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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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just bought my first ls1 yesterday and today i changed the air filter because the previous owner hadn't done it in 2 years. when i took the lid off I saw crap in the maf sensor and a little bit of oil on the tb blade and around the outside. should i be concerned?????

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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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from what i have read on this forum ls1 ones will burn an average of a quart of oil between oil changes i've been told to buy a catch can. to help with the oil in the induction hope this helps mine looked the same way when i bought it a few months ago
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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Well a pic would help but they prob. just needs a good cleaning. A dirty LS TB and MAP is really not a big deal just clean them-be jentle and enjoy.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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you have the stock PCV system............which lets ALOT of oil into the intake......thats why people switch over to LS6 valley covers ......and or ..........catch cans
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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thanks guys ill post up a pic in the morning. as far as a catch can, how are they set up cuz im an ls1 noob lol
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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moving to external
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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what would exactly have to been done to install a ls6 intake what would have to be removed mods etc etc?? and if i run a ls6 intake or aftermarket like a fast would i still need a catch can
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get a catch can. its a must.
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sorry to hijack here, but if you switch to an LS6 intake, do you still need a catch can?
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^ yep... Still the same PCV system, regardless of the intake. Unless you change it to an LS6 valley where people still run the catch can.
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i dont have a catch can on my LS6 valley cover conversion........not a necessity IMO
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^ I did the LS6 valley conversion with my 102/102 swap. Haven't ran it yet, but I'm gonna give it some time before I do a catch can. I may do one on the line coming from the VC to the TB. All this "dirty and clean side" stuff is news to me, but I still see any vacuum pulling fumes from the VC is a bad thing.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 02:07 AM
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Here is the write-up I followed when I installed my LS6 Intake and LS6 Valley Cover...

http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=18

I also added a RevXtreme Catchcan during this installation. I ran my PCV lines according to the second Diagram in the following post...

https://ls1tech.com/forums/11059703-post70.html

Should you decide this is the route you want to pursue, you'll definitely want to take a look at both of these links.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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anyone have any pics of how they ran their catch can so i can see what hoses go where when the time comes for me to install one. thanks
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thanks Greekey, that looks really clean and simple to put together
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