Can You Reverse Water Lines? Turbo Beanies?

[W0rp3D]

Im currently installing a 3540 on my 33 and was wondering if the feed/return water lines have to go in certain sides or can they go either way, ive got banjo barbs to use and if i follow the set up from the old turbo then the one off the block comes around to the exposed side of the turbo and there other one goes to the other side that you cant get at, would prefer to put the one from the block to the closest side and run the other one to the front.

Also i have a turbo beanie for it, have been hearing a lot of mixed thoughts about them lately, just wondering if i should run it or not?

[Dobz]

It doesn't matter which way water flows through the turbo.

Your turbo beanie should be ok if it's a reputable brand, from what i've heard it's the quality of the stitching in some cheap brand beanies that's the issue with people saying the stitching burnt and the beanie just fell apart.

[saliya]

Also i have a turbo beanie for it, have been hearing a lot of mixed thoughts about them lately, just wondering if i should run it or not?

The good part: keeps heat inside the turbo and away from your engine bay etc.

The bad part: keeps heat inside the turbo!!!

If the underbonnet heat is not excessive without it and you have appropriate heat shielding then I would not run one.

Cheers,

SW

[KiwiRS4T]

According to the turbo instructions the fitting of the water lines should facilitate water continuing to circulate through the turbo after the engine is turned off (brain fade - by means of the principle of hot water rising - can't think of the word for it at the moment) if that helps!

[Dobz]

According to the turbo instructions the fitting of the water lines should facilitate water continuing to circulate through the turbo after the engine is turned off (brain fade - by means of the principle of hot water rising - can't think of the word for it at the moment) if that helps!

Convection?

It's ideal to set it up like that but it's not critical because once you turn the engine off the exhaust stops producing heat and everything starts cooling down anyway.

[R31Nismoid]

Convection?

It's ideal to set it up like that but it's not critical because once you turn the engine off the exhaust stops producing heat and everything starts cooling down anyway.

Touch a housing 10mins after you've turned the car off - see how much it's cooled down

There is still a rather large amount of residual heat.

Cooling down from "high load" type temps doesn't take long to get to 300, down from 600-700 degree or whatever.

But going from 300 to 200 takes quite a while longer