Hey guys. Im just finishing up my build now, and want to know what you guys did for coolant lines to the turbo.

-The lines for the oil cooler could be used...but then id have to use rubber hose because my banjo fittings on the turbo are smaller... If i use a rubber and get them on both ends, it obviously runs RIGHT past the manifold and will probably melt even with some heat wrap/sheild on it.

-I could go all the way over to the coolant bleeder on the intake manifold, and get in that route, but thats alot of hose to be running across my motor. May make it look ugly!

Those are the only 2 options ive come up with...other than somehow going into the radiator...but i have a stock one for now.

Post pics or tell how you did yours and where they went to. I may end up buying some HIGH temp hose, and running rubber/silicon hose with heat wrap on it.

Thanks!
Alex

 

i welded -6AN bungs to the upper and lower tanks on the radiator.

 

Thats what I did as well ^^

I'll have some pics this weekend I hope.

 

i have a stock radiator so i cant do that right now...Anyone else?

 

I'm going to use a small oil cooler unit and an electric pump to cool mine. Just look for an electric automotive water pump and route the cooler up front somewhere...?

 

I have it figured out. I got rubber hose good to 250 degrees, and some heat wrap/insulator good to 1000 constant heat...ill cover all the hoses in that. That will be plenty.

 

John

 

 

i tapped the stock oil cooler lines and T'd them off. Went with high temp heat insulation wrap ( the DEI stuff ) and its been good for a while now.

 

Any pics?