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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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vented crankcase pics!

I am getting my car back together after I cracked a couple ring glands and I am not sure how to route my tubing, etc. in a way to avoid pressurizing my crankcase?

I now have a 355 all forged (9:1 compression) with 15 psi boost, and i have 2 breathers on the passanger side valve cover with stock pcv valve.

Is this enough?
Any pics of how you routed your crackcase venting would be great.

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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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I tapped the valve covers and installed a NPT to AN fitting in each. Then used AN line to a T fitting behind the intake, the ran a larger AN braided Hose to a Moroso Vented Catch can mounted top the firewall where the HVAC originally was.

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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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I dont' have any pics yet but I went with a setup I believe is similar to Vortech's. I ran a line from passenger valve cover to the throttle body, left the PCV as OE and then ran a line from the driver's valve cover to the sucks side of my turbo.
A correct PCV system evacuates the crankcase and reburns the gases by injection into the air intake.
The line going from driver's valve cover to suckside of turbo will ALWAYS provide negative pressure--the faster the compressor wheels spins, the greater the negative pressure (I'm not sure if there is a point where you have too much vacuum).
I will probably need to install oil seperators each line off the valve cover to limit the amount of oil which reaches my intake air.
I only recently set this up and have not had a chance to test it since I don't have a transmission at the moment, but it seems to make sense.
Old Jun 5, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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looks really good, how is it performing so far? and how do you drain it?
Old Jun 5, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mkent
I dont' have any pics yet but I went with a setup I believe is similar to Vortech's. I ran a line from passenger valve cover to the throttle body, left the PCV as OE and then ran a line from the driver's valve cover to the sucks side of my turbo.
A correct PCV system evacuates the crankcase and reburns the gases by injection into the air intake.
The line going from driver's valve cover to suckside of turbo will ALWAYS provide negative pressure--the faster the compressor wheels spins, the greater the negative pressure (I'm not sure if there is a point where you have too much vacuum).
I will probably need to install oil seperators each line off the valve cover to limit the amount of oil which reaches my intake air.
I only recently set this up and have not had a chance to test it since I don't have a transmission at the moment, but it seems to make sense.
I believe the hose you have from the pass. v.c. to the throttle body is going to put pressure INTO your crankcase under boost. I think most people run this to a tee along with another one in the drive v.c. then to the suck side of the blower. Otherwise you're boost pressure i think is going to be greater than your vacuum created and not work so well.
Old Jun 5, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by blown94
I believe the hose you have from the pass. v.c. to the throttle body is going to put pressure INTO your crankcase under boost. I think most people run this to a tee along with another one in the drive v.c. then to the suck side of the blower. Otherwise you're boost pressure i think is going to be greater than your vacuum created and not work so well.
good catch. You are right, when the intake sees boost, it will pressurize my crankcase through the hose on the passenger valve cover. I should install a 1 way valve or "T" it into the other hose going to the suck side.

Thanks for pointing that out!
Old Jun 9, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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thanks for the help --that was what I was thinking! I am going to install a hose from each side of my valve covers, to a T fitting, than to a air Oil seperator, to the suck side of my blower.

Thanks again
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