Have 1993 Camaro with LT-1 motor. Just purchased used Vortec V-1 supercharger and finished install. Already replaced bearings and seals in the V1.

Started engine up and lots of power, but lots of oil on motor. Have been reading a lot of threads on this and other forums and the best solution IMHO is to leave the DS PCV as the stock "u-turn" (1993) setup and to block off the line from the throttle body on the PS of engine. Then use the PCV line from passenger side of engine to route through a Summit G1504 vented catch can and then connect to the inlet side of the blower. My question is how to do this. Is there a plug to take out of the V1 housing? Should I tap into the cone filter that is connected directly to the supercharger input? There is no hose connected from the cone to the V1. The cone filter just fits into the space between the cross member and engine block.There is no space for a hose extension to tap to.
This is not a racer but a car that is driven occasionally, but want a little more pep. Had engine rebuilt with .30 over pistons, head work and competition cam #305. Also installed 30 lb Ford Motorsport injectors and walbro 255 fuel pump.

Thank you in advance
-Brad

 

you can put a breather on the valve cover as well. or go to summitracing.com, search for"breather tank" should be a little cylinder style tank with a breather on it. get an AN fitting welded to your valvecover, and run an AN line to the breather tank.

 

Brad it seems like you dont have a stock Vortech blower setup. Originally there was a flexible intake hose and a plastic intake tube with a bung on it for the suction hose, but someone pitched that stuff to simplify and get higher boost and put the filter right on your inlet, so you might have to custom fit something.

 

Okay - thank you Kevin - is anyone familiar with the V1 - are there any plugged ports into the casting (air side). I remember a square plug in the housing but that may have been on the oil side.

I have read about as many posts as I can find regarding the whole - Forced Induction makes the LT1 leak oil.. u must use a breather- wait that makes oil come out of the breather ok so then catch can or Oil - Air Sep then to blower - Kevin are you using either of these setups .

I have also read a lot of posts on injectors and the backside of the FI setup. I currently have a walbro 255 in the tank and 36lb ford motorsports injectors . The question i have abut this is ... Who tunes 1993 LT1s? Who can put them on a dyno - look at the car - tune it - make a chip for it, test and really get into the car . I need someone that knows what they are doing I am located on Long Island but am willing to travel. Everywhere I try to call wont do this work on a 1993.

Thank you very much for the replys!

 

convert it to a 94 PCM. otherwise i believe ed wright in oklahoma can do it, but thats a LONG drive for you.

 

People are venting them different ways, but the way I have mine currently is that the pcv from the side of the intake manifold (crankcase vapors) goes through an additional check valve then into the intake below the throttle body. A tube from the valve cover goes through an oil separator to the supercharger intake. I am going to change it around this summer, but it works pretty well as is. I am going to find a better way to vent the crankcase under boost. Some guys have a couple breathers on the valve covers, but with the composite covers I have, the vent would be on the same side as the suction tube, so that doesn't work to well. I want a different setup, but don't want to hack up my composite valve covers, so I am working on new ones that I can weld and configure differently.

 

thank you for your help I will try that next time i have some time with the car.