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Old 02-17-2010, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
ok so a bulkhead fitting for the TB hose. what about the other 2 hoses? one on each valve cover going to a T in the back and then to the intake. i know you could do just 2 more bulkhead fittings but then there would be no baffle to keep oil from going down the hose. could you buy a PCV valve thats the "push into valve cover" style and just run the hose from that? those valve's are only like 5 bucks at autozone..
You could drill a hole and then put the grommet in and do it that way. Run two pcv valves and a t fitting then run it to a catch then straight to TB. A very clean setup IMO
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Originally Posted by Joshiedoom
You could drill a hole and then put the grommet in and do it that way. Run two pcv valves and a t fitting then run it to a catch then straight to TB. A very clean setup IMO
would a catch can be required? or could it be done without it?

so it would be on the passanger side valve cover bulkhead fitting for the TB hose and a PCV valve with hose going to the T in back..

driverside PCV valve with hose going to the T in back..

T in the back goes to the intake mani.

keep it as stock as possable without making the nice covers look like crap.
would something like this work?
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
would a catch can be required? or could it be done without it?

so it would be on the passanger side valve cover bulkhead fitting for the TB hose and a PCV valve with hose going to the T in back..

driverside PCV valve with hose going to the T in back..

T in the back goes to the intake mani.

keep it as stock as possable without making the nice covers look like crap.
would something like this work?
Of course. Without having baffles it would use a bit of oil IMO
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Hmm. i was under the impression the PCV valve's would act as baffles...
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
Hmm. i was under the impression the PCV valve's would act as baffles...
They would help but a lot more oil will get on the bottom of them since there is no baffle like the stock valvecovers. I suggest using fixed orifice valves as having two poppet valve style might cause idle issues
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Originally Posted by Joshiedoom
They would help but a lot more oil will get on the bottom of them since there is no baffle like the stock valvecovers. I suggest using fixed orifice valves as having two poppet valve style might cause idle issues
Hmm. so for a catch can i would take the T and instead of going to the intake it goes to the can.. then instead of the TB hose going to the valve cover it would go to the catch can??and just plug all fittings on the intake mani...

only 2 holes to drill on the valve covers then right? one on each for the PCV valve.


would you even need the PCV valve's with a catch can set up? could you just put in 2 bulkhead fittings and run them to a T and then to the catch can. and on the other side of the can run it to the TB..


sorry if this is confusing.. i think im confusing myself wwith all of this. i appretiat all your help.
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
Hmm. so for a catch can i would take the T and instead of going to the intake it goes to the can.. then instead of the TB hose going to the valve cover it would go to the catch can??and just plug all fittings on the intake mani...

only 2 holes to drill on the valve covers then right? one on each for the PCV valve.


would you even need the PCV valve's with a catch can set up? could you just put in 2 bulkhead fittings and run them to a T and then to the catch can. and on the other side of the can run it to the TB..


sorry if this is confusing.. i think im confusing myself wwith all of this. i appretiat all your help.
Without the pcv valves the idle would be high or just generally wierd. As for the TB fitting, I would run it to a catchcan as well. They make dual catchcan setups just for this I do believe.
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they do look sick
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ok so i was looking at this diagram..
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/I...uctions_CC.pdf

and from the pics 97-01

i could do 2 bulkhead fittings to a hose with a T and then a inline pcv valve then to the catch can..and the catch can to the front of the intake mani.(i would guess block off the fitting on the back????) and a bulkhead fitting for the TB hose. that stays..

am i looking at that right?
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Originally Posted by Joshiedoom
Without the pcv valves the idle would be high or just generally wierd..
No it wont change anything! I went from factory pcv and a catch can to running breather and nothing changed other then it looking cleaner under the hood
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Few things ya can do.

1. Use bulkhead fitting and run lines to catch can and back to intake
2. Use bulkhead fitting and run lines to a catch can with a breather & cap everything off
3. Drill and put rubber grommet and put pcv in it like factory.
4. Just run breathers on ya valve covers and cap off intake and TB (what i did)

If ya blowing that much oil you have problems! My 127,00 mile ls1 with breathers have no oil on them and a trick of the trade is used some black wrist bans over them. Seen a few people do that.


catch can idea's

One with breather to cap everything off


Normal catch can you run back to intake

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Originally Posted by boostedgtp
Sounds like they may be more trouble then what I thought. Good to know about the wires and the a/c and the heater hose.

Stangs bane - How did you fix yours?
Took them off

There were two ways to fix the ones I had.

1) Grind the "washer" off of the hold down bolts. This would allow you to move the VC up to where everything was centered.

2) Bend the post where the bolts went to try and center them.


I just took them off and put factory back on..



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