DIY oil catch can

[nismostate]

I was wondering if anyone has made the their own oil catch can. I've seen some out there that looks pretty good. I just rather not spend 100+$ on one.:rolleyes

[I H8 UR DSM]

you can buy a regular oil catch can for like 30-40 bux...its just those hks,greddy types that cost an arm and a leg....or u can make one out of a soda bottle and ghetto it ; )

[Dori Dori]

Use a Pocari Sweat bottle and you'll be ghetto + jDm. :icon18

[240SXer]

I want one that does not look bling. 240sxer hates the bling. Look around, you'll find cheap ones for like 50 and stuff. That are just as good as the greddy and such. I really need one.

[240SXer]

I found this one while ago looking, I don't know why I never bought one. I think i'm gonna right now. It looks to be good quality and the price is really low $34.99

http://www.geocities.com/midnightmotorsports02/

[240SXer]

They're like gone or somthing. Nevermind. Anyone know where else I can buy one?

[Onizuka]

Since when is aluminum concidered bling?

If you dont want it shiny just use some sand paper on it and make it look like shiat.

[240SXer]

If it's shiny it's bling in my opinion. I just want under my hood to look as stock as possible. I suppose I could sand one of the greddy ones down and paint it, but then i'm still paying 100 bux for somthing that I can get by with much less.

[nismostate]

as long as it does what it is suppose to do it doesn't matter to me. Some name brand stuff are so over priced. performance stuff I can understand but catch can for 100+$? come on... that's freaking retarded. if you want to make anything unshiny, just sandpaper it and paint over it. clear coat it too to make it long lasting.

[AznRide]

what exactly is the oil catch tank? I don't have one, took it out. But where does it go?

[240SXer]

In the vent thingie for your crankcase. I can't remember the name, but it catches the oil so it does not go back into your intake, just air does.

[Onizuka]

If it's shiny it's bling in my opinion. I just want under my hood to look as stock as possible. I suppose I could sand one of the greddy ones down and paint it, but then i'm still paying 100 bux for somthing that I can get by with much less.

I can understand you wanting to keep your motor on the down-low, but my feeble mind is collapsing under the thought that "shiny is bling".

But then again, I see lots of shiny new turbos, oil catch cans, radiators and other performance parts in all the latests rap videos. Damn, now im going to have to destroy the heat transfer efficiency of my radiator by painting it because now its bling for being aluminum.

EWWW, this engine bay is so bling it makes me sick:

:rolleyes

[240SXer]

Ouch....

It's just my personal opinion.. I don't like shiny stuff under my hood. I like it looking stock. The only shine I have under the hood is my Greddy Type S BOV. I'm just anti-rice, anti bling, anti everything but performance (for my car at least). I don't really look down on anyone else doing it, but it's just not for me. If it does not have a performance benefit it does not go on the car. The Catch can being shiny does it make it work any better unfortunately. Although the slang 'bling' isn’t too established, I thought bling in general meant shiny. Maybe I’m wrong though.

[nismostate]

Man, who freaking cares. Shiny or not, it's all up to preference. Showing off your motor to everbody in the world and saying "hey look at me, I have a sr, rb, etc." is what's retarded. keep your hood shut. tuning is where the skills are at!

[Onizuka]

Trust me, I am very pro-go-fast-first; I dont like body kits, I dont like entertainment systems in cars even, but that doesnt mean I want a crappy looking car. When I look at a motor, I like to see all the moving parts, all the stuff that makes it work, not a sea of ugly lifeless black plastic. Having a shiny motor has nothing to do with the incredibly ghetto term "bling" (http://www.urbandictionary.com...bling). If we buy the same set of parts, only mine are shiny and yours aren't, am I any less of a performance enthusiast? A greddy oil catch can will work alot better in terms of durrability and quality of fittings than any home made one, and you wont buy one simply because its shiny.

You guys are taking this anti-rice thing so god damn far its not even ok to have a nice looking motor anymore, its fuggin rediculous....

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[nismostate]

IMO, chromed out engine bays are tacky, not really rice. I mean EVERYTHING down to the freaking wires or filter. a little shine makes it clean. by the way, does anyone know the exact color of the sr redtop? I want to repaint mine someday. oh yea, I got my sr today.:icesangel

[AznRide]

Ok, back to the topic...someone explain to me where to hook up the oil catch tank. I really do care about how my car looks and fast. I have a kit on mine, it runs 13's all day, so I don't consider it rice. I mean, I beat a Camaro SS tonight. It should have run faster, but I figured out why my car was slow though

Because I only have 4 cylinders.

[Onizuka]

crank vent -> hose -> valve cover T -> hose -> oil catch can -> hose -> intake

[JDM]

This car would have would give you a run for your money! Its all shiny, but is it Bling? I think not...

This is a Performance Chevy 502 in a 1955 Bel Air...

