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Old 05-08-2011, 12:07 PM
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Would like to get an oil catch can, but really don't know which brand would be best. Any suggestions?
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Old 05-08-2011, 12:32 PM
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I ended up running the husky air/water separator filter that you buy at home depot. It cost like $11.99 then the two 1/4 screw in type which were $1.79 each, then went to an auto parts store and got 3 feet of fuel line hose for like $3+. Its mounted between my psngr side valve cover and the throttle body. so it came up to like less than $20 and took like 20-30 min should take less than that bc i was in and out of the house. very similar to this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jplKy...layer_embedded

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Old 05-08-2011, 06:54 PM
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I made my own also. But you have to remove the filter element in the oil/water seperator. It works just fine without it in there. For some reason those filters do not like Synthetic oil and it says on the package to use with synthetic oil
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Just do the home made one. It's a waste to spend $70 on something that can be had for $15 or less.
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Old 05-08-2011, 07:50 PM
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Ok looks simple enough, but do I need one for each side of the engine?
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Old 05-09-2011, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by scooter3
Ok looks simple enough, but do I need one for each side of the engine?
to be on the safe side i was gonna run one on the other side eventually too. When I pulled the hose that goes from the driver side to the intake I didnt find alot of oil in the hose but I was gonna run one eventually just to be on the safe side though.
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I am in the process of doing this also for my passenger side valve..... There is a problem with the setup in the video.... You need a check valve installed somewhere on that line. That line comes right off the TB. When you go into boost you will boost that line and also your crankcase.. It will be very minor but boosting your crank is a big no-no.. My tuner found this same issue on my setup when I brought it there for the dyno. The check valve I bought is considered "Heavy Duty" and only cost $20 bux.
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