Have you thought of just tapping a barb into the housing for the return line. Wonder if there is an angle/flow thing you need to watch for though.
Larry White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net Masters Miata RAGS 074 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 6:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: drilling the block for water I was thinking of installing a thermostat cover in lieu of the inlet housing (haven't checked if the bolt pattern is the same though). Since there's no heater, I don't really need the return line. Of course, this requires a coolant reroute to keep things cool enough in the back. OTOH, the heater of an 80's mini should fit the westfield so maybe I'll just cough up the $90 for the housing Emoticon die tong uitsteekt Emoticon. Frank From: Bill <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cardell Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 3:28 AM To: Frank <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; [email protected] Subject: RE: drilling the block for water Don't forget you will need the MSM water pump inlet housing to fit with that turbo. Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com 1-800-FLY-MX5S (sales) 970-242-3800 (tech) 2008 FM Open House: August 14-17 _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: drilling the block for water Sorry, I should have been more clear. Like Larry mentioned, I'm fitting a msm turbo on a '99 and want to use the stock msm hard lines. Since these ports are only present on the NA and MSM engines, I'll need to drill and tap. I'll be doing 'my' coolant reroute as well (http://miata.devocht.com). On my old setup (FM2), the results were pretty spectaculair (from 94°C to 88°C while cruising and much lower temps on track - don't remember the exact numbers though) Frank From: Robert McElwee <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:54 PM To: Frank <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: drilling the block for water Several of us have done coolant reroutes (among other crazy things). Tell us what you are doing and maybe we can give you some ideas other than drilling the block. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've been thinking about drilling a '99 engine for water (like the older NA engines, next to the dipstick). Would it be a problem should any of the shavings get into the block (most likely they will)? Will I be able to get them flushed out without tearing down the engine? I won't drill for oil though, just water Frank _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower -- Robert McElwee and Red Beast 1991 T25 Turbo @ 15 PSI Link ECU, FM IC, 9:1 pistons Over 400 lbs of "added lightness" www.lightweightmiata.com Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer/trailer.htm
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