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Selling some stuff to make your engine bay nice!
Selling some stuff to make your engine bay nice!
ok so its supposed to catch extra oil or wat. wats it purpose, how does it help the perfomance or if it does at all?? why do u have it? im new to the whole mod'ng thing which is y my car is stock. but just looking to get some info of the products out there, before i start to mod my balt, thnks.
a catchcan is a pointless mod unless it has a breather on the top, and the line is a -6AN to -10AN line.
the PCV system on these cars is not run off of a vaccum pump like older v'8s and drag cars. there is simply four holes that go down the entire head, block, all the way to where the crank rotates. people are using catch cans when they don't need them. they think its going to catch oil sprayed up by those holes going from the bottom of the engine, to the valve cover, and then to the intake, which only releaves crank case pressure and routes it back into the engine. however. very, very little amounts of oil do make it up and through. but are actually perfectly fine to go into the engine, and thats all people are catching anyway, a few drops every week.
if i were to set one up. i would have the fitting on the valve cover and intake changed to a -10AN fitting. and get a catch can with a breather filter on the top, then run the line from the valve cover, to the can, to the intake.
the PCV system on these cars is not run off of a vaccum pump like older v'8s and drag cars. there is simply four holes that go down the entire head, block, all the way to where the crank rotates. people are using catch cans when they don't need them. they think its going to catch oil sprayed up by those holes going from the bottom of the engine, to the valve cover, and then to the intake, which only releaves crank case pressure and routes it back into the engine. however. very, very little amounts of oil do make it up and through. but are actually perfectly fine to go into the engine, and thats all people are catching anyway, a few drops every week.
if i were to set one up. i would have the fitting on the valve cover and intake changed to a -10AN fitting. and get a catch can with a breather filter on the top, then run the line from the valve cover, to the can, to the intake.
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ok so its supposed to catch extra oil or wat. wats it purpose, how does it help the perfomance or if it does at all?? why do u have it? im new to the whole mod'ng thing which is y my car is stock. but just looking to get some info of the products out there, before i start to mod my balt, thnks.
An oil catch can does just as it's name says. You put it inline between the valve cover and intake tube and it catches this oil vapor and prevents it from entering your throttle body. Keeps your idle smooth and your engine running at it's best. You just check the can every now and then and empty any oil that's built up.
The LSJ doesn't have a traditional PCV system, but the valve cover still vents directly to the intake tube just before the throttle body. This is to prevent pressure build-up in the crankcase. Oil vapor gets sucked into the intake and burns off in the combustion chamber, but in the process can gum up your throttle body and cause it to stick.
An oil catch can does just as it's name says. You put it inline between the valve cover and intake tube and it catches this oil vapor and prevents it from entering your throttle body. Keeps your idle smooth and your engine running at it's best. You just check the can every now and then and empty any oil that's built up.
An oil catch can does just as it's name says. You put it inline between the valve cover and intake tube and it catches this oil vapor and prevents it from entering your throttle body. Keeps your idle smooth and your engine running at it's best. You just check the can every now and then and empty any oil that's built up.
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Don't know what to tell you. congrats??
I wouldn't go out and spend big $$$$ on doing this when you can do it yourself for like $20 or less.
Loving the rockstar catch can and pink cold side on the turbo lol. Any major mods? I see your still running the stock BOV and what looks like the stock turbo? How much boost?
ok so its supposed to catch extra oil or wat. wats it purpose, how does it help the perfomance or if it does at all?? why do u have it? im new to the whole mod'ng thing which is y my car is stock. but just looking to get some info of the products out there, before i start to mod my balt, thnks.
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my engine bay
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the supercharger was a bitch, but think of this with black stripes on ribs
sorry cant figure out how to post pics, im in class right now not alot of time lol
the supercharger was a bitch, but think of this with black stripes on ribs
sorry cant figure out how to post pics, im in class right now not alot of time lol
