How are you big hp(700+) guys/gals doing a breather?
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How are you big hp(700+) guys/gals doing a breather?
On my old setup I just ran a vaccu-pan system from the valve cover to down pipe, but I was making alot less power then this time around should. I am still gonna run the vaccu-pan but I'm not sure if that is gonna be enough. My buddy was telling me not to run a catch can due what happened with his motor. He said that he made a pull down the track and the oil never drained back down into the case and stayed in the breather. Have any of you had this problem? Any suggestions?
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Re: How are you big hp(700+) guys/gals doing a breather?
I run the T1 catch can and never had a problem 4 -10s off the valve cover and 2 drain back to the block.
i would suggest this one.
http://www.t1racedevelopment.com/ind...h-can-kit.html
i would suggest this one.
http://www.t1racedevelopment.com/ind...h-can-kit.html
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Re: How are you big hp(700+) guys/gals doing a breather?
Joe, curious what your logs are reading your oil pressure down the track? This is actually a pretty hot topic right now and very relevant...
The problem with the crank case pressure/catch can set ups is: that for one pass it is usually fine......until the end of the run on shutdown when all the oil from blow by (and its significant enough to starve your bearings on some setups) is stuck in the head.
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with the crank case pressure how does oil get from the head to the oil pan? The design is flawed in B series heads and the oil starvation bug has been biting the very best in the business lately....only this season have people started to switch their systems. You will no longer see people with lines from their head to a catch can and lines from the catch can to the block = pointless due to crank case pressure....oil simply won't flow down until after motor is shut off.....which is too late in many cases. Most people are running the head to catch can and back down to the front of the oil pan since the oil will stack at the back of the pan upon acceleration.
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I run the T1 catch can and never had a problem 4 -10s off the valve cover and 2 drain back to the block.
i would suggest this one.
http://www.t1racedevelopment.com/ind...h-can-kit.html
i would suggest this one.
http://www.t1racedevelopment.com/ind...h-can-kit.html
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Re: How are you big hp(700+) guys/gals doing a breather?
The ports on the exhaust are to create a vacuum in the catch can so the can pulls air from the crank case, its nothing new... Most cars don't have a need for this. I'm sure an engine of that stature would require this type of evacuation. in my opinion anything making less than 1000ish hp need not worry about this type of thing. I think the standard t1 style catch can and lines will suffice.
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Who logs oil pressure these days? The lowest oil pressure reading under acceleration is 80 psi.
We already know why a bunch of guys are already having problems, hint: look at the fuel used.
I run 2 drainbacks to the back of the block as well.
Honestly though, when we had this problem on InDub's car last year, T1 gave us some great advice, and from there it has all made sense..
We already know why a bunch of guys are already having problems, hint: look at the fuel used.
I run 2 drainbacks to the back of the block as well.
Honestly though, when we had this problem on InDub's car last year, T1 gave us some great advice, and from there it has all made sense..
Joe, curious what your logs are reading your oil pressure down the track? This is actually a pretty hot topic right now and very relevant...
The problem with the crank case pressure/catch can set ups is: that for one pass it is usually fine......until the end of the run on shutdown when all the oil from blow by (and its significant enough to starve your bearings on some setups) is stuck in the head.
This:
with the crank case pressure how does oil get from the head to the oil pan? The design is flawed in B series heads and the oil starvation bug has been biting the very best in the business lately....only this season have people started to switch their systems. You will no longer see people with lines from their head to a catch can and lines from the catch can to the block = pointless due to crank case pressure....oil simply won't flow down until after motor is shut off.....which is too late in many cases. Most people are running the head to catch can and back down to the front of the oil pan since the oil will stack at the back of the pan upon acceleration.
my .02
The problem with the crank case pressure/catch can set ups is: that for one pass it is usually fine......until the end of the run on shutdown when all the oil from blow by (and its significant enough to starve your bearings on some setups) is stuck in the head.
This:
with the crank case pressure how does oil get from the head to the oil pan? The design is flawed in B series heads and the oil starvation bug has been biting the very best in the business lately....only this season have people started to switch their systems. You will no longer see people with lines from their head to a catch can and lines from the catch can to the block = pointless due to crank case pressure....oil simply won't flow down until after motor is shut off.....which is too late in many cases. Most people are running the head to catch can and back down to the front of the oil pan since the oil will stack at the back of the pan upon acceleration.
my .02
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Re: How are you big hp(700+) guys/gals doing a breather?
If everyone just turns down the boost, the problem will solve itself! Although, if we drill a bunch of holes in the block and run the FCS Parks-spec knitted blanket, that should work too!
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Joe - Off topic Q, how do you get such high oil pressure? I was just looking at my logs and im at a steady 70psi with OEM oil pump...Got me worried!
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The ports on the exhaust are to create a vacuum in the catch can so the can pulls air from the crank case, its nothing new... Most cars don't have a need for this. I'm sure an engine of that stature would require this type of evacuation. in my opinion anything making less than 1000ish hp need not worry about this type of thing. I think the standard t1 style catch can and lines will suffice.
thr red circle is the capped fittings on the box and the yellow is the vaccu pan
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You're obviously missing a few things here, chief.
The Yellow circled items are EMAP sensors.
He has a large 1.5" diameter pipe there in front of your face that vents the block also. For most people, this isn't feasable.
We use a T1 catch can on a few cars and it works great. You have to understand that if you are running 40+ psi of boost, some things may need to change.
The Yellow circled items are EMAP sensors.
He has a large 1.5" diameter pipe there in front of your face that vents the block also. For most people, this isn't feasable.
We use a T1 catch can on a few cars and it works great. You have to understand that if you are running 40+ psi of boost, some things may need to change.
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You're obviously missing a few things here, chief.
The Yellow circled items are EMAP sensors.
He has a large 1.5" diameter pipe there in front of your face that vents the block also. For most people, this isn't feasable.
We use a T1 catch can on a few cars and it works great. You have to understand that if you are running 40+ psi of boost, some things may need to change.
The Yellow circled items are EMAP sensors.
He has a large 1.5" diameter pipe there in front of your face that vents the block also. For most people, this isn't feasable.
We use a T1 catch can on a few cars and it works great. You have to understand that if you are running 40+ psi of boost, some things may need to change.
The whole thing about the "EMAP sensors" you are talking about bothers me because they look exactly like my vaccu-pan system!
Where does he vent to the 1.5" pipe from?
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Pipe from front of pan..
I have the same EMAP sensor canisters on my car from T1, they connect to each bank of the divided turbo manifold and a sensor attaches to each canister to get pressure readings.
I have the same EMAP sensor canisters on my car from T1, they connect to each bank of the divided turbo manifold and a sensor attaches to each canister to get pressure readings.