About the ventilation...

Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)
Fri, 07 Aug 1998 11:11:44 -0400

This was on the turbobricks mailing list...

Bill Bradley wrote:

> > > That's why I'd suggested routing it to the air box or before the turbo.
> > > They not only don't go to positive pressure, they'll actually go to less than
> > > amospheric.
> > Is that not how the factory has done it? Just directly from the crankcase?
>
> Yes, that's how the factory breather is set-up. I'd just suggested a
> second vent since the existing one doesn't seem to be able to cope with the
> additional pressure from running higher boost levels. The factory set-up was
> designed for an engine putting out about 170hp, not 250+, which may be the
> cause of people's oil leaks and blown seals.

Any toughts on this?

Ciao,
Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)

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