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Breather for 16v block

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:56 pm
by xtrmjks
Has anyone had any experiences?? I;m looking to run breather from std out let (removing plastic "box") and anywhere to went the head??

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 08:02 pm
by classicswede
And the question is exacly?

Posted: 11 May 2008 10:33 am
by xtrmjks
I'm making a breather (catch tank) system for My turbo, breather on crank case to catch tank with filter and wondering has anyone done breathers from valve covers??

Posted: 11 May 2008 03:00 pm
by 340GLT
Not on a redblock but have on mine.
Adam

Posted: 11 May 2008 04:21 pm
by SteveP
Try turbobricks, there's a fair few more people with 16v redblock experience on there!

Posted: 12 May 2008 01:04 am
by volvorsport
keep the std breather , its an oil seperator , pipe from that into a catchcan 4 inch round 6 inch long , that should have a hose venting to atmosphere from the top of teh cylinder to underneath the car or a chassis member . you can vent the oil filler cap using an early steel one , its advisable to have a return to the sump , since youll be blowing a fair amount of oil out at high boost , but then youll also be breaking the gearbox at that high boost . :D

Posted: 18 May 2008 12:39 am
by foggyjames
You can vent the head by using the filler cap from an OHV redblock (from a 140, Amazon, P1800, etc) which has a fitting and hose attached to the cap. They do tend to blow oil past a couple of seals (mainly the filler cap!)once you wind the boost up. The standard breather is fine for a stock engine, but can't really cope with 20+psi of boost.

cheers

James