Where is your catch can?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Mukilteo Washington
Where is your catch can?
Where did you install your catch can? Got some pics?
How easy was the install?
How's it workin' out for ya?
I ask because there is no specific place to install an oil catch can and this install not in the DIY thread.
Thanks guys!
How easy was the install?
How's it workin' out for ya?
I ask because there is no specific place to install an oil catch can and this install not in the DIY thread.
Thanks guys!
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I'm glad you asked this question, I just bought an RX Monster can and this thing is Ginormous. With the supercharger and fuel pressure regulator, I don't know where this thing is going to go. Most guys relocate the battery to the trunk and put the can in battery area, but I'm going to do that crap!
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Safety Car
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I like the Elite Engineering, it bolts right into the head. Mine needed a 1" bushing to clear in front of the fuel rail covers. I like knowing the junk shown below is not going thru the intake.
Drifting
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From: Colorado
ill take pics when i get home, but mine is farther out than that. i wanted to keep it as cool as possible such as to promote condensation of the vapors. same exact principle as the above, just longer hoses/bolted it up farther out.
Burning Brakes
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From: Trussville AL
I have an Elite and its mounted on the passenger side frame up front past the hood hinge. I've read that cooler is better. It works well. I'm trying to share a pic from my phone so it may not work.
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Drifting
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From: Colorado
I have an Elite and its mounted on the passenger side frame up front past the hood hinge. I've read that cooler is better. It works well. I'm trying to share a pic from my phone so it may not work.
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From: San Diego CA
Cooler is better, since the hotter the oil, the more likely it will get past the filter. Here's how I installed my unit:
http://www.conceptualpolymer.com/Ins...20Corvette.pdf
http://www.conceptualpolymer.com/Ins...20Corvette.pdf
Melting Slicks
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From: Oceanside California
Mines right in line from the stock (exterior pcv valve) to the intake. The typical spot, but I have heard about moving it farther away to cool the oil more as well. Some members have put up pics showing it sitting on the front of the radiator shroud next to the intake. Might look into that.
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I bought mine from Elite Engineering - bolts to the head on the passenger side with supplied bolts and bracket. Only difficulty was getting one of the bolts started due to slim clearance. But overall, a pretty easy install and it works great.
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Cooler is better, since the hotter the oil, the more likely it will get past the filter. Here's how I installed my unit:
http://www.conceptualpolymer.com/Ins...20Corvette.pdf
http://www.conceptualpolymer.com/Ins...20Corvette.pdf
This can is a good one!!
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This is were it lives:
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From: Palmetto FL
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All with a can.....for peace of mind, at any auto parts store pick up a $10 clear glass inline fuel filter and install it between your can and the intake manifold and see just how much oil is getting pulled through. Very simple, and then you are not taking marketing hype claims on how well any can works....see for yourself. ALL cans catch oil, even a beer can with 2 fittings in it (yes, we did it as a joke to see and it caught as much as most ebay cans), but it is what a can allows to "pull through" that matters. You want NO oil ingestion into the intake air charge......try it and post pictures.....most will be surprised to see the can they are using allows so much oil to still be ingested.
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