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turbo oil feed line...............?

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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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IN turbo oil feed line...............?

s5 n/a block to turbo n/a. where do i run the oil feed line from? i got the drain line going straight to the oil pan but cant quite figure out where to run the feed line from without taking away the engine oil pressure.................
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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an oil filter pedestal adapter should work
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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i thought so too. but, wont that allow the turbo to get the pressure that the engine is supposed to get?
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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A turbo oil pump would make up for the volume lost going to the turbocharger itself. A turbo pump is physically larger.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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Try the info here:

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/naturbo13.htm
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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I used a t from oil pressure sending unit, my n.a_t had enough oil pressure never changed or effected my pressure on stock gauge.
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