Rusty's Nismo Journal

redondoaveb · 02-27-2020, 02:09 PM

I love what they put in the description

Rusty · 02-27-2020, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

I love what they put in the description

I seen that when I bought them. And they are right. At least they are honest.

redondoaveb · 02-27-2020, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I seen that when I bought them. And they are right. At least they are honest.

You bought them just for the free gift, admit it.

gbrettin · 02-27-2020, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BGTV8

At 300ml each they are too small for motorsport use - I am required to have a 2-litre catch can.

Are you running M1 fuel?

Rusty · 02-27-2020, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BGTV8

At 300ml each they are too small for motorsport use - I am required to have a 2-litre catch can.

Trackday car. No rules to follow. If I was running in a series. Yea, it would be different.

gbrettin · 07-28-2020, 09:11 AM

Rusty, I really enjoyed talking to you in person and seeing your Z. I wasn't sold on my Finite Element fender vents until I seen your car in person. 100% happy I have them now.

Rusty · 07-28-2020, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Rusty, I really enjoyed talking to you in person and seeing your Z. I wasn't sold on my Finite Element fender vents until I seen your car in person. 100% happy I have them now.

Remember to cut holes in the fender liners, and use window screen to cover the holes.

It's so nice to put a face on a name.

Rusty · 10-14-2020, 06:19 PM

I checked my catch cans today. I found very little oil in them. So I was wondering if I was pulling a vacuum through them. So I pulled out the dip sticks and put a vacuum gauge in the holes. Hot idle, I was pulling 10 inches of vacuum in each can. Wonder what everyone is getting? At least I know that they are working.

Spooler · 10-15-2020, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I checked my catch cans today. I found very little oil in them. So I was wondering if I was pulling a vacuum through them. So I pulled out the dip sticks and put a vacuum gauge in the holes. Hot idle, I was pulling 10 inches of vacuum in each can. Wonder what everyone is getting? At least I know that they are working.

I have been checking mine also with the new build. I get nothing also so far. The Radium Catch Cans have dipsticks you can check to see if you need to drain them.

Spartan 1771 · 10-15-2020, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I checked my catch cans today. I found very little oil in them. So I was wondering if I was pulling a vacuum through them. So I pulled out the dip sticks and put a vacuum gauge in the holes. Hot idle, I was pulling 10 inches of vacuum in each can. Wonder what everyone is getting? At least I know that they are working.

Although mine don't have a lot of blow by built up, they are catching it. Are you using any sort of filter media? I put small balls of steel wool in the baffles. That helps to collect it as it enters the can.

Nissan 370Z Forum - Spartan 1771's Album: Dual Oil Catch Cans - Picture

Rusty · 10-15-2020, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771

Although mine don't have a lot of blow by built up, they are catching it. Are you using any sort of filter media? I put small balls of steel wool in the baffles. That helps to collect it as it enters the can.

Nissan 370Z Forum - Spartan 1771's Album: Dual Oil Catch Cans - Picture

I have stainless steel wool in the cans.

Spartan 1771 · 10-15-2020, 07:30 PM

How many miles have you put on the car since you installed the cans?

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Rusty · 10-15-2020, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771

How many miles have you put on the car since you installed the cans?

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There's over 6,000 miles since I installed them. Took a trip to Madwi's place for the 4th of July. From there, to Denver, to Bloomfield MN, to Keys Ok, then to home. At times, I was running over 100 mph on the interstates.

Rusty · 12-19-2020, 04:36 PM

Up-date on my oil catch cans. Have a little over 6,000 miles on them since the install. I pulled them apart today. Measured the amount of oil in each can. The left can had about 3/4 oz of oil in it. The right can had about 1/4 oz of oil in it. I don't think that's bad at all.

My cans have dip sticks in them. So I measured how much oil it would take to read on the dip sticks. It would take 1.5 oz to just hit the stick. And 2 oz of oil it get to the first line. That leaves me a lot of room.

Spooler · 12-21-2020, 12:12 AM

I just had my drivers side dipstick read with a little on the stick. I let it idle and warm up before I moved it to be washed and then to get it in the trailer. I normally get it up to temp via driving it a good ways. I guess the idling in the cold caused some condensation issues.

10-14-2020, 06:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,571 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	I checked my catch cans today. I found very little oil in them. So I was wondering if I was pulling a vacuum through them. So I pulled out the dip sticks and put a vacuum gauge in the holes. Hot idle, I was pulling 10 inches of vacuum in each can. Wonder what everyone is getting? At least I know that they are working. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-15-2020, 07:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,279 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105455	How many miles have you put on the car since you installed the cans? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

12-19-2020, 04:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,571 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	Up-date on my oil catch cans. Have a little over 6,000 miles on them since the install. I pulled them apart today. Measured the amount of oil in each can. The left can had about 3/4 oz of oil in it. The right can had about 1/4 oz of oil in it. I don't think that's bad at all. My cans have dip sticks in them. So I measured how much oil it would take to read on the dip sticks. It would take 1.5 oz to just hit the stick. And 2 oz of oil it get to the first line. That leaves me a lot of room. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 14,153 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684394	I just had my drivers side dipstick read with a little on the stick. I let it idle and warm up before I moved it to be washed and then to get it in the trailer. I normally get it up to temp via driving it a good ways. I guess the idling in the cold caused some condensation issues.