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oldman14ss · 05-19-2021, 08:22 PM

ever since I vented both valve covers ive had positively no oil consumption or loss. didn't affect my tune nothing. motor can finally breath like the good general intended. smell no oil in vents no oil smell under the hood when I raise it when its still hot. fantastic. you turbo and blower guys do it all the time don't you? vent somewhere don't you to avoid crankcase back pressure? dropping gears and disappear. the oldman...

Vicster · 05-20-2021, 03:35 AM

Sounds good, can you post some pics? I would like to see how you did it.

Thanks

Avenging Orange · 05-20-2021, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by oldman14ss

ever since I vented both valve covers ive had positively no oil consumption or loss. didn't affect my tune nothing. motor can finally breath like the good general intended. smell no oil in vents no oil smell under the hood when I raise it when its still hot. fantastic. you turbo and blower guys do it all the time don't you? vent somewhere don't you to avoid crankcase back pressure? dropping gears and disappear. the oldman...

Interesting. What did you use to vent. I've wanted to but wasn't sure about it. And it got kinda pricy/confusing trying to catch can one side and adapting the other.

xstuntman · 05-20-2021, 03:29 PM

Got me curious.
Throw me a link to the breathers your using.

1LE_ROLL · 05-20-2021, 03:44 PM

I have mine vented on my catch can. Bought a motion raceworks one and ran both my valve covers to it. Blocked off the port on the valley cover and intake manifold. Works great. Nothing in the can yet but only been like 3k miles.

oldman14ss · 05-20-2021, 08:41 PM

I went to advanced auto parts and got the little spectre cone type breathers. the driver side I used a piece of 3/8 hose to splice into a 3/8 plastic 90 I got from o'reillys . it was a plastic 90 they have in a tray kit they have with various fittings I plugged the 90 directly into the cone breather and used screw type hose clamps to secure it. passenger side I drilled a 5/16 hole in the oil cap and tappedin a brass straight barb fitting with threads on one end screwed it into the cap it tapped its own threads and I just put the cone breather on the end of the barb used a screw type hose clamp to secure it . hope this helps Im an old guy and don't know how to post pictures . I gotta learn.

oldman14ss · 05-20-2021, 08:44 PM

its those cheap little cone breathers they have on the rack out in the rows with the various little cheapy breathers .

1LE_ROLL · 05-20-2021, 09:35 PM

Why not just leave the oil cap alone and put the breather on the passenger side valve cover exit for PCV?

Avenging Orange · 05-20-2021, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by oldman14ss

its those cheap little cone breathers they have on the rack out in the rows with the various little cheapy breathers .

Thanks. We'll give it a look.

oldman14ss · 05-31-2021, 06:55 PM

I did it that way to vent both valve covers and to keep the clean side catch can intact which is probably useless for I have never found any oil in it.

05-19-2021, 08:22 PM	#1
oldman14ss Drives: 2014 1ss camaro Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: missouri Posts: 705	still amazed! ever since I vented both valve covers ive had positively no oil consumption or loss. didn't affect my tune nothing. motor can finally breath like the good general intended. smell no oil in vents no oil smell under the hood when I raise it when its still hot. fantastic. you turbo and blower guys do it all the time don't you? vent somewhere don't you to avoid crankcase back pressure? dropping gears and disappear. the oldman...

05-20-2021, 03:35 AM	#2
Vicster 1000hp is NEVER Enough! Drives: 13' ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 665 View My Garage	Sounds Good Sounds good, can you post some pics? I would like to see how you did it. Thanks

05-20-2021, 03:29 PM	#4
xstuntman Drives: 2012 Victory Red LFX Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: west central Texas Posts: 1,310	Got me curious. Throw me a link to the breathers your using. __________________ 2018 SS wheels, red Heritage grille, actual driving lights, ZL1 strut tower brace, GM Performance billet aluminum fuel door, front grille Bowtie delete, painted red rotors and calipers, 1/4 window American Flags, splash guards, AEM dry panel air filter.

05-20-2021, 03:44 PM	#5
1LE_ROLL Drives: 2015 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: austin tx Posts: 54	I have mine vented on my catch can. Bought a motion raceworks one and ran both my valve covers to it. Blocked off the port on the valley cover and intake manifold. Works great. Nothing in the can yet but only been like 3k miles. __________________ SE 1 7/8 tubes and 3 inch X pipe, Vararam DRX, TSP stage 2 cam, Deatschwerks 50 lb injectors, Motion catch can, E85. More to come.

05-20-2021, 09:35 PM	#8
1LE_ROLL Drives: 2015 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: austin tx Posts: 54	Why not just leave the oil cap alone and put the breather on the passenger side valve cover exit for PCV? __________________ SE 1 7/8 tubes and 3 inch X pipe, Vararam DRX, TSP stage 2 cam, Deatschwerks 50 lb injectors, Motion catch can, E85. More to come.

05-20-2021, 08:41 PM	#6
oldman14ss Drives: 2014 1ss camaro Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: missouri Posts: 705	I went to advanced auto parts and got the little spectre cone type breathers. the driver side I used a piece of 3/8 hose to splice into a 3/8 plastic 90 I got from o'reillys . it was a plastic 90 they have in a tray kit they have with various fittings I plugged the 90 directly into the cone breather and used screw type hose clamps to secure it. passenger side I drilled a 5/16 hole in the oil cap and tappedin a brass straight barb fitting with threads on one end screwed it into the cap it tapped its own threads and I just put the cone breather on the end of the barb used a screw type hose clamp to secure it . hope this helps Im an old guy and don't know how to post pictures . I gotta learn.

05-20-2021, 08:44 PM	#7
oldman14ss Drives: 2014 1ss camaro Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: missouri Posts: 705	its those cheap little cone breathers they have on the rack out in the rows with the various little cheapy breathers .

05-31-2021, 06:55 PM	#10
oldman14ss Drives: 2014 1ss camaro Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: missouri Posts: 705	I did it that way to vent both valve covers and to keep the clean side catch can intact which is probably useless for I have never found any oil in it.