Trevor Responded
>Joe Curry wrote:
>>
>> Craig (and all),
>> I came to all my conclusions about Spit 1500 oil blowby from
>> personal experience. Not needing any emissions stuff on a
>> Mk1 (where my 1500 engine resides), I found no need to put all
>> that heavy and restrictive stuff on the engine
>>
> I think we are back to the old problem where "emissions"
> devices are removed without being fully understood.
>
> The proper, original venting system consists of a bit of hose
> and a few plastic bits, like tees and restrictors. It doesn't
> cost horsepower, and probably weighs about 100 grams tops.
>
> The system you seem to have replaced it with is more
> complex, messier, requires cleaning, and I'm sure the
> catch jar alone weighs as much as the original system. It
> also pollutes, and saves no horsepower.
>
> So you speak of removing "heavy and restrictive stuff",
> when it is obviously neither. I just have to ask, why?
>
> The original system is clean, light, efficient, and
> causes no ill effects such as lost power or driveability. It
> also keeps your underbody and driveway cleaner.
>
> Why would you change it?
>
> Again, it keeps coming back to this, if people were
> responsible for their own cars, maybe legislators wouldn't
> have to legally force you to lift your hood once a
> year to prove you haven't "invented some new vent system".
>
Trevor,
What the hell is wrong with you? Apparently, you either can't read or don't
comprehend what I am saying.
The emissions gear that is removed consists mainly of a lump of steel called
an "air pump" weighing a whole hell of a lot more than the plastic radiator
catch bottle that I am using as a catch tank.
And in case you didn't understand, I will repeat, "The 1500 engine is in a
Mk1 Spitfire where no emissions equipment is required?. In my particular
case I didn't get the emissions stuff when I bought the engine and even if I
had, I wouldn't have used it.
While I don't advocate that people disable the factory emissions equipment,
I will provide whatever knowledge I have gained from personal experience to
those who choose to.
I guess you really ought to actually own a Spitfire to understand these
things.
Joe
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