I re-clocked the turbo and re-routed the drain line slightly, and it appears to have done the trick. I say "appears" as I didn't run it super long, but after a few miles of driving I let it idle for a couple minutes, which normally would have been smoking a lot.



Jody

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Time for some video

That is great news.

Keeping my finger crossed that it's fixed.

Excellent news:yes: Fingers are crosses that was it.

boy I sure hope this was the problem and it's fixed now...you need a break!!

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I don't know if i can help but these are some of my rules of thumbs i always like to place the drains for the pan by the middle main cap away from the crank swinging.I will use no less then a -12 drain i've had -10s give me issues if there are tight areas in the drain line i usually restrict the turbo to .0625 if we have any issues with oil.If there are issues with oil and that doesn't help they make a zero gap ring to install in the turbo i have a car thats pulling more than 20 kpa of the scale on decel right now thats a stick car that is puffing on decel and were putting the z gaps in that car.I also had car come in with not enough breather that can cause problems.Oil level would be important also Call tyler and see how much it takes to get it to the top of the tray because if its beyond that on the ats pan the crank will definetely whip it up especially with a stroker.Also the drain on that pan where it threads in is smaller than i would like to see.I used that pan on the mosler but we welded in -12s and pluged those in the front.I read the comments breifly but i think you said with the line not connected no oil was coming out.That sounds really odd and that there is something wrong with the turbo.Because that sucker will flat pour when disconnected.Even restricted to.035.I.t.s. use to have a ball bearing unit that i could never get to not smoke.When it came down to it it was the turbos the way they designed the center section.It wasn't until they went under and the guys that use to work there told me it was always a design flaw.Pissed me off good.Anyways sounds like you've got it i glad but if not you might want to try some of these things.Don't hesitate to call if you have any questions.Talk to you Tom

thanks Tom. The no oil coming out was from the pan when the drain line was disconnected. I left the fitting open to see if oil would come out at all, nothing at all. Yes, the drain line had quite a bit of oil coming into the bucket when disconnected and running!

Precision uses .035 restrictors up top. It seems to be good, but I am going to go to #12 lines and bigger fittings somehow. The line on the drivers side gets tight around the steering box, whether I go behind or in front of it, a larger line will help there. Also going to build a stainless hardline with a gentler curve off the turbo. I thought of welded #12's to the pan, now I know I'm going to do it. The i.d. of 3/8" npt is not as big as I would like, definitely smaller than the 5/8" i.d. of the lines.

Thanks for the info, you know a lot more than me about this. I just didn't want to bug you, you're a busy guy. Do appreciate the advice. :thumbsup:

Jody

I just replaced the plugs. One was bad, not firing all the time, was smoking on one side at idle. Wouldn't build boost either.

Sentences are your friend tom.. :D good info!