bash253

After searching I couldn't find an answer to my very simple question.

On a dsm Garrett t25, is there any downside to using a properly threaded slip on hose barb in place of banjo bolts for the water line connections on the turbo?

SJP0tato

iTrader: (7)

It's less secure and more failure prone than a banjo fitting.
Otherwise it shouldn't really matter, other than if it fails someplace 500 miles from nowhere.

Alejo_NIN

iTrader: (2)

i would say not to use the barbed fittings, the turbo gets really hot and would next to melt the lines causing them to crack and dry up...

matthewdesigns

iTrader: (8)

Use the hard lines. They move the rubber portions well away from the heat of the manifold.

smurfmiata93

I replaced my silicone hoses with banjo fittings with AN banjo fittings and steel braided lines.