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Old 02-02-2007, 02:07 PM
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blue that is what i am going ot do b4 i put it back on the engine, going to tap a 3/8 NPT hole and go for it, plug it up till i get my turbo!
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Old 02-02-2007, 02:34 PM
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i did the ol' punch a hole in your pan with the stock pan. PITA! when building my new motor, i just bought a special AN fitting that lets me drill a hole in the pan and then this fitting slides in, and then you tighten it with a nut on the inside of the pan. its a much cleaner install if you dont mind taking the pan off. i now have a -8 line for my oil return instead of a junky rubber hose
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Old 02-02-2007, 02:36 PM
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very nice ill get one of those then!
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Old 02-02-2007, 03:34 PM
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I much rather do that but Im not gonna take the pan off..... so I guess I will have to stick with what comes with the kit.
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Old 02-02-2007, 03:54 PM
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shouldnt be that big of a deal b/c most ppl dont have the engine out when they tap
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Old 02-02-2007, 04:12 PM
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Yea but I dont think I will feel like removing the pan.... unless I remove the pan when I do my front suspension and remove my k member!
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Old 02-02-2007, 04:14 PM
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that wouldnt be a bad idea, be easy then
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But than that kind of defeats the purpose because I would still have to do it myself.... I dunno, whatever I will figure it out when I get to that point!
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Old 02-02-2007, 06:18 PM
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I used an air punch and did it on the passenger side of the pan, use a tap with greae over it to pick up the filings
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Old 02-02-2007, 06:57 PM
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I have an air hammer but someone told me that I shouldnt use that if its my first time because I could easily f*ck it up that way..... any recommendations?
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