What (e-bay) Catch Can to get?

[Mr.Borrie]

There are many cans on ebay, just would like to get your thoughs on wich one to get?

ebaylink

Thanks

 

[gale]

I will tell you this out of experience. The little red and black cans suck ASS!!

• They are small (a little bigger that two cans of pop stacked on each other).
• The openings in/out are too close to each other (defeating the purpose of a catch can).
• All the hardware is cheap and the tube they supply is about a foot long.
• They also ding you on the shipping (about20 bucks to Canada).


I ordered one and now I am making my own. Go to your local hardware store and you could get all the parts you need yourself. Then head to a metal supermarket and get some sheets of metal and weld them together with the shape that you want. Easy and cheap.

 

[Mr.Borrie]

I will tell you this out of experience. The little red and black cans suck ASS!!

? They are small (a little bigger that two cans of pop stacked on each other).
? The openings in/out are too close to each other (defeating the purpose of a catch can).
? All the hardware is cheap and the tube they supply is about a foot long.
? They also ding you on the shipping (about20 bucks to Canada).


I ordered one and now I am making my own. Go to your local hardware store and you could get all the parts you need yourself. Then head to a metal supermarket and get some sheets of metal and weld them together with the shape that you want. Easy and cheap.

Hmm always good to ask, really that bad huh, too bad i kinda liked the red ones but now ill stay away from them

 

[kelley_aj]

Get a piece of 2" or 3" black ABS pipe, 2 caps and 2 90 degree 5/8" nipple to whatever thread size, about 6' of 5/8" heater hose, steel wool = @ $10-15. Put in the steel wool, cap the ABS pipe. Drill 2 holes on the top to fit in the 90 degree fittings, run your heater hose put some band clamps on to secure it. DONE. Put mine in front of the air box and it is hardly noticable.

 

[sacrifice]

here u go

http://www.pbase.com/rsrock/oil_catch_can

 

[Series #8217]

here u go

http://www.pbase.com/rsrock/oil_catch_can

I like that. Those compressor filters are designed to filter oil out of the air. I think there's quite a pressure drop across them though. I dont know how that might affect the PCV system or reduce the effectiveness of the crankcase vent.

 

[500dollar744ti]

whatever you do, get the large sized catch can, i got the smaller size one and wish i had got the larger one.

 

[fsl]

Make one yourself like this.
20mm hose from crank to catchcan
20mm hose from valvecover to catchcan
35mm filter onto catchcan

O yea, it's swedish

 

[MikiK]

Get this one 35 bucks, can't build it cheaper and making it look this good.

http://store.driftmotion.com/Static/Itemoilcatchcan.php

 

[262 grand national]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMK-...33826498QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220233826498&


I got one of these with no paint. It works fine, just had to ditch the hose but other wise ok for $29 shipped.

 

[Mikoyan]

yet another option

I like the looks of this one, but compared to the other options this one costs megabucks:

http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/Catch_Can.html

Also am wondering what the filtering does for the pressure across the unit.

 

[crandandall]

I'm running a Greddy one that I bought off eBay. Works great, I think I paid like $30 shipped for it. It was used.

 

[Poik]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMK-...33826498QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220233826498&


I got one of these with no paint. It works fine, just had to ditch the hose but other wise ok for $29 shipped.

Same one I am running:

 

[mfpmax]

Interesting, the fake old style greddy ones have disappeared from Ebay. Replaced by some new shape.

 

[Mr.Borrie]

I end up winning a GReddy one.. was a bit more then the others but i like the looks..

"It's the super-light aluminum 15mm, 1000cc. Greddy Part# 13500515. It will fit any car."

 

[towerymt]

More expensive...more better? Baffled, big 3/8" npt bungs, large diameter filter, drain on the bottom. It's exactly what I was looking for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alum...266394191QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330266394191

 

[262 grand national]

Nice

looks super clean too!

 

[maxman142001]

Towery's is nice....but the one im using works great too

i bought one off ebay and the nipples were too small and caused issues. this one is cheap too, and works

http://www.pbase.com/rsrock/oil_catch_can

 

[Mr.Borrie]

More expensive...more better? Baffled, big 3/8" npt bungs, large diameter filter, drain on the bottom. It's exactly what I was looking for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alum...266394191QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330266394191

that looks damn pretty, i got my GReddy for about the same price though

 

[DaButcher]

I have read that the crankcase ventilation needs the vacuum to pull out the pressure?

Is this true?

eg. might a catch-can give you problems with leaky seals?
Or is it an urban myth?