[ride4lame]

Trust me, I am very pro-go-fast-first; I dont like body kits, I dont like entertainment systems in cars even, but that doesnt mean I want a crappy looking car. When I look at a motor, I like to see all the moving parts, all the stuff that makes it work, not a sea of ugly lifeless black plastic. Having a shiny motor has nothing to do with the incredibly ghetto term "bling" (http://www.urbandictionary.com...bling). If we buy the same set of parts, only mine are shiny and yours aren't, am I any less of a performance enthusiast? A greddy oil catch can will work alot better in terms of durrability and quality of fittings than any home made one, and you wont buy one simply because its shiny.

You guys are taking this anti-rice thing so god damn far its not even ok to have a nice looking motor anymore, its fuggin rediculous....

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*cough*coming from a kid with a silvia conversion*cough*

[AznRide]

jspec...say again. I'm confused

[Onizuka]

ok there is a tube that comes up from the block behind the turbo manifold (near the fire wall), this is your crank case vent. A tube connects that with the T on the driver side of the valve cover. Then from the other side of the T fitting is where a tube connects it with the oil catch can. From the oil catch can, the tube goes into the intake (before the turbo).

I think the stock oil catch is inbetween the crank case vent and valve cover T, but most aftermarket ones I have seen are attached in between the T and intake.

[AznRide]

SO basically, I just make a oil catch tank, and have a hose that hooks up to the Valve cover T?

[Onizuka]

2 hoses go into the oil catch can, the "in" hose that comes from the valve cover T, and the "out" hose that goes to the intake.

[AznRide]

so if i don't have a hose that goes into the turbo intake, why would i need an oil catch tank?

[Onizuka]

Because you still have to vent the crank case, you dont want to cap it off, but you also dont want to just leave it open to spray oil mist all over your engine bay. The crank case will build air pressure if its not vented, which is bad.

[240SXer]

You guys are taking this anti-rice thing so god damn far its not even ok to have a nice looking motor anymore, its fuggin rediculous....

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It's not them doing it. It's just me. As you said, “preference”. I prefer my engine to look as stock and non shiny as possible. Calm down guys. It's just the way I like things.

I never said just because an engine bay is all bling bling that it's not fast. Just like just because a car is all riced out with body kit wing and all does not mean that it's not fast. What makes it fast is what's under the hood, not how it looks. I just like the sleeper look, even with my engine bay. I like it looking stock. Big deal.... Just like some people like their cars riced, some people like their engines riced. I do not. la la la la la

Plus Bodykits and that kinda stuff is soooo expencive. Which is fine, but for anyone with a limited budget (basically everyone), 3k for a body kit vs. 3k for a turbo kit. I choose the turbo. But that's just me.

[Dori Dori]

J-spec, thanks for posting that picture...I followed the link and all I have to say is GOD DAY-UM. Almost every pipe is Ti and the welded sections are only like half an inch away from each other. I wish there was a pic of the exh mani...I bet it's pretty bad a$$ too! Now I can never do a project S30 though...I'd go broke trying to live up to those standards!

[Onizuka]

Plus Bodykits and that kinda stuff is soooo expencive. Which is fine, but for anyone with a limited budget (basically everyone), 3k for a body kit vs. 3k for a turbo kit. I choose the turbo. But that's just me.

But, according to your own standards you wont buy the turbo kit either because it is shiny, therefore bling, therefore rice, and therefore not on your motor, right? You must have no plans on upgrading your motor (or car for that matter) ever, because every new performance part is shiny. Companies know that crappy looking parts dont sell, thats why they all look nice. Thats part of buisness itself: having a product that looks better than the compititions. What I'm saying is, you are calling people rice who have no other choice when buying new parts. People have been making engine bays shiny since the 50's, you're the first person I have ever heard to call it rice, bling, useless, whatever...

Is this 520hp SR20 fully built by JUN too blingin for your enginebay?

[240SXer]

Humm.. We can take what I say out of context all day. Certain shiny items are unavoidable. However, if I can avoid it I’d rather get an item that is NOT shiny. Check out my engine bay. Even if you went with a top-mount aftermarket turbo you could get the headers powder coated in black, get a black turbo blanket, etc. There are always options. My BOV is bling, my HKS o2 housing is bling, my turbo timer is bling, and my boost controller is bling... You cant' avoid certain things (without paying a ton extra), but some you can. I'm not looking down on anyone for having a bling engine bay anyway, it's just my personal thing of wanting the look of the car as a whole being as sleeper as possible. Sorry I don't like shiny things under my hood, maybe it's a rare desire, but it's what I like, at least for my S13. The S13 is a bit riceier. Big deal, don’t' take offence to it. I just said it's my personal preference. I don't feel getting the Greddy Oil catch can is any benefit to a more base looking model. Some items you can't avoid, some you can, who cares. I don’t want stuff looking ghetto, I just want it looking stock. Sorry if you don’t like it.