NLP catchcan owners
NLP catchcan owners I was looking for a catchcan for my GTO recently and with the high price and limited availability of the old standby AMW, I decided to pick up an NLP catchcan from MTI and I couldn't be happier. Its a high quality piece and pricing is about half of the AMW.
The only thing that bothered me with this can (and I believe this is true of the AMW as well) is that there is some unnecesary effort involved in draining the can. While it does have a draincock, access to it is (on the LS2 GTO anyway) blocked by the heater hoses directly below. So the only options are (1) remove the upper hose, unscrew the cap, and suck the fluid out or (2) remove both hoses from the fittings, loosen the can from its mounting bracket, and pull the can out to dump the fluid inside.
Since I am not a big fan of spending time pulling rubber fuel line from barbed fittings, I went off searching for a slightly more elegant solution in the form of a swivel type elbow fitting that I could use to replace the upper fitting supplied with the NLP can. This would allow me to twist off the catchcan lid without disconnecting any hoses and then suck the gunk out with a MityVac. After some searching I found what I was looking for from a place called www.fittings4less.com. They stock a brass 3/8"x1/4" swivel elbow fitting that is a direct replacement for the one supplied with the NLP can. Part number is 32-424 and it can be ordered online for ~ $7.
Not that I expect to be emptying this can on a regular basis, but I now have a simple and (IMO) elegant method to do it in just a few minutes.
Here are some pics to illustrate:
Comparison of the supplied fitting on RH side and swivel fitting on LH side:
Can and new fitting as installed:
Lid removed for draining of catchcan without hose disconnect:
This is probably not a big deal to most, but for a few bucks it sure does make maintenance easier. Hoping that some others might find this useful...
The only thing that bothered me with this can (and I believe this is true of the AMW as well) is that there is some unnecesary effort involved in draining the can. While it does have a draincock, access to it is (on the LS2 GTO anyway) blocked by the heater hoses directly below. So the only options are (1) remove the upper hose, unscrew the cap, and suck the fluid out or (2) remove both hoses from the fittings, loosen the can from its mounting bracket, and pull the can out to dump the fluid inside.
Since I am not a big fan of spending time pulling rubber fuel line from barbed fittings, I went off searching for a slightly more elegant solution in the form of a swivel type elbow fitting that I could use to replace the upper fitting supplied with the NLP can. This would allow me to twist off the catchcan lid without disconnecting any hoses and then suck the gunk out with a MityVac. After some searching I found what I was looking for from a place called www.fittings4less.com. They stock a brass 3/8"x1/4" swivel elbow fitting that is a direct replacement for the one supplied with the NLP can. Part number is 32-424 and it can be ordered online for ~ $7.
Not that I expect to be emptying this can on a regular basis, but I now have a simple and (IMO) elegant method to do it in just a few minutes.
Here are some pics to illustrate:
Comparison of the supplied fitting on RH side and swivel fitting on LH side:
Can and new fitting as installed:
Lid removed for draining of catchcan without hose disconnect:
This is probably not a big deal to most, but for a few bucks it sure does make maintenance easier. Hoping that some others might find this useful...
