Reservoirs vs T-lines in Flow Rate = Insignificant

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Just one elbow won't amount to much, just don't go putting a dozen of them in to straighten out your tubing and you'll be fine.

I'm really curious on the effect of using a T-joint as an elbow. What I'm implying is that I'd like to connect a T directly to the radiator. The other end of the T will be capped off with a G1/4 temp probe. The branching T itself will be connected with tubing to continue on to the blocks.

I'm wondering if that sort of implementation of an "elbow" will result in a larger pressure drop.