well i always had thoughts of doing a catch can setup on my valve cover without drilling/welding my valve cover.....did anyone try using their oil cap as a catchcan source?

does this pic atleast ring a bell?



is it worth trying?

 

hmmmm, i cant decide if this is genius or retarded, in for opinions.

 

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lol same thoughts

guys chime in for suggesstions! whats the oil cap thread spec?

 

http://vibrantperformance.com/...b625c


Vibrant part # 12670

Oil Cap adapter for any -AN fitting for crankcase venting

 

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http://vibrantperformance.com/...b625c


Vibrant part # 12670

Oil Cap adapter for any -AN fitting for crankcase venting

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dude im so gonna order one thats fuking genius!

 

Z10 has had this available for quite some time.

 

Now the question is, will that clear the hood? lol. I know in my DA, the valve cover is already like 1/2" away from the hood. at the largest gaps

 

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price?

 

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price?</TD></TR></TABLE>

12AN Banjo fitting:

 

None of those parts are related to the OP's product inquiry.

 

If its baffled it "should" work. What would you use for vacuum source? A tube in the exhaust? (i forget who's principle it is at the time)

 

This seems like it an easier and possibly cheaper way of doing it

What the??

what's up with those two guys up top? You guys couldnt come up with an opinion until you heard what everyone else had to say?
then when somebody came up with an actual brand name product and you saw a couple of thumbs go up your all for it?
Nice.

You should have said..." i cant decide if this is cool or not, please decide for me."

 

so you just hook a line from the oil cap to the catch can? has anyone ever used it? it doesn't matter as long as the gases get out right?

 

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i found a few people how used them, i guess supposedly a lot of oil comes out too

 

I've heard some people having hood clearence issues with the z10 one,but I haven't heard anything about the vibrant setups.

If you really wanted to do one...

step one go to junk yard
step two get free oil cap
step three buy 2-3 dollar 3/8-1/2 inch elbow
step four drill and tap junkyard oil cap
step five put elbow on cap
step six put on a hose.

If it doesn't work out put your old cap back on.You spent at most 4-5 dollars to make it, if that,instead of 65-80.


Only difference is you would have to undo the hose when you change the oil,1-2 min inconvenience.

 

i know someone that has done this..works just fine

 

h<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Die-Laughing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This seems like it an easier and possibly cheaper way of doing it

What the??

what's up with those two guys up top? You guys couldnt come up with an opinion until you heard what everyone else had to say?
then when somebody came up with an actual brand name product and you saw a couple of thumbs go up your all for it?
Nice.

You should have said..." i cant decide if this is cool or not, please decide for me."

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well this setup is a cool idea thats why i asked if its possible anf from the link Tony provided that cap is perfect! some poeple cant spend timing removing the valve cover and doing the weld and even the funds to get lines/fittings/can/filter

with this cap setup i belive someone could try fitting a direct filter on that cap as quick try....did any try oping the cap while the engine idles there allot of oil spalsh at that area so i belive using baffled catchcan is essential!

 

Unless there is some sort of baffle on the cap, then it will drain all your oil in to time. The reason regular valve cover vents work is because they are behind a baffle. This has been covered before.

 

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most poeple who run ramhorn manifolds cant run their fittings at the front and put it at the back WHERE its nots baffled! you do know its baffled at one area right?

 

what's baffling?

 

If you ever look at the inside of your valve cover you will see what looks like a metal plate in it. Thats a baffle to keep excess oil from going past whatevers on the other side of the baffle like the oem breather line.Some oil pans are also like that to prevent windage power losses.

For the valve cover issue some guys actually add a baffle to the valve cover if there's none where they added fittings.Alot don't and it pushes oil like mentioned.


I think im gonna try my own idea.If I don't like It im out 0 dollars since im sure I can find all the stuff I need laying around.

 

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This entire thread

 

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What the??

what's up with those two guys up top? You guys couldnt come up with an opinion until you heard what everyone else had to say?
then when somebody came up with an actual brand name product and you saw a couple of thumbs go up your all for it?
Nice.

You should have said..." i cant decide if this is cool or not, please decide for me."

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i posted a nice little response for you but a mod deleted it, lets just say your a moron. the part the op posted and the part manufacturered are very different, nobody decided for me, i decided for my self, so you can go make fun of people somewhere else to boost your little ego.

 

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This entire thread </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha

 

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This entire thread </TD></TR></TABLE>

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you guys cant expect someone to know all aspects of automotive performance. i have friends that can do a motor swap in 3 hours including smoke breakes, but they dont know a damn thing about a catch can or final drives, would you laugh at them too?

and then theres people like me, i got a ton of knowledge/experience but i still work slow as HELL. everybodies got different strengths.