LS3 Dry sump owners - catch cans on clean side?
09-25-2017, 07:07 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
LS3 Dry sump owners - catch cans on clean side?
Looking for input from those with the GS or similar setup.
Who has a dual catch can or a catch can + clean side oil separator setup installed?
Do you notice any oil in the clean side can? What kind of driving do you normally do?
From my reading, the clean side will never see any type of oil UNLESS:
1) you are wide open
2) the oil level is high enough in the sump tank to "burp"
Contemplating whether its worth the $100 or so for a EE oil separator...
Who has a dual catch can or a catch can + clean side oil separator setup installed?
Do you notice any oil in the clean side can? What kind of driving do you normally do?
From my reading, the clean side will never see any type of oil UNLESS:
1) you are wide open
2) the oil level is high enough in the sump tank to "burp"
Contemplating whether its worth the $100 or so for a EE oil separator...
09-27-2017, 06:47 AM
#2
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
bumping. got a good deal on shipping so i picked one up.
From my check of my GS, i took off the line to inspect for oil: on the sump side, there was a decent amount coating the tube that i could wipe off. On the intake side, there was no oil i could wipe off but there was definitely remnants of old dried oil.
If youre on the fence too, check those lines.
From my check of my GS, i took off the line to inspect for oil: on the sump side, there was a decent amount coating the tube that i could wipe off. On the intake side, there was no oil i could wipe off but there was definitely remnants of old dried oil.
If youre on the fence too, check those lines.
09-28-2017, 04:55 PM
#3
Burning Brakes
I went with the Elite Engineering dual catch can setup for the ZR1, which I was told was overkill for a GS. I use the GS for track days / HPDEs and some daily driving, so I would much rather go overboard than underboard.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...zr1-ls9-4.html
When I was disconnecting tubes, the line I found to have the most oil was the one connected to the intake. I confirmed this when I peeked inside the throttle body and found oil pooled inside my intake manifold. Since the catch can install (and new intake mani install), there is no longer oil pooling.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...zr1-ls9-4.html
When I was disconnecting tubes, the line I found to have the most oil was the one connected to the intake. I confirmed this when I peeked inside the throttle body and found oil pooled inside my intake manifold. Since the catch can install (and new intake mani install), there is no longer oil pooling.
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09-29-2017, 05:46 AM
#4
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
I went with the Elite Engineering dual catch can setup for the ZR1, which I was told was overkill for a GS. I use the GS for track days / HPDEs and some daily driving, so I would much rather go overboard than underboard.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...zr1-ls9-4.html
When I was disconnecting tubes, the line I found to have the most oil was the one connected to the intake. I confirmed this when I peeked inside the throttle body and found oil pooled inside my intake manifold. Since the catch can install (and new intake mani install), there is no longer oil pooling.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...zr1-ls9-4.html
When I was disconnecting tubes, the line I found to have the most oil was the one connected to the intake. I confirmed this when I peeked inside the throttle body and found oil pooled inside my intake manifold. Since the catch can install (and new intake mani install), there is no longer oil pooling.