RXtacy's slooow build up

[speedjunkie]

Originally Posted by RXtacy

Maybe the price increase has something to do with the availability

I would be surprised if it couldn't, and I would definitely want to log MAP.

Steel or aluminum fitting coming off the turbo? I've seen coolant feed lines melt several times now. Using steel fittings instead of aluminum and having it properly clocked for thermal siphoning seemed to alleviate that however.

Maybe lol, I have no idea. Now they offer 1800 degree and 2000 degree coatings as well, so I'll probably pay extra for that when the time comes haha.

I never thought of logging MAP. I'll look into that. Maybe a stupid question, but what are the benefits of that?

I have aluminum banjo fittings right now, it's the only thing I could use since I have very little clearance on the turbo to LIM and turbo to strut tower. I haven't had any issues with anything melting. The EFR has two coolant ports on each side, and they tell you to hook the feed line on the lower port on one side and the return line on the top port of the opposite side, I assume that's what you're talking about with thermal siphoning.

Originally Posted by RENESISFD

I have aluminum banjo fittings on my turbo, the anodizing is heat faded but they did not melt. I too have a good thermal siphon. I think that is something that is commonly overlooked when installing a turbo. The steel is a helluva lot cheaper though.


I could not find a -10 bender that would do a tight radius and allow me to make a hardline turbo drain that way. I ended up purchasing a -10 adapter to bolt to the bottom on the turbo then bought a -10 fitting with the pipe coming out of it and welded the flex joint from the stock turbo drain to it and modified a few other things as well. It was a PITA, especially with the engine in the car. I may remake it so it is a bit cleaner than what I have.

I am interested to see what you come up with.

That's a cool setup also. Are you going to use hard lines for the vacuum lines too? Right now I'm using nylon braided lines with AN fittings for my vacuum lines on the WGs, also wrapped in heat barrier.