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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 03:16 PM
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I got a 7lb procharger, and I m only boosting 5lbs. what can i do to get 7LBs, and it seems that i m getting motor oil in the charger from the pcv hose, cause it is connected to the air canister, which is connected to the inlet of the blower, any suggestions on how to fix it
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 05:12 AM
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Well to get more boost, you can get a smaller pully.

To fix your blowby. Get a filter cap for your oil cap, replace your PCV valve, incase oil clogs it. An hook up a type of catch can inline before your pcv valve.
i used to have bad problems of crank case pressure after each run, would blow oil all over out from my dip stick and pvc hose/valve. This almost fixed it. I just need to rig up a catch the can and i should be good.
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 06:57 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by smokinHawk:
<strong>To fix your blowby. Get a filter cap for your oil cap. An hook up a type of catch can inline before your pcv valve.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How does the filter cap and the catch can also what is a catch can and where do you get one?
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 07:42 AM
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i picked up a nice crome filter cap at autozone for about $10. Its a filter that sits on your oil filler neck.
for a catch can you can use a radiator overflow catch can, reckless gave me the idea. havent put one one yet though.
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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 12:05 AM
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Ya i got the oil cap breather, and I put a inline fuelfilter in the pcv hose, and soon I am going to put the check valve in that i got from McMaster-carr (part# 7775K52) and see if that works
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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by smokinHawk:
<strong>i used to have bad problems of crank case pressure after each run, would blow oil all over out from my dip stick and pvc hose/valve. This almost fixed it. I just need to rig up a catch the can and i should be good.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I had the same problem. You need to tear your engine apart. I had run lean and detonated. I broke ringlands on 2 pistons and lifted the heads and blew out part of the gasket to the lifter valley. I tried to fix the pressure with a vacuum pump and all the stuff you are talking about. But nothing worked. I had to go in and rebuil my engine.
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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 05:33 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by smokinHawk:
<strong>i used to have bad problems of crank case pressure after each run, would blow oil all over out from my dip stick and pvc hose/valve. This almost fixed it. I just need to rig up a catch the can and i should be good.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I had the same problem. You need to tear your engine apart. I had run lean and detonated. I broke ringlands on 2 pistons and lifted the heads and blew out part of the gasket to the lifter valley. I tried to fix the pressure with a vacuum pump and all the stuff you are talking about. But nothing worked. I had to go in and rebuil my engine.
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