Installing T-25 Temporarily, coolant line question..

[FutureGSXOwner]

Ok..I just pulled a DSM-Performance.com 60 Trim off of my car. I have a stock T-25 that will be replacing it until I figure out which ball-bearing setup I wanna go with. I pulled two coolant lines from the 60-Trim and I need to know if I need to hook them up to the T-25, or if the oil lines are the only ones necessary. Thanks to anyone who can help.

 

[miteclgst]

I could be wrong, but I imagine that since the turbo was engineered for a water cooled center cartridge that you should keep it that way.

 

[FutureGSXOwner]

Well that wasn't the question..I just need to know if the T-25 needs coolant lines hooked up to it or not. How is it cooled stock? Thanks.

 

[miteclgst]

it is cooled stock with water lines, it also has an oil line from the oil filter housing to the top of the turbo and a return line from the bottom of a turbo.. thus why I said what I said. If you would like to experiment and see if the oil cools it enough then be my guest. It comes water cooled from the factory.

 

[FutureGSXOwner]

Thanks. Is there a stock line ran somewhere to make this easy? I'm massively stumped.

 

[miteclgst]

There are 2 aluminum "L" shaped lines that come on the turbo from the factory. They have banjo fittings on one end and a bead on the other. There are two lines that they connect to can be found along the side of the block directly under the thermostat / water housing. If the turbo that you were using wasn't water cooled then there is a good chance that these are either looped together or capped off. check out this link and it will show you where the lines were and how they were hooked to the t-25. http://www.plymouthlaser.com/evo16g2.htm
here is one pic of the way they were situated.

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[FutureGSXOwner]

Damn..thanks for taking time out to link me up. Do any of our vendors sell stock lines or would the classifieds be my best bet? I'm aiming for a non-problematic install so i'd like to get them new if possible but I don't wanna resort to calling Mitsubishi..

 

[miteclgst]

I don't know where you will find them, most people who are going the (Evo3, B16G, S16G, T28) route save them. You might find them on the classifieds. SBR has them, here is the link http://www.slowboyracing.com/shop.php?sid=&cat=1055 scroll down and you will see them, they are $45. I would suggest calling SBR first and making sure they actually have them and that they aren't on back order. I just had a transaction with them and they never informed me of a 2 week backorder.