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you may find room forward of the radiator under your shield as well.
custom engine bays like this often require the owners creativity for successful install. I cannot plan for every possible situation in one kit.
the re-circulation top only requirement is that the discharge hose is at least as large as the inlet hose, to not cause alteration of the airflow capability. the hose end, hose length, and where the hose goes you get to decide. usually somewhere outside of the heat of the engine bay and contact patch of the tires, sometimes to the main air filter, sometimes to the overflow tank.
this is most likely not needed unless you are very specific about engine bay scents, or do extended session road racing, but is never a bad idea.
Thanks Dave...yeah I like the idea of the routing the hose down to the airbox...cleaner and no chance for any fumes or oil spray to be in the engine bay area. So would you just put the end of the hose into the airbox like Iam currently doing or put a filter on the end of the hose like I see on the top of the catch cans?
Also...is there enough clearance with putting the oil fill adapter and the hose fitting on top of that to the hood liner? Looks awfully high up from pictures I have seen? Like it would be hitting the stock hood of a C5? or do you make a hose adapter that comes off horizontally and not vertically from the oil fill adapter? Looks like you do as one picture the hose looks like it is coming off sideways and in the other...looks like off the top?
Last edited by XtremeVette; 08-08-2017 at 04:34 PM.
Cool...can you post a pic so I can see how your setup is?
And do you remove the PCV valve completely on a boosted car? Run the hose straight from the intake to the can?
I don't have any good pics and my car is in the shop getting a roll cage welded in. My can has a check valve on the outlet fitting so it acts as the original PCV system did. So the line goes from my oil fill adapter to the catch can, check valve fitting to the manifold.
if you are running a pcv system you would never for any reason remove the pcv valve built into my 'PCV' can. a pcv point of regulation must be in use for any PCV system.
additionally if you have my PCV can you do not need to use any additional check valves in-line of it to help with boost. this function is built in, and tested over 100psi.
if you are running a pcv system you would never for any reason remove the pcv valve built into my 'PCV' can. a pcv point of regulation must be in use for any PCV system.
additionally if you have my PCV can you do not need to use any additional check valves in-line of it to help with boost. this function is built in, and tested over 100psi.
Ok so is the Wild Can the same as a PCV can? and I meant the PCV valve on my car. I currently still have the PCV valve installed on the car and it also has a check valve installed. I just want to make sure I understand fully how I should be installing the MM can when I order it this tuesday. My plan is to take apart everything I possibly can and clean all the oil out of my system the best I can before I install the MM can.
On my 2002 Boosted LS1:
1.) So with the Wild Can, I remove my cars PCV valve and my cars check valve? Am I hearing that correctly?? I don't remember hearing that before?
2.) Line 1: Adapter the oil cap and run that to the in-port (bigger fitting port) on catch can.
3.) Line 2: Line from intake manifold to out-port (smaller port) on catch can.
4.) Cap off both ends on passenger side valve cover.
5.) Line from port on driver side valve cover to air filter
if you want to be in charge of your own build, and are not necessarily trying for a functional pcv system, the RACE can and all other individual 'kit builder' parts are available here https://www.mightymousesolutions.com...nd-kit-builder
Where is the supercharger "inlet"? Looking at the diagram says the drivers side hose needs to be connected to supercharger inlet? I have a self contained A&A v3si. I don't see any inlet.
Where is the supercharger "inlet"? Looking at the diagram says the drivers side hose needs to be connected to supercharger inlet? I have a self contained A&A v3si. I don't see any inlet.
That would be the intake pipe connected to the blower.
Last edited by Turpid porpoise; 08-24-2017 at 07:47 AM.
most of the s/c kits already have a port like this in place.
Thanks for the picture...yes I have a port coming off my airbox/airfilter. Dave I sent you a large Facebook message with pictures. Hope you received it. If you did not....please PM or reply with your email address so I can go over everything and get your recommendations on the hose/pipe routing and what pieces I will need to complete a working system on my car.
Thanks
Jeff
Last edited by XtremeVette; 08-24-2017 at 09:41 AM.
That would be the intake pipe connected to the blower.
Hey Turpid (or anyone really) did you remove the PCV lines running from the drivers side valve cover over to the passenger side top port valve cover and then the other line going to the PCV valve? This line on my 2002 is custom formed plastic (stock GM) that splits up close to the firewall between the intake manifold. Daves diagram shows this having to come out, cap off the passenger side valve cover and a hose run from the drivers side valve cover all the way down to my airbox. See picture.
Last edited by XtremeVette; 08-24-2017 at 03:26 PM.
Cool..was it difficult to remove? Any tips?
What kinda horsepower you making and what size hoses/fittings you running?
It's been awhile but I remember it being fairly easy as I wasnt planning to reuse it so I pulled it out pretty rough. Im hoping to make 4 digits on this build, running 12AN to the catch can with 1/2" rubber hose for the valve cover barbs but Im switching to valve covers with AN fittings welded on so I can run one large hose from each side.
It's been awhile but I remember it being fairly easy as I wasnt planning to reuse it so I pulled it out pretty rough. Im hoping to make 4 digits on this build, running 12AN to the catch can with 1/2" rubber hose for the valve cover barbs but Im switching to valve covers with AN fittings welded on so I can run one large hose from each side.
OK cool. Nice ride! By any chance did you remove the oil filler neck from your passenger side valve cover? I have to and my understanding is that you have to remove the valve cover in order to release the tabs to remove it? That sound right?
OK cool. Nice ride! By any chance did you remove the oil filler neck from your passenger side valve cover? I have to and my understanding is that you have to remove the valve cover in order to release the tabs to remove it? That sound right?
I just gripped mine with pliers and twisted. It came out pretty quick that way.
08-08-2017, 10:36 AM
