Gloria: OBS build thread
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OK here are a few more pics from different angles of how close this thing looks, going to truck now to measure....
Maybe Ill have to tighten it up, that will suck. My mind was at ease with them
I had considered just putting the fitting directly into the piece I lathed. But I was also planning on incorporating a Y-Pipe hold-down strap mounts into this plate, so it needed to be bolted to something. Perhaps overkill, especially for a 300 series charger, but oh well, having fun with it so..
Maybe Ill have to tighten it up, that will suck. My mind was at ease with them
My question is why does everyone keep using a plate and bolting it down to the fuel pump holes? You went through the trouble of building a custom adapter for the fuel pump hole, why not make that a slight press fit and thread the top of it. Then you just thread an AN fitting into that and you don't have to worry about that plate and that fitting sits lower in the valley and makes it easier to line up the return line.
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Well went out and measured. The way is sits right now, it would be very tight in the area right behind the corner of the head. I think it would fit, and it will fit in the current design I have. That said, im going to adjust some stuff and try to get it snugged in a but more.
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I know its beating a dead horse kind of, but a press fit with the fitting threaded directly into the adapter works just fine. No locktite or anything. My truck has seen 4000+ RPM and lots of abuse, and had zero problems out of it. Been in there several years now and i haven't touched it at all. Excuse the absurd amount of oil. My HPOP is blowing oil everywhere and my uppipes are blowing soot all over everything.
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No o-ring. It's machined from a piece of aluminum pipe and is a press fit into the fuel pump hole. Simple and effective.
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Oh nice. I'll have to figure something out then, I don't have a lathe to work with aluminum stock...
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Bringing this up with a quick question guys:
Going to have my supply line made, have a good idea of the length but also a little tough to judge how much line is used for the fittings and slack is needed to accomidate for the 90* up to the top of the turbo. Figured it would just be easier to ask is someone has the length of their supply line so i can be sure ? Thanks guys,
-Andrew
Going to have my supply line made, have a good idea of the length but also a little tough to judge how much line is used for the fittings and slack is needed to accomidate for the 90* up to the top of the turbo. Figured it would just be easier to ask is someone has the length of their supply line so i can be sure ? Thanks guys,
-Andrew
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This is the supply for a T4 turbo kit.
Rusty