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Turbo Coolant Question
For turbos that have coolant ports (specifically the Garrett GTX 2860R), I've seen multiple people say that the coolant intake should be the lower of the two ports, and the return should be higher. I was curious as to why this is. My thought process was that you'd want the fluid to flow from high to low, so this setup is counter intuitive to me.
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Hey, thanks for the reply. Your video has actually been one of my main references for the install and it has been a huge help, so thanks a ton for posting that. I'm not a physics guy so I'm having a hard time understanding how the first law of thermodynamics would apply to this. Regardless of the heat, wouldn't the fluid still have to flow upwards, and therefore wouldn't that impede flow since it'd have to be pumped, versus flowing down with the assistance of gravity?
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