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Prep work precluded the 44's placement. The header was sanded smooth, as was the downpipe's mounting flange. A copper gasket was placed for the turbo-to-header mount, and a replacement gasket went on the oil return line mount. Normally, the brass oil feed fitting would be mounted to the turbo with Teflon tape, but this step was skipped since the PTE oiling system has its own fittings. The wastegate solenoid boost lines were cut where they were brittle on the ends to avoid boost problems.
Precision Turbo's TE44 - Big Spool More Fuel

 Prep work precluded the 44's placement. The header was sanded smooth, as was the downpipe's mounting flange. A copper gasket was placed for the turbo-to-header mount, and a replacement gasket went on the oil return line mount. Normally, the brass oil feed fitting would be mounted to the turbo with Teflon tape, but this step was skipped since the PTE oiling system has its own fittings. The wastegate solenoid boost lines were cut where they were brittle on the ends to avoid boost problems.  View Related Article

 

 

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