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#1 ·
Any of you guys have a catch can installed. How did you plumb it pics would help out alot. Thanks guys
 
#2 ·
Where u take te old line out is where the new go in. One is just left bottom kin of hidden bottom left of throttle body and te other is back right of the manifold


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#3 ·
There are s few good threads on the subject, with pics!
 
#7 ·
Yup. Saw that too late.
 
#8 ·
We need info on how to plumb it for a V6. The routing is not the same as the V8. I would like to add one too.
 
#9 ·
When totally stock 5 fits directly onto 4.
ALL you disconnect is the stock Y hose at position 5 from the PCV orifice at position 4.

You then run New Hose 1 from 4 to the new catch can.
From the new catch can you run New Hose 2 to position 5.....entry point into the stock Y hose.

 
#25 ·
Im planning to run a catch can on my v6 exactly how you show it here but would it hurt to have another catch can on the drivers side? I know the passenger side is more prone to gumming up so I’m definitely putting one on that side should I also drill out the whole bigger on the pcv orifice (passenger side) to let the can catch all the crap? I feel since mine just hit 100k miles with no catch can it’s whole life it’s probably pretty nasty in there..
 
#11 ·
Totally wrong.
You've connected the catch can into the fresh air supply line which supplies fresh air from the intake tube to the rear left valve cover. You'll only catch a little oil during flow reversion (opposite to normal) with your set-up.

The PCV is on the rear right valve cover on the V6...Majority of oily air comes from the PCV to the intake Y hose as I showed above.
 
#15 ·
Dont be, This way or that we need only one catchcan (N/A). Its just little discussion on where/how to install it. :)



So HSV-GTS ...I think I am following with you more now, and I went read in an old thread of mine (for another car setup which I was deep in it back then),

first off, I got mixed in "left" and "right", excuse me for that, I always do in cars. it's good that I used at some point "driver side" expression, it made me rethink the whole thing.

So mate, per your argument, the green line is the breather line to crankcase, entering at "US driver" side cover, and the PCV on "US Psngr side" goes to manifold. That could be, (then I must have mexed where the joint goes, I'll check em tomorrow morning if weather helps :)
BUT how come the catch can I mounted on the green line traps things?
 
#17 · (Edited)
Sick and trapped in bed, I get more time to browse , here I'm back in again :)

On Camaro V6 forums a good thread was going on the argument about on which side to put the catchcan. Majority agrees the configration HSV-GTS have put above being correct from "US pasngr side cover to intake manifold (myself starting to agree to some extent). But interestingly with other people like myself who had put it on the "clean side" (US driver cover to intake pipe) and still having oil/mixture being trapped in the can! (reasoned that at WOT reverse flow occures on the clean side).

Eventually ended in "do we need 2 cans"?!

HSV-GTS-300 (Paul I guess, from the Commo origin land!).. sound well informed on this, and I like to hear from you ...

So ...
- Is it better to trap regular blow-by before it gets back into intake manifold (OE has planned it that way).
- Or better to trap possibly "reversed flow blow-by" at WOT from getting to TB (which would influence TB performance on long term for sure)
- Or slam another can :)


Don't I love forums! ... especially If I find I could be wrong and corrected :)

Edit: you've just posted above, thanks HSV
 
#18 ·
So ...
- Is it better to trap regular blow-by before it gets back into intake manifold (OE has planned it that way).
- Or better to trap possibly "reversed flow blow-by" at WOT from getting to TB (which would influence TB performance on long term for sure)
- Or slam another can :)
Run it 3 months one way and measure the **** you collect, then try it the other way. Only expense will be some more hose.
 
#19 ·
Ok ... it's a sunny morning, so I double checked it on the car .

The crankcase venting system for our V6/LY7 is %100 like HSV-GTS-300 has explained in above.
PCV orific fitting is on the most corner of RH camshaft cover (US psngr side), a damn small fitting (heater hoses pass above it so you really need attention to see it). Tiny tube goes from this fitting to y-joint branching to intake manifold both sides (red line in HSV's photo). Then there is the breather (fresh air) line from intake tube before TB to fitting on LH camshaft cover (US driver side).

The PCV fitting of 3mm orificed line might be like a GM "allowable controlled" blow-by amount to vent into intake manifold, if blow-by exceeds that, GM system allowed that backflow throw breather line!


Having seen it now, with above argument about on which line to put catchcan, and information provided from GM manual, its to test and decide what line has more flow of blow-bys.
 
#23 ·
hate to dig up a old post but this has been the best info i have been able to find to install a catch can just need a clarification. basically this is how i will route mine from the usa pass side to the in on the catch can then from the out to the y tube assembly that goes into the intake manifold. is this right/ or is there a better way to run it for that side?
 
#24 ·
We were fortunate to have HSV-GTS-300, the Great Crazy Paul posting his very informative posts. It is a pleasant surprise to come across one while in the "archives."
 
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