Drilling out oil port on 95+ blocks?
03-11-2008, 04:17 PM
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no, because most are smart enough to simply tee off the oil pressure sender and be done with.... It's weird, a lot of people don't like to make extra work for themselves with complex tasks, when easy proven solutions sit in front of their faces.
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03-11-2008, 04:21 PM
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Ah yes but the endless list of tasks helps one put off getting the thing boosted.
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03-11-2008, 04:29 PM
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I mean everyone is always looking for a sleeker simpler oil routing plan, I am just surprised more people dont do this. Unless its just not doable.
Ah yes but the endless list of tasks helps one put off getting the thing boosted.
I think we should have a new rule to be a member. You have to be boosted, or will be boosted with in six months of your first post. And every month that you were a member before posting will buy you an extra month to get it done.
I jest.
I think we should have a new rule to be a member. You have to be boosted, or will be boosted with in six months of your first post. And every month that you were a member before posting will buy you an extra month to get it done.
I jest.
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03-11-2008, 04:57 PM
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it was hard enough turning a wrench down there...i sure as hell wouldn't want to try to put a drill down there, let alone a tap. plus the shavings wont end up in the pan....which is not cool.
and for christ's sake, its an oil feed. who gives a **** how sleek it is?! **** could plumb out my ******* as long as it works.....
and for christ's sake, its an oil feed. who gives a **** how sleek it is?! **** could plumb out my ******* as long as it works.....
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03-12-2008, 05:38 AM
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Are there some blocks that already have a tapped hole on the driver's side? I thought I remember seeing an oil feed line (FM kit?) coming off a place just below the rear of the head on the driver's side. That would make a lot more sense, since it's less distance to go. My oil feed comes from a T by the oil temp sending unit (originally on an AVO kit). The problem is, is that there is a SS-braided line about 4' long that has to go all the way around the engine bay to get to the turbo side. I've attached it along the top edge of the firewall, but after reading some stuff in Corky's book, realize that things attached to the engine shouldn't be attached to the frame/body as well 
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What have other people done with lines coming off the sending unit?
.What have other people done with lines coming off the sending unit?
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03-13-2008, 10:15 PM
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if it aint broke don't fix that **** or in your case don't try to make up more problems. trust me you will have enough of them once you turbo your car. it is really not worth it if you need a longer line and you can't find one to buy let me know i have a local shop that can custom build you one with any fittings and any length. they use teflon lines not the cheap rubber ****. by the way if anyone is interested in getting braided brake lines for their cars let me know so i can start a new thread this guy custom builds them and has a license for doing it. 100% safe. i could probably get the whole braided brake lines for 110$ and there are like 4 color choices.
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03-14-2008, 05:08 PM
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I've been thinking about doing the same thing, but the main problem is not so much the limited access (I have the engine out of the car), but the shavings that will get into the oil channels. You'll have to tear down the engine to get them all out.
You don't have this problem with the return line because those shavings will end up in the sump. What doesn't get flushed out, most likely won't get past the oil pickup mesh.
I would definitely prefer drilling and tapping the hole over running a long hose to the other side of the block. Much cleaner and direct route, but unfortunately not very easy to do.
You don't have this problem with the return line because those shavings will end up in the sump. What doesn't get flushed out, most likely won't get past the oil pickup mesh.
I would definitely prefer drilling and tapping the hole over running a long hose to the other side of the block. Much cleaner and direct route, but unfortunately not very easy to do.
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