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Old 05-16-2004, 03:33 PM
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Default Just ordered my AMW Catchcan

I got the anodized blue. I'm also getting the Dark Age bracket for a totally pimp look

Pics to come...
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Youll be very pleased. I got DarkAges bracket also. I got the clear adonized catchcan. Both are very high quality pieces. Installed the Metco breather and Im good to go. When you see the oil in the catchcan youll know you did the right thing.
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I have the breather (Metco) also Should be sweet.
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My AMW Blue Anodized can arrived.

First off, my hats off to AMW, they shipped it the same day I ordered and sent me a tracking number that day. I didn't even ask for this.

Now, the quality of this product is second to none from the can construction, anodizing and machining of all the parts, including the bracket.

It's WELL worth the $88 shipped. I think they're giving them away at that price.

DarkAge's bracket will be here by Friday, I'll follow up then.
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i need one. am going to ask if they can give me one bare, not anodizing at all so I can polish it myself.

otherwise i'll just get black
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Originally Posted by CANNIBAL

DarkAge's bracket will be here by Friday, I'll follow up then.

Levi, Were can i get darkeage's bracket from and how much is it???? Do they do other colors for anodizing?? Green??
Kyle
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Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
Levi, Were can i get darkeage's bracket from and how much is it???? Do they do other colors for anodizing?? Green??
Kyle
Kyle, just PM DARK AGE 53 (cut and paste that as it is his exact screen handle) and he'll send you one. They're $41 shipped and they are BAD *** looking, he uses a new bracket w/button head bolts. It's killer.
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Here are pics of the can:

http://locker.uky.edu/~ldproc0/AMW/catchcan 001.jpg
http://locker.uky.edu/~ldproc0/AMW/catchcan 002.jpg
http://locker.uky.edu/~ldproc0/AMW/catchcan 003.jpg
http://locker.uky.edu/~ldproc0/AMW/catchcan 004.jpg
http://locker.uky.edu/~ldproc0/AMW/catchcan 005.jpg
http://locker.uky.edu/~ldproc0/AMW/catchcan 006.jpg

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I have tried every other 'solution' for oil in the intake including the LS6 valley and the AMW can is the only thing that ever slowed it down enough to notice. Its a great piece for under 100.00 and the quality is outstanding.
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kp, the quality is outstanding, I would have expected this to be over $200 based on the quality of the build and the machinig it all must have taken.
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I agree totally with you guys...the quality is out of this world...a definite bargain. If anyone is on the fence about this product, get it...you won't be disappointed!
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very nice piece
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What's the material in this portion of the can?
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What I don't understand is how a relatively small company can sell a very high quality product such as this can make any money on a piece like this. Even the nipples that are installed on the can for the hose connections are very high quality as well as the hose clamps.

Then you have the large companies like F.A.S.T. and their cheaply assembled LSX that sells for $700+.

Either AMW is making no money off of these (or losing $$) very awesome quality PCV cans or we're getting SEVERELY chaffed by companies like F.A.S.T.

I really have never been so impressed with a product quality and cost ratio as this.
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It helps eliminate/control PCV blow-by from car's PCV system.

Info and purchasing can be had here:
http://www.accmachtech.com/pcvcatchcans.htm
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I will post pics later of where I mounted mine, I didnt feel like paying $40 for a bracket.
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Originally Posted by v8maro
I will post pics later of where I mounted mine, I didnt feel like paying $40 for a bracket.
-Steve
That bracket is worth the $ to me. It's the perfect spot and looks very pimp
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its simple for 3 reasons why they can do it so cheap.

1, its not super expensive to get something like that machined, if you can make lots of them. They have to front the cost of development, coding, ect, but the payoff in the end will make them fairly cheap to make.

2, they sell direct to the public, and not through a middleman, who needs to make profit.

3 they're not typical greedy ls1 part manufacturers who like to charge up a premium because they think we all have money, this was true in 1998-2000, but not anymore with ls1 cars available for $7500 or less.

simple things like nx switch panels, and fan switches, once 2 people make profit, the simple parts get expensive

Ryan

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once you get the AMW can you just gotta that you didn't spend the same $$$ on a GReddy. I accidently reversed the PVC lines to the can but it still works great

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...28324294cwgBOe
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hugger427, I actually bought a Cusco can from an Import shop for $125 last year. It collected the oil but it was too bulky to mount and drain easily.

AMW has done the homework on these. I can't wait for my bracket from Dark Age 53, it'll be here tomorrow.


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