Optimal catch can/breather arrangement for my setup?
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I'm getting some detonation and oil consumption which is annoying, so it's time to stop that. Currently, I have the LS6 PCV conversion which goes to the TB. I have the driver's side VC blocked off, the rear of the pass. side VC blocked off, and the front of the pass. side VC running to my TB for fresh air. The question is, what would be the optimal breather or catch can setup for my application here? I have been toying with the idea of a remote breather setup but am just unsure of how I would route it all and what would be the best way to eliminate all of the oil consumption. Any ideas are appreciated.
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I have a Mike Norris Catch can that was made by ZoomZ. They are working on producing a catch can with a breather on top, if they havn't made it yet. That sounds like it would be perfect for your set up.
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Originally Posted by FU_I_AM_UltraZ
home depot home-made catch can works great and only cost $40 in parts
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Originally Posted by black01_WS6
yes it is a great way to do a catch can cheaply. He could also get a metco breather for the oil cap to vent the crankcase.
true, as long as you don't add one of those breathers that you can put a T adaptor and stick in the pcv hose, b/c i did that and had a crappy idle until i covered it up with my hands so off it went. i was looking at the screw in breather from speed inc.
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I got tired of fighting oil too. I have a metco breather, but if I did it again, I'd buy another oil cap, drill a hole in it, then stick in an autozone breather.
Remote breather setup would be sweet too. I'd want to have at least 2 3/8" vent lines running to it though. Probably the one from the LS6 PCV and one from the front of the passenger side valve cover. You delete the fresh air tube with a breather setup.
Remote breather setup would be sweet too. I'd want to have at least 2 3/8" vent lines running to it though. Probably the one from the LS6 PCV and one from the front of the passenger side valve cover. You delete the fresh air tube with a breather setup.
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
does that really work?!!...can you really just simply drill a hole into the oil cap and add an auto-zone, pep-boyz...or whatever breather?!
I'd buy a paddle bit a little bit smaller than the breather plug in and drill it out for it.
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I got tired of fighting oil too. I have a metco breather, but if I did it again, I'd buy another oil cap, drill a hole in it, then stick in an autozone breather.
Remote breather setup would be sweet too. I'd want to have at least 2 3/8" vent lines running to it though. Probably the one from the LS6 PCV and one from the front of the passenger side valve cover. You delete the fresh air tube with a breather setup.
Remote breather setup would be sweet too. I'd want to have at least 2 3/8" vent lines running to it though. Probably the one from the LS6 PCV and one from the front of the passenger side valve cover. You delete the fresh air tube with a breather setup.
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I got tired of fighting oil too. I have a metco breather, but if I did it again, I'd buy another oil cap, drill a hole in it, then stick in an autozone breather.
Remote breather setup would be sweet too. I'd want to have at least 2 3/8" vent lines running to it though. Probably the one from the LS6 PCV and one from the front of the passenger side valve cover. You delete the fresh air tube with a breather setup.
Remote breather setup would be sweet too. I'd want to have at least 2 3/8" vent lines running to it though. Probably the one from the LS6 PCV and one from the front of the passenger side valve cover. You delete the fresh air tube with a breather setup.
you're on to something. i never thought aboutdoing that lol... kudos!!!
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Originally Posted by FU_I_AM_UltraZ
you're on to something. i never thought aboutdoing that lol... kudos!!!
Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
****,....I never thought of that! Great idea! I'll give it a shot when I add the catch can next week.
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Running a catch can and a breather at the same time is worthless, and actually detrimental. The point of the PCV is that it's a closed system. Metered air from in front of the TB blade is pulled into the crank case (fresh air tube). The vacuum of the manifold is the motive force to cause this purge of the crankcase gasses. The problem with running a breather and a catchcan is that air will be pulled in from under the hood, and has not passed through the MAF yet, so it's unmetered. It would almost be like drilling another 3/8" hole in your TB blade.
You can run one or the other, but not both.
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Originally Posted by RooRnZ28
will adding just a breather on the oil cap blow oil all over the engine if under boost?
If you don't close up the rest of the PCV, then you're going to have boost, AND crankcase pressure forcing it's way out the breather, which could cause some more serious engine bay oil issues.
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I might just go with the Home Depot Catch Can then.( I want to monitor how much oil enters the intake) Although my friend would deffinatly be interrested in the breather oil cap idea. I'll mention it to him.