whare do you mount you catch can?
I mounted it on the bracket for the accessory belt tensioner and broke two aluminum brackets due to vibration. time to re think how I'm mounting it.
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My horrible solution: It's ziptied to the radiator bracket.
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Fuse box bracket.
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Mounted to the firewall in space of windshield washer bottle.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1343162211 catch can - Moroso 85400 - Moroso Dry Sump Breather Tanks - Overview - SummitRacing.com bracket - Moroso 63401 - Moroso Universal Overflow Tank Mounting Kits - Overview - SummitRacing.com |
Is the general consensus to mount it high enough that the lines off the cam cover aren't running a downward slope?
I mounted my overflow to the fuse box bracket so I was leaning towards the side of the frame rail, however, I'm concerned that running my lines down hill will guarantee gravity is going to fill the breather tank in no time. -Zach |
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https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1343162937 Drilled and tapped the flange edge, bolt and nut work too. |
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Mine is where the charcoal canister used to be. I’m using bioethanol (E85) and because of that I’m getting about 0.5litres (.52 quarts) of water in there every week. I have to make bigger catch can… |
Why does BioEthanol mean you collect water? Just curious.
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Originally Posted by richyvrlimited
(Post 908156)
Why does BioEthanol mean you collect water? Just curious.
Google tells that this is common thing with E85: one main byproduct of combustion is water. Hydrocarbons/alcohol burning in oxygen make carbon dioxide and water, or as the chemists would say: HC + O2 -> CO2 + H2O If you work through the equations, you actually make about a gallon of water per gallon of fuel burned. That always comes out as steam / vapor, though on a cold day or at start-up, you may see it dribbling from the tailpipe. source: Catch cans or Breather cans? - E85Performance.net - Discussion Forum for All E85 Car Owners |
seems like you have space, perhaps you could use a $10 ebay catch can without baffles to connect to your existing catch can with a small pipe and petcock drain valve
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Originally Posted by muoto
(Post 908158)
Well I’m not sure if the “Bio” thing is the cause. All the local E85 cars here in Finland suffers the same "too much water in the catch can" -problem.
Google tells that this is common thing with E85: one main byproduct of combustion is water. Hydrocarbons/alcohol burning in oxygen make carbon dioxide and water, or as the chemists would say: HC + O2 -> CO2 + H2O If you work through the equations, you actually make about a gallon of water per gallon of fuel burned. That always comes out as steam / vapor, though on a cold day or at start-up, you may see it dribbling from the tailpipe. source: Catch cans or Breather cans? - E85Performance.net - Discussion Forum for All E85 Car Owners |
Originally Posted by soviet
(Post 907535)
Mounted to the firewall in space of windshield washer bottle.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1343162211 catch can - Moroso 85400 - Moroso Dry Sump Breather Tanks - Overview - SummitRacing.com bracket - Moroso 63401 - Moroso Universal Overflow Tank Mounting Kits - Overview - SummitRacing.com |
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