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The bolts come from the bottom, so that doesn't work.
Yep. The two middle rear ones go in from the bottom, so they’re plenty of fun. The only how to get at them is to drop the engine cradle down, to gain a bit of room between the blower and the firewall, and then take the coilpacks and, better yet, the right side valve cover off and snake your arm around the back of the blower and then twist your hand around with a small wrench and tighten them down. Real fun. Waaay worse that dealing with the balancer/steering rack on these cars. That’s a fricken cakewalk.
I was at one point giving some serious thought to taking a hole saw to the cowl, cutting two ~1” holes over those bolts, drilling the threads out from the top and then pulling the lid to tap the bolt holes in the blower housing and then use some helicoils in the sumbitches. But I decided that was just too much work, so I ended up just skinning up a bunch of knuckles and throwing my back out instead.
Yep. The two middle rear ones go in from the bottom, so they’re plenty of fun. The only how to get at them is to drop the engine cradle down, to gain a bit of room between the blower and the firewall, and then take the coilpacks and, better yet, the right side valve cover off and snake your arm around the back of the blower and then twist your hand around with a small wrench and tighten them down. Real fun. Waaay worse that dealing with the balancer/steering rack on these cars. That’s a fricken cakewalk.
I was at one point giving some serious thought to taking a hole saw to the cowl, cutting two ~1” holes over those bolts, drilling the threads out from the top and then pulling the lid to tap the bolt holes in the blower housing and then use some helicoils in the sumbitches. But I decided that was just too much work, so I ended up just skinning up a bunch of knuckles and throwing my back out instead.
What a pain in the ***. Yeah, I would definitely be modifying that thing to work in my favor if I had one.
Just an update on the MightyMouse catch can I installed in the same location that Sammy installed his ...
After installing it, I found out my OEM hood would not close. The filter on top of the catch can was just up too high and would not allow the hood to completely close.
I found out that Sammy's hood closes without a problem, due to the fact that he has a taller aftermarket hood on his GS.
Well, in my case, I removed the filter and cut off the round aluminum section on top of the catch can cap that the filter attaches to ... Then I took the outer section of a C6 wheel center cap and attached it to the catch can's screw-on top cap (this now covers the large hole that was now in it) ... I then used silicone sealant (RTV) to secure it and sealed it from outside atmosphere ... Then rattle-can painted it with 'textured matte black'.
Hood now closes and the catch can's top screw-on cap can be now removed when necessary!
Agreed, disables one of the main reasons to get the MM can. Could have just clamped it on the top part saving you a ton of room. Or just move it elsewhere.
Looks like a nice job you did on it but I have to agree with the posters above, it is designed like that for a reason. I installed a "MM Wild" last week and also ran into the problem of where the hell to mount it and choose the same place, it really is the only place. mine was too tall also so I just clamped it around the top of the can, holds very tight.
However, I have hoses right under my catch can, and I just can't push it down any further because the bottom of the catch can hits the hoses.
I guess if it was positioned further to the rear (closer to the engine), then it would not contact those hoses and I could mount it down lower ... but then I would need to make a new mount bracket.
However, I have hoses right under my catch can, and I just can't push it down any further because the bottom of the catch can hits the hoses.
I guess if it was positioned further to the rear (closer to the engine), then it would not contact those hoses and I could mount it down lower ... but then I would need to make a new mount bracket.
Oh well ...
Yea, I tried to mount it closer to the TB but the hoses were in the way on mine too, the wild can is a little larger I think. That's why mine is moved over closer to the end of the radiator bracket, it was the only unobstructed place it would fit.
****, Ron, I have to agree that it defeats the purpose of the can to do get rid of the filter like that. I would've just made the bracket lower or clamped the can higher so that it didn't hit the hood.
02-27-2019, 12:59 PM
