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richard_8686

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6th Jun, 2006 at 09:01:51pm

Hello.

I am currently fitting my 1972 MG Midget with the top end of an MG Metro Turbo engine. The basic rules should be fundementally similar to the process of fitting a MG metro turbo engine to a mini I beleive...

Ive come to plumb in the oil feed for the turbo. I had originally planned to take the oil feed from the oil pressure guage, as discussed with various experts on the forums. However, the oil feed pipe and oil pressure guage pipe have different diameters/bores.

Would it be suitible to take the oil feed from the Oil Cooler, which is a standard fitment to the MG Midget? As the pipes are the same diameter and size.

Any suggestions, advice or answers would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Richard

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6th Jun, 2006 at 09:10:03pm

we do it by getting a kit which avon bar sell for one that takes the feed from the block where the oil pressure switch goes, http://www.speedgenie.co.uk/avonbar/mainFrameset.html aeroquip type oil feed this one, go to turbo then turbo equiptment to find

Edited by nogin on 6th Jun, 2006.

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6th Jun, 2006 at 09:34:33pm

Thats how I do it too.

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6th Jun, 2006 at 09:39:18pm

I think that is how everyone does it!


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6th Jun, 2006 at 10:13:17pm

well the oil cooler if you wish *wink*
its the same ends to the goal!

having thought about it its unfilterd oil to the turbo anyway
as its straight from the pump *frown*

and does not go through the filter this is why so many turbos go Pear shaped

am i right chaps ?? *indifferent*

as long as you regulate the flow down to the same bore size as the metro plumbing which is around 7mm ID

iam glad this subject has poped up

HOW many turbos have caved in using the OE plumbing

this needs to be filterd to the turbo bearings

so place a filter inline

i may stand corrected though! *wink*






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6th Jun, 2006 at 10:17:15pm

use the oil gauge port it is after the filter!

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6th Jun, 2006 at 10:24:33pm

im guna get one of those oil filters for the turbo, you can put them inline in the feed bout 40 squid

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6th Jun, 2006 at 10:27:32pm

Or... weld a boss ontop of the filter head and take filtered oil straight to the turbo....

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6th Jun, 2006 at 11:55:41pm

Or, from the end of the oil gallery just under the water pump

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7th Jun, 2006 at 08:32:51am

There is a way of converting the engine to a pre filtered set up. A local engine builder does that but he's lips are sealed! Definately on my list-of-things-to-do list.

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7th Jun, 2006 at 06:02:46pm

you would have thought the Leyland Engineers
would have incorparated this in there!

iam going to incorparate this into my next build

going to make this an easy conversion and cheap for all to fitt!

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7th Jun, 2006 at 06:29:47pm

oh dear!! my oil feed to my turbo is 1/4 should i worry? I had a choice of 5/16 or 1/4. I got my whole oil feed made up for £23 at a company franchise called Pirtek

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
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7th Jun, 2006 at 11:10:42pm

there will be more than enough feed for the turbo feebs

(dont worry)

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9th Jun, 2006 at 03:22:10pm

Thanks for your advice everyone. I've just ordered the T peice as discussed above.

It would be very interesting to take this turbo'd Midget to a track day with turbo'd Minis, to see how the performance lines up.

I should have the car ready in about 2-3 weeks, assuming it doesnt explode when I turn the ignition for the first time.

Any track days planned in the near future?

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9th Jun, 2006 at 11:11:26pm

well theres AVON park standing 1/4 mile, not a track day but....

all on here are going

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11th Jun, 2006 at 09:31:28am

On 09/06/2006 23:11:26 benross said:

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11th Jun, 2006 at 11:51:40am

haha me too!

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3
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