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PCV and the inner workings of the system on the tfsi engine
Phil@BSH:
The dip sticks are JIC threaded with a cone taper for proper sealing. Your more likely to crack the tubing used in most sight tubes then you are to leak at the dip stick. Plus the dip sticks never gum up with residue like the site tubes. Same setup we use on the race cars for both catch cans and fuel cells.
Just want to add that if there is a more suitable fitting positioning and enough interest we are more then happy to make fitting position changes to accommodate the market. We make the parts in house allowing us quite a bit of freedom in what and how.
xxx_mojo_xxx:
Great thread...had my Stage 1 PCV fix installed today... don't know exactly what it still does... but it's fitted... :rolleye:
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: Phil@BSH on November 13, 2009, 10:56:30 pm ---
The dip sticks are JIC threaded with a cone taper for proper sealing. Your more likely to crack the tubing used in most sight tubes then you are to leak at the dip stick. Plus the dip sticks never gum up with residue like the site tubes. Same setup we use on the race cars for both catch cans and fuel cells.
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....That's good to learn - Thanks for that info, Phil :happy2: - It restores my confidence.
Unfortunately for me, your bigger can with the dipstick won't fit in the charcoal cannister area (UK/Euro spec). I've got to refit my catch can back in that area because I'm likely to be getting a Forge Twintake which will fill the area in front of the battery and fuse box.
--- Quote from: Phil@BSH on November 13, 2009, 10:56:30 pm ---
Just want to add that if there is a more suitable fitting positioning and enough interest we are more then happy to make fitting position changes to accommodate the market. We make the parts in house allowing us quite a bit of freedom in what and how.
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....So does that mean that you might be able to supply different brackets?
KRL:
Robin, looking at pics of the twintake I wonder if you still might be able to fit the catch can in the headlight area:
I have mine in a similar position:
RedRobin:
^^^^
Good idea! I could perhaps drill two holes in the slam panel and just move it along. The SS braided hoses I'm getting from Dubtek for my catch can are more flexible too - Which will help the routing.
I'm probably going to get the Forge Twintake and go OTT and run an extra air feed via a flexi-hose from the foglight panel. NeilM is also interested in doing this. Where that goes will be the deciding factor.
It looks like there's more room in the GTI's engine bay than the Audi.
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