ATTN: everyone who has a fliter on the valve cover breather
#42
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yeah i found that pic online, looks off....i remember looking at it first hand when i did my first pcv valve when i was like 15yo or something....i lost part of the gasket inside the cover...i had to remove the valve cover form the head and then remove the plates to get the rest of the rubber out.
I really never worried about a catch can, even when my rings were bad and i got the oil in my intake you can see above....if you watch this dyno run....you can see the burn-off on decel, didn't bother me none:
The rings were so bad on that engine, a catch can would actually cause Spyhunter smoke in boost as the pressure drop of the can was enough to prevent any venting to be done.
I think the honda approach, pcv line (with no pcv) and breather line connected with large line, to a single can with a large vent is the best approach to venting and catching oil.
I really never worried about a catch can, even when my rings were bad and i got the oil in my intake you can see above....if you watch this dyno run....you can see the burn-off on decel, didn't bother me none:
The rings were so bad on that engine, a catch can would actually cause Spyhunter smoke in boost as the pressure drop of the can was enough to prevent any venting to be done.
I think the honda approach, pcv line (with no pcv) and breather line connected with large line, to a single can with a large vent is the best approach to venting and catching oil.
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Upon further reflection, I think this is actually how the picture was supposed to be originally. Note the correct orientation of the fusebox and washer bottle in the right side of the photo now that I've reversed it.
#45
http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/vacuum-pumps.html
Thats about a real pump setup, it provides a better ring seal.
Thats about a real pump setup, it provides a better ring seal.
#46
I've tested both lines on m y SC'd engine, and the PCV side flows significantly more oil mist in the catch can than the breather (hot) side. I use inline fuel filters to monitor the oil mist that escapes the catch cans to see if they're working. May have something to do with the amount of time not in/in boost since the PCV will be either open or closed. I am pretty conservative on the street.
#48
Do you have any sort of catch in that line b4 the intercooler?
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I was thinkin the same thing, wouldnt you be forcing air back thru those lines back into the crankcase?
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I've tested both lines on m y SC'd engine, and the PCV side flows significantly more oil mist in the catch can than the breather (hot) side. I use inline fuel filters to monitor the oil mist that escapes the catch cans to see if they're working. May have something to do with the amount of time not in/in boost since the PCV will be either open or closed. I am pretty conservative on the street.
I thought the PCV side was the one on the hotside(the one with a PCV Valve) and the breather was on the cold side.
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PCV is connected between the crankcase and IM.
Breather goes straight to the intake.
The reason i put the catch can on the breather side, is because in boost, when blow-by is accelerated, you have a constant vacuum source (1-2~hg.) hook up to the intake. As pressures build up and some boost leaks through the PCV valve itself, it exits the breather line to be recirculated back into the IM.
Since the pcv is technically closed at idle and boost, I don't see that side being much of a deal, and any fumes/spray that gets past the baffle and the valve itself during cruise is easily mixed in the airflow and burns off without issue.
I still propose, since the pcv valve itself is for emissions, the best solution is this:
Breather goes straight to the intake.
The reason i put the catch can on the breather side, is because in boost, when blow-by is accelerated, you have a constant vacuum source (1-2~hg.) hook up to the intake. As pressures build up and some boost leaks through the PCV valve itself, it exits the breather line to be recirculated back into the IM.
Since the pcv is technically closed at idle and boost, I don't see that side being much of a deal, and any fumes/spray that gets past the baffle and the valve itself during cruise is easily mixed in the airflow and burns off without issue.
I still propose, since the pcv valve itself is for emissions, the best solution is this:
#56
So you would just put a cap where the pcv would normally be on the intake manifold?
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Did you also eliminate the pcv or is still hooked up?
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