07-26-2014, 08:02 AM | #1 |
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Elite Catch Can Installed
Installed Elite Catch Can this morning. here are some pics. i am a rookie catch can installer, so please if anyone sees something a miss let me know.
these pics are during installation so some of the connections are not completed. this was intended to show just the can install before putting it all back together. |
07-26-2014, 10:23 AM | #2 |
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Where does the factory PCV oil separator route to now? Don't see the line running to the intake in the pictures.
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07-26-2014, 10:37 AM | #3 |
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I never installed my factory one because I think its ugly...
Sent from somewhere on the road.
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07-27-2014, 06:41 AM | #4 |
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it still connects to the fresh air intake. i took the photos before everything was placed back together so i could see the connection points for the catch can and make sure i was running the lines properly.
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07-27-2014, 06:52 AM | #5 |
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Here's how it is plumbed. Couldn't be simpler. The OE port that the semi-rigid air line plugs into is capped. More pics in my build thread below.
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07-27-2014, 09:46 AM | #6 | |
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I know the factory separator allows oil to go into the intake
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07-27-2014, 12:03 PM | #7 |
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The clean side separator only protects when at WOT when vacuum reverses flow back to the intake. So, how often are you at WOT? GM supplies this part on the 1LE because presumably, its owners buy it to track it which means more WOT. The manufacturer of my part suggests that may only be 2-5% of the time. It is the catch can that distills out the majority of crankcase blowby.
I still can't understand why GM would intentionally dump blowby into the intake tract. I am thrilled that there is an inexpensive, easy DIY to correct this poor design. And if I can stop even more with a CCS, I'm there.
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07-28-2014, 01:20 AM | #8 | |
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07-28-2014, 07:47 AM | #9 |
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If you don't have a catch can, I'd get one then you'll be covered.
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The only way to completely eliminate it properly is by getting a vacuum pump. Another way is to cap off everything (bad idea). Advantages to a vacuum pump are a better idle, more consistent vacuum, and more HP! Disadvantage is the price and packaging. |
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Nice job Jimmy. Looks like a professional installation |
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07-28-2014, 01:54 PM | #12 | |
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FWIW, I have ZERO oil film of any kind inside my throttle body, I can literally lick the butterfly, lol. I do drive this ride hard enough at WOT, so it seems to me that the oem oil separator is doing it's job well. |
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