Breather Caps?????
Jan 1, 2009 | 06:34 AM
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Breather Caps?????
Any benefit to having one on a stock 50 engine besides them looking cool ?
Jan 1, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by
ponyboy302
Any benefit to having one on a stock 50 engine besides them looking cool ?
Nope,
they allow the gases/pressure to vent into the atmosphere.
Jan 1, 2009 | 07:22 AM
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your pcv system is sufficient, no need for a breather
Jan 1, 2009 | 07:29 AM
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An open breather on a setup with a functional PCV, will cause a vacuum leak condition (unmetered air) that affects the EEC fuel trim corrections.
Jan 1, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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From: New York
they can also blow some oil vapors out somtimes and that tends to make a lil mess
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Breather Caps?????
