Valve cover vent
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burton TX
I read through it all, wow. Here is my problem, after getting up in hp 450rwhp on motor plus 2 stages of nitrous Im getting alot of oil in my intake. I have been told on nitrous cars venting the motor helps. I pulled my heads, and intake off and the intake is coated. Before when I was cam only no nitrous I didnt have oil in the intake very much. My catch can has alittle oil in also.
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
I read through it all, wow. Here is my problem, after getting up in hp 450rwhp on motor plus 2 stages of nitrous Im getting alot of oil in my intake. I have been told on nitrous cars venting the motor helps. I pulled my heads, and intake off and the intake is coated. Before when I was cam only no nitrous I didnt have oil in the intake very much. My catch can has alittle oil in also.
Racer
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From: silverdale washington
First of all the breather on the valve covers is not an air intake. Youre an idiot. its a vent, and used when you are F/I or nitrous and get alot of blowby into the bottom end so you dont build to much pressure. some of the earlier valvecover setups does have a fresh air line on it and it will plug in before the throttle body. You have a few options you can use a better catch can than what you have on it or you can do what a couple of us are experimenting with right now and use an external vacuum pump and pull a vacuum on the bottom end and either vent the leaving air back into the intake or just out to atmosphere. Seems to help rings seal better, do away with oil leaks, and makes breaking oil surface tension on standing oil easier for crank. C6dude probably has the coolest setup that I have seen. Seems to be very functional. Do a search for his threads.
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Tyson-No need in name calling and labeling people as "idiots"..he is trying to solve a problem here. Besides that comment the rest of your input was helpful...have a nice day..
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burton TX
First of all the breather on the valve covers is not an air intake. Youre an idiot. its a vent, and used when you are F/I or nitrous and get alot of blowby into the bottom end so you dont build to much pressure. some of the earlier valvecover setups does have a fresh air line on it and it will plug in before the throttle body. You have a few options you can use a better catch can than what you have on it or you can do what a couple of us are experimenting with right now and use an external vacuum pump and pull a vacuum on the bottom end and either vent the leaving air back into the intake or just out to atmosphere. Seems to help rings seal better, do away with oil leaks, and makes breaking oil surface tension on standing oil easier for crank. C6dude probably has the coolest setup that I have seen. Seems to be very functional. Do a search for his threads.
Who are you talking to, I must be missing something. Who said it was an air intake?
Melting Slicks
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From: Brentwood TN
"Who are you talking to, I must be missing something. Who said it was an air intake?"
Must have been on another thread 'cuz I didn't see anything about an intake either.
And, Tyson1997 - ya gotta quit holding back, dude, and tell us what ya REALLY think.
Charlie
Must have been on another thread 'cuz I didn't see anything about an intake either.
And, Tyson1997 - ya gotta quit holding back, dude, and tell us what ya REALLY think.
Charlie
