What are you guys doin for your oil return lines? What size are you using?

it seems like i have a 1/2 inch NPT fitting on my turbo already, but how and where are you tapping into the pan? i guess anywhere above the oil level should be fine, correct?

are you guys welding them in or is there something with an o ring that bolts through the pan?

 

-10 AN tapped into pan. I used a steel bung and had it welded to the side of the oil pan.

 

I plan to weld mine on, you can do AN fitting or do something that bolts through the pan, its your choice.

 

-10 AN male fitting welded on oil pan here

 

Here too. On the drive's side.

TagZ - When you weld the fitting on, it doesnt matter where you put it as long as its high enough. If you tap the pan and thread in a fitting, then you need to worry about rotating assembly location and such

 

all good advice, thakns

 

are you guys mig welding or tig welding the fittings on your pan?

 

Just did mine. I put one on each side at the very front beside the first main cap. Tapped it out, used some jbish stuff, and screwed it in.

I am just using a 5/8 line. A little big I know but by turbos already had a fitting hanging off the bottom and thats the size tubing it needed.

 

you have any pictures of the fitting you screwed into the pan? I'm curious to see how much actually sticks into the pan

 

You could cut the fittings or just not thread them all the way in. My threads were rather tights so it did not just spin in and then I had it caked in JB, Ill take a picture when I get home. I have maybe 2-3 threads sticking out inside.

 

i cut the threaded end of my fitting off and just welded it to the pan so that inside you just see the hole

 

I had an idea to use the Factory SLP oil cooler adapter to feed and drain my TT setup.
Does anyone know if this will work or not.

 

negative

 

excuse my ignorance, but why not?
would it slow down the flow thru my filter to an unsafe level?
Could I still use it to feed and dump in the pan?

 

Because coolant runs through the lines, the heat exchange takes place in the adapter above your oil filter. No oil actually leaves the cooler.