Catch can needed?
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Catch can needed? I just pulled my heads and noticed lots of built up of carbon deposits on the pistons and chambers; there are also oil deposits on the intake ports....although the car ran great, I suspect these are due to recently added LT headers (intake ports were prestine before LT's went on)....
Sine I would like to avoid this in the future; is a PVC oil catch can the solution?
How do you rig these? Someone said they sell the parts needed at Sears? Which parts do I need; is there a web page on this mod?
I assume I will throw a code if I block the PVC valve, right?
Sine I would like to avoid this in the future; is a PVC oil catch can the solution?
How do you rig these? Someone said they sell the parts needed at Sears? Which parts do I need; is there a web page on this mod?
I assume I will throw a code if I block the PVC valve, right?
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Re: Catch can needed? What about a LS6 lower valley. Its better than a catch can..... Fix the problem with the LS6 lower valley, dont patch it up with the catch can.
Look at jmXs page on this. Here
Look at jmXs page on this. Here
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Re: Catch can needed?
What about a LS6 lower valley. Its better than a catch can..... Fix the problem with the LS6 lower valley, dont patch it up with the catch can.
Look at jmXs page on this. Here
Look at jmXs page on this. Here
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Re: Catch can needed? Constrictor, the LS6 valley worked for the few that I know that did it. But they also had low oil consumption.
Honez, can you give me some details for that?? it looks good. what did you use as a filter element?
Honez, can you give me some details for that?? it looks good. what did you use as a filter element?
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Re: Catch can needed? Hey Honez:
Your setup is nice; evrything is SO clean! Can you please tell me how it was made?
You said the parts came from Home Depo; what is the tin can made from; how did you incorporate the hose fittings into the can?
Thanks...
Your setup is nice; evrything is SO clean! Can you please tell me how it was made?
You said the parts came from Home Depo; what is the tin can made from; how did you incorporate the hose fittings into the can?
Thanks...
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Re: Catch can needed? If you look at it really closly it looks like a PVC tube 3-4 inches round, and with an end cap in each end spray painted black. Pretty neat actually. Good idea.
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Re: Catch can needed? No. It is black pvc.
Generally searching rather than asking about something many of people has done over the last year+ turns up more results than asking.
I researched it, built it, modded it so I never have to move it. Quite happy with it, and it looks a lot like the one above.
Generally searching rather than asking about something many of people has done over the last year+ turns up more results than asking.
I researched it, built it, modded it so I never have to move it. Quite happy with it, and it looks a lot like the one above.
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Re: Catch can needed? I made mine out of PVC tubing also, but I sprayed my aluminum color. I want to revise my inlet, so I'll post pix once I have that done, however, I highly recommend this mod to anyone with an LS1 since its so easy to make and it really does stop oil consumption.
In my opinion, a filter element is not necessary. It doesn't hurt, but if you design the canister correctly and separate the inlet and outlets far enough, no oil should get into the intake.
In my opinion, a filter element is not necessary. It doesn't hurt, but if you design the canister correctly and separate the inlet and outlets far enough, no oil should get into the intake.
Re: Catch can needed?
Constrictor, the LS6 valley worked for the few that I know that did it. But they also had low oil consumption.
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Re: Catch can needed?
Great:
When you make it from PVC pipe, how do the tube fitings get attached to the canister?
When you make it from PVC pipe, how do the tube fitings get attached to the canister?
Re: Catch can needed? Help me here....wouldn't you want the "catch can" located after the pvc valve??? That seems to be where the excess oil would be...uh..caught. Btw, how do you empty it?
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Re: Catch can needed?
Help me here....wouldn't you want the "catch can" located after the pvc valve??? That seems to be where the excess oil would be...uh..caught. Btw, how do you empty it?
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Re: Catch can needed?
Help me here....wouldn't you want the "catch can" located after the pvc valve??? That seems to be where the excess oil would be...uh..caught. Btw, how do you empty it?
I would be happy to let you take a look at my Lowe's special. I have collected about a cup of oil in less than 1000 miles.
