Coolant lines for B16G, are they needed?

[JDNSBR]

I agree, curiousity does not lead nor point to laziness. He asked the question and recieved the answers he was looking for. End of discussion IMO.


Hey Bruce.

 

[suicidal2af]

Actually youre wrong. Lazyness has noting to do with it... If I were lazy I wouldnt even start such a project or have bought a DSM for that matter. Its just like everyone who asks if they can use ebay parts or whats the max boost I can run. The are just looking for some guidelines to see if what they have planned out in their heads is actually practical. If someone tells you you can get from point a to point b by taking a shorter route wouldnt you be interested in shaving a few miles off your trip? So you ask around and find out that the shortcut is actually a dirt road with potholes and its just not as practical even if it is a few miles shorter and faster. Being curious didnt make you lazy because sometimes the shortcuts work out to your benefit which would fall under working smarter, not harder, which wasnt listed as one of your options.

You're misinterpreting my definition of lazy. It's like this -- you know the water lines are there for a reason, but due to the particulars of your circumstance, you toy with the idea of not using them. The reason for this is wanting to find a shortcut, which makes it easier. Does this make you a lazy person? Absolutely not -- but the fact of the matter is, you were trying to find a way around doing something that would have created more work. You find out that it's not practical, so you decide to do it the right way. So while you're not a lazy person, you toyed with the idea of skipping something to save some work, right?

Again, I'm not trying to sound like I'm insulting you or anyone with this, and I apologize if it comes off this way. However, shortcuts are blazed by laziness or impatience. Take your pick

 

[DiamondStarM]

ho hum. Just like body kits and wings you’re entitled to your opinion on the matter. I guess your definition of lazy doesn’t factor in practicality though, according to your definition driving a car instead of walking is lazy, or going to subway instead of making a sandwich on your lunch break...lazy I'm done with this conversation, thank you for your actual input to the thread though, it was helpful.

 

[jepherz]

It has been done many times before; blocking off the water lines and just running oil through the turbo. Just like many dry housings are made, running a water cooled section with capped off water lines is no differet...think about it. With that said, if your turbo has water line capability, you're going to be better off running water through it if nothing else. As we all know, heat degrades things at a faster pace.

 

[Hal]

The only difference between MHI wet & dry housings is that housings which were originally dry have freeze plugs instread of "threads" in the "holes" where water fittings would normally be.

If you want a turbo to last 100k miles, use the water lines.

If it's a track only car, skip them.

If you want something in between, well flip a coin because either answer will be good enough for time frame in which your likely to own the car or until you upgrade the turbo.

Hal

 

[oldman]

The only difference between MHI wet & dry housings is that housings which were originally dry have freeze plugs instread of "threads" in the "holes" where water fittings would normally be.

If this true, I stand corrected, I will make some phone calls on Monday to verified. This however does not change my view that coolant should be left connected on wet centers unless someone can prove that there are real advantages running without them.

Is this the same Hal I think it is. If so, welcome back, and thanks for the Palm version of dsmlink.