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Old 09-12-2019, 10:14 AM
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Got the Wagner PCV valve and Moroso air-oil separator in:



Couple of things I encountered with my particular set-up. First, as I was tuning the PCV valve, I couldn't get the vacuum to drop to zero as expected. One of the possible causes of this is too much restriction on the air flow into the engine. I had a pretty standard issue chrome breather on the other valve cover and, when I removed it, the vacuum dropped to zero as desired, so I ordered one of these:

Spectre Performance ExtraFlow Breather


The second thing I had to deal with is that my pentroof valve covers are not baffled and Wagner indicated that would likely be a problem. They indicated a customer solved this with baffled grommets (another customer said they didn't work, so it remains to be seen). Anyway, I picked up a set of Spectre Performance 5333 baffled grommets and with these and the new breather, the PCV valve tuned as expected. So, if I have high oil consumption, I can make and install baffles in my valve covers - a couple of chrome cap nuts won't look bad.

Paul indicates he's collecting 2 - 3 oz. per 1,000 miles. What are the rest of you experiencing? It'd be nice to have a benchmark to see what I encounter.

Kevin
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