need help on oil location

[240sxvaj]

i am gonna be turbo-ing my car this week but then have no idea where to drill the hole for my oil pan. does anyone has a pix of where they drill their hole at? lmk please.

my set up is.......1991 KA24DE T25 (redtop turbo)JGS oil return/feed lines kit w/ 0.063" Oil Pressure OrificeGREDDY TYPE M FMICand more.......

need help on where to drill the whole for its best place A.S.A.P.

thanks!

[VeloceDrift]

yeah had a little trouble with that on mine. its hard because it is not really convenient to drop the pan like on other cars. if you are looking at the pan from the front we did it on the passenger side of the pan near the bend in the front. we were a little concerned about the oil backing up but it has been working fine. just welded it in the car.

[240sxvaj]

kool. thanks

anything else from other people who have the same set up?

lmk!

thanks

[DevilMB3017]

If you look on the JGS website, they tell you the best place to do it. It depends on if you have A/C or not too.

[240sxvaj]

If you look on the JGS website, they tell you the best place to do it. It depends on if you have A/C or not too.

i check on JGS but then it says they use a 89 and i have a 91.89 is a single head and 91 is a dual headmy car have a/c too

[DevilMB3017]

Okay. What I did was dropped down the oil line as straight as possible down the turbo directly to the oil pan. You want to install it on an angle downwards into the pan. I marked the location with a screwdriver, like craving a bit out of the pan. I drilled a one inch hole with a hole saw into where I marked the pan, then a friend of mine welded the bung into place.

I use A/C as well, it's a little complicated to get it to drop straight, but with a little bit of planning you can route it pretty straight around the A/C components.

[240sxvaj]

kool. thanks! ill try that

ok so now i have a problemmy blitz d/p is too short to reach my stock cat. converter.i install the mani,turbo, elbow and d/p today and it wasnt reaching my stock cat.what should i do?should i make a custom cat?has anyone been through this problem?by the way the elbow and d/p is for sr20det.i use that since im useing the sr t25

[DevilMB3017]

I think you should double check all the exhaust hangers and everything. It sounds like it's not sitting right somewhere else to not be reaching. How far of a difference is it? An inch? A foot? etc.

[240sxvaj]

let me measure it and i will let you know.

oh yea and where does the 0.063" Oil Pressure Orifice go at?

im a noob on this so yea.......

[WDRacing]

There are pics and info for the oil return in the sticky at the top of the page. How far off is the cat? Take some pics if you can.

WD

[DevilMB3017]

You only need the .063" if your pressure is high. You check it yet? It says this on the JGS site I believe with a specific number, which I forget right now.

[240sxvaj]

yea i knew that but then cant i use it so it wont go high at all?

i dont want my oil pressure to go high then later on put it on

[480sx]

Everything i have read, from the big guys(turbonetics, garrett) say that the use of an oil restrictor is a last resort.

JGS however says that anything over 50 psi and you need a restrictor. Im not placing nearly as much faith in JGS as i am turbonetics and garrett though.

Typically a journal barring turbo is run without a restrictor. One would be added if you notice that your car is burning oil, and you have done everything to try to fix it. Basically making sure that your oil drain is 100 percent, making sure your air filter is not so clogged that its causing a vacuum effect and pulling oil out of the turbo, and a few others. If all of that is good, and your still having over oiling issues, then you put a oil restrictor right before the turbo.

Its so simple to add an oil restrictor.. So what you want to do, IS wait for the oil pressure to go to high, then add one.

[DevilMB3017]

I'd rather run with high oil pressure for a couple of minutes or even an hour if I HAD to then run with no oil pressure at all because of an unneeded restrictor...

I think JGS also says to use it as a last resort and most likely you should rebuild the turbo too if you have oil problems.

[240sxvaj]

ok kool thanks guyz!

[WDRacing]

Like previously mentioned, Garret says directly on there site that a restrictor is a last resort. The return needs to be run with no kinks and as few bends as possible. The fitting needs to be above the oil level in the pan as well. So have it as close to the top of the pan as possible.

Worst case scenario is that you smoke a seal and have to rebuild it, which is $78 last time I checked for a complete kit. If it starves for oil, then you need the shaft machines etc...way more expensive.

I personally run higher then normal oil pressure on purpose. A slightly higher then stock oil pressure insures the rod and mains stay lubed as well as the cams. But run an oil cooler as well.

WD

[240sxvaj]

do i really need a oil cooler?

im not gonna be doing a lot of racing or anything yet.

is it necessary?

[240sxvaj]

the gap of the d/p to the cat. is 1 inch away.

i will try to get some pix tomorrow.

[240sxvaj]

figure out the problem already

thanks though