Here's a couple pictures of the oil dipstick

 

This is not for Ricer, but if you're interested, we just released this kit:







More here: http://www.streettunedmotorsports.co..._catch_can.htm

 

i may have to get one of those dipsticks and catch cans in the near future

 

wrinkle black would be a plus

 

So, not sure if I'm having a brain fart or what...but Emery, please explain the AN fitting on the dipstick idea...Is it just so you can recirculate the oil that comes out of the valve cover ports??

 

i believe its to lower pressure
but that would work as well i would think

 

its to releave pressure in the block. what oil gets blown up the dipstick will be drained back into the oil pan so you dont have to empty a can.

 

fixed

 

I saw that on your website a couple days ago, looks good! So with this setup, you would just cap off the fittings on the maf pipe & cap off the fitting on the intake manifold. I read so many different ways of setting up catch cans, some people say like this and others say you need a vacuum source like the intake manifold fitting or the maf pipe. And then it depends if you are running a speed density setup or a maf setup, where essentially a vented catch can is a "vacuum leak". ahhhhh!!

 

So the an fitting on the dipstick will have a line going straight to an fitting welded onto the oil pan or into the balance shaft hole?

 

i dont know how STM will set it up. but most of these designs go's from the dipstick to the catch can. have you ever heard of some guys blowing off dipsticks and oil everywhere? this will eliminate that issue as well. it lets that pressure go some where ''into a vented can'' and what oil follows will be drained back into the oil pan

 

Yeah the dipstick issue has been around for a while, I have never personally had the problem but I've seen it happen to other people before. The spring dipstick mod has been around for a while but obviously not the proper way to solve that problem...

 

The dipstick vent is better than any vent you could have on your valve (of equal size) cover for more than one reason.



1. Venting the block is better than the head as it will allow your oil to return to the pan faster. The air that vents out of the valve cover rushes up from the block through the oil return passages causing the returning oil to slow down and sometime push back up into the head leaving the pan dry.

2. If you have a catch can with a drain on the bottom and it sits higher than this fitting on the dip stick tube you can use the fitting to vent and drain oil back from the catch can.

Just a couple examples of what this can be used for.

 

This car is soooooo awesome. End of story.

 

i was actually going to pm you about this...great idea