oil return placement??, and other questions...
 

hey guys, my stealthmode oil kit is on its way thanks to Craig at Tuner Toys....

now i have just a few questions.... it seems now that ive mounted my turbo that the return oil flange from the turbo is tilted slightly away from the block toward the front of the car... is this normal??

how the hell do i get the oil line to go as straight as posible to the oil pan??? im gonna atach a pic and maybe someone can photochop and mark where the best place to put the fitting is ....
http://www.jdmuniverse.com/forums/at...id=19926&stc=1

also whats the best way to put the fitting in.... flush?? on an angle??? is the pan alunimun??? should it be welded in??? jb weld????

alos, when putting in the oil lines whats a good material i could put on the threads to insure an extra tight seal.. i hear that teflon tape is no good cause it can break down do to heat and damage the turbo...

and a litle off this topic, due you guys think i need to rotate my compressor housing??? do most of you have to using this setup??? it looks like my ic piping will almost definatly hit the manifold...
http://www.jdmuniverse.com/forums/at...id=19925&stc=1

ok , u guys tell me what you think!!!

thanks
Joe

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Any way to "clock" (spin) the turbo so that it's facing directly down? Mine too is SLIGHTLY cocked toward the front but it's working just fine.

Re:oil return placement??, and other questions...
 

well, when i put the exhaust housing back on the turbo there was a little notch where the housing is supposed to line up with the turbo ....

i could grind it down and then theoreticaly turn the turbo anyway i wanted, but im wondering if it would not seal up properly like that???

what are you guys doing about this???

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its perfectly fine to clock to the turbo, grind that ---- down. your pan is metal, mig weld the fitting to it. teflon tape is fine for the threads, but if your picky, get the liquid teflon tape

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^^^ so the pan is not aluminum???

and clocking the turbo is ok???

how bout honda bond on the threads????

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My drawings 0wn you all! :P

http://tinypic.com/oiftl

Re:oil return placement??, and other questions...
 

The angle on the drain flange looks fine. I always recommend taking the oil pan off, putting like 3 1/2 quarts of gasoline in the pan and marking the outside where the oil line will be. Put the pan back on the motor with two bolts, and look at everything and ask yourself where the flange on the pan would work best. Then take off the pan and do it.

And check where the oil level will be for yourself. Ever inch that you can go lower will be better, so don't go off that drawing.

Also, if it helps make a better downward slope or more of a slope, you can also go off to the right or left if you think it will be better.

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^^^ so do you guys think i shouldnt clock the turbo so the angle is straight down????

i mean its just on for fitment right now, its comming back off and i would have no problem turning it .....

i save money where i can, but when it comes down to doing things, i will put in as much work to make things work as well as possible.....


and why gasoline??? and y only 3 1/2 quarts????

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3 1/2 because that's what your engine calls for and you want the return fitting above the oil level, as for gasoline I will leave it for Steve to answer. :P

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i thought it calls for 4????


maybe while the engine is running there is 1/2 a quart circulating through the engine???