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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 08:45 AM
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OK, I ordered a Elite Engineering can and I'm looking at the best way to plumb this thing. I have a the stock LS1 covers and valley pan. My question is, is it worth swapping valley pans to the LS6 style or will it vent good enough through the valve covers on the LS1 set up?

Anyone else care to show how they plumbed up there LS set up please share.

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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 10:52 AM
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I'd stick with the stock ls1 valley cover, cap the passenger side rear port, and keep the factory fresh air hose as is. Then, you'll want to run a short length of 3/8" ID oil/fuel line hose in place of the Y splitter, and another short length hose after the PCV valve to the CC. If you factory PCV line from the from the driver side rear port up to the PCV valve is damaged (other than the Y splitter) then replace it all with a long length 3/8" hose from the driver side rear port up to the CC, and if the CC doesn't have a PCV valve put one somewhere before the CC. Finally run a length from the CC outlet to the passenger side vacuum inlet port on the intake manifold.

BTW, If I happened to forget something, somebody please correct me.
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 12:06 PM
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Thanks!
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 01:48 PM
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Anyone run one of these?

http://www.metcomotorsports.com/prod...ge/MBR0003.jpg
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Lots of people do but by doing that you are essentially deleting the pcv system and so the catch can would be useless
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Lots of people do but by doing that you are essentially deleting the pcv system and so the catch can would be useless
Yeah thought so. Was just an alternative idea for less cost.
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