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Jul 26, 2009 | 01:12 PM

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Feed Line Length?

Just curious if anyone knows the general length of feed line to go from the port above the oil filter, to a single turbo mounted in front of the motor...

I am wanting to have my parts ordered and here so I can put it together rather than measure and wait. Im not breaking new ground, so Im sure many many guys have the same length feed line for this set up...

I appreciate the help...

Jul 26, 2009 | 01:24 PM

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i bought 4 feet of hose and i think i only used 24-30 inches. its somewhere around that

Jul 26, 2009 | 01:29 PM

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i bought 4 feet of hose and i think i only used 24-30 inches. its somewhere around that

Hey thanks for the quick reply!

So I could probably just go 36" and be plenty safe...

Jul 26, 2009 | 01:37 PM

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that should be fine. where exactly is the turbo going to be?

Jul 26, 2009 | 01:56 PM

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that should be fine. where exactly is the turbo going to be?

As front and center, in front of the crank pulley/water pump area....

Jul 26, 2009 | 02:05 PM

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mine is set slightly over to the driver side of the crank pulley. you should be fine with 36" of hose.

Jul 26, 2009 | 02:51 PM

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mine is set slightly over to the driver side of the crank pulley. you should be fine with 36" of hose.

How high up is it mounted? Do you run a gravity drain line or a pump and where do you drop in for the drain, front cover or pan? Any issues at all with the angle of the drain line?

I have been pondering drain line set-ups...

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Jul 26, 2009 | 03:11 PM

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you know, it not up as high as i wanted it? it drains to the front of the pan on the driver side of the crank pulley. i dont know what happend when i was doing it, but it sits almost level. i run a 10an 90 out of the turbo but i only run a 1/2 inch line. i couldnt get a 5/8" rubber hose to stay where i needed it. i havent had any issues. i thought for sure the first time out i would destroy something, but i didnt. if i where to do it again i would mount the turbo higher and run the drain line to the front cover.