I used my stock Charcoal canister. Cut it open and emptied the stuff. Welded it back up. And used the bottom as a drain i put a valve on there.

Then the top is where i connected my PCV and Intake hose. Then i plugged up the Holes where the PCV and Valve cover breather went.

In about a month its almost half full of black sludge (i put a little hose in the side so i could see how full it is, l ike the G-reddy one) So its working well.

I just vented the tank though a small hose (no oil comes out)

Just wondering if anyone else has done something similar, or if you all buy the bling bling tig welded stainless ones?

 

That is a good way to make dew with what you have but it sounds like a pain in the *** to drill and install all those fittings when you can get a generic can for like 25$ and not have to do all that pin in the *** work

 

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You may want to post where you can get a generic can for $25 bucks. I know a few people on here that were looking for cheap catch can's. The ony guy wanted to make one out of a soda can.

 

Cheapest catch can: Air tool air/oil seperator. $13 at Home Depot. They are designed to flow well and catch oil particles as small as 3 microns. Can't beat that.

 

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Thats what I was talking about. Also there are some crome crap ones on Ebay for right around that price 2.
Here is one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=6763

 

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Thats what I was talking about. Also there are some crome crap ones on Ebay for right around that price 2.
Here is one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=6763</TD></TR></TABLE>

I got that catch can, quality is good. Havent had the chance to hook it up yet tho. also need to fill the can with something.

 

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Or to make things even easier you could just pull out the PCV valve and run a hose out the bottom of the car. It's not the most environmentally friendly setup, but it's not like the DIY can is emissions legal either.

 

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Or to make things even easier you could just pull out the PCV valve and run a hose out the bottom of the car. It's not the most environmentally friendly setup, but it's not like the DIY can is emissions legal either.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would do that but I live in CALI

 

I think the hose down the PCV on the ground is the best way.

Afterall when our catch cans get full what do we do with the junk thats in them anyways??

Thanks for all the idea's

 

or you can do like my dad and I use to do on his 424 SS. take a beer can and some steel wool, or a coffee can.

 

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I would do that but I live in CALI </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah you can't do much of anything in Cali.

 

where the pvc located in a b18b1 newer model...

 

here is one i made and it works great , the welds arent the best it was my first time welding aluminum


here it is installed on my car with the filter, o btw this was my second one

 

That looks great man Baffled too
I like that craftsman compressor too
How far does the center section go down (I am guessing all the way) and how many holes are in it?
Is it welded on the bottom? (where the center section meets)
How much to make me one?

 

that tank is my portable air tank , but i do have a craftsman air compressor ,lol and the baffle has probly 30-40 holes about 1/8'' size, and is about 1 inch from the bottom of the can , and yes the bottom of the baffle is welded up.

 

I tried Tig welding today for my first time on mild steel. I want to get good before i build my Turbo manifold..

Its soooo hard. First time i didtn wear gloves, and the filler rod got short, then super hot real fast and it burnt a line across my fingers

Im starting to get the hang, ours has the foot pedal too, so its nice. My welds arent the best.. But i only welded about 6" on a piece of flatbar doing lap joints. Took me like 20min between new rods, cleaning the tungsten and burning myself.

 

I used a piece of ABS piping for my catchcan and stuffed it with one of those shower scrunchy things..... works awesome.

 

Lots of good info here!

I think im going to do something with mild steel, and just paint the outside. My plastic one is horrifically ghetto.

 

so if one were to make one from scratch, how would they do it? How many openings/valves, where should they be, what about vacuum?, where should the filter element go, where should you drain?

 

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True, I still run my cutout open most of the time

 

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Just a small container, with eaither a bolt on or screw on lid. (some way to get into it)

Have a tap on the bottom or a plug or something. And put to 90deg elbows in the side with a piece of clear hose so you can see the level.

And just on the top, the fitting for Valve cover breather, and PCV and just run hoses into the top. It dosent need to be inline with anything. Just plug up the holes left from where the PCV and VCB went.

 

so could you put another fiting on the bottom and drain it back to the oil pan? Like a greddy uint?

 

I dont think youd want that oil to go back in the pan. Just collect it and get rid of it with oil from your oilchanges.

I started building my own catchcan in school today. I rolled some sheetmetal, and am going to have a top and bottom sealed, and like a little rectangle thing protruding from the top with fittings so there at 90deg. Then a plug at the bottom to drain it.

No baffles or internal filtering since it wont be vented back to the IM.