Putting Low Mount Twins On 26/30

[unique1]

hey im stuck between going single turbo or twins at the moment on a rb26/30 and the motor is starting to come together slowly, im just wondering with the use of low mount twins like the 2860r-7s can i reuse any of the stock water and oil lines at all with abit of modifying and bending? If not ill have to make up some more from scratch using the same sort of tube, im trying to avoid any use of braided lines as its too pricey and this is a budget setup.

anyone been able to modify the stock lines to work at all?

i realise the oil drains will be different but thats no big deal, its more the oil feed and water feeds im thinking about...

[James_03]

Yeah I am currently using factory oil/water feed lines with my low mount rr580 setup on a 26/30. You have to pull them upwards slightly due to the extra deck hieght of the block, but with a bit of mucking around they fit fine. Just take your time when doing it and don't change the inside diameter of the pipe by bending them too quickly.

I found extra length in myn by changing the loops that they have slightly.

hey im stuck between going single turbo or twins at the moment on a rb26/30 and the motor is starting to come together slowly, im just wondering with the use of low mount twins like the 2860r-7s can i reuse any of the stock water and oil lines at all with abit of modifying and bending? If not ill have to make up some more from scratch using the same sort of tube, im trying to avoid any use of braided lines as its too pricey and this is a budget setup.

anyone been able to modify the stock lines to work at all?

i realise the oil drains will be different but thats no big deal, its more the oil feed and water feeds im thinking about...

[unique1]

Yeah I am currently using factory oil/water feed lines with my low mount rr580 setup on a 26/30. You have to pull them upwards slightly due to the extra deck hieght of the block, but with a bit of mucking around they fit fine. Just take your time when doing it and don't change the inside diameter of the pipe by bending them too quickly.

I found extra length in myn by changing the loops that they have slightly.

Cheers James just want i wanted to hear save me some more money instead of going braided

[Scooby]

the only problem I found with using the stock lines is that when I changed the turbos while in the car it all turned to cr@p and I couldn't get the lines to fit properly again. a mate made up some 38mm stainless spacers on his to lower the turbos to stock height and it has worked really well. allowed him to use the stock lines, airbox and a whole bunch of other hardware really easily.

[unique1]

the only problem I found with using the stock lines is that when I changed the turbos while in the car it all turned to cr@p and I couldn't get the lines to fit properly again. a mate made up some 38mm stainless spacers on his to lower the turbos to stock height and it has worked really well. allowed him to use the stock lines, airbox and a whole bunch of other hardware really easily.

thanks Scooby the spacer idea is a good one too, if the turbos have to come off i'd be pulling the motor from the bay for sure i hate workin on those twins in the car lol, i currently run a single on my other rb26 and damn its great to work on, but this new engine is gonna be for a streeter so i want it to look stock if i can unless i can get the single turbo past the tech section which im waiting for a reply on as i type this, time will tell which way i go on this one

[N1GTR]

I wouldnt go and use -7's an a 3L, too responsive without enough power IMO - it will be exactly like my supra, if you're in Sydney id show you what i mean. Use -5's instead