Should you use a catch can (answer) YES!
10-08-2011, 02:24 PM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/11059703-post70.html
10-08-2011, 03:20 PM
#24
Yep read ...
When replacing our stock TB with a ported one on a 1000 mile 2010 Grand Sport, oh my! Look what was all up in that new LS3 intake.
We put on one of the RX Performance catch cans. We sell them in different colors also. Definitely as the OP states, YES!
We have catch cans for NA and Turbo/SC/Nitrous applications.
http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...ducts_id=13737
http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...ducts_id=17761
When replacing our stock TB with a ported one on a 1000 mile 2010 Grand Sport, oh my! Look what was all up in that new LS3 intake.
We put on one of the RX Performance catch cans. We sell them in different colors also. Definitely as the OP states, YES!
We have catch cans for NA and Turbo/SC/Nitrous applications.
http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...ducts_id=13737
http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...ducts_id=17761
10-08-2011, 03:25 PM
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Do you still have the factory PCV system, or LS6 valley cover?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/11059703-post70.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/11059703-post70.html
Sorry, I know very little-nothing about this.
10-09-2011, 10:30 AM
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is there a catch can that is more on the affordable side that works since these have shot up in price? and Im running the LS2 valley cover so im guessing Ill need a PCV valve inline?
11-04-2011, 05:22 PM
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OK, I have had some issues of "blow-by" and was assuming it was the rings. Now after seeing this i wonder if the rings are fine and that i just need to add a CC.(attached are pics of the runners on the heads)...It seams to be the worst in the front of the motor and gets lighter towards the rear...car has ported/milled 241 heads, Comp cam, and intake (wieland)
sorry..i can figure out to post pics on this site.......
sorry..i can figure out to post pics on this site.......
11-05-2011, 12:22 PM
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Ok, so a catch can seems to be an inline component that just catches oil and maybe a little moisture? Whats the difference between the $$$ cans and the cheaper ones? What would convince me to spend so much on one? Are we paying for aesthetics? I dont have TCS so it would look nice in my engine bay....
11-05-2011, 01:24 PM
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I bought a used FAST 92 and after taking it apart to clean it I would NEVER run without a catch can now. The inside of it was absolutely covered in oil. I had to sand all the runners to get the baked-on oil off.
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11-05-2011, 04:33 PM
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Well....I put a breather on the drivers side valve cover (picture below), then I connected a vacuum line to suck fresh air and crankcase gases from the passengers side valve cover (pictured). Then I capped off my valley cover port and TB ports. So fresh goes into the drivers side valve cover and across the entire engine and out the passengers side.
But I have a needle valve in the vacuum line so I can adjust how strong that vacuum is pulling on the crankcase gases. I also completely shut it off for about 1 year to see what would happen.....absolutely no change at all in anything. Vacuum is not needed, just breathers.
I used a cigarette while it was idling and the needle valve wide open and it sucks all the smoke right into that filter. Since factory vacuum strength is way too much, I have it set at about 1/2 that.....and not a drop of oil is in my intake.
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But I have a needle valve in the vacuum line so I can adjust how strong that vacuum is pulling on the crankcase gases. I also completely shut it off for about 1 year to see what would happen.....absolutely no change at all in anything. Vacuum is not needed, just breathers.
I used a cigarette while it was idling and the needle valve wide open and it sucks all the smoke right into that filter. Since factory vacuum strength is way too much, I have it set at about 1/2 that.....and not a drop of oil is in my intake.
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11-05-2011, 08:00 PM
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Is anyone running a CC with a set of fabbed tall valve covers? I'm going to be running a ls6 valley cover with the valve covers. Is it pretty much set up like the OP's picture?
11-25-2011, 11:40 PM
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What I want to know is, if this is a big issue, why, even in the 5th Gens, do they not still include a catch can? 5th Gens have this issue too, see:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153923
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153923
11-26-2011, 12:06 AM
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Manufacturers see catch cans as a potential fire hazard.
What I want to know is, if this is a big issue, why, even in the 5th Gens, do they not still include a catch can? 5th Gens have this issue too, see:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153923
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153923
