need a basic catch can, dont want to spend a million dollars. willing to "make" one from home depot parts if possible. normally dont mind the ghetto technique, but mountain dew bottle method is out of the question this time

 

nevermind, ebay rules lol

 

this should be sufficient right? no filter, but similar to the greddy unit.

 

Is it baffled?

 

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no idea, assume no. is that bad? last time I checked, mountain dew bottles were baffled and apparently people use those lol

 

I just remember seeing an article about the SSR catch can and how peeps were putting steel wool inside to "catch" the blow-by. I was under the impression that an unbaffled can defeats the purpose.

 

hmmmm...there are so many damn catch can threads, and so much misinformation, honestly its very difficult to sift through it all and get definitive answers. Ive spent most of the morning searching. I think it depends on how you have its hooked up. And some you can reroute back into the pan or block, others you can just manually empty when full. I planned on manually emptying mine. Im still researching though.

 

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Ain't that the truth . After all my research I ended up going with the Endyn set-up.

 

"The sole purpose of a catchcan in an open breather system is to "trap" oil and blow-by gasses so they do not contaminate your engine bay and the environment. The surface area in the lines and the catchcan facilitate this. Increasing the surface area by using steel wool or other means will certainly help capturing these gasses but will also restrict them from escaping. The best compromise is to use a baffled catchcan such as one Moroso manufactures."

all my questions have been answered.

if you havent seen this yet, and feel like learning something, here is the ultimate PCV/crankcase ventilation thread. This is what makes Honda-Tech, Honda-TECH

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1199935

 

^^^^I remember reading that. That's WAY too much info for me to comprehend

 

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I have the same one bought of ebay for $45 shipped, i think. Its not baffled though. I stuck some steel wool in it before installing but when i had it all hooked up i had a vacuum leak around the lid of the catch can, and when i felt the suction of the leak i decided to take the steel wool out as i didnt want strands of steel wool being sucked into the IM.


Sorry for hijacking your thread but i'd like to know what piping everyone is using. I got 10mm braided piping but the section that connects to the PCV runs very close to one of inlet runners and heats up and collapses under the vacuum pressure. I dont know if this is normal or not. I'm guessing because the PCV is closed then the vacuum from the IM causes the collapse, and i'm hoping that when the PCV opens it releases the vacuum and whatever oil/blow by is released can flow/be sucked through the piping easily enough??

 

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Using stainless steel wool is not the right idea. You want to use stainless steel scrubbers.



If the pic doesn't show up, just google "stainless steel scrubbers" it's the first link by 3M.

To ensure a good seal use hondabond or it can be found as permatex grey.



The hoses aren't supposed to collapse, if you want to stay with a clear tube you have to get one that is much thicker and also braided. Others who have never been able to resolve this issue use black fuel line hose as shown in the Endyn package.

 

so how do you find out if your catch can is baffled? get a flash light and try to sneak a peak or what?

 

catch can is worthless to me without a drain feature. this is what i use:

http://www.jazproducts.com/tanks.htm#1ptmini

simply attach a hose to drain fitting and makes life a whole lot easier.

 

yeah as long as you arent draining it back into the block.

you can add a drain port or valve to just about any catchcan which is what I plan to do since the eGay one I went with does not have a drain. I probably wont worry about that until I find out how quickly the can fills.

 

I have that ebay can. I used a piece of sheet metal and wedge it in there so that it split the can in half. I punched perferations into the metal to act as a metal screen for air to pass through but for the vapors to adhere too. I through in some other "junk" in the bottom to help baffle it a little more. I think I might have payed like $26 shipped

 

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Simple.

If your catchcan is JDM - it is 99% not baffled.

If your catchan is an "eBay brand" (copy of popular JDM can) it is 100% not baffled.

If you want to verify that it is what it is, then you will have to buy one that's like shown in this thread, open it up (allen screws) and you will see that it is indeed, unbaffled.