RJ and Evans Catch Cans are done

[Kaan]

I've been developing an oil catch can design for the last couple weeks... mostly cause RJ and Evan asked for one. RJ obviously asked for dementions that are WAY TOO SMALL... and then Evan... i dont know where his big ass can is going in the miata... but thats not my problem.

they are fully functional prototypes... so the only issues left with them is changing size and retro fitting them with mounting gear. I am also going to make it out of stainless steel for them. someone (i'm thinking the guy that quit yesterday) fucked with my welder... and i was blowing way too much air. they dont look so good but nothing another try with a TIG cant fix...

i'll have pictures up today or tomorrow... maybe i'll draw up my design... maybe i wont :twisted: if anyone has the NEED for one... i can make them one too... OGs and track whored cars come first.

[ScottyB]

cool man, can't wait to see some pictures

[.RJ]

w000000t!

:beers: for kaan!

[Kaan]

i just have to add the input and exit tubes and drill thier corosponding holes. we todd is down kinda so i cant get the pics up. i really hope they work... and i hope the check engine doesnt get thrown cause of any preasure increase.... i did use perferated stainless, but i guess i'm being paranoid.

[BLINGMW]

I don't feel like looking it up on the web to figure it out, so tell me why you would rather have an oil catch can rather than piping the oil vapors back into the intake? Is that what you're doing? Taking that hose from the valve cover and running it into a can instead? Sounds maybe like you're doing more and I'm missing something. What do you then do with these precious drops of finely distilled oil? Drizzle on cheesecake?

[Maengelito]

we todd is down kinda so i cant get the pics up.

ya know, MM does have a gallery you can upload pics to too.

[Kaan]

there are no intake or exit tubes mounted yet. the shut off valve system on the bottom is so they can run a tube somewhere under the car and zip tie it so they can get easier access. we'll see how that works lol.

and i have no idea how to make an image apear ... cause i'm not computer savy 8)

[Ryan T]

looks sweet man.

[KPWSerpiente]

I don't feel like looking it up on the web to figure it out, so tell me why you would rather have an oil catch can rather than piping the oil vapors back into the intake? Is that what you're doing? Taking that hose from the valve cover and running it into a can instead? Sounds maybe like you're doing more and I'm missing something. What do you then do with these precious drops of finely distilled oil? Drizzle on cheesecake?

Air from the PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) system routes air from the engine back into the intake. A catchcan catches the oil and is might helpful because oil in your intake is the devil, especially on a turbocharged vehicle where it can gunk up the intercooler. It'll also leave residue on the throttlebody and intake manifold.

Kaan, those are looking excellent. Powdercoat mine blue and have to it to me before the show!

-T

[Kaan]

well, these are all prototypes... i'm hoping the internal baffeling design catches as close to 100% of the oil. they are nothing like the greddy cans that have no baffeling. i wont be doing anything worth powder coating until i could get the exact fixment for your car. these two are the very first to be produced and none for the DSM unfortunately. give me some dimentions to work with at the show, some contact info and maybe i can work one up that will work and mount just right... then i can make it out of something worth powder coating ;-) if i do make it out of anything worth powder coating, you can deal with the powder coating... cause it will be made out of all stainless steel (except the brass fittings, if i keep those like they are) because it wont rust... if the fitment for the ITR works out, Brian and G are the next in line since a basic integra design will be worked out on RJs ITR. I would assume anything that fits in a fire wall mount on my car would also work on Mikes car... and just cause channing is an OG and it might take 10 years (since that ass lives so far away) to get a finished product to him... i'll start working on that one too.


i dont feel that an empty can will do the job well. so these cans are fitted with a stainless steel baffeling system. We dont want to increase preasure so they are made from perferated sheets. basically they are sqaures (depending on the size of the can) that have 3/16 inch holes drilled all over them in a uniform pattern. i dont do any of the drilling, i just order sheets that have it done like this. i'm hoping that the perferation helps keep the preasure down AND gives the oil vapor areas to cling too.

RJs can has a very simple, very small baffeling system with only 1 inch overlap. he has two peices one coming down from the top of the can infront of the intake tube area (i know where it is, i just havent drilled and welded)... and a second one, one inch away from that coming from the bottom.

Evans has one coming from the bottom and two coming from the top infront of the intake and exit... same basic lay out he just has a bigger can.

there were some thing in the creation, lay out, welding, and over all construction stages i could have thought out better, and will change for future prototype for each car i attempt to make one for. these two cans took me about 1 hour to make total. i'll have to work with evan and RJ for fitment. i might have to make them both all new cans with totally different dimensions... we dont know... it all started out as a stupid IM conversation... and its turned out into a fun little project. i'm going to spend tomorrow figuring out what someone did to my welder exactly and get it back to running the right way. we might try to mount but not hook up RJs down at CMP... so i'll have his bling'n stainless one made and finalized first. i'll keep you guys updated... mostly cause i have nothign else to do ;-)

[Evan]

Looks good! Kaan is da man.

but shit man, I didnt say to make it that big! ..did I?.... hock:

[Kaan]

yes, yes you did biatch!

[Seantn1k]

So what is this thing used for?

[Mike]

Air from the PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) system routes air from the engine back into the intake. A catchcan catches the oil and is might helpful because oil in your intake is the devil, especially on a turbocharged vehicle where it can gunk up the intercooler. It'll also leave residue on the throttlebody and intake manifold.

-T

[PDenbigh]

If Anyone here relates better to old school drag racers, these are often called a "Puke tank." I'm building one for my XR, I'll get some pics up on my site soon that might help illustrate the concept.