys just made my day with this chopped fingers thing! :D

priming the turbo is good practice but since the turbo will spin either not at all or very slowly on startup, it will really not take long for the oil to get in there. You don'T even have to worry about holding the shaft.
BUt, you can still be worried about your restrictor begin plugged. It's happens. Often. The hole is so small.
So I usually crank the car with the feed liine in a can to see if any oil comes out of it. If it does, then you plug it to the turbo and you're ready to go, knowing that the turbo will not suffer from oil starvation.

Originally Posted by imburne

with the turbo not bolted on correct? I see this as a great idea to adjust the restrictor, if its adjustable.

Originally Posted by BLAAST

Yes, the turbo can be on. Doesn't mather. Just cranking the engine with the oilf feed remobed won't hurt anything.

NEVER use an adjustable oil restrictor!!!!! any adjstment knob on a oil feed line is an invitation for trouble. it's like playing russian roulette with your turbo! 1/16" is a good size restrictor for a T3 on most any car.