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Old 05-06-2002, 12:04 PM
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anyone add a breather?

got this from a TL owner.



Old 05-06-2002, 12:11 PM
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Chris Xephyr (TheModMole) was playing around with those at one time.

His business blew up before it came to market though.

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Old 05-06-2002, 12:40 PM
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I do not know if this will help in anyway...

If you have a CAI....It it's even better the engine will breath cooler air rather than hot... air flow will not increase with this small cap-like K&N filter!
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I have one on my car. I doubt I'll receive any performance gains from it.

Old 05-06-2002, 02:27 PM
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I have heard mixed reviews about using breather filters... Some say it can even be harmful to the engine but I don't know enough about what EXACTLY that hose does anyone to forumalte a theory/opinion of my own.
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What does it do?????
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Anyone else have no fucking idea what is out of the ordinary in the 2nd pic or 4pumped's pic?
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Look for the tiny K&N-like filter on the upper right side of the oil fill cap.

edit: also, the 2nd pic is showing where the hose originally entered the intake but is now blocked.
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Just a crank case breather, it allows some of the crank case fumes to escape and not be recirculated back into the intake tract.

Pretty worthless nowawdays and will probably cause you to fail emissions tests if they use a sniffer. Any gains would be neglegible...
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Anyone else have no fucking idea what is out of the ordinary in the 2nd pic or 4pumped's pic?
his CT headers are so shiney... like sliver...
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Originally posted by Nashua_Night_Hawk


his CT headers are so shiney... like sliver...
He chromed parts of his engine bay, yes, that was obvious. Btw, I don't think he has comptech headers.
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Originally posted by scalbert
Just a crank case breather, it allows some of the crank case fumes to escape and not be recirculated back into the intake tract.

Pretty worthless nowawdays and will probably cause you to fail emissions tests if they use a sniffer. Any gains would be neglegible...
hehhehe...might just be me...but I get a crapload of crank case shit into my intake...if you guys take off your intake pipe and look inside...it might not be a bad idea.
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Originally posted by JRock


He chromed parts of his engine bay, yes, that was obvious. Btw, I don't think he has comptech headers.

yup he chromed the stock header heat sheilds.
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Here's more info for those who care:

Turbo cars generate positive pressure in the crankcase (through pressure leakage from the cylinder, mostly), and so a significant amount of pressurized air and oil vapor are blown out the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) breather valve. This is normally plumbed back into the intake, which is good for keeping the atmosphere free of oil vapor, but not so good for your intake system. Oil tends to accumulate in any low points of the intake. If you've pulled off your intercooler and found two cups of oil inside, you know what we're talking about.

A fix for this is to just remove the hose that leads back to the intake. A simple K&N filter on the PCV valve outlet allows you to do this without worrying about junk being sucked into the hole under vacuum. This doesn't directly increase horsepower, but can prevent loss of horsepower from a gummed-up intake tract.

Mind you, venting your crankcase to atmosphere is against the law for street cars, but for cars that will only see track use, you can install this teeny, fully functional K&N filter. It looks just like the big filter you have on your intake, but scaled down. NOT FOR USE ON CARS TO BE DRIVEN ON PUBLIC ROADS
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Originally posted by NOVAwhiteTypeS
Here's more info for those who care:

Turbo cars generate positive pressure in the crankcase (through pressure leakage from the cylinder, mostly), and so a significant amount of pressurized air and oil vapor are blown out the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) breather valve. This is normally plumbed back into the intake, which is good for keeping the atmosphere free of oil vapor, but not so good for your intake system. Oil tends to accumulate in any low points of the intake. If you've pulled off your intercooler and found two cups of oil inside, you know what we're talking about.

A fix for this is to just remove the hose that leads back to the intake. A simple K&N filter on the PCV valve outlet allows you to do this without worrying about junk being sucked into the hole under vacuum. This doesn't directly increase horsepower, but can prevent loss of horsepower from a gummed-up intake tract.

Mind you, venting your crankcase to atmosphere is against the law for street cars, but for cars that will only see track use, you can install this teeny, fully functional K&N filter. It looks just like the big filter you have on your intake, but scaled down. NOT FOR USE ON CARS TO BE DRIVEN ON PUBLIC ROADS
Thank you Joe, your so smart.


Speaking of Filters, I need to clean mine soon I guess. Although the last time I looked at it (about 2 weeks ago) it still looked fine. eh...
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