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Mar 5, 2011 | 07:22 PM

MSTROBES

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Oil catch can

Oil catch can what the deal? Is it needed?
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Mar 5, 2011 | 07:42 PM

RicK T

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With FI almost certainly. Stock, not so much.

Here's a current thread with some good info:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-catchcan.html

Mar 6, 2011 | 02:01 AM

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pull your tb off.. feel the inside of the intake.. does it feel oily an slimy? If so you need one, if not then you dont... general rule to go by. Oil ingestion through the intake isn't a good thing. Catch cans are anywhere from $19.99 to $180... we have one coming out for $115 shipped in a few weeks. Our own design, should be a good can.

Mar 6, 2011 | 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 99blancoss

I currently run a CCA catch can and it works well. It picked up about 1 tbl spoon of oil after 500~ miles.

But I've been experimenting with making cheap catch can from readily available plumbing parts for some time. When I mean cheap, I mean under $10.

I tried common PVC pipe but the plastic get soft after a while from under hood heat and the plastic fittings leak. Brass fitting worked but don't trust the PVC plastic with all the under hood heat.

Tried brazing aluminum tubes into a Venom energy drink bottle but had trouble getting the opening to seal. A TIG welder would be nice, but that would defeat my $10 goal.

I picked up a metal water bottle last week at Goodwill and fitted a brass cap to it which I plan to solder in tubes. That one looks good.

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Mar 6, 2011 | 03:26 PM

099blancoss

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I like the ingenuity !! We are doing the same to keep costs down. Buying material from a mill in Wisconsin, utilizing good old American know how for the mfg part of it and keep the cost resonable for a decent looking but great functioning can.

I love the energy drink can idea !!

Mar 6, 2011 | 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 99blancoss

I like the ingenuity !! We are doing the same to keep costs down. Buying material from a mill in Wisconsin, utilizing good old American know how for the mfg part of it and keep the cost reasonable for a decent looking but great functioning can.

I love the energy drink can idea !!

Aluminum bottles are readily available wholesale in various sizes. You have to buy something like 100 quantity minimum but the prices are decent. The issue is fitting a cap with holes for two tubes.

The Venom energy aluminum bottles are the only thick wall ones I have found. But the cap thread on the bottle is plastic. After a while, engine oil swells up the seal and it leaks. I guess expanding rubber plug would work better.

The aluminum drink bottle I picked up at Goodwill has a metal threaded sleeve made of brass so a standard 3/4 brass fitting screws right in. But its pressed into the bottle and won't seal so I JB Welded it into place. In the long term, JB Weld won't work so am looking for a better solution...perhaps I will spring for 100 aluminum bottles with good caps.