** Rebuilding a Stroked/Turbo VT Ecotec **

[klampy]

im sure someone with pics will show, but there should be at least one outlet on the base of the manifold where the hose used to run into the intake near the throttle body. if you put ur catch in the middle of that hose then you can still have the engine breath the crankcase vapours but catch the majority of any liquid oil.

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

i *THINK* i know where your talking about, ill take a photo tonight and ill put it up on here and show you if thats ok to branch the catch can off there. on the base of the manifold theres a small tap like outlet that used to go onto the throttle body, ill see if i can branch it off there....

 

[Pub247]

yeah thats the right one how many fittings on the catch can?

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

theres 2 fittings on the can plus breather

thats it

so how does that hook up? and where do i mount it?? low? high?

 

[Pub247]

preferably somewhere even
3 where the air con canistor is/was is a good spot

The 2 fittings are one for each of your pcv's on engine your a bit hampered with the 2nd pcv thats in the plenum on ecotecs. which is why one in each rocker cover works well.

Where the breather is should really go to vacuum but it wont matter much.

 

[ToMMMaY]

one hose for each side of the rocker cover bing bang

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

so i have to drill into the rocker covers?? and put a bung on there?

 

[klampy]

what iv seen a lot of people do is find themselves another rocker with the oil filler on it, and then drill and tap both oil caps, put a hose tail on each and run the lines off that way.

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

yeah, i sort of wanted to aviod doing anything to the rocker covers as they are polished aluminium....too good to touch

 

[klampy]

hmmm, indeed. are they the super6 covers?

you should still be able to atleast put a fitting on the oil cap, and use the one on the manifold, that should be enough if you then plumb it back into the preturbo intake.