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CaEric
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who make the steel lines for the ca with a t25 ?


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http://www.takamotorsports.com

Email Harp... tell him you need one for a CA and he will send it to you with the right block fitting for the oil feed. Other than that one fitting, its the exact same as the SR20 lines. I have his oil feed line and its pretty nice. And FYI, all Garrett turbos use a 7/16" inverted flare fitting.

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I used the sr lines on my motor and had no fitment problems at all.

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teddy wrote:I used the sr lines on my motor and had no fitment problems at all.
SR block fitting is M12 x 1.25CA block fitting is M12 x 1.00


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good to know information cause my turbo supplier was asking and i had no clue. (he provides lines with the garrett turbo's....

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BACARDI_DWB wrote:good to know information cause my turbo supplier was asking and i had no clue. (he provides lines with the garrett turbo's....
Turbo oil feed fitting is a 7/16" inverted flare. Water fittings on the turbo AND block are M14 x 1.5.

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c-rad wrote:SR block fitting is M12 x 1.25CA block fitting is M12 x 1.00
I've got a topmount t3 now and made my own oil lines. I used an m12x1.25 transition fitting for the oil feed on the block and haven't had any problems with that either lol.

I don't doubt you're correct, but for some reason I had no problem getting it to fit. It doesn't leak..and I didn't have to work to get it to fit in either.

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teddy wrote:I've got a topmount t3 now and made my own oil lines. I used an m12x1.25 transition fitting for the oil feed on the block and haven't had any problems with that either lol.

I don't doubt you're correct, but for some reason I had no problem getting it to fit. It doesn't leak..and I didn't have to work to get it to fit in either.
Maybe yours was stripped out and retapped at one point?

This was the email I sent to taka and the reply when I got mine--

Turns out, SR oil feed line does not work on the CA. The CA uses an M12 x 1.00 fitting and the SR uses an M12 x 1.25. I had to take my stock oil line to the local hydraulics store so they could braze my stock block fitting to a -4AN male adapter. Cost me another $16 and now I have the earls M12x1.25 to -4AN adapter lying around. Any way I can send you back the adapter and the receipt and you can just refund me the money for having the new fitting made?

Thanks,

Chris

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Chris, You are correct. My mistake. I can't believe I did not send you the CA line. You received the SR line by mistake. Yes I will refund you. Please send adapter back and copy of the reciept and I will paypal you upon recieving the information. Sorry for any hassle this might have caused. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Thanks, Harp TAKhArhttp://www.takamotorsports.com - for all your stainless steel needs


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its a shame ebay isnt offering a nice 3 piece oil/water feed combo for the ca18's.

this is becoming a pain to source these lines, Im about to throw these schwag stock lines back on.


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ks13 wrote:its a shame ebay isnt offering a nice 3 piece oil/water feed combo for the ca18's.

this is becoming a pain to source these lines, Im about to throw these schwag stock lines back on.
I made my own water lines using Aeroquip Push-loc hose and fittings. Although I did buy the oil feed from Taka as I was in a hurry to get it and the local hydraulics shop didn't carry the right metric fitting.

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c-rad do you have any pics on how the lines were routed?

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BACARDI_DWB wrote:c-rad do you have any pics on how the lines were routed?
Oil feed is on top, drain on bottom, coolant ports don't matter which is in and out.


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