DIY Oil Catch Can from scratch...
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DIY Oil Catch Can from scratch...
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...I'd argue just the opposite, spend $80 on a can and some tubing?
In fact, I come from a long line of import tuners before parts were manufactured. Use of flexible ducting and tie wraps were very common on then expensive $20,000 Japanese sport compacts. After living through that, I never envisioned paying over $100 for an intake (ok, I'm sort of a hypocrite seeing that I have an intake that costs 10x's more...but anyway (do as I say, not as I do)).
What I'm getting at, is that I certainly appreciate the write up of something so simple to make.
....Darkknight, would it have helped if he got the plastic bottle painted and glossed in black? At least that way, this mod wouldn't look like a 'cheap" plastic bottle.
In fact, I come from a long line of import tuners before parts were manufactured. Use of flexible ducting and tie wraps were very common on then expensive $20,000 Japanese sport compacts. After living through that, I never envisioned paying over $100 for an intake (ok, I'm sort of a hypocrite seeing that I have an intake that costs 10x's more...but anyway (do as I say, not as I do)).
What I'm getting at, is that I certainly appreciate the write up of something so simple to make.
....Darkknight, would it have helped if he got the plastic bottle painted and glossed in black? At least that way, this mod wouldn't look like a 'cheap" plastic bottle.
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You know, there is a huge benefit to this design... you could actually see how much oil you're getting in there... with the metal ones you have to take it apart to get a good look in there.
It's the main reason I never went to a GReddy-type solution myself.
It's the main reason I never went to a GReddy-type solution myself.
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I think Harry's setup's great and there's something very cool (IMO) about making your own stuff instead of dropping big bucks on a name. It's got that inverse-snobbery that the guy in torn jeans and beat-up old skis displays when he flies by you heading down the mountain, graceful and relaxed, while you're picking your way across the slope hoping not to hurt yourself.
For those of you who stand around in parking lots and gawk at one another's cars, maybe the home-made stuff isn't for you. But I think it's great, and we should be grateful to Harry for sharing his work with the board. If you don't want to follow his lead, fine. Go drop some money on something that says "Mugen" or "Spoon" but don't jump all over him for sharing a clearly-workable solution with you.
CB
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AEM EMS, Fuel Pressure Regulator, and Wideband O2 Sensor; RC Engineering 550 Injectors; Turbonetics TO4B 60:1 Ball Bearing Turbo; Tial 46mm Wastegate and 50mm Blowoff Valve; GReddy EGT and Boost Warning Gauges; Auto Meter Oil Temperature Sensor; Holly 250 Forced Induction Fuel Pump; CM 6" Remote Canister Oil Filter with Stainless Steel Lines; C&R Custom Radiator with Integrated Oil Cooler; Mugen Radiator Cap, Thermostat, and Fan Switch; Speedcraft Front Mounted Intercooler, Mandrel Bent Tubing, 3" Down Pipe, and 3" Stainless Exhaust; A'PEXi N1 Mufflers; Clutchmaster Stage 3 Clutch; Toda Lightweight Flywheel; Upgraded Oil Bolts; Elda Engineering Rollbar; Recaro SPG Competition Seat; Sparco 3" Six Point Harness; Spoon X-Brace; HeCash Brake Ducting; Competch Stainless Steel Brake Lines; WorkMeister S2R 18" Wheels; Lucid's Front and Rear Speakers; 2002 Stereo Head Unit; Rick's Front Badge; JDM Clear Side Markers and Shaved Badges; Muz Shift Knob; Uber Cool Nurburgring Decal
For those of you who stand around in parking lots and gawk at one another's cars, maybe the home-made stuff isn't for you. But I think it's great, and we should be grateful to Harry for sharing his work with the board. If you don't want to follow his lead, fine. Go drop some money on something that says "Mugen" or "Spoon" but don't jump all over him for sharing a clearly-workable solution with you.
CB
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C. Bender
2001 Silver/Black
AEM EMS, Fuel Pressure Regulator, and Wideband O2 Sensor; RC Engineering 550 Injectors; Turbonetics TO4B 60:1 Ball Bearing Turbo; Tial 46mm Wastegate and 50mm Blowoff Valve; GReddy EGT and Boost Warning Gauges; Auto Meter Oil Temperature Sensor; Holly 250 Forced Induction Fuel Pump; CM 6" Remote Canister Oil Filter with Stainless Steel Lines; C&R Custom Radiator with Integrated Oil Cooler; Mugen Radiator Cap, Thermostat, and Fan Switch; Speedcraft Front Mounted Intercooler, Mandrel Bent Tubing, 3" Down Pipe, and 3" Stainless Exhaust; A'PEXi N1 Mufflers; Clutchmaster Stage 3 Clutch; Toda Lightweight Flywheel; Upgraded Oil Bolts; Elda Engineering Rollbar; Recaro SPG Competition Seat; Sparco 3" Six Point Harness; Spoon X-Brace; HeCash Brake Ducting; Competch Stainless Steel Brake Lines; WorkMeister S2R 18" Wheels; Lucid's Front and Rear Speakers; 2002 Stereo Head Unit; Rick's Front Badge; JDM Clear Side Markers and Shaved Badges; Muz Shift Knob; Uber Cool Nurburgring Decal