Intake manifold breather

[DanEC]

It looks like my nice pedestal mount breather on the back of my 2x4 intake is going to have to go. The ERA heater nipple is too close to it and I don't think I can get a hose on it. I noticed Survival Motorsports has a basket and element that fits down in the manifold opening with a short breather unit that bolts on top. Looks like it should clear and with the basket should do a pretty good job of minimizing oil mist. Has anyone used it?

[lovehamr]

Yes, didn't work for me. I still got way to much oil in my intake. I wound up using an air/oil separator plumbed between the PVC valve and the under carb vac source. I should have a post here in the FE section with photos on what I did. I'm running a single 4 so I just mounted the separator on the rear of the intake, you'd probably have to mount one on the firewall something like the original's puke tank.

Steve

[DanEC]

Trying to avoid anything that sticks out as too non-authentic for a street roadster like a puke tank. I'm also a little wary of trying to convert to a PVC system since my motor was dyned and dialed in without one. Not sure how much effect on A/F plugging one into the carb will result in - maybe very little. I have a tube and breather cap on the front of the intake so it gets some ventilation there. I wonder if the old road draft tubes are being reproduced?

[FWB]

Dan,

I have these is stock if that helps any....25 each

[my427cobra]

I had a similar problem with mine, so I cut the vertical tube at the base, and rotated the vertical tube enough to clear the heater nipples, and then had it rewelded. Hardly noticable.

Cheers
Greg

[DanEC]

That's a thought if I can find someone who welds aluminum.

Thanks