Valve Cover Breather Recommendations
 

Anyone have any recommendations on Valve Cover Breathers. I have the cheap Mr. Gasket ones and they tend to leak which tends to run down the valve cover and end up in the Bilge. I want some Filtered ones - need them to go up and angle properly so they sit straight up. Any Recommendations??

I believe I have the Gen IV valve covers, the ribbed ones with the push in breather hole that points straight out at a 45 degree angle.

Don't want a puke tank at this point.

I don't think you would want a catch can, are you NA or boost?

Conservative Blowers....

Even with the expensive ones , igot the same thing going on.
My enginebuilder told me thats normal.:eek:

Unless you put in a puke tank you can expect to keep cleaning it up.

To me the puke tank made a bunch of diff!! I don't even get that crank case oil smell anymore when ya run it hard.Every filter/breather iv seen and had leaked on the valve cover.This tank is 79. at Peterson.It has a baffle plate and foam in it.

Also all the small breather/puke tank with the chrome filter on top Ive seen leak and blow oil out.

I have some more picks

What he said :rolleyes:

Does peterson have a web page ?:rolleyes:

But also i heard if you install a overflow tank ,that the press. in the crankcase builds up more and you can breake the engine faster ?!:eek:

Hey Devil this should work 4 ya http://www.petersonfluidsys.com/tanks.html

you can breake the engine faster ?!::eek: wher'd ya hear this chit ????

There breather tanks.

I had this one on the Scarab at 12psi, you could smell the oil and see the steam come out of the K&N breather on it.http://www.petersonfluidsys.com/Photos/brecansm.jpg The big lines (#12) lets the oil separate from the blowby also the take will separate it. I had a 3/8 line going to a K&N this is the way Whipple did it, it would blow oil every were. Once I put the tank on it no oil vapor coming out of it and I don't have that burnt oil smell coming from it anymore:drink:you could do the tank a nd get them to put hose barbs and run rubber hose or something like it to make it cheaper,the #12 stuff like I did is expensive. Like I said the tank is only 79 and they will make it in ant configuration of fittings,hope this helps

A guy who works on motors told me that.
With breaking it because of the pressure builds up when running at 7000 rpm ?!

Quess not ?

Will put a tank in ,but need fittings for the valvecovers ,got screw in filters on there now with ,i think 1,25 inch thread.
Not shure about the size ,there the old B&M aluminum 2 peace covers ?
Any idea where to get them fittings ?

Thanks

strip. how is that tank plumed ?

Thanks guys - I won't even waste my time than with "nicer" breathers....just go straight to a tank....

Will I be able to use a push in style line on the valve cover or will I have to have something made that is more "permanent" - like a screw in fitting on the Valve Cover?

I just finnished modifying my v covers to use a tank. I used a 2" long piece of aluminum round bar stock, bored and tapped the center to 1/2NPT. I then machined the outside dia down leaving a 1/2" shoulder to sit against the top of the thread in filter holder and the rest just small enough to fit inside the thread in filter holder. I cut a pair of grooves into the machined down section for O rings. I drilled and taped a 1/4NC thread thru the outside and used a grub screw to secure my adapter to the v/c screw in adapter. This allowed me to use the screw in valve cover filter adapter and connect it to #12 AN with a 1/2NPT to 12 AN adapter and out to a puke tank. No cover mods or welding needed. Nice tight seal due to the O rings and it looks pretty good too. Total time with a lathe and a drill press about one hour.