Who wants an oil feed for their T3?
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Im going to ring up tomorrow to sort some braided oil feeds for us turbo guys. Hopefully buy a job lot to get us them cheaper. Ill try a few places. Got a standard one on me to get the bits and bobs right.

Anybody has any info to help me do this let me know

Ill try the place TurboDave recommended first as they make them for avonbar etc.

i'll 'ave one i reckon :)

NO LONGER A <3 lover of BOLT-ON plastic <3 .... (and DOUBLE proud of it)

I don't need one but for you guys who have'nt got them i would recommend one.

Does anyone remember my in car park head gasket change?..well with my braided flexy one jobs like that are made easier..

Dosh well spent...

Or would you rather spend the cash on an anodised dash pot cover...fnar fnar!!

NO LONGER A <3 lover of BOLT-ON plastic <3 .... (and DOUBLE proud of it)

B.O.V ??

do tell..

Blow off valve? otherwise known as dump valve?

NO LONGER A <3 lover of BOLT-ON plastic <3 .... (and DOUBLE proud of it)

dump valve..

did think you meant blow off valve mind..

try to find an un-anodised BOV then!

haha, well i was kidding about matching them up originally, obviously i have a weak sense of humour :p
But i quite like the idea of an anodised dump valve with matching dash pot cover AND oil cooler AND braided hoses hehe .... i have anodised bonnet pins .... now i think they WERE a mistake :p nevermind eh, we'll see how it looks when its finished :p

NO LONGER A <3 lover of BOLT-ON plastic <3 .... (and DOUBLE proud of it)

put me down for a braided pipe aswell please dude.

i could do with one too.

Sooperdooperturbocooperexpertengineering!

I'd be interested in one dependant on price

Goes without saying....

wouldnt have one if they were ?100!

Sooperdooperturbocooperexpertengineering!

Put me down for one too, please.

Iain,

If you want to really make the kit 'complete' you need to get a qoute for a 1/8BSPT to 1/8BSP adaptor, so that you aren't trying to wind a parrallel banjo bolt into a taper hole. The 'original' metro turbo had such a fitting...

FYI, the metro turbocharger thread pitch is 27TPI.
I'm sure the one from avonbar uses a more common 26 or a 28TPI and relies on it simply being an alloy banjo bolt that is it would into the thread and deforms to suit....

Dave

What im trying to do is get something that does the job of the original fittings but flexible!

Got a quote back: For exactly (as in from the same place) the same kit as avonbar etc i can do it for ?45 posted by the looks of things. So thats roughly ?10-?15 cheaper so far.
Thats on a single order basis so everyone can have one when they want one. Im also getting quotes on all other braided hoses, brakes etc.

Im going to try some more suppliers tomorrow and friday to see if i can get something better to do the job cheaper.

Yeah i agree dave, im getting quotes for fitting to the 1/8NPT hole in the block. It may have an extra fitting but means that it does the job correctly, has anyone ever taken out one of those avonbar ones? They dont look pretty once they've been fitted!

I thought only the later (cooper) blocks were 1/8NPT?

Not sure, so they're 1/8 BSPT then?

Best get this bit right!

well I'm not totally sure... Both fit in, but the BSP is smaller i recall... I'll see if i can neasure tonight.

Thanks dave, ill see if i have an original.

Hopefully sorting a new supplier on friday. ALrady sorted the adaptors, just need a pipe now.

would be interested too, caa you keep me in the loop Iain.

Thanks Mark

I've been digging.....

I need to make a hose to feed my IHI RHF4 turbo. Is the most comm thing to use a 1/8BSP banjo?

I presume that this is what is on my other two cars and never had a problem. It may be a bodge, but I just want to confirm before i order.

Cheers

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

i might be intrested in one

shit, i would have had one!

Shouldnt be anything wrong with a banjo fitting Wil. My mate works for HEL performance so i'll have a word with him.

Is there a call for a group buy on braided oil lines? I can sort one out if there is demand.

I would need specs of the hose though, or prefferable one to copy.

It would be done by HEL performance who make top quality hoses and supply ALOT of the top people.