water cooling
 

I have a t3 turbo of a t-bird and there are to water cooling lines how much psi sould i get a hose for to run them. Also were is the best spot to run them to

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have you checked the FAQ? I can't remember if it's in there or not.. I know it has been covered many times in this forum in the past.

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I use high preshure fuel line, but tranny cooler line is alot cheeper.

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Alot of people only run oil cooling. Water isnt neccessary, but it may decrease your oil life.

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I don't really agree with that one...Although you don't NEED water cooling it WILL make the turbo last longer, espessially if it's a daily driver. If you already have a center section that is setup for water cooling you might as well use it.

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i used fuel hose,1/4" i think. more or less put the turbo inline with the hose running from ur intake manifold to under the tb.

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won't the car run hoter with the water cooling line?

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not enough to where ur car cant cool itself down.

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I ran mine from the back of the block where there is a hose running from the back of the block up to the back of the head. (BIG 5/8 inch hoses) Out from one to the turbo, back from the turbo from the other. The car runs at exactly the same temp as it did before I put a turbo on it, even under load, it NEVER even runs warm. My radiator even has a tiny crack in it. BTW it does add about a quart more coolant to the system....but I did use really long hoses. Hey, the more coolant the better... ;D

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I actually want to try this...

Where can I get a low profile banjo style fitting though? The opening in the back is really tight.

I also don't understand the comment about tapping in between the intake manifold and the throttle body. I always through those were kind of one in the same... ???

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you have whats called your 'coolant by pass' which is two coolant hoses going in to the tb right under where your intake goes, one is a coolant feed, the other is a coolant return, you can t in to those.

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Tapping the line is simple, find a coolant line under your throttle body, cut it in half, and extend both of the lines to the turbo. (use rubber fuel line 5/16 works great) and run the lines into the turbo, either way works there is no coolant flow direction through a center section.

As far as a low profile banjo bolt, just use a stock one, almost all t3's use banjos from the factory, saab's and I think Tbirds do to?.. I usually just hack the coolant lines off and flare the ends, slide the hose over and clamp it.

Jeff

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Rather than cutting it, I'm just going to take it out completely. That way I don't have to mess around with any kind of couplers or intermediate fittings between the new and the old. Besides, if I change my mind, I got the old one ready to go back on. ;)

As far as a banjo style fitting, I got my turbo with plastic plugs in them, so I have to find something else. I can get a regular barb fitting in the front, but there's only about an inch clearance in the back and I'm pretty sure I can't get a standard elbow in there, so I gotta find something a little more low profile.

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I'm going to add water lines to my HMT today and just wanted to make 100% sure I had a few things right. When I'm done, I'll do a little write up instead of having to answer the same "water cooling" questions over and over again. :)

1)The cooling line that I'm going to tap in to is the one coming from the back of the head/under the valve cover filter. It the one that goes under the fuel line and to the TB... is that right? I know for sure it is a cooling line, but it I reroute it to the turbo and then back to the TB, will that result in higher TB temps?

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