Alright well I've started purchasing the main pieces to start putting a turbo on. First off heres the parts I've purchased: T3 60 trim turo internal wastegate with 8psi and 12psi springs, Manifold, Intercooler, 42lb Injectors with clips, FMU, Greddy Type S blowoff valve and inline fuel pump.
I know I will be needing the lines for oil, intercooler piping and couplers and of course a custom made downpipe. My question is could anyone give me an idea of how much piping to order and how much of what size lines and such for the oil return and so on. I know it can not be exact but I'm having a tough time eying it up and I don't want to order way to much pipe or something, I'm not looking for any crazy setup just a standard clean setup on an 03 manual Ecote. Thanks in advance, soon to be boosted
Well for the oil i can help ya on, as far as the piping for intercooling just buy alot of U-bends and couplers and cut and snip here and there to peice it together yourself. Exhaust shops tend to frown on doing intercooling jobs plus most places dont have a mandrel bender so you get crushed piping for your intercooler.
For your oil idea is to run -3 AN braided hose but for Ecotecs we need oil restrictors becuase our engine pushes high oil PSI that can leak the oil into your compressor housing even pass the seals which is not good =( So youll need 2 1/8th inch fuel restrictors that look like
this . Youll need to buy 2 of them and bore out the hole a tad bigger..maybe just under a 1/16th of a inch. Then youll need to buy a
adapter that will screw into the side of your head, 1 of the restrictors will screw into the adapter, then you run -4 AN braided hose from that to the other restrictor thats on the turbo. -4 AN braided hose is used instead of -3 an becuase the restrictors only come in 1/8 NPT one end and -4 AN on the other =/
Your oil return will be a -10 AN braided line and you can use standard 1/2 inch barbed ends for that..depends on how you plan on getting the oil back to the engine..either by drilling the block like I did and tapping it for the 1/2 barbed fitting. OR drilling the oil pan and somehow making it work that way...i dont know that method too well becuase i didnt do it that way.
Hope it helps...
Deekster, thansk alot for taking the time to post such a thorough reply and I willo be ordering these pieces today. Anyone else have any opinions?
sorry to thread jack but i have a friend building a turbo for his car and i was wondering if this restricor needs to be used for the 2.4L also?. thanks
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I used 4 2.25inch "U" bends from summit. They were like 13$ each, then about 3 feet of straight 2.25 exhuast pipe. I also have some extra braided oil feed/ retun line. The feed lines have fittings allready on the end. I also have some left over 2.25 to 2.25 high temp silicone connectors. E-mail me if you want any of that stuff.
You will also have to buy part number 105-2278 on this page
jeggs
Tmnt328- I would love to have your leftover stuff if you want you can send me an email on what kinda money I'm looking at and I'll get back to you.
Do you think I would be better off going with 35# injectors or 42#?
8-12 PSI you said, i would deffinetly go with 42lbs
curious as to why you need the restrictor on both ends of the oil line? wouldnt one do the job or am I overlooking something?
208whp 239wtq
13.7 @ 102mph 2.19 60'
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curious as to why you need the restrictor on both ends of the oil line? wouldnt one do the job or am I overlooking something?
I started off with one also, but i was getting oil build up in my charge pipe and did not like it (literally puddling in the coupler) So i added another at the other end and checked later (week or 2) and i was pleased on what i saw. Turbos dont need a whole lot of oil pressure so its completly safe to run 2 restrictors from my experience.
