View Poll Results: To catch or not to catch?
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To catch or not to catch?
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To catch or not to catch?
Thinking about getting a catch can, but not sure if i really need it now or not. My biggest concern is that im switching to e85 and im projecting my numbers to be around 400whp and 360-380 wtrq. My car is also brand new with only 4500 miles on it and will be just dding with it. No track use or strip for now but i will let her rip here and there.
i can understand using a catch can for racing/autocross but is it effective for a DD? Can someone that only uses an X as a DD chime in and comment on whether they see the catch can filling up?
I honestly wouldn't bother, especially on a street car. A properly setup and designed catch-can system is good but 90% of the ones I see are wrong and if anything causing more problems than they're solving.
I run the dual sakiou michi setup. My evo x is a daily driver each oil change I get about 2-3 ounces or gas/oil caught. I would say its worth the effort if you do it right I have not had any problems.
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small steps to make things more reliable imo.
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Good to hear. Since we both are driving 2010 Gsr's how exactly is yours hooked up. There are many different ways its seems to hook the catch can up. Please if you could be detailed that would be appreciated. Thanks
I just ordered my dual Saikou setup a couple days ago.... An improperly designed catch-can or improperly plumbed setup is useless. I had a greddy can on my VIII and hardly caught anything in 20k miles... I have also seen a lot of cans that are vented to the atmosphere... not very useful.
Get a properly designed can or cans (baffles and filter material in the can), plumb them so they don't leak under boost or vacum and make sure they are routed properly (port on the front of the valve cover near the FPR should be plumbed to the intake manifold and have a check valve in it, port on the side near the turbo should route back to the intake pipe before the turbo to pull a constant vacum). Or don't bother at all.
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I just ordered my dual Saikou setup a couple days ago.... An improperly designed catch-can or improperly plumbed setup is useless. I had a greddy can on my VIII and hardly caught anything in 20k miles... I have also seen a lot of cans that are vented to the atmosphere... not very useful.
Get a properly designed can or cans (baffles and filter material in the can), plumb them so they don't leak under boost or vacum and make sure they are routed properly (port on the front of the valve cover near the FPR should be plumbed to the intake manifold and have a check valve in it, port on the side near the turbo should route back to the intake pipe before the turbo to pull a constant vacum). Or don't bother at all.
Get a properly designed can or cans (baffles and filter material in the can), plumb them so they don't leak under boost or vacum and make sure they are routed properly (port on the front of the valve cover near the FPR should be plumbed to the intake manifold and have a check valve in it, port on the side near the turbo should route back to the intake pipe before the turbo to pull a constant vacum). Or don't bother at all.