Catch can
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Drifting
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From: Huntersville, NC
Catch can
I installed an ADD W1 V2 Can, see photo below. Now it is time to plumb it into the system. I have a 2004 valley cover and have removed the external PCV plumbing. The driver side valve cover has a plug and a cap. The passenger has one tube capped and the other connected to the top fitting on the TB. I have the pigtail connecting the lower fitting to the fititng on the 2004 valley cover.
So my question is, do I connect the catch can where the pigtail is, or connect to the valve cover and the upperr TB connection.
So my question is, do I connect the catch can where the pigtail is, or connect to the valve cover and the upperr TB connection.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
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From: Huntersville, NC
I'll try. The car is up on the lift at the moment. What I did was get a piece of 1/8 thick by one inch wide by 8 inch long piece of steel. I bent an offset in the steel so it could mount on the frame and clear the AC line.I pop-riveted it to the frame. The piece on the catch can, I'll call it the "coffee cup handle", I removed it from the catch can and mounted it to the steel piece, then riveted the steel piece. It is tight drilling down there and I had to use a DeWalt close quarter drill and a bit that I had also shortened.
I pre-drilled the steel piece with 4 holes a 1/2 inch apart because of the close quarters, and only used 2 of them. I drilled one hole, riveted, then made sure the steel piece was vertical and drilled and riveted the other.
Mounted the catch can and thought I was done. At the track, I got a whistling sound, and so I disconnected the catch and it went away. I didn't think to oil the threads on the can, that was probably where it was leaking. Also, there is a lot of vacuum where the can connects, much more than I expected, so I'm still checking my plumbing to make sure I have it installed correctly.
I pre-drilled the steel piece with 4 holes a 1/2 inch apart because of the close quarters, and only used 2 of them. I drilled one hole, riveted, then made sure the steel piece was vertical and drilled and riveted the other.
Mounted the catch can and thought I was done. At the track, I got a whistling sound, and so I disconnected the catch and it went away. I didn't think to oil the threads on the can, that was probably where it was leaking. Also, there is a lot of vacuum where the can connects, much more than I expected, so I'm still checking my plumbing to make sure I have it installed correctly.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,547
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From: Huntersville, NC
catch can install pics
Here are the install pics mentioned in my earlier post:
The first photo shows the catch can, the other two the mounting bracket I riveted to the frame.
The first photo shows the catch can, the other two the mounting bracket I riveted to the frame.
