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Aug 30, 2006 | 06:24 PM

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Oil in the intake...

I pulled my intake apart to get it ported... when I opened it up there was quite a bite of oil in there I have heard using a catch can helps but I have also heard that they can cause the seals to pop out due to too much pressure

What can I do to help this???

FYI - My valve covers are off of a truck (only one pcv on one side) and my baffles have been removed for clearance.

Aug 30, 2006 | 08:09 PM

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If you have seal-popping pressure levels you don't
have a PCV problem, you have a blowby problem.
PCV is orificed down so it only can draw a little flow.
Idle, low cylinder pressure, low blowby, fine. WOT,
fuggedaboudit.

Aug 31, 2006 | 06:02 AM

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I did some more searching... and I think am going to switch to the ls6 valley cover/ PCV system and put in a catch can. If I go to the ls6 style pcv... should I pull my old pcv system off or use it as extra?

Aug 31, 2006 | 07:07 PM

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I've got the LS6 valley cover too. Cap the fittings on the valve covers and hook the catch can right up to the LS6 valley cover. (like this)

Aug 31, 2006 | 08:55 PM

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Where did you get that catch can and how much was it?

Aug 31, 2006 | 08:58 PM

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I paid $50 for it from some guy sellin em on LS1.com about 3 or 4 years ago.

Aug 31, 2006 | 11:42 PM

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I was under the impression the whole idea behind doing the LS6 conversion was so you wouldn't need a catch can. Just put in the valley cover, seal the valve covers and that's it.

Bryan