SS turbo lines what part is it missing?

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http://www.frsport.com/FR-Earl....html

There is no oil return line, do I just use the stock one? I'm using a S14 T28.


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Yeah, the stocker slides on to a flange on the oil pan, so unless you want to weld on a cool -AN fitting, you need a rubber hose to slide on to it. You really don't even need new lines, the stock oil feed line and coolant lines work fine when properly heated with a torch and bent.

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So I use the stock return line? Thanks!

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This is what i did with my return line the GT2871R core is very similar to the T28;


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^ I am doing that to my car over winter break. That is awesome. If you don't mind me asking, what sizes are the fittings?

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Hey I am missing a part that never came on my turbo that little clip thing that mounts the return line. Or will that be on the stock T25 and if it is will it fit? And what the hell is that bolt in the background for.


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r34 gtr wrote:^ I am doing that to my car over winter break. That is awesome. If you don't mind me asking, what sizes are the fittings?
The Fittings and hose is -10. The drains made up from; a Billet Oil Drain Fitting + Male>Male -10 anodised nipple + Modified -10 Anodised Push On straight Fitting + ~12 inches + Norma Hose clamp + Stainless Spring.The stainless spring goes inside the hose to stop is closing over when you bend it as the bend is tighter that the 15cm minium radius of the hose.All up it cost around $60-70.

Quote »I am missing a part that never came on my turbo that little clip thing that mounts the return line. Or will that be on the stock T25 and if it is will it fit? And what the hell is that bolt in the background for.[/quote]That didn't come with my turbo either, you have to buy it seperatley. The bolt in the background is a banjo bolt for either the water feed or return.

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well where do I buy it?? And how the hell do I get a line on the banjo bolt lol.

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alright so I found a kit for the return line, now I need to sort out the banjo lol.

http://www.frsport.com/FR-Niss....html

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With the braided line kit that you linked in your first post you don't use the banjo bolt. You take it out and screw in the Nipple from the kit and then screw the hose to that nipple.

also i don't know whether that return line will fit if you ahve a CA18 as the SR return fitting in the sump is in a different place.

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yeah but I could either just bend the line to face down to my oil pan then get a longer line to reach it could I not? And you say take off the banjo fitting and screw on one of fittings from the kit, now becasue my turbo is BB it doesent need as much oil so wont that be bad not runing a banjo fitting?

Also what fitting did you use to hook up your oil return to your oil pan, that might be easyer then getting that 80$ kit.

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Why buy a fitting that you have to modify to fit when you can make your own that will do a better job and costs less.

The banjo bolts aren't for the oil feed there is another line and a nipple that supplies the oil. Also all Garrett Turbos have the restrictor built into the turbo so you don't have to worry about reducing your oill supply.

Have you looked at your sump? If you did you would notice that there is a beaded fitting welded into it.

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you still need a oil restricter for the oil feed line I am sure of that. But what fitting did you use for your oil return line??? Cause I just need that then make the line going to my oil pan, simple as that.

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Unless you have a HKS turbo you don't need a restrictor, the Garrett turbos have it built in but the turbos built by Garrett for HKS don't.

Here's the same type of fitting that i bought from the people that i bought it off of, this one even has the barbed fitting included, so that saves you $25.http://www.gcg.com.au/turbo/Vi...D=122


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