oil catch tank
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anyone used one or think they are worth using?

Anything to help the engine breath can't hurt m8. Maybe wrong, but I think you have to have a filter on it for road use.

Catch tank is a good idea. You really have three choice of what to do with the breathers.

1) Feed them back into the carb. Not ideal on a turbo engine.

2) breathe them to atmosphere, gets the engine bay a bit oily.

3) use a catchtank (which will probably have a filtered breather ideally). Catches the oil and reduces oily mess under the bonnet.

Well that's how I see it.

If you are racing at all you will need to have a 1 litre (Min.) catchtank.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

ok thanks alot i may get one then sound like a good idea. are the ones of ebay the bling ones any good or is it just the case of a catch tank being a catch tank.

Mine is from Ebay, it's nicely made. but it's heavy, and not big enough.

Good for road use though.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

I feel a another fabrication project approaching..........

Edited by Jason G on 13th May, 2007.

were would the best place to fit one be?
remeber theres alot going on under the bonnet of a turbo mini! lol
iv got a rocker cover in the shed with 3! breathers on it! lol i might not use this though as its probly a bit much! lol
what are the ideal breathers to have? and how many?

jason that would be handy mate! lol

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cheers will, what do you mean its to small, do they really fill up to quick, was think would a little one off a motor cross bike be big enough as it would save on space.

On mine, its breather on flywheel housing to rocker cover, then to catch tank

mines from the timing chain breather into a T from the rocker cover then to the tank. then mounted on the passenger inner wing.

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okies people...........
let me know what size I/D pipe going to catch tank, size of tank......and do you want filter included. See what I can do....
Alloy welding is my weakest link, so abit of practice needed.

Edited by Jason G on 13th May, 2007.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

I think im going catch tank route now, after finding my breathers blocked!!

If you were to mount the catch tank higher than the rocker cover would you be able to run a return back to the rocker cover (gravity drain from catch tank)?

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Hi,
That would be my approach Matty.
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Good point matty...I can see your logic there m8

im just running mine to an old bottle held in a bike-bottle holder on the inner wing ala



surely 1/2" diameter tubing will be suficient, anyway, the breather oulets are only that big...

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mine in in the inner wing too. I've also got a seperate tank to catch water too.

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blimey Jimster....nice bit of work! :)