DIY catch cans
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Melting Slicks
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DIY catch cans
Inspired by a member here who made his own catch can. I figured why not try it myself? If it doesn't work, then I'll buy one from one of our loving vendors
But if it does, just save myself some dough. I know it's not the best looking engine bay with a weird looking Air compressor water filter but I'm not here to beautify my engine bay -just too much work, from now on, I want it to be more functional- beautification is for the exterior and interior of the car and not the engine bay IMHO -that's another reason why I'm selling my brand new Chromed airbridge ( see parts for sale section ) And here are some pics. For those interested. I can give you the part numbers and parts you can buy from LOWE's or Home Depot but I find LOWE's to be more complete for a one stop shop.
BTW -I'm going to go ahead and drive it for about 2 weeks see if I "catch" anything
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But if it does, just save myself some dough. I know it's not the best looking engine bay with a weird looking Air compressor water filter but I'm not here to beautify my engine bay -just too much work, from now on, I want it to be more functional- beautification is for the exterior and interior of the car and not the engine bay IMHO -that's another reason why I'm selling my brand new Chromed airbridge ( see parts for sale section ) And here are some pics. For those interested. I can give you the part numbers and parts you can buy from LOWE's or Home Depot but I find LOWE's to be more complete for a one stop shop.BTW -I'm going to go ahead and drive it for about 2 weeks see if I "catch" anything
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Last edited by slverc5; Jun 14, 2007 at 11:32 PM.
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in this case the bottom hole is preferred....
check out this link
http://www.customcorvetteaccessories...lcatchcan.html
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Tubing reinstalled to the right holes and pics update -thanks guys -so far only 8 people think I'm stupid
But for the rest of the world -check your connections and pics on the install sheet before installing them.
But for the rest of the world -check your connections and pics on the install sheet before installing them.
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what's the cost of it.... and part numbers...?
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Not bad at all. Let us know just how well it works. 
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Pm'd you, if you by chance you do this, make sure to seal the black valve at the bottom of the pic is sealed with high temp silicone sealant. Also remove the paper filter and the plastic piece that looks like a gear inside the filter and assemble each part and you should be good to go.
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Ok guys - my brother in law who's a mechanical engineer and works for Caterpillar saw what I did and thinks that the air compressor filter is most likely not adequate for the job. And most of the time he's right, so I took mine off and put the stock tubing back on. So for everybody who's going to be doing this - please think before doing this mod.
