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- Thread starter trbomp5
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great job...
question about the oil cooler and fuel cooler... do you notice any reduction on the rad efficency? I have an oil cooler...and not sure where to mount.
question about the oil cooler and fuel cooler... do you notice any reduction on the rad efficency? I have an oil cooler...and not sure where to mount.
RyanJayG said:
That was the best I could think of for the coolant line. I figure, hell the radiator is copper, so why not? I'm going to paint it black this weekend. Just wanted to make sure nothing leaked first.
Garrett T25 DSM off of an Eclipse, and I wish I would have used an external wastegate. That was the pipe that caused the clearance problems with the thermostat housing.
Im currently making another mainifold thats tubular, externally wastegated, that will mount up to a T3 and then a downpipe back to the stock pipe again.
This was my first every doing this, and now that its in, I can see what I would have done different on stuff.
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unique setup. where'd you tap into for the trans cooler side of your oil/tranny cooler combo kit or is it connected to something else??
trbomp5 said:
The line coming out of the tranny towards the passenger side is the "out". Leave it attached to the radiator. then the line coming out of the radiator attach it to the tranny cooler, then out of the tranny cooler and back into the other line on the tranny thats towards the drivers side.
I did it that way because then the radiator will knock the temp down first to about 180, then the cooler at the front will take it even cooler.
I also put the tranny part of the oil/tranny cooler at the top so it would get the coldest air coming through the upper grill opening.
I did it that way because then the radiator will knock the temp down first to about 180, then the cooler at the front will take it even cooler.
I also put the tranny part of the oil/tranny cooler at the top so it would get the coldest air coming through the upper grill opening.
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so where does the oil filter sit now, as compared to stock? thanks
batmang said:im wondering the same thing, i wish i had the tools and knowledge to build my own manifold and piping..
It kind of helps because what I do for a living. Im the head of maintenance for an oil refinery. That is where I made everything. Plasma cutter, mig welder, grinder and a dremel tool was all the "specialty" tools I used. Also all the piping, steel for flanges, and stainless lines/fittings are from them.
No I didnt yank them, they are a relatively small family owned company, and they were more than anxious to "sponsor" me you could say.
shinzen said:
Manifold was probably the easiest to make. Downpipe was quite the tight b****, Intercooler was kinda easy. Then trying to make all the hose and stuff fit, look good, not rub anything, finding the right fittings for stuff was also kind of a b****.
When I started this, I thought this will be cake. Not quite that. More like quiche.
shinzen said:
This isnt really a fair question, as most of the stuff like pipe, stainless tube/fittings, aluminum for intercooler and steel were donated. But the cost of the stuff I actually bought... well lets see
$150 - Turbo
$65 - JGS Exhaust Flange
$140 - Intercooler core
$50 - TurboXS BOV (Brand new, a killer deal)
$189 - Begi FMU
$75 - FM Voltage Clamp
$99 - Summitt Racing Oil and Tranny cooler
$50 - Various hoses, clamps, fittings, etc
$50 - 2 1/4" Silicone hose for intercooler pipe connectors
$100 - Autometer Gauges (Boost, A/F, Oil Pressure (I got a discount))
Total about $968
