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but my understanding is the CCI mount will interfere with the
18mm to AN IN fitting on the end plate.
This is true if the
mount plate is the same as mine. I originally found an odd 90 degree
fitting that could be modified to fit (just barely), and that worked fine for
the first 3 revs of engine installation. This time around, I plugged that oil
inlet hole, and now return oil to the oil filter pad block. This is how
it's done on the FD engine.
2)Also, the RD1-B has two outlets, I BELIEVE they are 1/4" NPT..
any recommended part numbers/vendors?
I believe they are 1/4" NPT, and the
adapter to take this to AN-6 is common, available most
anywhere.
3)Finally, the turbo oil OUT on top of the front end
plate is a M12 1.5 thread pitch... this also corresponds with the engine
mount hole in the lower MIDDLE iron that I drilled out for PSRU oil return..
same thread size/pitch... again.. any known sources of metric to AN fittings
or custom work...
Earl's catalog shows a fitting for
this. It's 12mm x 1.5 to AN-6, and the Earl's number is
991944. Summit has them in stock, EAR-991944ERL is the part
number.
5) We are going to probably do a remote oil filter.. by
doing so, we arent REQUIRED to use Mazda specific filters and mounting
hardware. Any recommendation on quality remote mount oil filters and remote
mounts. Filters and mounts that are compatible with safety wiring are a
bonus.
There was a lot of talk about K&N
filters recently, and I even got one, but I sent it back because it was
huge. Great filter though, and with a safety wire provision. Should
work with almost any remote adapter using the same thread.
That being said, I'm happy with the
Mazda filter. I'm using the 3rd gen filters on my engine now, and feel
completely comfortable with that solution.
6) I plan to put a quick drain on the oil pan and put a hose on the quick
drain. This will allow for cleaner oil changes by diverting the draining oil
to a location where it wont hit the radiator. I intend to safety wire the
drain closed. Any known vendors for such a device? I dont even know the
size of the oil pan bolt.
I have a note that the oil drain plug
is 14mm x 1.5, but it also says "need to confirm" next to the note. I did
a quick Google search, and came up with this quick drain for a motorcycle.
Heck, I might try one.
http://www.cyclegadgets.com/Products/product.asp?Item=QC
7) I saw one or two folks who had made their own oil pad bypass
blocks. The ones who did this let me know on the size of AL stock, the
diameters you used for your passages, the size bits you used to mill o-ring
groves
I think Dale Rogers is set up to make
these for anyone who wants them. I would have let him make mine, but he
wasn't quite ready when I needed it. The adapter can vary quite a bit, so
there's no set size. I don't even recall the sizes of the holes that I
drilled, but I made the o-ring grooves 3/4" diameter, because that was the size
of my end mill. I just got o-rings to fit, and it hasn't leaked a
drop. As I mentioned earlier, plan to return oil to this block, and
you won't need the fitting at the bottom of the rear housing.
For any of you eagle eyed folks who try
to figure out my oil routing from the picture, it's a little odd. The oil
cooler has in inlet, and two outlets. I used the AN-12 outlet to go to the
adapter block, which connects the outlet tank of the cooler to the pressure
regulator in the engine. The other outlet from the cooler goes to the
filter by way of an AN-8 hose (can't really see this in the pic). The oil
then comes out of the filter, and returns to the filter pad adapter
block. In the picture, you can also see that I drilled and tapped
two 1/4" NPT holes in the rotor housing foot. I just ran a separate hose
from each of the RD-1C drains.
Cheers,
Rusty (planning to check the temp
increase through that black inlet duct)
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