I'm currently parting together a turbo kit for my 2.2 balt using the LNF K04 turbo. My questions are whether it would be easier to buy the LNF turbo feed, coolant feed and coolant drain pipes or...should i use an oil galley plug on the back of the motor for oil supply and then just tap into the coolant lines for my feed and return for that?

any and all advice is welcome as long as its constructive. thanks guys

 

bumpity bump

 

Sub'd. Im doing the same project and am trying to figure out the same dilemma.

 

i'm thinking that for the oil feed it would be easier to just take off the back of the motor and for the coolant just get an LNF thermostat housing and run the LNF coolant pipes. but there might be another way to do it I dont know about

 

Im waiting to hear back from another member on here about a hahn no drill oil kit. I agree with you on running a lnf. T stat housing. Sounds like the easiest solution. Utilizing a galley plug for a feed is easy, zzp offers a fitting for 10-15 bucks roughly. The problem is drilling/ tapping your oil pan or welding a bung in for a return since its an aluminum pan.

 

I'm interested to hear about the hahn no drill oil kit, i havnt heard about that. If youre concerned about the oil return and drilling your pan zzp offers oil pans drilled for a return for 90 bucks

 

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bump. anyone have any ideas

 

on my 06 balt i drilled and tapped a 1/8 npt to -4 fitting into the oil filter housing and used a .060" orifice at the turbo inlet flange to keep the pressure down. i dont like to use the cylinder head as a oil pressure source as the pressure is lower and it varies. many people use this method so its your choice.

as for the coolant lines you can tap off the coolant lines for the heater core going into the fire wall or as suggested above get the lnf thermostat housing

as for the pan you have no choice but to remove it and have a fitting/bung welded to it. i used -8 fittings and braided line.

 

I bought the lnf oil feed and drain lines as well as the lnf coolant feed and drain lines. I'm going to be getting the lnf thermostat housing. does the lnf coolant lines feed and drain through the thermostat housing or does it feed through the housing and drain somewhere else? same question for the oil lines. where does it feed from and does it drain straight into the pan?

 

the coolant feed and return should loop around just like the heater core hoses. there is no drain. its a sealed system.

the oil feed as i stated above on my build feeds off of my oil filter housing and it drains(gravity) into the top of the oil pan just above the oil drain plug.