Holset oil restricter location

[sk8freak8989]

Im sorry if this has been covered already but i cant seem to find anything. I am going to be running a hx40 on my car and i am going to make sure the oiling system is perfect. I have chosen to run a restricter but i am not sure where to put it. I have seen people put the restricter right in the turbo and also down but the OFH. I have heard that the restricter causes a splash effect on the oil so when put into the turbo it can starve the turbo for oil. So where is the better place to put the restricter?

Thanks

 

[Kalub]

I'm planning on feeding straight from the OFH

 

[sk8freak8989]

Are you going to be running a restrictor?

 

[Honto]

Half way in the line is where FP puts it on the Evo turbos. Even though its a little more work that is where I would put it.

 

[JusMX141]

Location doesn't matter, as long as it's somewhere between the oil source and the turbo.

Also, be sure you check your pressure before restricting and use a restrictor that only restricts enough to get the pressure within spec or you'll wipe the turbo out in a hurry.

 

[sk8freak8989]

Ok thanks and that's what I'm going to do. I got a 12an drain and I still have balance shafts so hopefully I won't even need a restricter, but I got a fitting so i can t into the line to check the pressure, just to be sure.

 

[bastarddsm]

Location doesn't matter, as long as it's somewhere between the oil source and the turbo.

Also, be sure you check your pressure before restricting and use a restrictor that only restricts enough to get the pressure within spec or you'll wipe the turbo out in a hurry.

Its location will actually have an effect on pressue and volume at the turbo. It's kind of counterintuitive, but the actual feed line acts as a restrictor itself. Pressure at the turbo will be lower with the restrictor at the ofh vs. having it at the turbo. For example, I had a 20psi drop across my feed line.

But anyway none of this matters, put a gauge at the turbo, after any restrictions, and make sure its 30-72psi at load.

 

[sk8freak8989]

Ok thanks that helped a lot.

 

[richard33]

Location doesn't matter, as long as it's somewhere between the oil source and the turbo.

Also, be sure you check your pressure before restricting and use a restrictor that only restricts enough to get the pressure within spec or you'll wipe the turbo out in a hurry.

True that! It took me a few hx40s to figure that out .