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Reply to "Valve cover breathers / PCV advice"

Great thread everyone. Lots of great information here to ponder.

The catch cans are there because the tracks require them. If they do 1/2 as well as I hope I'll be happy.

I am thinking though that the valve cover drain tubes definitely could help under extreme conditions but I'm not running flat out for 24 hrs at Lemans. If I throw a puff of oil smoke now and then because of the pcv valve, as long as it doesn't foul my plugs, that's ok I guess?

@ Mark. That's what an oil separator does. It breaks the cycle of suction. What you see in the glass is what was "scrapped off" of the vacuum line flow. If that's all there is, that's great!

@ Bosswrench. Great idea on the restricter push rods. I'm going to be under the valve covers soon. I'm going to use those. I don't right now. Thanks for that suggestion. As I said, I'd argue for the drip tabs. I don't know about a stud girdle though? 51/49 for the tabs.

@ JT. I feel your pain. It's tough to get everything to work, then compact it all in one step. That part keeps me busy. I have thousands of dollars here in UNUSED special hose ends and adapters. All from projects like yours.
I'm curious as if you tried the system without the filler extensions? It was what I was thinking with the TFS part pictured.

Most road race cars I have seen of the era run open breathers with the "fillers" extended like that.

Thanks to all who posted and kept this positive. There is an interesting knowledge base here and it is a significant one too. Smiler
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