An air/oil separator removes oil vapor from the air,
before it is fed back into the intake manifold, for
combustion.
I got the hose and connectors from Summit Racing
and the
Stef's can from Hot Rods Speed and
Custom.
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Because of the Whipple air intake, places to mount the
can are limited. After much deliberation, I decided on
mounting the can to an "L" bracket and mounting the
bracket, to the air filter housing.
I used oil/gas resistant hose and ran it down to the
frame rail, so I can drain the oil with a valve.
There isn't much more to say, so I'll let the pics,
take it from here.....
Stef can, hose and valve:
Can attached to the "L" bracket and hoses ran:
This is a pic of the "L" bracket, it's painted black to match
the filter housing:
This shows the oil drain hole and the hose running down to the
frame rail:
Hose routing:
Lining up the can, getting ready to mount the "L" bracket, to
the filter housing:
This shows the clearance of the can, for hood closing
purposes:
The finished product:
Update: It works....
It's been about a month since installing the catch can and
it
just so happens, that it's now time to change the
engine
oil (just hit 5,000 miles). So while I'm
down there, I'm
going to open up the drain valve and
see how much oil has
collected so far.
I love this valve! It made draining the oil from the catch can, a piece of cake....
It's hard to judge the amount of oil from the pic, but it's
probably
about 1-2 tablespoons.
Any oil that's in the cup, is oil that's NOT going into the combustion chambers.