[Shotimes] Intake Goo

[Steve Tatro]

Why not have the catch can installed on the PCV outlet AND remove the
inlet PCV?  You would still catch whatever blowby accumulates, and you
could measure the effects of blocking the inlet PCV simply by noting the
change in amount of "stuff" in the canister over a certain number of
miles.

Also, do you have any pics?  I'm not sure where this PCV outlet is nor
do I know what kind of canister you're using.

Thanks,

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 165k miles
Cincinnati, Ohio



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of van Oss
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:27 PM
To: Noack, Jason; 'shotimes'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Intake Goo


Routing PCV fumes to a tank should not affect performance.  It's easiest
to do this when you have the intake off.  Remove the stock PCV tube
(runs from the center top of the engine, over to the throttle body, I
think it's 5/8 ID like heater hose).  Replace with a longer section of
hose, and locate the vented bottle wherever you can.  I placed my bottle
in the space that was freed up when I replaced the stock air box with a
snorkel. That's on my 92.

There is another option that Paul Nimz and I have been experimenting
with (maybe others)?  There is some performance benefit to creating a
vacuum in the crankcase.  So on my 91 SHO, I have the stock PCV outlet
tube, but the inlet tube is clamped shut.  (The inlet tube is the one
that runs from the trottle body to the front cam cover.)  Yes, you still
gradually get goo in your intake, though perhaps not as much since air
is not pushed through the crankcase.  I only have butt-dyno results, but
it seems to help performance a bit.  Paul wonders if maybe vacuum in the
crankcase might also help reduce oil leaks, but I don't thnk we have any
firm information about that yet.

Joseph van Oss


----- Original Message -----
DETAILS!!!!   How do I do this?  On my 87 Escort....(years ago) I
managed to
do a similar thing but this is a bit more complex.  Does it effect
performance?  Why haven't more people done this?

-----Original Message-----
A few of us, wanting to keep the intake clean, have devised systems to
re-route the outlet PCV tube into a vented tank. Joseph
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