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Originally Posted by ZX-10R
Nice vid - looks like you used the MM diverter instead of the Elite one with the smaller orifice.
Elite also has a new bracket to mount the can in front and shorten the hoses.
You re-used the blower bolts which everyone says not to do, but I did as well. Elite told me they've never had an issue as long as you don't re-use them more than a couple of time and they are fairly new
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Thanks for the comment, and the info about the new bracket. I'm just going to trim this one down and re-paint it so it looks better.
I am confused why we can't reuse the blower bolts. I know GM says to replace them, but they don't educate us as to why. As a former GM technician, every torque to yield bolt I have ever seen has a torque, like X foot pounds, and then you go X degrees or whatever, and the amount of degree turn you go after the torque is the stretching of the bolt. The European cars use this method as well, and you can feel the bolt stretching, as its not getting any tighter, it's a weird feeling. It's really pronounced on VW suspension bolts. These blower bolts do not feel like that, and do not have a tightening torque like a TTY bolt, so I'm puzzled. If anyone knows why please educate me as I would like to know. Maybe they want to sell new ones because they come with loctite on them?? I don't know, but you are right in that we have not heard of any of them breaking, and after a few uses it's probably a good idea to replace them because the loctite would be worn off, and people might forget to put more on.
The good thing is if I test other catch can's I don't have to lift the blower as its already plumbed, so no bolt worries. I can just use quick connects and put another can in pretty easy.
Good eye on catching the MM divertor, but my overall flow is the same, as I did put a restrictor close to the can. I was reading up on a Toyota patent about pressures and oil separation, so I wanted the pressure drop close to the can.
Hopefully in a month or two I will have the comparison vid out, most people will not care about the APEX performance as you can't get that can anymore anyway, but it will be a great vid on 500 with a can, and 500 with out. The first test is no can, then the APEX, now the Elite so if anything people can see the no can compared to the Elite.
Thanks for the comment buddy