On those kits, is the turbo high enough to be gravity drained if plumbing into the oil pan? and you still get to use the stock K-member right?

Also to plum the oil pan do i have to remove the engine or can i take teh pan out with the engine still in the body?

thanks in advance!

 

yes and yes


I did mine without removing it from the car

but I would reccomend removing the oilpan, which can be done with the engine still in the car

 

could you give me an idea on how to remove the pan? i tried searching but it's coming up with errors, guessing it's being updated right now.

 

you have to drop the K member I think or take the engine mounts loose and jack it up off of the K member

I have never done it myself


do you have a PTK kit or are you looking at one?

 

There are lots of pics of the kit and what not in the large thread in my signature

 

You could have the drain go to the timing chain cover. Easy to remove

 

hey Frost, on one of your pictures in your sig, do you have yours draining to the timing chain cover? looks like it almost, if so did you have to switch over to a UD pully or was the stock one able to clear it?


i just noticed i had posted in that thread back in 05 lol been a long time but i'm finally going for it!

 

I may be having some problem draining my t88 but am not completly sure yet.
I have some smoke at idle but only after I have been driving for a bit.

 

My T67 drains to the oilpan. Get that exit fitting on the turbo correctly; I had some leaking.

 

mine drains to the pan. Mine has been on the road solid for a year now at 14.5-18 psi too; knock on wood.

 

I got a one of these kits in my garage right now with there a2w intercooler and the turbo upgraded to a 80mm. Kit only has 500miles on it but looks brand new. Can't wait till this winter, will be a fun project. Its going on a 408 too with a viper spec t-56 and moser 9''. I know where to look if I need any answers, I've already checked out your page there frost looks good.

 

I used a angle drill shorten the drill bit to start, then by hand (shorten drill bit in socket) then tapped it the same way, Teflon tape changed oil no leaks. I was going to drop the pan but I tried this first? pan isn't that thick and the hole turn out looking pretty nice

 

For any PTK guys I will say this.... solid mounts are a MUST; stock or poly will burn up on the driver's side. Seriously.

 

I will have to take a look at my motor mounts. So far I have not had any problems.

 

same here
mine have been fine

we checked them pretty well when I put the 403 in my car and they were fine then
at that time it had about 9000 miles since the trubo kit had been put on

 

roughly how many inches do the oil lines need to be? i know the drain will have to be a -10AN size but the feed?

 

The feed is usually a -4.

 

what bracket did everyone use to relocate the alternator? smokinHawk's?

 

I tried 2 PTK brackets and ended up making my own

 

I have a modified PTK bracket, I have to have my factory alternator rebuilt (using the PTK one still) before I can try out my Smokinhawk bracket.


As far as the mount.... I had this "mystery smoking" coming from the driver's side for the longest time, and I couldn't figure out what it was. It was the rubber in the mount. Seems like Countryboy may have had the same happen to him.