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Muscle Car Lover · 07-02-2014, 07:09 PM

Had the day off and I basically spent it all on Christine. Let's see how my checklist went.

-Install Apex Catch Can
The instructions were great, but it just took me forever to do this. I was being ultra careful so it was real slow.

Most things were easy, but getting the fittings for the hoses to point forward was a bit tricky. Too much thread seal tape and it was off, too little and it was off. Hard to get exactly right.

I don't like how I routed the incoming vacuum hose. It looked ok with the engine cover off, but when I put the cover back on it was pressing on the line. I did not want to run the line right against the valve cover (heat concerns?) so the angle is not that great. I will look around and redo this during the weekend. Nothing wrong with the product, I just don't like how I did that line.

-Install Elite Clean Side Separator
I think I got some drections for this from Elite, but I could not find them today

I emailed them, PM'd them here and posted on the relevant topic. Still no word. I decided to table that install until a later date. Indy, I have the stock air box, no CAI FYI. Thanks for trying to help me.

-Install more 3D Carbon Fiber applications I have
I did install the 3D carbon fiber keyhole cover. Looks cool. I also did the visor stickers with the warnings with the 3D carbon fiber. Not a bad little upgrade. Sorry, forgot to take some pictures.

-Install my 'CAMARO' emblems as the Xpel spots on the sides have now been fixed by the sun
I had everything ready to do this and I changed my mind. I like the debadged look. I have some more 3D carbon fiber to go over the chrome lettering, but maybe I will just leave them off. Looks better to me, at least right now. Subject to change perhaps.

-Rewash and Rewax
Did another Adam's Car Shampoo wash with the mitt. microfiber towel dry. I went over the whole car again with Meguiars Ultimate Liquid wax. Came out great.

Busy day!

Camaro_krazee · 07-02-2014, 09:25 PM

You were a busy, busy man today! A great sense of accomplishment too, yes?

I gave my girl a bubble bath today; detail spray, interior detail, Super VRT on the tires, and detailed out those rims.....whew! Took me over 2 hours of non-stop rubbing and buffing...but man she looks good! hehe.

Happy Firecracker Day! Hope you have a fabulous 4th!

Muscle Car Lover · 07-02-2014, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_krazee

You were a busy, busy man today! A great sense of accomplishment too, yes?

I gave my girl a bubble bath today; detail spray, interior detail, Super VRT on the tires, and detailed out those rims.....whew! Took me over 2 hours of non-stop rubbing and buffing...but man she looks good! hehe.

Happy Firecracker Day! Hope you have a fabulous 4th!

Thanks for stopping in my friend!

I don't feel I installed that outflow line correct, but no error messages and she drives fine. Will remedy this weekend.

You are a real Camaro fan! Would love to see the final product after the work you did.

Indydriver · 07-02-2014, 09:46 PM

I'm a little surprised to see the assembly required on the Apex CC. On my Rx, both ports exit the top of the can and all fittings are preinstalled. All I had to do was slide the hoses over the fitting on one and screw on the AN fitting on the other. No tape etc. It took me some time to unhook some electrical fittings to gain access but the CC was Piece O' Cake.

The main thing is to make certain you've got the correct port on the can connected to the right PCV outlet.

Muscle Car Lover · 07-02-2014, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Indydriver

I'm a little surprised to see the assembly required on the Apex CC. On my Rx, both ports exit the top of the can and all fittings are preinstalled. All I had to do was slide the hoses over the fitting on one and screw on the AN fitting on the other. No tape etc. It took me some time to unhook some electrical fittings to gain access but the CC was Piece O' Cake.

The main thing is to make certain you've got the correct port on the can connected to the right PCV outlet.

Well maybe I should have gone another way. I have the flow correct and like I said, no error codes. Just don't like the line touching the engine cover. I will work on it this holiday weekend.

trashmanssd · 07-03-2014, 07:25 AM

I got my Catch can a month ago but I have not installed it yet because I am...

Indydriver · 07-03-2014, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover

Well maybe I should have gone another way. I have the flow correct and like I said, no error codes. Just don't like the line touching the engine cover. I will work on it this holiday weekend.

Agree, line should not be touching anything. The can should be height adjustable via the bracket. If you're not 1000% happy with it, PM Chase.

PonyXpress · 07-03-2014, 11:13 AM

Just wanted to stop in and say hi MCL, I know I've told you this before but your car is beautiful!
Love the Black exterior with the gray/black interior...sharp!

Hopefully the hurricane will play nice and you'll get to fire up the Egg for some grillin' this weekend : )

Muscle Car Lover · 07-03-2014, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PonyXpress

Just wanted to stop in and say hi MCL, I know I've told you this before but your car is beautiful!
Love the Black exterior with the gray/black interior...sharp!

Hopefully the hurricane will play nice and you'll get to fire up the Egg for some grillin' this weekend : )

Sure thing Pony, got plenty of meat today and will be ready to smoke all day. Got a canopy in case of rain. You have some fun too!

Muscle Car Lover · 07-05-2014, 05:41 PM

Re-Routed Catch Can Hose
Great day here, 80 degrees with a nice breeze and zero humidity!

Took a half an hour this morning to redo the inlet catch can hose. I laid it just how I thought it should go, and no no clearance issues. Feel so much better!

ntmad8tr · 07-05-2014, 09:22 PM

Yeah I had that same issue with my CC, rerouted it a couple of times before I liked the way it was.

Muscle Car Lover · 07-05-2014, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ntmad8tr

Yeah I had that same issue with my CC, rerouted it a couple of times before I liked the way it was.

Glad at least 1 other person had the same issue. I am fine with it now, but before I just was not comfortable.

SteelCamaro · 07-05-2014, 10:43 PM

How exactly did you redo your inlet hose? Mine touches the engine cover also.

