FS: 318ti Catch Can/ Oil Separator Complete Kit!

[Labphoto]

How much are the catch cans for the 318ti's?

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Originally Posted by dave45056

I have 2 questions...
Does the kit include the adapter for the plenum spacer?
Where did you get the idea to paint your intake fins?

Sorry for the delayed response. I am trying to find a way to make the adapters economical enough for you guys. I offer the standard black tanks for $75. There will be a few different install kits offered. One of those kits will have the adapter in it, and it will also be available separately. I am unsure at this point how much it will be, but should not be very much at all. If I can get the price down low enough, I will include it in the current price of the catch cans.

What are intake fins?

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Originally Posted by Labphoto

How much are the catch cans for the 318ti's?

Please refer to the first post. Theres going to be some reading involved, so be warned lol.

[dave45056]

Originally Posted by signature sound

What are intake fins?

The red arrow is pointing to them

[9G3Series]

Originally Posted by signature sound

Adapt the plenum spacer to accept a AN-8 male flare fitting

How much for the adapter w/ the an-8 bolt?

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Originally Posted by dave45056

The red arrow is pointing to them

Oh ok. I saw another member somewhere that had the opposite. His was black with silver fins. So I thought mine would look cool being silver with black lines. Does it look ok???

[dave45056]

I think it does
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11237

Now if you can just get us a price for the kit including that adapter

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Originally Posted by dave45056

I think it does
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11237

Now if you can just get us a price for the kit including that adapter

WOW!!! I never even saw yours before. Thats unreal! Sorry for copying you lol... I used a small brush to do mine, but yours looks way better. Its really hard to see in any photos, but mine has a small amount of silver metallic in it. I was hoping on a sunny day it would show, but its too dark even with the hood up.

I should have a better idea on the adapter soon. Also working on a M3 transmission breather kit with recirc! Thats going to be sweet. The first one is going out tomorrow to a racer. Its going to be thoroughly tested.

[maverick]

If you end up making the palte adapter avaialble let me know the price as i have yet to make mine d to family issues...I can vouch for the workmanship on the catch can ladies and gents, it is a little jewel of simplicity and metalworking art.

Dave

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Originally Posted by maverick

If you end up making the palte adapter avaialble let me know the price as i have yet to make mine d to family issues...I can vouch for the workmanship on the catch can ladies and gents, it is a little jewel of simplicity and metalworking art.

Dave

Awsome and thanks Dave! I was wondering how things were going with you. The adapter is made of 6061 billet aluminum. I will be doing a production style mock up of the adapter tomorrow. I have to see how long the machining time will be and how much material it takes. Then I will have a better idea on price from there.

It would be great to know how many people want the adapter. Should we get a list going?? My posts are so long winded I doubt anybody actually reads this (they probably just look at the pictures like I do... ha ha).

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Here is the test mule for the M3 transmission breather kit. Features a AN-10 inlet and a AN-8 return. The billet head unscrews for easy access to the washable filters. The Staggered Media Filtration System is one-of-a-kind and exclusive to my tanks. It helps keep the oil circulating and the unwanted crud from entering. Plus when cornering, you wont be making a mess all over the engine compartment.

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Making progress on the adapters... Heres how they look so far:







The way the adapter will work is so simple: Just unbolt the two 6mm allen heads that hold the PCV on. Use the same screws to attach the adapter. The procedure is completely reversible too.

There will be no need to remove the intake plenum to install the adapter. It will have a flat gasket instead of the o-ring style like the PCV has.

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sanded and rounded corners






And buffed the hell out of it

[dave45056]

It looks nice... But if you are worried about the cost, here's what I would suggest. Get rid of the milling on the sides, and counternore the holes deep enough tso you can still re-use the bolts. That part is hidden fairlt well, so it will likely not be seen much after it's installed.
By the way, I am an engineer and do this kind of thing for a living.
That part looks cool all polished up, though.

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Originally Posted by dave45056

It looks nice... But if you are worried about the cost, here's what I would suggest. Get rid of the milling on the sides, and counternore the holes deep enough tso you can still re-use the bolts. That part is hidden fairlt well, so it will likely not be seen much after it's installed.
By the way, I am an engineer and do this kind of thing for a living.
That part looks cool all polished up, though.

Thanks for your input! The part is going to be outsourced and will have a natural machined finish. I agree it wont be seen, but I still want it to look nice. I did away with the adapter matching the contours of the plenum spacer to cut down cost. My thoughts are people still need to be attracted to the product when its displayed in a picture. I would hate for any one little thing to take away from the overall quality of the kit. I have to play many roles in this business... engineer, marketing, sales.... Running the gammut of the operation by myself has those rewards and I love every bit of it! Thanks again for your insight!