i cant remmeber who it was, but seeing as my engine is out, i took some pics of it basically ive just got a couple of right angle brass fitting threaded on one side (1/4 bsp from memory) and 10mm nipple of the other ran 10mm fuel hose under the plnum round the back and stepped up to the pcv valve size just before the valve 10mm fuel hose is bigger than the hole in the pcv valve itself.. so it shouldnt be a drama and hasnt been a drama for the last 8000kms these are the plugs where the old pickup was at the bottom back of the passenger side exhaust manifold.. i got hex ones coz they look nicer, some stupid thread on em though and it was hard to find the tap for em, NPT passenger side pickup point driver side pickup point passenger side PCV valve driver side pcv valve ignore the names of the two jpgs, theyre backwards other versions of this i have seen have used SR20 pcv valves (because they work in the opposite direction) in the location of my elbows, which are very expensive, and just a nipple where the pcvs normally go, and given that i had just purchased 2 new 300zx ones from coz, i decided to keep them, also this other way puts 20mm hose over the top of the plenum, the 10mm stuff fits under neath and looks very neat.. i have no idea why people would have the pcv valves on the rocker cover itself.. where the factory ones are fine, just the pickup needs to be moved
If that setup is the same as woodys from tt.net you don't ever need a catch can with that setup and it stops all PCV related problems people have. I am doing something similar when the time comes Nice work!
this was my first one I had on (big pics) >> The new ones to put on this time are done in alloy tubing to simplify it a bit.
Chewy I swear that has to be the shiniest engine i've ever seen Can only imagine the hours that went into that!!! The Turbo's, the heat shields on the turbo's heck even the heads on the bolts are shiny Those Braided lines look good too, even on the coolant line going down to the turbo I noticed :thumbsup: It would be ashame after all that effort to hide it under a bonnet. Theres an idea, a plexiglass window in the bonnet! Nah, you'd end up blinding yourself everytime you drove under a street light!
Chewy i'm in HPC-Heaven! Didn't know the PCV relocation/rerouting was so easy done.... will be getting some more braided lines now! How much are you paying for the lines chewy and where from?
Re: Chewy i'm in HPC-Heaven! maybe a tech article for the noobers like me :thumbsup::thumbsup: im guessing this would be a good oportunity to do while my plenum is off? but would need some step by step directions lolll... tell me, ill do it
I made the hoses up myself. From the cam covers to the back of the engine is -6AN s/s braided hose which goes into a -6AN to -10AN adaptor with -10AN hose going to the PCV valve. The cover clamp on the PCV valve needs one side of the hex clamp to be filed down to fit under the plenum and also the hole in one end needs filing out to fit over the PCV valve hex part. The hole in the cam covers is drilled out and at the time I had the cam cover baffles out so I could put a -6AN oringed bulkhead fitting in there.
This picture might help some people.....>> I can't find the rest of my pictures of the relocation but this might help a few people. You can see the blue anodised adaptors threaded into the rocker covers before the upper plenum goes on.
Fully eliminates the need for a catch can, and also eliminates the smokey right hand turn or whatever it is that happens on track with the stock setup on. p.s. it also gives you a chance to use more braided hose on your engine so that your engine bay looks faster.
Re: Fully eliminates the need for a catch can, and also eliminates the smok speaking of braided hose, do you make them up or get them made??? i love the stuff.. but its very $$$$$
Re: Fully eliminates the need for a catch can, and also eliminates the smok i lost a spring clip off my IACV connector.. scotty pointed it out in the first picture.. lol :thumbsup: found it!
That depends on what you want... Braided hose by EARLS is VERY cheap something like $11/foot. If you go to pirtek, HIS Hose, Enzed etc, they charge about tripple that amount but the stuff from those places is rated to something stupid like 14,000PSI i.e. hydraulic grade burst pressure. I am not sure what the burst pressure of the Earls stuff is, but I assume it would be rather good??? I think it was in their catalogue online, can't remember, will have to look.
Re: That depends on what you want... Braided hose by EARLS is VERY cheap cool, what about getting fittings onto the line enzed want around 40 something a meter.. so its not the hose thats expensive.. is putting fittings onto the line something that can be done DIY? where do you get the earls gear from? would they be a good place to source turbo oil feed lines from?
I would get turbo oil feed lines from the US. They come with restrictors et c already in place and won't set you back much and are going to work 100% ZisLuv bought some of those recently I believe. As for the fittings, you can fit them on yourself quite easily. The fittings range from about $6 - $15 each depending on the size. In reality, AN fittings are pretty average, but they look good. If you want good fittings I would get compression style ones from ENZED etc as the Earls ones are only rated to 25psi MAX. Some people have used these on their fuel lines and have had no problems for years, but that is a risk you have to take.