Muscle Car Lover · 07-06-2014, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelCamaro

How exactly did you redo your inlet hose? Mine touches the engine cover also.

I route it behind the electrical lines against the valve cover, it still misses it by a few mm. Leave a longer gentle curve around and up to the top fitting and it should clear the cover.

07-02-2014, 07:09 PM	#141
Muscle Car Lover Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston Metro North Posts: 2,916 View My Garage	Had the day off and I basically spent it all on Christine. Let's see how my checklist went. -Install Apex Catch Can The instructions were great, but it just took me forever to do this. I was being ultra careful so it was real slow. Most things were easy, but getting the fittings for the hoses to point forward was a bit tricky. Too much thread seal tape and it was off, too little and it was off. Hard to get exactly right. I don't like how I routed the incoming vacuum hose. It looked ok with the engine cover off, but when I put the cover back on it was pressing on the line. I did not want to run the line right against the valve cover (heat concerns?) so the angle is not that great. I will look around and redo this during the weekend. Nothing wrong with the product, I just don't like how I did that line. -Install Elite Clean Side Separator I think I got some drections for this from Elite, but I could not find them today I emailed them, PM'd them here and posted on the relevant topic. Still no word. I decided to table that install until a later date. Indy, I have the stock air box, no CAI FYI. Thanks for trying to help me. -Install more 3D Carbon Fiber applications I have I did install the 3D carbon fiber keyhole cover. Looks cool. I also did the visor stickers with the warnings with the 3D carbon fiber. Not a bad little upgrade. Sorry, forgot to take some pictures. -Install my 'CAMARO' emblems as the Xpel spots on the sides have now been fixed by the sun I had everything ready to do this and I changed my mind. I like the debadged look. I have some more 3D carbon fiber to go over the chrome lettering, but maybe I will just leave them off. Looks better to me, at least right now. Subject to change perhaps. -Rewash and Rewax Did another Adam's Car Shampoo wash with the mitt. microfiber towel dry. I went over the whole car again with Meguiars Ultimate Liquid wax. Came out great. Busy day! Attached Images __________________ "But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day." Mods: ARH headers and hi flow cats, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI air intake, Slowhawk Performance tuning

07-02-2014, 09:25 PM	#142
Camaro_krazee COTW 5/26/14 Drives: '12 2LT/RS; '14 2SS/RS LS3 SSE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sooner Nation! Posts: 1,484	You were a busy, busy man today! A great sense of accomplishment too, yes? I gave my girl a bubble bath today; detail spray, interior detail, Super VRT on the tires, and detailed out those rims.....whew! Took me over 2 hours of non-stop rubbing and buffing...but man she looks good! hehe. Happy Firecracker Day! Hope you have a fabulous 4th! __________________ 2014 Special Spring Edition 2SS RS LS3 CAI Cold air intake, Apex Catch Can, GM strut tower brace, custom painted engine parts.

07-02-2014, 09:46 PM	#144
Indydriver Drives: '14 2SS/RS Vert 6M/KTU/NPP/DTA/ARH Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,826	I'm a little surprised to see the assembly required on the Apex CC. On my Rx, both ports exit the top of the can and all fittings are preinstalled. All I had to do was slide the hoses over the fitting on one and screw on the AN fitting on the other. No tape etc. It took me some time to unhook some electrical fittings to gain access but the CC was Piece O' Cake. The main thing is to make certain you've got the correct port on the can connected to the right PCV outlet. __________________ Consensus is, by definition, a lack of leadership.

07-03-2014, 11:13 AM	#148
PonyXpress Bring the funk! Drives: 09 Mustang Bullitt Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Illinois Posts: 24 View My Garage	Just wanted to stop in and say hi MCL, I know I've told you this before but your car is beautiful! Love the Black exterior with the gray/black interior...sharp! Hopefully the hurricane will play nice and you'll get to fire up the Egg for some grillin' this weekend : ) __________________ Tail of the Dragon - 318 curves in 11 miles!

07-05-2014, 05:41 PM	#150
Muscle Car Lover Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston Metro North Posts: 2,916 View My Garage	Re-Routed Catch Can Hose Great day here, 80 degrees with a nice breeze and zero humidity! Took a half an hour this morning to redo the inlet catch can hose. I laid it just how I thought it should go, and no no clearance issues. Feel so much better! __________________ "But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day." Mods: ARH headers and hi flow cats, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI air intake, Slowhawk Performance tuning

07-03-2014, 07:25 AM	#146
trashmanssd Drives: Black 14 2SS/1LE/RS 14 Tundra Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Plymouth, Ma Posts: 2,414	I got my Catch can a month ago but I have not installed it yet because I am...

07-05-2014, 09:22 PM	#151
ntmad8tr Music City Camaro Club Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Spring Special Edition Join Date: May 2014 Location: Christiana, TN Posts: 642 View My Garage	Yeah I had that same issue with my CC, rerouted it a couple of times before I liked the way it was. __________________ EMC(SS) USN RET. 2014 2SS *Spring Special Edition*,1 of 293. Cold Air Inc. CAI,Apex Catch Can, Kooks 1-7/8" headers, Kooks HF Cats, X-pipe, Kooks mufflers,Graphite, BMR Toe links, BMR rear trailing arms, MRR228s,RGB ORACLE Colorshift Halos, RGB LED Engine bay and Grille lighting, Diode Dynamics RGB Fog Lights. NightOwl LED control system. Painted engine cover by S.L. Customs. River Cities Creations painted strut brace. My Build Thread

07-05-2014, 10:43 PM	#153
SteelCamaro Drives: 2012 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Garage Posts: 561	How exactly did you redo your inlet hose? Mine touches the engine cover also.