Please help with catch can install
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Please help with catch can install
I just purchase a catch can from CCA. I have an A&A S/C and I don't want to make a mistake. Can anyone post pictures of the hose routing. My catch can has 2 fittings. I would appreciate it.
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The line on top of the can goes to the line into the tunnel plate on the pass/side infront. Then the other goes into the line just behine the T.B. in front of the intake. Robert
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The top line goes to the line on the valve cover and the bottom line goes to the line just behind the throttle body. Is that the line that is curved down? That one is currently caped. Is this correct?
Thank you,
Mark G.
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Mark, sorry man if your can should only have a two hook up on the can yes then the top goes to the pass/side V/cover in the front and the other goes to a plug that is caled off just behing the T.B. and in frint of the intake... Not uless new type of can CCA has only the 2 rubber lines coming from it.....I just sold a CCA can but from what BAT CAR the vendor that is selling the new cans said the units pull more air from the V/cover inlet than the cover inlet under the intake.. So yes hook it to the V/COVER on the pass side if you have a F/I unit on the car...... Robert
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Mark, sorry man if your can should only have a two hook up on the can yes then the top goes to the pass/side V/cover in the front and the other goes to a plug that is caled off just behing the T.B. and in frint of the intake... Not uless new type of can CCA has only the 2 rubber lines coming from it.....I just sold a CCA can but from what BAT CAR the vendor that is selling the new cans said the units pull more air from the V/cover inlet than the cover inlet under the intake.. So yes hook it to the V/COVER on the pass side if you have a F/I unit on the car...... Robert
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You got it man that one not off the t.b. plus a p.m. to you... Robert
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This is how I did mine and it worked very well for a simple setup.
The top fitting I routed to the intake for vacuum, with a one way check valve in the line to keep boost from being pushed back into the crank case.
The bottom fitting I teed to draw vacuum thru both the pass side rocker cover and the valley outlet.
Look closely, you can see the tee and the hose going to the pass side cover and the valley outlet.
I also fit a small K&N filter at the rear of the driver's side rocker cover, to create a path for the air to move from the driver side of the engine, thru the block and out both the pas side cover and the valley outlet.
The reason I routed the hoses opposite to the way most suggest is that I did not want that small filter in the catch can to get too saturated with oil.
In this manner, the catch can filter was also able to catch any latent oil vapor without getting saturated, before it was returned to the engine.
I also drained the can from the top by removing the top hose at the can, unscrewing the cover, and using a turkey baster to suck the waste oil out.
Worked very well, and kept the vast majority of that gunk out of the intake.
Generally, I would check and drain it about once a week or so, unless I was pushing the car heavier than usual.
Then it might require more frequent cleaning.
Hope this helps.
K&N filter at rear of driver rocker cover:
The top fitting I routed to the intake for vacuum, with a one way check valve in the line to keep boost from being pushed back into the crank case.
The bottom fitting I teed to draw vacuum thru both the pass side rocker cover and the valley outlet.
Look closely, you can see the tee and the hose going to the pass side cover and the valley outlet.
I also fit a small K&N filter at the rear of the driver's side rocker cover, to create a path for the air to move from the driver side of the engine, thru the block and out both the pas side cover and the valley outlet.
The reason I routed the hoses opposite to the way most suggest is that I did not want that small filter in the catch can to get too saturated with oil.
In this manner, the catch can filter was also able to catch any latent oil vapor without getting saturated, before it was returned to the engine.
I also drained the can from the top by removing the top hose at the can, unscrewing the cover, and using a turkey baster to suck the waste oil out.
Worked very well, and kept the vast majority of that gunk out of the intake.
Generally, I would check and drain it about once a week or so, unless I was pushing the car heavier than usual.
Then it might require more frequent cleaning.
Hope this helps.
K&N filter at rear of driver rocker cover:
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Would suggest you all look at the Bat Car RX threads on all this. His knowledge is from testing these things and has a great system that works......just a suggestion if you want the best and a system that works well....
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I just went to his 2 can set up on my car.... Plus he is a great guy called me back and we talk for some time on my build and what was best for the car and why....His stuff is really made excellent also....Robert
