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I am currently using just a standard Elite Engineering catch can but it is apparently not enough so I’m looking for a better can that won’t break the bank. What would you guys suggest?
That’s funny because the shop owner of where my cars at getting worked on just suggested the same one. I was gonna call them tomorrow and see which one fits my car. Which one do you have?
I run the mild on this car but had the wild on my C5, both are really nice setups. I dont think the wild is really necessary unless your boosted though
I run the mild on this car but had the wild on my C5, both are really nice setups. I dont think the wild is really necessary unless your boosted though
I wonder if it would be worth the money to switch from the elite engineering can I have now to the Mighty Mouse can?! Everyone says the EE can is good but mine is the basic one. It catches some oil but judging by the pics it’s still letting plenty in.
Mine seems to do its job, I did it after I did headers initially to cut down on the oil burn smell I was getting, Def took care of that. I usually dump it out every oil change and have a decent amount of oil in it. The nice thing is you dont have to take it out of the car to drain it, It has a petcock on the bottom. I made a little catch for it to make draining a bit easier and less messy. One thing I like its it has a sight window in it so you know the fill level. He also puts some sort of metal webbing in there which i assume helps separate it further.
That’s funny because the shop owner of where my cars at getting worked on just suggested the same one. I was gonna call them tomorrow and see which one fits my car. Which one do you have?
Measure the crankcase pressure and adjust the air filter to provide an appropriate pressure drop at wot the engine won't need a catch can anymore.
The problem with using a can for WOT oil control is that high crankcase pressure forces oil into the piston rings and combustion chamber from the ring side. You catch oil leaving the crankcase but actually stick the rings with even more oil and ruin the engine.
Measure the crankcase pressure and adjust the air filter to provide an appropriate pressure drop at wot the engine won't need a catch can anymore.
The problem with using a can for WOT oil control is that high crankcase pressure forces oil into the piston rings and combustion chamber from the ring side. You catch oil leaving the crankcase but actually stick the rings with even more oil and ruin the engine.
Adjust the air filter to provide an appropriate pressure drop at WOT? And how the hell do you even do that on a C6 Corvette or any car for that matter.
Pretty much every post of "advice" you make either has nothing to do with the question the OP asked, makes no sense, or is just outright wrong.
I also recommend a MM catch can. I have owned an EE can in the past and they are nice. But the MM is pretty much the best and there are so many options for configuring it and for mounting it.
Something that I also really like about the MM can is that it can replace your PCV valve completely.
I am running an E-force on my car and I went with the Mild option. I mounted it using the GM truck brake booster bracket. I had to drill new holes about 1-inch from the stock holes in the bracket so that it would have clearance from everything.
Adjust the air filter to provide an appropriate pressure drop at WOT? And how the hell do you even do that on a C6 Corvette or any car for that matter.
Pretty much every post of "advice" you make either has nothing to do with the question the OP asked, makes no sense, or is just outright wrong.
Thats funny because the factory does it on every single engine ever made since the 80's
Just because you don't understand how engines and PCV systems work doesn't mean every engineer in the world from every auto manufacturer that designed these systems based on fluid mechanics are wrong. Its just your ignorance.
Here is how I did it on my 600rwhp daily driver turbo 5.3L
I have a doctorate in mechanical engineering and learned through 25 years of tuning turbo cars and 16 years of education how to properly setup the PCV system.
Here is another famous tuner who is saying the same things. "Follow the steps above" Its my steps above
Originally Posted by TurboLX
Lots of people are also wrong about PCV needs with sustained boost. Follow the steps above to properly evacuate the crankcase using either manifold vacuum or compressor inlet depression at all times. Oil is roughly 48 Octane, so it only takes a little bit of it to dope down your average regardless of what fuel is in the tank.
Originally Posted by TurboLX
If you are building crankcase pressure (from blowby on the power stroke without proper evacuation), this pressure can also go the other way past the rings during the intake stroke. You can get oil ingestion to the cylinder past the rings without ever going trough the traditional PCV route (intake system). Even if this isn't 100% of your current knock source, it must be addressed. Venting to atmosphere is Busch league ****, do it right.
I have a doctorate in mechanical engineering and learned through 25 years of tuning turbo cars and 16 years of education how to properly setup the PCV system.
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