PCV System Check Valve
holy **** someone is looking into this TOO much.
look you DO NOT NEED A CHECK VALVE ON A FI SETUP IF YOU ROUTE IT CORRECTLY!!!!!!! how do i know this?? b/c i have a turbo car.... oh yea and a supercharged truck....
like i stated before it goes like this...
valve cover > pcv valve > vacuum hose > inlet side of blower/turbo.
the only reason i added the pcv is for an average setup so you have somewhere to put your vacuum hose. most would weld on a fitting to the valve cover OR use a vent style cap like i use that has a 1/2" nipple on it. (like the ones you see on the exhaust vented system).
back to what i was saying... now you have this whole evac system plumbed to the INLET on your FI head unit rather it be supercharger or turbo. so what does that head unit do? it sucks in air through the inlet and the pushes is out the outlet thus causing pressure in the intake and vacuum in the inlet. ok are we following along children? hope so. so lets say you get into boost like 15lbs im sure that inlet of that head unit is trying to pull more air into it than what the "intake can supply (in most cases) so it makes vacuum... so its trying to pull this air in through the intake but it cant get enough so it starts pulling from that vacuum hose too thus sucking the crank case pressure out.
since in this setup which is the smartest one to go with since you wanna suck that crappy pressure out WHILE IN BOOST where its most important you do not need a pcv check valve b/c it will never see boost. if you wanna plumb your pcv into your pressure side of your setup dont come come on this forum crying about how you have the famous rear main seal leak.... you have been educated.
look you DO NOT NEED A CHECK VALVE ON A FI SETUP IF YOU ROUTE IT CORRECTLY!!!!!!! how do i know this?? b/c i have a turbo car.... oh yea and a supercharged truck....
like i stated before it goes like this...
valve cover > pcv valve > vacuum hose > inlet side of blower/turbo.
the only reason i added the pcv is for an average setup so you have somewhere to put your vacuum hose. most would weld on a fitting to the valve cover OR use a vent style cap like i use that has a 1/2" nipple on it. (like the ones you see on the exhaust vented system).
back to what i was saying... now you have this whole evac system plumbed to the INLET on your FI head unit rather it be supercharger or turbo. so what does that head unit do? it sucks in air through the inlet and the pushes is out the outlet thus causing pressure in the intake and vacuum in the inlet. ok are we following along children? hope so. so lets say you get into boost like 15lbs im sure that inlet of that head unit is trying to pull more air into it than what the "intake can supply (in most cases) so it makes vacuum... so its trying to pull this air in through the intake but it cant get enough so it starts pulling from that vacuum hose too thus sucking the crank case pressure out.
since in this setup which is the smartest one to go with since you wanna suck that crappy pressure out WHILE IN BOOST where its most important you do not need a pcv check valve b/c it will never see boost. if you wanna plumb your pcv into your pressure side of your setup dont come come on this forum crying about how you have the famous rear main seal leak.... you have been educated.
i am very familar with this setup but however will never run it. i am not interested in pulling those vapors into my intake charge. ive read 100's of diffrent setups and its not the most ideal way to do it. i am leaving my stock pcv setup on the intake manifold alone but just adding the check valve, then am runnin a vacuum setup on the vc's. havent heard of many higher hp cars runnin the inlet evac system. and you educate me? lol!
Last edited by 4SFEDZ; Jun 30, 2008 at 08:01 AM.
hey whats your setup? are you fi? and maybe you should read some more bout using vacuum from your turbo inlet to pull vacuum from your crankcase. u ever get on theturboforums? ls1tech? alls i am saying is your stock pcv valve leaks, you can test that yourself (which i have done). some putting a check valve inline with your pcv will eliminate that, thus helping my presure problem. then im goin to run the exhaust evac, not the turbo inlet! the only prob people have had with the exhaust evac is it pullin oil out but you can fix that by using baffles in your vc or runnin a catch can. every setup is diff some people can get away with just breathers on the vc, i can not.
YES if the turbine is spinning which means the engine is running there will ALWAYS be negative pressure in the intake side of the turbo. Negative pressure=vacuum...
i am very familar with this setup but however will never run it. i am not interested in pulling those vapors into my intake charge. ive read 100's of diffrent setups and its not the most ideal way to do it. i am leaving my stock pcv setup on the intake manifold alone but just adding the check valve, then am runnin a vacuum setup on the vc's. havent heard of many higher hp cars runnin the inlet evac system. and you educate me? lol!
heres a good thread.
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...se+ventilation
Heres Another
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...se+ventilation
And another with pictures of what you want to do and ppl saying you dont need to do all that! Smarter ppl than I tell you the same thing Im trying to get across to you!!!
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...ilation&page=2
next time actually READ those 100's of posts....
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...se+ventilation
Heres Another
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...se+ventilation
And another with pictures of what you want to do and ppl saying you dont need to do all that! Smarter ppl than I tell you the same thing Im trying to get across to you!!!
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...ilation&page=2
next time actually READ those 100's of posts....
Last edited by Tricked-Out-Toy; Jun 30, 2008 at 08:24 AM.
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