As I was racing this silver EVO last night, my damn (34.3mm) freezer plug blew out and oil sprayed all over. The bad thing about it was I used some black silicone sealant instead of HondaBond to seal it off, but how come it finally blew out after all this time. By the way, I was @ full boost (14.5psi) and in 5th gear. I'm just crossing my fingers I didn't mess anything else up because the motor sounds like **** now with that hole is exposed (where the OEM black catch can used to be). Has this ever happened to anyone else?

 

So you put a freeze (not freezer) plug where your breather used to be? How were you venting the pressure in the pan?
I suppose if you blew a piston and pressurized the pan, something would have to give.

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by earl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So you put a freeze (not freezer) plug where your breather used to be? How were you venting the pressure in the pan?
I suppose if you blew a piston and pressurized the pan, something would have to give.</TD></TR></TABLE>I did mention it was a "freezer" plug. And no it is not where the breather used to be...it is where the stock "black catch can" used to be on the back of the block (PCV valves). I used two OEM Honda barb fittings (where the stock plugs were) and ran them to a catch can....with a fitting/tubing on top of the catch can to the charger pipe for vacuum.