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Jul 25, 2018 | 03:53 PM

Hit Man X

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Catch can?

Since I have a weak No 8 and I assume this is contributing to my blowby, does anyone have a catch can to help vapor?

Figure I can flip that PCV/CCV guy, run a hose to the can then from can back to the air intake pipe. I know I will still consume oil, but maybe if I catch some I can just dump back in the motor.

What do you guys think? Waste of time and money?

Jul 25, 2018 | 07:20 PM

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It would work, but I'm not sure I'd bother. Do you have your ccv to the atmosphere now? If so you wouldn't haze the vehicle beside you so that would be a benefit.

Jul 25, 2018 | 07:22 PM

Hit Man X

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Nah, still to the intake. Not just haze is gross but the smell after a while.

Jul 26, 2018 | 01:40 PM

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if you do the catch can.....

Will the turbo body, fan, y pipe, plenums, block corrode/pit or worse will some rust chunks take out a ring or valve?

Jul 26, 2018 | 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by knottyrope

if you do the catch can.....

Will the turbo body, fan, y pipe, plenums, block corrode/pit or worse will some rust chunks take out a ring or valve?

No, not,no,none.uh uh.

I have a catch can as I just don't want to do the vent to atmosphere. It does catch some oil. There are better setups out there. I would just route it back stock and forget about it.

Jul 26, 2018 | 04:07 PM

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Thats what I did, made my own catch can and routed back to the intake and worked great but was constantly having to drain it as my engine badly hurt. Will I do it again? Nah waste of time and no benefit that I could see, there was only a few droplets of oil in the IC when I removed it.