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Old 07-24-2008, 07:24 PM
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I recently changed my set up to a vented catchcan and boy does it smell awful, especially in boost. Anyone else experiencing this? Is it normal???
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I have an endyne catch can and mine vents to the atmousphere and mine smells also... but it's doing it's job of course it's gonna smell it's keeping all that blow by and all thoes fumes out of your motor. I believe it's normal
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normal, you smell oil.
Old 07-25-2008, 05:36 AM
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Lovely, another thing for my gf to complain about.

Thanks
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thats why you have a daily
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Recirculating the vents helps get rid of most of the stench.
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I hate my catch can, on long drives I'm almost in tears
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recirculate your air, dont pull it from the engine bay. problem fixed.

or run a slash cut in your exhaust. thats my next project.
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I tried everything and nothing works. I have battery catch can setup and its very close to fan motor.
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u whimps. where dirty cloths or plug all your firewall holes, or get a daily. stop crying
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or recirculate from the cabin not putting fumes from the engine bay, like said twice

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Originally Posted by HybridcivicLS-T
u whimps. where dirty cloths or plug all your firewall holes, or get a daily. stop crying
LOL, I drive a New Chevy Avalanche for daily.
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lol you guys are all babies....i love my catch-can smells keeps u awake
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbocivic94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

LOL, I drive a New Chevy Avalanche for daily. </TD></TR></TABLE>

acura-tl03 here i need a truck

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSROWNSU &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol you guys are all babies....i love my catch-can smells keeps u awake </TD></TR></TABLE>

or slowly puts you into a deep sleep
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Gives me a headache.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HybridcivicLS-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

acura-tl03 here i need a truck
or slowly puts you into a deep sleep </TD></TR></TABLE>

Its not that its my daily but I do like to drive it as much as possible. I dont like to be in tears when I'm drivign it though
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I've got this problem too, I'm going to do the washer thing to prop my hood up at the back. Hopefully vent some smell and my excessive heat
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