Originally posted by fastcougar:
Just a little followup on the measurements involved here.

Tom stated:
Originally posted by warmonger:
I used a soft phillips head bolt that I threaded into the oil fitting I installed on top of the turbo. Then I shaped the top to fit the A/N fitting shape, then drilled it using a 1/16" bit. The 1/16" hole seems more than sufficient for that engine oiling system to provide plenty of oil.



The Daymon followed up with:
Originally posted by Swazo:
For the oil feed, I used a Function7 billet aluminum oil feed flange with a built in restrictor ...



The Function 7 piece has an orifice of 1.6mm. Just thought everyone would like to know that 1/16" = .0625" = 1.5875 mm. BTW, I did these calculations before ordering the function 7 piece, but forgot to post them with regards to Tom's advice ... thanks guys!



Thanks! I thought everyone missed it because I wasn't sure how clear I explained my method on building a cheap restrictor fitting for the. Turbo. About $1.50 total.

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